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Audit demands, GRAMA requests and sunset testimony dominate executive update
Summary
Staff summarized a legislative audit calling for increased oversight and compliance tracking, legal counsel cautioned about GRAMA requests tied to active RS2477 litigation, and Director Jason Curry said he testified to oppose the council’s 2027 statutory sunset, saying the department could not carry out its recreation mandates without the advisory body.
Wade Allinson provided an executive update summarizing findings from a recent legislative audit, which called for increased council oversight of certain expenditures, identified infrastructure deficiencies in the snowmobile program, and required more rigorous compliance tracking for active grant projects.
Legal counsel Nicole Hannah briefed the council on GRAMA requests from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) and cautioned members about active RS2477 litigation that could affect record disclosures. DOR Director Jason Curry reported he had testified before the Utah State Legislature opposing the council’s 2027 statutory sunset, saying the department could not "legally or practically execute its recreation mandates without this advisory body."
