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Duchesne County Commission adopts resolution declining county-option sales tax for cultural, botanical and recreational facilities
Summary
On Aug. 4, 2025, the Duchesne County Commission adopted Resolution 25-08, declaring the county will not seek a county-option sales tax under Title 59, Chapter 12 to fund botanical, cultural, recreational or zoological organizations; commissioners said they did not want to create another taxing district.
The Duchesne County Commission on Aug. 4 adopted Resolution 25-08, declaring the county is not seeking to impose a county-option sales tax under Title 59, Revenue and Taxation, Chapter 12, Part 7, to fund botanical, cultural, recreational and zoological organizations.
The resolution was introduced by the chair (S1) and moved for adoption by a committee member (S2). The motion was seconded and commissioners called the vote; named roll-call responses in the transcript recorded Commissioner Killian, Commissioner Chubb and Commissioner Miles each saying, “Aye,” and the chair announced “All affirmative votes.” The commission adopted the resolution.
Commissioners said the county already works with multiple municipalities and recreation districts and that creating an additional taxing district or another county tax for these purposes was not in their interest. As the chair (S1) put it during debate, the county already has “three recreation facilities or district districts in the county” and commissioners were reluctant to “create another district with another tax.”
A county presenter (S3) told the commission the issue had come to attention after the state contacted the county about reauthorization of a related “wrap” tax and noted the county had not renewed the authorization since 2007. The presenter said a resolution declaring the county is not interested should be in place at least 65 days before an election if the item were to appear on a ballot; the presenter also said the city council had approved its related item on 07/29 (as stated in the meeting).
The vote resolves the commission’s stance on the county-option tax; no additional formal actions on this item were recorded in the meeting minutes.
What happens next: the commission’s adopted resolution records that the county will not seek the county-option sales tax for these categories. Any future changes or reauthorization would require follow-up action at a later meeting.
