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Regional MAG adviser outlines free services for small Utah towns, explains short-term rental tax and regulation options
Summary
Spencer Foster of the Mountainland Association of Governments described a state-funded Local Administrative (LA) program that provides free technical help to small municipalities, explained how a transient room tax (TRT) is implemented and how short-term rental (STR) ordinances work, and offered templates and follow-up support.
Spencer Foster, the local administrative adviser for the Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG), told the Kamas City Council and Planning Commission that MAG offers a state-funded program that provides free technical assistance to small cities and towns.
Foster said the program, "was created in 2023" and currently covers "about 40 cities and towns" with populations under 10,000 that pay dues to the Utah League of Cities and Towns. He described services MAG can provide, including salary studies, personnel-policy reviews, ordinance drafting, budget advice and model templates: "You don't pay anything to MAG to utilize my services," Foster said.
Why it matters: Small municipalities often lack staff…
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