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Tooele County council approves jail phone contract, 50‑year tower interlocal and year‑end budget adjustments

November 06, 2025 | Tooele County Commission, Tooele County Commission and Boards, Tooele County, Utah


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Tooele County council approves jail phone contract, 50‑year tower interlocal and year‑end budget adjustments
Tooele County council members on Nov. 5 unanimously approved several routine and fiscal actions: a five‑year telephone services contract for the county jail with IC Solutions, a 50‑year interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County to consolidate permitting for Bonneville communications towers, a $22,000 line‑item transfer for the sheriff's jail, and Resolution 2025‑28, a package of year‑end budget adjustments that the council passed after a public hearing that drew no public comment.

Nathan Harris of the county attorney's office told the council the jail telephone contract was put out to bid and IC Solutions was the winning bidder. "It is a 5 year agreement. There is a 90 day, that's, gonna help the jail service those inmates a little bit better, be more reliable, and work out better for them," Harris said. The contract will require the vendor to install hardware to enable outbound inmate calling; the county will receive a portion of fees collected by the provider, Harris said. Councilman Hoffman moved to approve the contract; Councilman Thomas seconded, and the council adopted it by voice vote.

The council also approved an interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County covering permitting and agency review for the Bonneville communications towers that span both counties. County staff described the agreement as a means to have a single permitting authority review work on the shared towers; Salt Lake County had indicated support. The motion to adopt the interlocal agreement passed by voice vote after a motion from Councilman Stromberg and a second from Councilman Hoffman.

Auditor Alice McCoy presented a $22,000 line‑item adjustment for the sheriff's jail to cover inmate medical costs and state inmate worker payments. Councilman Stormberg moved the transfer and Councilman Hoffman seconded; the council approved the transfer by unanimous voice vote.

Manager and finance staff presented Resolution 2025‑28, a set of year‑end budget truing actions. Highlights the council approved include:

• Moving $52,000 from a project manager salary line to a professional and technical line for the MOCA contract;

• Shifting $25,000 from capital projects to the health department's dental supplies line;

• Recognizing a $7,187 Homeland Security grant in the EOC budget;

• Increasing the jail electricity budget by $30,000 to cover higher power costs; and

• Several salary and benefit adjustments across departments to reflect year‑to‑date staffing and pay changes.

Council opened and closed a public hearing on Resolution 2025‑28 with no public speakers; Councilman Thomas moved to open the hearing and Councilman Hoffman seconded. After closing the hearing the council moved to approve Resolution 2025‑28; a voice vote was recorded and the resolution was adopted.

Other routine items approved earlier in the meeting included October minutes and the county check registry; both were adopted by unanimous voice vote. The council then moved to adjourn the public meeting and convene a closed session for legal updates.

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