Council confirms several cemetery‑district and fire‑board appointments, hears public testimony on vacancies

The Cache County Council held public hearings for multiple cemetery maintenance district vacancies and acted on a slate of appointments, while deferring a few contested districts for further consideration.

Andrew (staff) reported notices were posted for 30 days and that most cemetery districts received sufficient applicants, with only one district still short of nominees. The council opened hearings for Avon, Cornish, Hyde Park, Millville/Nibley, Newton, Paradise and Richmond; residents and applicants (Michelle Watkins, Kirsten Knowles, Jim Atkinson, Brian Ball, Cody Johnson, Randy Peezer, Dan Aims, Kim Ashcroft and others) spoke about their service and willingness to continue or join boards. After public comment, the council approved appointment lists for most districts where applicants equaled vacancies and deferred Millville, Nibley and Richmond where additional selection is needed.

Separately, the council adopted Resolution 2026‑03 to appoint Aaron Rudy, mayor of Smithfield, and Steve Miller, mayor of Hiram, to fill two vacancies on the Cache County Fire Protection District Board of Trustees; the appointments were confirmed unanimously.

Why it matters: These are routine local governance appointments ensuring cemetery maintenance districts and the county fire board remain staffed. Cemetery boards oversee maintenance and burial services; the fire-district board handles governance and oversight for firefighting services in the district.

Decision and follow-up: A resolution was passed to confirm the appointments for the uncontested cemetery districts and to appoint the two mayors to the fire-district board; outstanding cemetery appointments (Millville, Nibley, Richmond) will be decided at a future meeting after staff follows up on applications and fills vacancies.

Speakers and citations are taken from the public hearing transcript and staff presentation.