Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the County Fees And Exemptions topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council approves 9-1-1 fee increase, fire/EMS fee changes and several tax-exemption recommendations
Summary
The council adopted a dispatch fee increase required by an interlocal agreement, approved updates to fire and EMS fees to cover actual operating costs, and granted recommended tax exemptions for several nonprofit and medical entities following staff site visits and reviews.
At its April 13 meeting, the Cache County Council adopted multiple administrative and fiscal items: a mandated dispatch fee increase, revisions to fire and EMS user fees, and recommended property-tax exemptions for local nonprofits and medical providers.
Andrew (County staff) explained that amendment to the interlocal dispatch agreement requires an annual assessment increase from $3.30 to $3.40 to sustain regional dispatch services provided by Logan City; the council approved Ordinance 2026-18 to implement the change.
Chief George (speaker 21) presented a proposed update to the fire and EMS consolidated fee schedule (Ordinance 2026-19). He told the council the changes aim to align fees with actual operating costs and to reduce subsidization from other sources by adding staged reinspection fees and better classifying services. “We’re actually gonna increase the fee that third time around,” Chief George said, explaining the goal of motivating compliance and covering repeated-inspection costs. The council approved the fee schedule after public hearing.
Council also convened as its Board of Equalization to consider exemption requests. Staff recommended nuanced determinations: Intermountain Health Care (IHC) — adjustments for tenant-used spaces and taxable vacant areas; Sunshine Terrace Foundation — full exemption recommended; Health West — partial exemption reflecting rental/ vacant space; Utah Festival Opera Company — recommended 98.22% exemption based on operating income vs. unrelated rental revenue. After discussion and site-visit reports, the council approved staff recommendations.
What’s next: Staff will update the fee schedules, finalize ordinance language and execute the tax-exemption paperwork. The county will continue to monitor fee revenues to ensure dispatch and emergency-service funds remain sustainable.
