Juab County is governed by a three-member County Commission with a chair. There is no separate county executive. Other county officers listed on the county site include the attorney, clerk/auditor, assessor, recorder/surveyor and sheriff. Juab County: Commission ↗
Juab County was formed in 1852, including parts of what is now Nevada, and its borders were reduced in 1854 and 1856. The first real settlement came in 1851 when pioneers settled Nephi, and silver, gold and copper discoveries in 1869 in the Tintic region produced mining towns including Diamond, Silver City and Eureka. Juab County: About Juab County ↗
The county's general office is at 160 N. Main in Nephi, open Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Juab County: home page ↗
The county moves some commission meetings out of Nephi: the Sept. 8 meeting was held at Rocky Ridge Town, the Sept. 21 meeting at Mona City and the Nov. 2 meeting is at Eureka City Hall. Juab County: County Commission meetings ↗
Residents can sign up for county alerts, text the county through TextMyGov and pay property taxes online from the county home page. Juab County: home page ↗
The commission meets the first and third Monday of each month at 10 a.m. (the Tuesday after a holiday). The next meeting is Nov. 2, 2026 at 10 a.m. at Eureka City Hall.
Juab County runs the assessor, attorney, clerk/auditor, recorder/surveyor and sheriff's offices, a special service fire district, planning and zoning, and tourism. The county site posts agendas and minutes for the commission, the planning commission and the fire district. Juab County: Meeting Agendas/Minutes ↗
The County Clerk/Auditor runs elections. The county's election information page has the official notice of the 2026 general election voting option, voter information and results. Juab County: Election Information ↗
Checked against the county's own pages and meeting portal on . Dates and schedules change; confirm with the county before you plan around them.
Sales tax. The combined sales and use tax rate in unincorporated areas is 6.65%, and groceries are taxed at 3.00%. Rates differ from city to city, so check the rate for your city. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗
Officers and races: Lieutenant Governor's certification and county websites. Checked . Schedules change; confirm with the county before you plan around them.
Millard County government
Millard County is governed by a three-member County Commission that serves as both the executive and legislative branch of county government. Other elected officers include the attorney, auditor, clerk, recorder, treasurer, assessor and sheriff. Millard County: County Commission ↗
The commission coordinates county agencies, approves the county budget, appoints citizen committees, establishes special service districts and enacts ordinances affecting health, safety and general welfare. Millard County: County Commission ↗
Regular commission meetings are the first and third Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Millard Courthouse, 50 South Main in Fillmore; a satellite office is at 71 S. 200 W. in Delta. Millard County: County Commission ↗
The county's mission statement is to provide the highest standard of governance of essential services, protect public resources through fiscal responsibility, promote public trust through transparency and respect the dignity and value of all residents. Millard County: home page ↗
In August the county posted updates on a temporary credit and debit card payment outage, which was resolved, and on the status of a Fillmore Public Safety Building evacuation, which was lifted to a ready status on Aug. 5. Millard County: home page ↗
Millard County provides web mapping, contracts and bids, county disclosures, entity registration, tax payments, public notices, elections, and a staff directory, and runs the assessor, attorney, auditor, clerk, recorder, treasurer and sheriff's offices. Millard County: home page ↗
The county reported that credit and debit card payments were working again after a temporary outage of its payments system. Millard County: home page ↗
At its Oct. 6 meeting the commission held a hearing to amend the 2026 budget and a public hearing on a petition to vacate multiple Class D roads for the Notch Peak project; it also met Oct. 14 for 2027 budget work. Utah Public Notice Website: Millard County Commission ↗
Elections
The County Clerk runs elections. The clerk's elections page explains how to register to vote and where to vote. Millard County: Elections ↗
Checked against the county's own pages and meeting portal on . Dates and schedules change; confirm with the county before you plan around them.
Sales tax. The combined sales and use tax rate in unincorporated areas is 6.35%, and groceries are taxed at 3.00%. Rates differ from city to city, so check the rate for your city. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗
Officers and races: Lieutenant Governor's certification and county websites. Checked . Schedules change; confirm with the county before you plan around them.
