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ULCT board open to training partnerships but urges strict guardrails, vetting and exit strategies
Summary
Staff reported several external requests to partner on training and policy templates; board members agreed to explore partnerships but directed staff to develop firm guardrails, MOU templates, and an internal vetting process before entering collaborations to avoid perceived endorsement or future policy coercion.
Carson and other staff summarized recent inbound requests from Utah-based organizations and national groups seeking to partner with ULCT on training, policy templates and pilot cohorts. Staff framed these requests as potential ways to expand reach but said some groups historically have been adversarial to League policy positions and therefore would need careful vetting.
Carson framed the approach as an initial "smell test" and told the board staff had asked outside groups to await a staff recommendation while the League develops guardrails.
Board members broadly supported the idea of exploring partnerships where interests align but emphasized the need for clear written roles, memoranda of understanding, documentation of who is the lead trainer, and an exit strategy if collaborations veer toward policy positions that conflict with ULCT’s membership. Several members recommended that staff run prospective partners past a small set of member reference cities and use an internal 'spidey sense' vetting step before proceeding.
Staff said they will draft internal guidelines for partnership vetting, document clear deliverables and ownership of training content, and bring an MOU template back to the board for review before entering substantive training partnerships.
