Emery County commissioners approve RFQ re-advertisement, multiple grants and contracts; adopt 2025 tax rates

Summary

At its June 17 meeting the Emery County Commission approved a set of procurement actions, grant agreements and contracts, adopted 2025 county and special-district tax rates and approved a 0.25 percentage-point increase in the transient room tax collection cap to 4.5%. One commissioner recorded a nay on the county tax-rate adoption.

The Emery County Commission on June 17 approved a slate of routine procurement items, grant modifications and contracts, adopted tax rates for 2025 and agreed to adopt a county transient-room-tax rate ceiling increase to 4.5 percent. Most motions passed unanimously; the adoption of the county’s 2025 tax rates passed 2–1 with Commissioner Jensen voting no.

Key outcomes at a glance (motions, vote tallies and brief notes):

- Consent agenda approved — Motion passed (Warwood: Aye; Leonard: Aye; Jensen: Aye).

- Industrial-park master-plan procurement: commissioners voted to withdraw the current request for proposals and re-advertise as a qualifications-based RFQ with a budget of up to $100,000; motion passed (Warwood: Aye; Leonard: Aye; Jensen: Aye). The staff direction was to set a firm submission deadline (5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time) and to seek qualifications rather than mixed proposals.

- Marketing and media assets RFQ: the commission opened and accepted applications for a pool of photographers and videographers (applicants included James Hugard, Sandra Salvez, Courtney Levitt, Buskin Allred, Riata Cummins, Sarah Ponwith, Leon Clayton); motion to accept applications passed (Warwood: Aye; Leonard: Aye; Jensen: Aye).

- Grant modification with USDA Forest Service (cooperative law enforcement): approved a $5,000 increase to the operating financial plan; motion…

Emery County commissioners approve RFQ re-advertisement, multiple grants and contracts; adopt 2025 tax rates

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