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Utah County adopts $75 per‑deputy flat rate, $85 supervisor rate and 2‑hour minimum for supplemental security
Summary
The commission approved new supplemental security and law‑enforcement fee rates: $75 per hour per deputy, $85 per hour for supervisors when three or more deputies are required, and a two‑hour minimum; the vote was 3‑0.
The Utah County Board of Commissioners approved updated fees for supplemental security and law‑enforcement services after a county survey of peer jurisdictions.
Yvette Rice of the sheriff’s office explained the sheriff’s request: set a flat $75 per hour per deputy for supplemental security services, impose a $85 per hour flat supervisor rate when events require more than three deputies, and set a two‑hour minimum per event. Rice said the higher flat rates were intended to capture administrative costs previously billed through per‑diem calculations, including equipment, paperwork and supervision. She said the patrol/law‑enforcement rate would align with the security rate and that staff had performed a cost analysis showing the increases better reflect actual costs.
Commissioners asked practical questions about when time starts (for patrol: when deputies leave home; for security: when they report to the station) and whether existing contractual city agreements would be affected. County counsel said existing separate contract rates for contracted cities are not changed by this action but that law‑enforcement agreements might need companion amendments later. The commission moved and seconded to adopt the fee schedule as presented; the motion passed 3‑0.
Next steps: the sheriff’s office will submit the formal request to amend the county fee schedule and pursue corresponding updates to law‑enforcement agreements where necessary.
