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Tooele County meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Plain-English weekly recaps written from official meeting records. 3 weeks available.

Weeks

Week of 2026-10-19

Tooele County agendas list $238,930 budget increase hearing, $62,000 audit contract and data center code chapters

Ten Tooele County meetings were noticed on official agendas over the past two weeks, and the records supplied include no published minutes for any of them. The agendas show what was scheduled to be heard or acted on, not what was decided. No vote tallies or outcomes are established in the material provided.

The largest dollar item was a public hearing on Resolution 2026-28, which would increase the 2026 General Fund budget by $238,930.

County Council: budget hearing, audit contract, land purchase

The Tooele County Council met October 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM at 47 S Main St, Tooele. The agenda listed:

A separate notice for the same date and time advertised a public hearing on budget adjustments that, if approved, would increase the 2026 budget. That notice listed no dollar amounts or line items.

Staffing requests previewed in work meeting

A Council work meeting the same day at 5:00 PM listed one substantive item: a presentation by Alison McCoy on departmental personnel requests for the upcoming budget year. The requests span the Aging Fund, Transportation, Assessing and Collecting, and the Assessor Recorder Treasurer offices; General Fund and Municipal Service requests for the Attorney, Auditor, County Manager, EOC, Extension, GIS/Community Development, IT, Parks & Recreation and Sheriff; and the Health, Roads and Solid Waste funds. No votes or ordinances were listed.

Planning Commission: subdivisions and new code chapters

The Planning Commission scheduled public hearings on two preliminary subdivision plats by Ivory Development — SUB 2026-104, Sagewood Gardens Phase 2A, and SUB 2026-013, Sagewood Village Phase 15. Hearings were also set on TCLUO 2026-139, amendments to Land Use Code Chapters 2, 17 and 17A; TCLUO 2026-141, creating Chapter 17B for Technology Industries; and TCLUO 2026-100, creating Chapter 34 for Data Center Facilities. The agenda also listed a possible change to the November meeting date and approval of September minutes.

Clerk: Logic and Accuracy test

The Tooele County Clerk posted a public demonstration of the Logic and Accuracy test for the 2026 General Election, set for October 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM at 47 S. Main St., Ste #318, Tooele. The notice states that test details are in an attached file, "26G Notice of Public Demonstration.pdf," which was not included in the supplied text. ADA accommodations are listed through Tracy Shaw, Tooele County Clerk, at (435)843-3148.

Trails Committee: nonprofit options

The Trails Committee met October 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM with a discussion and possible action on 501(c)(3) options, supported by attachments on the Governmental Nonprofit Corporations Act and an "Option 2" document. The agenda also listed approval of September minutes, committee member reports, a director update and public comments.

Capital needs, regional planning and grants

A Council work meeting on October 13 was set to discuss current and future capital improvement and equipment needs, including departmental priorities, anticipated expenditures and budget considerations.

The Council of Governments on October 15 was scheduled to hear a presentation on expanding the Wasatch Front Regional Council Metropolitan Planning Area to include Tooele Valley, plus an update on UTA governance changes resulting from SB 197, approval of June minutes and discussion of 2026 and 2027 COG meetings.

The Economic Opportunity Advisory Board on October 15 listed a group discussion on the application and timeline for the 2027 Small Business Development and Expansion Grant, and votes on minutes from July 16, 2026 and September 17, 2026.

Coming up

Week of 2026-10-12

Tooele County Council agenda lists $238,930 budget increase; no outcomes yet published

Tooele County's posted agendas from the past two weeks center on money, land and staffing, but no outcomes are established: every recent item supplied is an agenda, and minutes have not yet been published. The largest single item is a public hearing on Resolution 2026-28, which would increase the county's 2026 General Fund budget by $238,930.

County Council: budget, audit contract, land

The Council met Oct. 6 at 6:00 PM at 47 S Main St, Tooele. The agenda listed a public hearing on Resolution 2026-28, a $238,930 increase to the 2026 General Fund budget, and a contract award to Squire & Company for the external financial audit for the year ending December 31, 2026, at a not-to-exceed amount of $62,000.

Line-item transfers listed were $25,000 for a Human Services corrections position and $55,670.12 for an IT council chambers audiovisual upgrade. The Council was also scheduled to consider a land acquisition contract with C&J Warr Family Properties for the 33rd Parkway extension project, and an amendment to a food service agreement adding an inmate food takeout program with a 10% commission to the County. Presentations listed included the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team evaluation, a Sheriff's Department building study and a pay and compensation study update.

A separate work meeting the same day at 5:00 PM listed one substantive item: a presentation by Alison McCoy on departmental personnel requests for the upcoming budget year, spanning the Aging Fund, Transportation, Assessing and Collecting, the Assessor Recorder Treasurer offices, the Health Fund, Roads Fund, Solid Waste Fund and General Fund/Municipal Service departments including the Attorney, Auditor, County Manager, EOC, Extension, GIS/Community Development, IT, Parks & Recreation and Sheriff.

