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Votes at a glance: Duchesne County Commission actions, April 14, 2025
Summary
At its April 14 meeting the Duchesne County Commission approved a property purchase, an approach permit, a sheriff's wage-scale increase, vouchers and minutes for April 7. This roundup lists each motion, outcome and where it appeared in the transcript.
The Duchesne County Commission took several formal actions at its April 14 meeting. Below are the motions recorded in the transcript, their outcomes and key details.
1) Purchase of 13.51-acre parcel (Mike Nestor) - Motion: Approve purchase of property discussed as 13.51 acres from Mike Nestor; meeting motion recorded a purchase price of $197,112. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded; Commissioners Killian, Chug and Miles recorded as voting "aye"). - Where recorded in transcript: item introduction and vote at timestamps around 00:09:36 and 00:16:06.
2) Approach permit – Parcel 0000078349 - Motion: Approve approach permit for Parcel 0000078349. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote. - Where recorded in transcript: motion at about 00:08:45 and roll-call language at about 00:09:00.
3) Sheriff's department wage-scale increase - Motion: Approve increase in wage scale for sheriff's department (raise starting wages to $28 per hour; implement a $5.05-per-hour increase for existing employees) as presented. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote; Commissioners Killian, Chug and Miles recorded as "aye." Added compensation for 2025 reported as $646,718.82. - Where recorded in transcript: discussion begins at about 00:16:34; vote recorded at about 00:28:41.
4) Approval of vouchers - Motion: Set vouchers as presented. - Outcome: Approved (motion recorded in meeting transcript). - Where recorded in transcript: voucher motion around 00:47:23.
5) Approval of minutes (04/07/2025) - Motion: Approve minutes for April 7, 2025. - Outcome: Motion made and recorded; meeting indicates approval. - Where recorded in transcript: motion at about 01:00:57.
The commission also directed staff to draft a plan for a full-time wildland mitigation/assistant fire warden position (staff to return with a job blueprint and pay proposal); that action was a direction to staff rather than a final hiring vote.
