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Cache County Council appoints acting attorney, approves development-staffing change and several ordinances
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Cache County Council appointed Dane Murray as Acting County Attorney, approved Ordinance 2026-07 removing the AICP accreditation requirement for the Development Services director job listing, passed several zoning and subdivision-related ordinances and made cemetery-board appointments.
The Cache County Council on Feb. 10 moved through a batch of administrative and policy decisions: it appointed an acting county attorney, approved an ordinance removing an accreditation requirement for the development services director, passed multiple zoning- and subdivision-related ordinances, and appointed members to several cemetery maintenance boards.
Appointments and personnel: Executive N. George Daines recommended several appointments. Vice Chair Kathryn Beus moved to appoint Dane Murray as Acting County Attorney under Utah Code §20A-1-509.3 after Bryson Behm (county clerk) clarified the difference between 'Acting' and 'Interim'; the motion carried unanimously. The council likewise approved a slate of appointments to the Providence City Library and to various cemetery maintenance boards (Resolution 2026-05), with the full recorded votes on each appointment noted in the meeting record.
Development services accreditation: Amy Adams, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, proposed removing the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) accreditation as an explicit requirement for the Cache County Development Services director position, a change justified in the staff memorandum as a statewide outlier and a hiring barrier. Council discussion acknowledged the need for planning expertise to back the Planning Commission; Nolan Gunnell said he supported the change provided planning work remained supported by qualified staff. Councilmember Keegan Garrity moved to suspend rules and approve Ordinance 2026-07; Vice Chair Kathryn Beus seconded and the measure passed unanimously.
Other ordinances and votes: The council considered several land-use ordinances and resolutions that had been scheduled for public hearing. The council passed Ordinance 2026-02 (amend RU2/RU5 zone standards) by unanimous vote. It also passed Ordinance 2026-03 (canal setback exemption and increased lot coverage in commercial zone) after discussion; the motion carried 4–2 (Aye: David Erickson, Kathryn Beus, Nolan Gunnell, JoAnn Bennett; Nay: Keegan Garrity, Mark Hurd; one member absent). For Ordinance 2026-01 (Dutson Rezone) the council denied the application as recorded in the Jan. 27 minutes. Resolution 2026-06 (deleting certain Class B road segments from the county inventory and transferring jurisdiction to municipalities) was discussed and summarized by staff; no final council vote on that resolution was taken that evening.
Cemetery and volunteer boards: Andrew Erickson (policy analyst) provided an overview of vacancies and terms for Cornish, Millville/Nibley and Richmond cemetery maintenance boards. The council approved appointments to the Millville/Nibley and Richmond boards (Resolution 2026-05) and recorded motions and votes accepting the nominees.
What this means: The personnel decisions keep county operations staffed while the change to Development Services hiring criteria is intended to broaden candidate pools, subject to continued internal staffing and planning support. The zoning, subdivision and coverage ordinance changes will be integrated into the county code and affect future applications and building-permit compliance. Staff will follow up on the road-resolution transfer process and on implementation details for ordinance changes.