A third Oct. 6 notice advertised a public hearing on budget adjustments that would increase the 2026 budget. That notice listed no dollar amounts or line items.

Planning Commission: subdivisions and data centers

The Planning Commission's Oct. 7 agenda listed public hearings on two preliminary subdivision plats by Ivory Development — SUB 2026-104, Sagewood Gardens Phase 2A, and SUB 2026-013, Sagewood Village Phase 15 — plus land use code changes: TCLUO 2026-139 amending Chapters 2, 17 and 17A; TCLUO 2026-141 creating Chapter 17B for Technology Industries; and TCLUO 2026-100 creating Chapter 34 for Data Center Facilities. The agenda also listed moving the November meeting date and approving September minutes.

Sheriff: goat auction and unclaimed property

The Sheriff's Office posted notice that it impounded one tan/brown goat with black markings, found September 24, 2026 near 700 W. and 200 S. in Tooele. An owner must call 435-882-5600, reference Case No. 26-S07027, prove ownership and pay care costs. If unclaimed, the goat will be sold at public auction October 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Anderson Livestock Auction, 3500 W. 500 N., Willard, UT 84340, under Utah Code § 4-25-401.

A second notice covers lost or mislaid property held more than three months. Claims go to Deputy Davis at 435-277-4250 by October 30, 2026, with the intended disposition date October 31, 2026 under Utah Code § 77-11d-105. Listed items include bicycles (Mongoose, NEXT, Hyper Shocker, Kent, Northern Ridge), cell phones, wallets, tools, a turf paint machine, BB guns and U.S. currency.

Trails Committee and election test

The Trails Committee meets Oct. 8 at 3:00 PM at 47 S Main St, with discussion and possible action on 501(c)(3) options, approval of September minutes, a director update and public comments.

The County Clerk posted a public Logic and Accuracy demonstration for the 2026 General Election on Oct. 7 at 12:00 PM at 47 S. Main St., Ste #318. The notice says details are in an attached PDF not included in the supplied text. ADA accommodations: Tracy Shaw, (435)843-3148.

Coming up

Week of 2026-08-24

Tooele County Council, Planning Commission face busy agenda; no decisions published yet

No decisions have been published from Tooele County meetings held in the past two weeks, as minutes are not yet available. The county council and planning commission have several items on their upcoming agendas, including a proposed $2.5 million property sale to the state, a $8.49 million transportation project list, and a natural gas pipeline permit.

Tooele County Council

The council held a public hearing on Aug. 18 on the proposed sale of surplus county property at 74 S 100 E, Tooele (APN 02-026-0-0028) to the State of Utah, Division of Facilities, for $2,500,000. No vote has been reported.

At the same meeting, the council reviewed the Council of Governments' recommendations for Transportation Tax projects totaling $8,486,816.20. The list includes:

The council also considered ratifying several contracts: a ballot printing and mailing agreement with Runbeck Election Services, not to exceed $100,000; a Forest Service grant of up to $5,000 for Sheriff's Office law enforcement on Forest Service lands; a 2026-2027 School Resource Officer contract with the Tooele County School District for Stansbury Junior High and Stansbury High; and a rental agreement with Trackmail Solutions for election signature and digit verification equipment.

On Aug. 25, the council is scheduled to discuss a Court House Land Sale Agreement with Nathan Harris for the state's purchase of the courthouse land and building, as the current lease is ending. The agenda also includes public comments, audit reports, budgets, and the check register.

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission met on Aug. 12 to consider several land use items, but minutes have not been published. The agenda included:

On Sept. 2, the commission will hold a public hearing on CUP 2026-121, a conditional use permit for a 6-foot high-pressure natural gas pipeline requested by Enbridge. The commission will also approve minutes from the Aug. 12 meeting.

Other meetings

On Aug. 25, the Tooele County Sheriff's Office will auction two impounded goats (one black, one black and white) found on SR-138 in Grantsville and impounded on Aug. 4. The auction is at Anderson Livestock Auction, 3500 W. 500 N., Willard, UT. Owners must contact the Sheriff's Office at 435-882-5600, referencing Case No. 26-S05619, before the sale and pay care costs.

Also on Aug. 25, the Human Services Advisory Council will hear a presentation by the Rape Recovery Center (Gary Scheller), discuss Non-Medicaid Service Agreements and the SFY26 Year-End Report, review a 3rd Party Audit Report and DHHS-OSUMH Site Visit Audit, discuss the Fall 2026 Non-Medicaid Transition, and consider a new referral framework for Department of Corrections Recovery Support Services.

Coming up

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