Sanpete County government
Sanpete County is governed by a three-member County Commission with a chair. There is no separate county executive. Separately elected officers include the attorney, auditor, clerk, recorder, assessor, treasurer and sheriff. The county's own directory lists all of them, along with departments from the building department to the Sanpete Event Center. Sanpete County: Staff Directory ↗
County offices are in the County Building at 160 North Main in Manti, the county seat. Sanpete County: home page ↗
On Oct. 30, 2026 the county announced a proposed property tax increase for the 2027 tax year, with a public hearing set for Monday, Nov. 30, 2026 at 6 p.m. at the Sanpete County Courthouse in Manti. The county's notice says it would bring in an additional $965,000 a year, a 17.11 percent rise in budgeted property tax revenue excluding new growth. Sanpete County: notice of proposed tax increase (PDF) ↗
The county's notice says the tax on a $440,000 home would go from $414.55 to $486.04 a year, an increase of $71.49, and the tax on a $440,000 business from $753.72 to $883.71, an increase of $129.99. Sanpete County: notice of proposed tax increase (PDF) ↗
The commission says the increase would fund a county-wide pay raise, not new programs or a budget shortfall. Its explanation puts the cost at $1,048,149 a year: about $886,000 for 124 county employees in 15 departments and about $162,000 for the ten elected officials, after a pay study found long-tenured staff, especially in the sheriff's office, paid well below comparable counties. Sanpete County: 2027 property tax increase explanation (PDF) ↗
Auditor:Stacey Lyon. The county's fiscal officer: certifies the final county budget, helps with the annual independent audit and works with taxing districts on property tax levies. Sanpete County: Auditor ↗
The county directs residents to the state Public Notice Website for commission meeting agendas and minutes. The commission set the Nov. 30 public hearing on the proposed 2027 tax increase.
Sanpete County runs property assessment, recording, treasury and tax collection, elections, the sheriff's office with a jail, dispatch, search and rescue and an emergency operations center, planning and zoning, a building department, senior nutrition, the Sanpete Event Center and fairpark, and the regional airport, and operates a Manti DMV office. Sanpete County: Staff Directory ↗
The Clerk runs elections. The county's election page has drop box locations, ballot tracking and a live ballot reconciliation dashboard, and posts past results; ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3. Registration and candidate information are at vote.utah.gov. Sanpete County: Elections ↗
Checked against the county's own pages and meeting portal on . Dates and schedules change; confirm with the county before you plan around them.
Sales tax. The combined sales and use tax rate in unincorporated areas is 6.35%, and groceries are taxed at 3.00%. Rates differ from city to city, so check the rate for your city. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗
Officers and races: Lieutenant Governor's certification and county websites. Checked . Schedules change; confirm with the county before you plan around them.
Sevier County government
Sevier County is governed by a three-member County Commission. The commission meets in two modes: regular meetings for legislative business and staff meetings for executive and administrative functions. Other elected officers include the attorney, clerk/auditor, recorder, treasurer, assessor and sheriff. Sevier County: County Commissioners ↗
Regular commission meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays at 1:30 p.m. for legislative business, and an administrative staff meeting is held the first and third Mondays at 1:30 p.m. for executive and administrative functions, both at the County Administration Building, 250 N. Main St. in Richfield. Sevier County: County Commissioners ↗
The commission meets quarterly with mayors and city council members in a Council of Governments to coordinate local government in Sevier County. Sevier County: County Commissioners ↗
The county is drafting an ordinance to manage the possibility of a data center; the draft and related information are posted on the Planning and Zoning page. Sevier County: home page ↗
County offices are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; the main number is 435-893-0400. Sevier County: home page ↗
Regular meetings are the second and fourth Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the County Administration Building in Richfield; staff meetings are the first and third Monday.
Sevier County runs the assessor, attorney, clerk/auditor, recorder, treasurer and sheriff's offices, planning and zoning, mapping, a county fairgrounds, and events and tourism promotion including trail, paragliding and hot air balloon activities. Sevier County: home page ↗
From the county
The county is in the process of establishing an ordinance to manage a possible data center and has posted a draft. Sevier County: home page ↗
Elections
The County Clerk/Auditor runs elections; the county's elections page has voting information. Sevier County: Elections ↗
Checked against the county's own pages and meeting portal on . Dates and schedules change; confirm with the county before you plan around them.
