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Utah County Commission approves IT and HR contracts, sets hearings and continues bond item
Summary
The commission approved several consent and pulled items including an IT security agreement renewal, an assessor staffing change, a Qualtrics contract ($12,000.32), and a $4,100 interlocal agreement; it set public hearings for March 3 and April 7 and continued a construction bond item one week.
At its Feb. 23 meeting the Utah County Commission approved a set of routine and pulled consent items, authorized the chair to sign contract actions, and scheduled public hearings on a budget and a plat vacation.
Key outcomes:
- Item 6: The commission approved an agreement to formalize and renew county use of IT SecureONE software. Purchasing manager Robert Baxter explained the contract should have been executed in 2018 and the county is now bringing the agreement into compliance with purchasing rules; a 3‑year purchase was discussed (approximately $11,500 total) and the item passed 3–0.
- Item 7: The commission authorized a staffing-plan amendment for the assessor’s office to add one full‑time senior support specialist; the assessor confirmed the change can be absorbed within the existing budget and the motion passed 3–0.
- Item 8: Human Resources confirmed a reduced contract value for Qualtrics; HR said the correct contract value is $12,000.32 and commissioners authorized the chair to sign the agreement (approved 3–0).
- Item 14: Commissioners approved an interlocal cooperative agreement after staff corrected a mistaken note; the correct amount is $4,100 (approved 3–0).
- Item 18: The commission set a public hearing for March 3, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. to consider amending the 2021 budget to allow expenditure of federal COVID‑19 rental assistance funds.
- Item 22: The commission set a public hearing for April 7, 2021 to hear a petition to vacate part of a plat in Alberta Township; the county attorney noted a supplemental hearing item was missing from this packet and will be added later.
- Item 23: Commissioners reviewed an amended construction project removal bond with Lance Bateman and his counsel; attorneys confirmed the amendment expands the bond to cover an additional phase. Commissioners expressed concerns about indemnification language and continued the item one week for further review.
Votes on the routine contracting and staffing items were recorded as unanimous where shown (3–0). The chair adjourned the meeting after a brief recess.
