Daggett County Municipal Building Authority tightens procurement rules, approves Dutch John water-plant change order

The Daggett County Municipal Building Authority on Tuesday adopted clearer submission rules for purchase requests and change orders and approved several routine financial items, including a $3,719.75 change order for the Dutch John Water Treatment Plant.

The authority’s chair opened the meeting at 9:53 a.m. and the board moved quickly through consent business. Members acknowledged the cash summary and accounts-receivable report for the MBA and approved an open invoice register dated Jan. 5, 2026, for $377,445.71, which the meeting record identified as primarily payments to Hatfield Construction for the community health and social services project. The board also acknowledged a disbursement summary for Dec. 18, 2025–Jan. 5, 2026, totaling $14,659.06.

The meeting’s central policy change removed a longstanding “blanket” purchase-order line from the MBA agenda. Going forward, the chair said, full purchase-request information and change-order backup must be submitted to the clerk, Clorinda Isaacson, by Thursday at noon to appear on the Tuesday meeting agenda. The board said the change is intended to ensure the clerk has complete records and to reduce ad-hoc exceptions that have led to lost or unsigned documents in the past. The board reserved the option to handle true emergencies outside the regular meeting schedule.

Committee members discussed records and signature practices for change orders and directives. Members asked for both an unsigned draft in advance and the signed original after approval so the clerk can retain a complete file. One member said the change will reduce the “holes” in the record that previously made it hard to confirm who approved late or on-site directives.

Representatives from Sunrise described Change Order No. 2 for the Dutch John Water Treatment Plant as a small, technical addition: a backflow preventer (check valve) requested to separate chemicals entering the pipeline. Curtis, a Sunrise representative, told the board that the contractor’s price had taken time to come in and that, after this change order, the project contingency would still hold $20,236.91. "After this change order, you'll still have $20,236.91 left over in the contingency," Curtis said.

A committee member moved to approve Change Order No. 2 for the Dutch John Water Treatment Plant in the amount of $3,719.75; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board did not record a roll-call tally for the motion in the transcript.

The meeting closed after members confirmed calendar items — including a Community Impact Board (CIB) meeting — and the chair adjourned by acclamation at 10:34 a.m.

Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes from Dec. 23, 2025 — approved (voice vote; mover/second recorded in meeting but names not specified in transcript). - Acknowledge cash summary and accounts-receivable report for MBA — approved (voice vote; mover: Committee member (S3); second: not specified). - Approve open invoice register (01/05/2026) — $377,445.71, primarily Hatfield Construction — approved (voice vote). - Approve disbursement summary (12/18/2025–01/05/2026) — $14,659.06 — approved (voice vote). - Approve Change Order No. 2, Dutch John Water Treatment Plant — $3,719.75 — approved (voice vote; mover: Committee member (S3); second: not specified).

What’s next The board directed that future purchase requests and change-order materials must be submitted to the clerk by Thursday at noon to be included on the next Tuesday agenda. The board did not schedule additional votes or hearings on the items discussed at this meeting.