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County approves bailiff-security services agreement with state amid staffing and mileage concerns
Summary
The board approved an agreement with the Utah Administrative Office of the Courts for bailiff and security services that increases compensation by about $83,000 over the prior contract; commissioners raised concerns that mileage reimbursements and lack of county vehicles mean the county absorbs ancillary costs.
The Utah County Board of Commissioners on June 26 approved an agreement with the State of Utah Administrative Office of the Courts to provide bailiff and courthouse security services, but commissioners flagged operational and budgetary concerns about ancillary costs.
Commissioners asked whether the contract should list the sheriff as the point of contact now and whether the agreement could be amended in the new year; staff said the name can be changed later. One commissioner raised concerns that deputies are reimbursed mileage when they are not issued county vehicles, which increases county costs beyond the base contract. “In those cases when we're doing mileage reimbursement, that's why I'm saying we're also eating an additional amount,” an unidentified commissioner (Speaker 4) said.
Staff noted the current contract includes roughly $83,000 more than the prior contract and suggested that some of the increase could be used to request an additional deputy to address expected staffing shortages when the new courthouse opens. The board approved the agreement by voice vote, recorded as 3-0.
The meeting record does not show any amendment or formal direction to adjust mileage reimbursement policy, only that staff and commissioners discussed the issue and that the contract can be amended to update contact information.
