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Senate confirmation committee deadlocks on William Winfield for Permanent Community Impact Fund Board
Summary
The Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Confirmation Committee split 2-2 on recommending William (Bill) Winfield of Grand County to the Permanent Community Impact Fund Board, with two senators citing a need for broader perspectives on a board that manages mineral-lease-derived funds for rural projects.
The Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Confirmation Committee failed to recommend William “Bill” Winfield to the Permanent Community Impact Fund Board after a 2-2 tie on the committee vote.
Winfield, a Grand County commissioner nominated by the governor, described his background and priorities in a remote confirmation hearing. “I'm from the Grand County originally and grew up and graduated in Moab,” he told the panel, and said he has spent most of his career in construction and local housing development and was elected county commissioner in November 2022. He said he has worked with neighboring county commissioners and with the Utah Association of Counties and that one of his priorities would be supporting infrastructure in smaller, rural communities.
The committee’s nut graf: the vote underscored a recurring committee concern about balance on…
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