Sales tax. The combined sales and use tax rate in unincorporated areas is 6.65%, and groceries are taxed at 3.00%. Rates differ from city to city, so check the rate for your city. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗
Officers and races: Lieutenant Governor's certification and county websites. Checked . Schedules change; confirm with the county before you plan around them.
Piute County government
Piute County is governed by a three-member County Commission, which the county describes as the general administrative body for county government. The commissioners are the county's taxing, budgeting, appropriating and purchasing authority and hold title to county property. There is no separate county executive. Separately elected officers include the attorney, clerk/auditor, recorder/treasurer, assessor and sheriff. Piute County: Commissioners ↗
County offices are at 550 N. Main in Junction, the county seat; the main number is 435-577-2840. Piute County: home page ↗
The county covers about 754 square miles, about 0.92 percent of the state, and was split off from Beaver County in 1865. Piute County: Statistics ↗
The county lists Circleville, Marysvale, Junction and Kingston as its principal communities and names tourism, agriculture (mainly beef and dairy cattle), education and trucking as its main parts of the economy. Piute County: Statistics ↗
The 900-mile Paiute ATV Trail system passes through several towns in the county, which promotes it as a main attraction along with Big Rock Candy Mountain, the Tushar Mountains and Otter Creek and Piute reservoirs. Piute County: Statistics ↗
The county directs residents to the state Public Notice Website for Commission meeting agendas and minutes. The commission also appoints the heads of county departments, including emergency management, public works and the landfill, the building department, weeds, planning and zoning, and information systems.
County departments ↗Road, landfill, planning and zoning, building and other departments.
What the county does
Piute County runs property assessment, recording, treasury and tax collection, elections, the sheriff's office and search and rescue, emergency management, the landfill, the road department, planning and zoning, building inspection, weed control, the county fair and information systems. Public health is provided through the Central Utah Public Health Department. Piute County: County Departments ↗
From the county
The county issued a public notice seeking proposals from contractors and engineers to address flooding after fires in several creek drainages, with firms invited to present to the Commission on July 23 in Junction. Piute County: home page notice ↗
Elections
Piute County votes by mail. The Clerk/Auditor's office runs elections and can confirm whether a voter's information and signature are on file at 435-577-2840; statewide registration and candidate information are at vote.utah.gov. Piute County: Clerk/Auditor ↗
Checked against the county's own pages and meeting portal on . Dates and schedules change; confirm with the county before you plan around them.
Sales tax. The combined sales and use tax rate in unincorporated areas is 6.35%, and groceries are taxed at 3.00%. Rates differ from city to city, so check the rate for your city. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗
Officers and races: Lieutenant Governor's certification and county websites. Checked . Schedules change; confirm with the county before you plan around them.
Wayne County government
Wayne County is governed by a three-member Board of County Commissioners, with a commission chair. There is no separate county executive. Separately elected officers include the attorney, clerk/auditor, recorder/treasurer, assessor and sheriff. Wayne County: Commission ↗
The county courthouse is at 18 S. Main in Loa and is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed 12:30 to 1 p.m. for lunch; the main number is 435-836-2765. Wayne County: County Offices ↗
Wayne was created in May 1892 from Piute County, and the county says raising livestock, especially beef cattle, is its oldest and most important industry, with lumber and tourism around Capitol Reef National Park also important. Wayne County: About Wayne County ↗
The county's departments include the assessor, attorney, clerk/auditor, recorder/treasurer, sheriff, GIS, sanitation, weeds, tourism, planning and zoning, the road department and the Wayne Wonderland Airport. Wayne County: County Offices ↗
The assessor's office explains that a home that qualifies for the primary residential exemption is taxed on 45 percent less of its market value, but the owner must claim the exemption. Wayne County: County Offices ↗
The commission meets at 10 a.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month at the Wayne County Courthouse, 18 South Main, Loa; a meeting that falls on a Monday holiday moves to the following Tuesday. To schedule an appointment, contact the Clerk's office at 435-836-1300.
