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Utah County commissioners approve amended 2018 budget to cover sheriff medical bills, fuel and election costs; retiring officer urges action on pay and staffing
Summary
The Utah County Board of County Commissioners voted 2-0 to amend the 2018 budget to allocate funds for sheriff medical expenses, public works fuel and motor-pool parts, and election costs; retiring Utah County Sheriff's Office staffer Darren Durfee used public comment to urge the commission to address low pay and staffing shortages.
The Utah County Board of County Commissioners voted 2-0 to approve a resolution amending the county's 2018 budget, reallocating funds to cover sheriff's medical bills, rising public-works fuel and parts costs, and election expenses.
The resolution moved $40,000 for a trust/account transfer to support an incentive-pay program for public works and the sheriff's office; set aside $500,000 for anticipated fuel costs in public works and an additional $100,000 for motor-pool parts; and provided $1,000,000 for the sheriff's office (with a compromise to make $500,000 immediately available and $500,000 restricted). The commission also approved $650,000 related to elections, with roughly $250,000 available now and the remainder to be restricted as needed.
County staff told commissioners the unassigned general fund balance was adequate to support the changes while maintaining the statutory minimum reserve—staff referenced a statutory minimum of about $3.7 million and noted…
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