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Emery County commission votes to repeal consolidated treasurer/recorder ordinance; separation to align with election timing
Summary
After the county treasurer detailed growing workload and document volumes, the commission voted to repeal the ordinance that consolidated the treasurer and recorder offices. County counsel advised the separation must coincide with the next election under state statute.
Emery County officials on Oct. 21 moved to repeal the ordinance that consolidated the county treasurer and county recorder, a change prompted by officials who said workload has grown and the combined duties are no longer manageable.
The treasurer told commissioners the combined office in Emery County handled approximately 3,268 recorded documents in 2024—far more than neighboring counties with combined offices—and said the work of tax collection, distribution and document recording no longer overlaps efficiently. "The workload is not manageable," the treasurer said, describing added responsibilities for tracking CRA and solar projects and other new reporting obligations.
County counsel advised the commission that state statute sets the process and timing for separating elected offices and that any separation must typically coincide with the next election cycle. Counsel said the current officeholder would continue serving until the separation takes effect under statutory timing, and that immediate separation without following statutory notice and election timing is not supported by the statute.
Following discussion, commissioners moved, seconded and approved repeal of the consolidation ordinance; the change will be implemented in a way that complies with the statutory election timeline cited by counsel.
