Commission approves 2025 cooperative law enforcement plan with Ashley National Forest

The Daggett County Commission approved a cooperative law enforcement operating and financial plan for 2025 between Daggett County and the U.S. Forest Service, Ashley National Forest.

County staff said the agreement is the same as in prior years, with updated contract identifiers. Sheriff Bailey was not present at the meeting but had informed the county that the sheriff supports the agreement. County counsel/staff reviewed the contract and confirmed it contains the same operational terms as previous years.

A motion to approve the cooperative agreement — which staff identified with the contract/grant reference string given in the meeting — was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

Speakers

- Sheriff Bailey — Sheriff (Daggett County) — government (not present; represented by staff) - Kent — Staff member (legal counsel/administrative staff) - Presiding Commissioner — Commissioner (Daggett County Commission)

Authorities

- contract: "Cooperative law enforcement operating and financial plan between Daggett County and USDA Forest Service, Ashley National Forest" — citation: contract reference provided in meeting (transcript quoted identifier). Referenced_by: ["daggett-cooperative-law-enforcement-agreement"]

Actions

- kind: "contract_award" motion: "Approve cooperative law enforcement operating and financial plan between Daggett County and U.S. Forest Service, Ashley National Forest (2025 agreement)." mover: "not specified" second: "not specified" outcome: "approved" notes: "County staff said the agreement mirrors prior years' terms; approved by voice vote."

Discussion_decision

- Discussion points: Staff confirmed this is the same agreement as in previous years; sheriff communicated support but was absent. - Directions: Execute agreement as approved; return fully executed copies to county records. - Decisions: Approve cooperative operating and financial plan.

Clarifying details

- category: "agreement_reference","detail":"Contract identifier as read aloud during meeting","value":"21DashLEDash1104010ODashOO2","units":"not applicable","approximate":false,"source_speaker":"Presiding Commissioner / staff"

Proper_names

- U.S. Forest Service — Ashley National Forest (agency) - Sheriff Bailey (person)

Community_relevance

- geographies:["Ashley National Forest","Daggett County"], funding_sources:[], impact_groups:["residents visiting national forest","law enforcement personnel"]

Meeting_context

- engagement_level:{"speakers_count":3,"duration_minutes":6,"items_count":1},"implementation_risk":"low","history":[{"date":"prior years","note":"Similar cooperative law enforcement agreements approved in prior years."}]

searchable_tags:["cooperative_agreement","forest_service","law_enforcement"]

provenance:{"transcript_segments":[{"block_id":"block_2448_2494","local_start":0,"local_end":46,"evidence_excerpt":"Item number 4, discussion and consideration of cooperative law enforcement operating and financial plan between the county of Daggett and the US Forest Service, Ashley National Forest 20 25 operating and financial plan. Sheriff Bailey called me earlier, apologized, for not being able to be here. He indicated to me that this is the same agreement that we've agreed to in the past. It's just a just a new contract, a new a new agreement, but it's the the details are the same that we've agreed to in the past.","reason_code":"topicintro"},{"block_id":"block_2539_2554","local_start":0,"local_end":16,"evidence_excerpt":"We have a motion and a second to approve the cooperative agreement, with the grama number that was stated. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye.","reason_code":"topicfinish"}]},

"salience":{"overall":0.35,"overall_justification":"Routine intergovernmental agreement for law enforcement support in national forest lands.","impact_scope":"local","impact_scope_justification":"Affects enforcement operations in county-managed forest lands.","attention_level":"low","attention_level_justification":"Standard annual agreement; sheriff supportive.","novelty":0.10,"novelty_justification":"Repeated annual agreement.","timeliness_urgency":0.20,"timeliness_urgency_justification":"Operational for upcoming season.","legal_significance":0.20,"legal_significance_justification":"Formal contract between county and federal agency.","budgetary_significance":0.20,"budgetary_significance_justification":"Affects law enforcement cost-sharing for forest patrols."} ,