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Council delays final sign‑off on Bear River interlocal text, approves Trevor Cook as behavioral health director by contract
Summary
Cache County councilors asked staff to circulate a finalized interlocal agreement for the Bear River Health Department after noting inconsistent packet copies, then voted to appoint Trevor Cook (executive director, Bear River Behavioral Health) by contract as the department’s behavioral health director for the term of the contract or until he leaves employment.
Cache County councilors said they want a complete, consistent copy of the revised Bear River Health Department interlocal agreement before taking final action but approved by voice vote the appointment of Trevor Cook as the department’s behavioral health director by contract.
Jordan Matthysse, director of the Bear River Health Department, explained proposed edits that reinsert statutory public‑health duties and expand behavioral‑health responsibilities to clarify roles after recent integration work among the three counties. Matthysse said the changes also add ex officio members to the health‑board membership—including a Cache County executive seat—and that the edits were intended to make duties clearer for successors.
Several council members said packet materials contained different versions: some printed copies lacked tracked edits or contained blank subsections. One councilor said, “I don't see anything green on my copy,” and asked for a non‑editable link to the version that shows edits. Matthysse and staff agreed to provide a finalized, single version for review and to return with answers at a future meeting.
On a related action the council considered whether to appoint Trevor Cook, identified in the record as the executive director of Bear River Behavioral Health, to serve as the behavioral health director under the interlocal agreement and contract with Bear River Mental Health. A councilor moved to approve the appointment with a friendly amendment clarifying the appointment would last for the term of the contract or until Cook ceases employment in that role; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The council also discussed timing: staff said the contract with Bear River Mental Health needs to be in place by July 1 to allow contracting for behavioral‑health services. Members asked staff to finalize the interlocal agreement language and to return for additional review on July 14 if needed. The council did not adopt the interlocal agreement on the night of the presentation and requested staff circulate the corrected document showing the proposed edits.
Next steps: staff will provide the finalized interlocal agreement and the council expects to review or ratify any remaining technical edits at a subsequent meeting.
Votes at a glance: The council approved the appointment of Trevor Cook by voice vote. The interlocal agreement text was not adopted pending circulation of the corrected version.
