San Juan County Commission approves fee schedule and Axon camera deal, tables a contract

The San Juan County Commission voted 3-0 on Oct. 6 to adopt a resolution amending the county's consolidated fee schedule under Utah Code 17-63-707, according to the signed meeting minutes ^[1][3]. Recorder Cindi Holyoak presented the update to department fees, which had also been presented at a public hearing at the previous meeting and published in the newspaper and on the county website ^[1].

The commission also approved, 3-0, a contract with DS Accounting Services LLC for clerk/auditor accounting services. Trainer Sharpe of Human Resources recommended the firm to bring on stronger financial and audit oversight, and several changes were requested that he will update in the contract. A separate item, an amendment to a service contract for economic development support services to be paid for by a grant and starting in February, was tabled to the Oct. 20 meeting after Commissioner Jamie Harvey said he needed more time to review it ^[1].

The consent agenda, approved 3-0 with one item set aside, included $48,678.72 in small purchases, which the minutes break down as $9,000 for booth registration for visitor services and $39,638.72 for GPS equipment for the surveyor's office (the two items total $48,638.72). It also covered ratifying an Axon master services and purchasing agreement for body and vehicle cameras, and letters of support for a resiliency planning study grant with Beaver, Millard and Piute counties and for Mariana Minerals' submission for its Rowley site. The remaining items were a revised fiscal 2026-27 Rural County Grant budget and the appointment of Wendy Haws to the library board for a four-year term. The excluded item, a letter appointing Corey Coleman to the county Economic Development Board as a county representative, needed clarification; the minutes say Talia is approved to serve as the county representative and the change will go on the Oct. 20 consent agenda ^[1].

In action items, the commission approved a memorandum of understanding with Monticello City on emergency public communications, presented by City Manager Kaeden Kulow. It approved road department purchases of scan tools for the north and south shops, a wheel aligner for the north shop and a swamp cooler for the Blanding road shed, presented by Road Superintendent Todd Adair. The minutes note the old swamp coolers are not big enough to service the buildings. Public Health Director Rebecca Benally presented three contracts that were approved. One was an outreach education agreement with the University of Utah on behalf of its Utah Poison Control Center. The others were a Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant contract and Amendment 5 to the local WIC program contract, both with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services ^[1].

Commission Chair Lori Maughan said she asked the Community Impact Board for supplemental public safety funding and that it was granted because the board wants the project to begin as soon as possible. Commissioner Silvia Stubbs said she helped arrange food at Navajo Nation senior centers through the Utah Food Bank. Harvey reported that the new public health director held her first board meeting and that the board is working on a corrective action plan that must be submitted to the state. No residents offered public comment ^[1].