Davis County commissioners approve sports-event agreement, EOC connectivity amendment and competency-restoration contract

Davis County commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 12 to approve several contracts and contract amendments, including a receivable agreement for a large basketball tournament at Western Sports Park, an amendment to add telephone and network connectivity to the county Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and a contract with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services to host a competency restoration program in partnership with the Utah State Hospital.

The most detailed item presented was an agreement with Primetime Sports and Big Foot Hoops to bring a multi-day basketball tournament to Western Sports Park. Kent Anderson, director of community and economic development, told commissioners the event is expected to draw teams “from all over the West” and noted the county’s calendar is filling up, with a dance event already scheduled in another arena that same weekend. The agenda lists a receivable amount of $12,777.19 for the county and dates of May 28–30, 2026.

Commissioners also approved an amendment to contract 20250367 with Serenga Networks to add telephone and network connectivity into the EOC. Jeff Hassett, information systems director, said the county will use one-time funding to pay for services in November and December of this year and then move costs into the regular telecommunications budget for 2026 and beyond.

The sheriff’s office presented a new contract with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services to establish a competency restoration program run in collaboration with the Utah State Hospital. County staff said the new contract supersedes contract 20250863, reviewed on July 22, 2023, and does not change the county’s compensation rate of $4,016 per day. County attorneys reorganized state-provided policies and procedures into three attachments and recommended superseding the prior document rather than amending it. A county clerk later confirmed the contract term is five years from the date both parties sign.

The sheriff’s office also asked to approve a training reimbursement agreement for a new hire, identified in the agenda as Jeffrey Martin Jessup, covering special functions officer and law enforcement officer certification. The agenda notes the agreement begins on the employee’s hire date and runs for two years; the amount in the record was unclear in the meeting discussion and is not specified here.

Other routine items approved at the meeting included consent items and auditor adjustments related to the board of equalization: six appeals totaling $152,000 and 24 veteran abatements for 2024 totaling $47,643.11, along with assessor-initiated corrections totaling $633,632.

All motions presented in open session were approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition.