Cache County assumes Logan City's interest in airport authority; board membership and funding shift

Cache County has taken over Logan City’s interest in the Logan Cache Airport Authority, shifting responsibility for the airport’s local funding to the county and prompting a reconfiguration of board membership.

A county representative told the board that "Logan City will not be putting that up" and that "Cache County will be the responsible funding agency." Under the previous arrangement, the city and county each contributed $100,000 annually; the county representative described Logan’s prior payments as effectively double taxation that the transfer avoids.

The representative said the earlier agreement split appointments between Logan (three seats), Cache County (three seats) and one at-large position; the county has reduced Cache County’s positions to two under the new arrangement and noted that Mayor Anderson requested to serve along with Brett Hughey as Logan’s two appointees. The county indicated it will continue some current board members and has asked Utah State University to provide a representative, which would bring the working board to five members; the county intends to finalize organizational structure at the next meeting.

Board members agreed to postpone the election of board chair and vice chair until the county council completes its review of membership and officer appointments. The chair explained the delay is intended to allow the county council to approve an at-large appointment and the officers.

Why it matters: moving the city’s interest to the county changes which local government is directly responsible for the airport’s operating subsidy and may affect future budget decisions and representation on the authority. The board did not adopt a final membership structure at the meeting; staff said the organizational structure will be fleshed out at the next meeting.