Tooele COG appoints WFRC representatives, approves committee roster and moves meetings to 5 p.m.
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Summary
The Tooele County Council of Governments approved a slate of representatives to Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) committees, confirmed a UTA advisory seat and voted to move regular COG meetings to a 5:00 p.m. start time.
The Tooele County Council of Governments on the evening's agenda approved a set of appointments to Wasatch Front Regional Council committees, confirmed a local advisory seat to the Utah Transit Authority board and voted to change the COG's regular meeting start time to 5:00 p.m.
John Olsen moved to accept the recommended WFRC member and committee appointments; Brian Johnson seconded, and the motion carried by voice vote. Chair called for full participation from both members and alternates, and WFRC staff said they would follow up with orientation materials and calendar invites for newly named representatives.
The COG also nominated and approved councilwoman Goches as the local advisory representative to UTA after a motion and second. The meeting packet noted that the UTA advisory seat is an elected-official appointment to attend quarterly open meetings to advise the UTA trustees on service plans, fares and mobility in the UTA service area.
Later in the meeting Councilman Jared Hamner moved to change the COG's regular meeting start time to 5:00 p.m.; Kathleen Von Hatten seconded the motion and the body approved the change by voice vote.
The meeting record shows no roll-call tallies; actions passed by general voice votes recorded as "aye." The body also approved minutes from the December meeting earlier in the agenda.
What happens next: WFRC staff will send orientation materials and calendar invites to appointees; COG staff were asked to convene subcommittees to prepare scoring worksheets for the third-quarter sales-tax preservation fund and return recommendations at the next COG meeting.
