PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah County Commission will no longer consider a letter requesting that the county health department ask the governor to grant the county exemptions to the statewide public K-12 school mask mandate after a new state order seemingly addressed all concerns. The commission was set to […]
PROVO, Utah (AP)-The Utah County Commission followed the governor’s lead by unanimously passing a resolution to clarify the county welcomes refugees. The Daily Herald reports the commission signed a consent letter to accept refugees into Utah County Dec. 17. Gov. Gary Herbert wrote a letter to President Donald Trump saying the […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah County Commission has passed a resolution to submit a plan for a change of government to voters. But the Daily Herald reports that whether the resolution has legal standing remains in question. State law allows two ways to submit a change of government change […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Officials say Utah County has underfunded the retirement system for its sheriff’s office for more than 20 years. The Daily Herald reports the county government had not made contributions to the Utah Retirement Systems for the scheduled hours that sheriff’s office personnel worked above the 80 hours for […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Shoppers in Utah County soon will begin paying an extra penny for every $4 spent on taxable goods, excluding food, starting April 1. The Utah County Commission on Tuesday voted to implement the fourth-quarter cent sales tax to fund roads and transit. The tax is expected […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah County Commission and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert agreed to end their legal fight. The Deseret News reports the commission voted Monday to put forth a new nominee to the Utah Transit Authority’s new board. Herbert later Monday accepted the nomination, and county leaders promised to […]
