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Utah County approves 2018 budget amendment adding $400,000 for wildland fire, restricts $203,810 for courthouse staffing
Summary
The Utah County Commission adopted a resolution amending the 2018 county budget to add $400,000 for wildland fire mitigation, $125,343 for Wasatch Mental Health contractual match, $52,500 for Truth-in-Taxation postage and to restrict $203,810 for staffing at the new courthouse; the measure passed on a 3–0 voice vote.
The Utah County Commission on a 3–0 voice vote approved a resolution to amend and increase the county's 2018 budget, adding one-time and restricted funds for wildfire response, mental-health contract obligations and courthouse staffing.
The resolution, moved by Speaker 2 and seconded by Speaker 3, allocated $400,000 to wildland fire expenses, $125,343 to satisfy a contractual match for Wasatch Mental Health, $52,500 for postage and newspaper notices required for a Truth-in-Taxation public hearing, and $203,810 to be placed in a restricted account within the sheriff's office for staffing the new Fourth District Courthouse. The chair announced the motion carried by voice vote, 3'0'to 0.
During the public hearing and ensuing discussion, county staff and law-enforcement representatives outlined the need for the wildfire funding…
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