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Council discusses standardizing criminal penalties in code and reviews required fraud risk assessment
Summary
City attorneys briefed the council on inconsistencies in municipal-code penalty language and location, and staff presented the state-required fraud risk assessment, reporting a maintained 'Very Low' risk score of 375.
Midvale’s city attorney and a legal intern led a discussion on June 17 about inconsistent criminal-penalty provisions scattered through the Midvale Municipal Code. Taj Carson (legal intern) outlined issues including the default penalty language that currently references a Class B misdemeanor where no specific penalty exists, variability in the location of penalty sections within chapters, potential redundancy with state statutes and the absence of a repeat-offender escalation provision. Council members discussed non-custodial approaches for minor violations and asked staff to consider standardization and simplification.
Later in the meeting Administrative Services Director Mariah Hill presented the annual Fraud Risk Assessment required by the State Auditor's Office. Hill said the City "has maintained their score of 375, which is in the Very Low Risk Level." She noted the assessment is intended to identify best practices (recommended, not required) and must be certified by the CFO and CAO. Council provided direction to continue internal review of penalty classifications and to finalize the fraud-risk certification as required.