Wayne County runs property assessment, recording and tax collection, elections, the sheriff's office and emergency services, the road department, sanitation, weed control, planning and zoning, GIS mapping, tourism promotion and the Wayne Wonderland Airport. Wayne County: County Offices ↗
From the county
The county's ballot reconciliation showed 700 counted ballots and 0 uncounted ballots, with 701 voters given credit, as of Oct. 30. Wayne County: Elections ↗
Elections
The Clerk/Auditor runs elections. The Nov. 3 general election has polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the county's page lists its ballot reconciliation, accessible voting options and a pre-election audit held Oct. 9; call 435-836-1300 for ballot drop box and polling place information. Registration and candidate information are at vote.utah.gov. Wayne County: Elections ↗
Checked against the county's own pages and meeting portal on . Dates and schedules change; confirm with the county before you plan around them.
Sales tax. The combined sales and use tax rate in unincorporated areas is 7.65%, and groceries are taxed at 3.00%. Rates differ from city to city, so check the rate for your city. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗
Officers and races: Lieutenant Governor's certification and county websites. Checked . Schedules change; confirm with the county before you plan around them.
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Unofficial election-night results show Washington City's emergency services tax passing, while a Sanpete County sales tax and the Snyderville Basin bond trail in partial counts.
· From Washington County unofficial 2026 general election results, as of 12:23 a.m. Nov. 4, 2026 (state results site)
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Department projections show the state may need about 800 more beds, with current capacity possibly reached by mid-to-late 2028, and no final decision on location or scope has been made.
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The county's redevelopment agency is paying for the program mostly with money set aside from local solar projects. Households earning 80% to 120% of the area median income can apply.
Amendment B on the Nov. 3 Utah ballot would require citizen initiatives that raise taxes to win at least 60% of the vote. Here is the ballot question, what a yes or no vote does, and the official arguments for and against.
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Five city utility funds would send $105,340 more to the general fund this year to cover bond payments, after the council discussed the plan at its Oct. 13 work session.
· From Nephi City
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Council member Dennis Alldredge said trucks can weigh in and out on the same scale. The council on Oct. 13 adopted an appeals process for building permits and approved seven purchase orders.
· From Fillmore City
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The city's share of the storm drain work is about $31,200 of a $62,435.68 estimate. Whites Sanitation's contract would cut city revenue by $22,386 a year unless rates change.
· From Gunnison City
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The council unanimously adopted the new rate schedule Sept. 29, kept a $54,406 UAMPS operating margin in savings and formalized building inspections with Sanpete County.
· From Fairview City
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Staff said the town's audit is nearly two years behind and the state is withholding revenue. The CIB offer is about $398,000 in grants and $597,000 in loans.
· From Levan Town
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The town's new water project loan carries about $34,873 a year in payments starting Oct. 1, 2028. An engineer said the base rate would need to rise at least $8.26 per connection per month.
· From Annabella Town
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The council voted 4-0 on each item Oct. 13, approved the final community center plan, tabled a request to lease a landlocked city parcel and heard that the pickleball courts ran over budget.
· From Monroe City
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Council member Kay cast the no vote. The council on Oct. 13 adopted code updates, required case-by-case votes on taller headstones and heard a data center developer will present Oct. 27.
· From Mona City
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Brotherson won the second round of paper-ballot voting 3-1 over Sterling Whipple at an Oct. 19 special meeting. The mayor thanked Jake Howcroft for his service on the council.
· From Mount Pleasant City
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The council filled the vacant seat 3-1 on Oct. 7, adopted new plat fees of $250 plus $25 per lot and took no action on a request to share about $65,000 in road work.
· From Centerfield City
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The council on Sept. 23 adopted a transportation plan ordinance, heard sewer and housing project updates and was told its Flock cameras cannot issue tickets.
· From Salina City
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The election equipment should cost the county $4,480 after a $25,000 state reimbursement. The commission on Oct. 6 cut the planning commission from seven members to five in 2027 and approved a $161,291.52 junior livestock payout.
· From Sanpete County
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The increase was meant to help pay for a new police station. The council on Oct. 6 restructured an interfund loan 5-0 and discussed a $7.5 million state loan, utility transfers, a sewer rate plan and an agri-park.
· From Nephi City
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The surplus-water ordinance covers about 13 users outside city limits. The council on Oct. 13 approved an impact-fee deferral on the mayor's tiebreak and removed a denied tax increase from the budget.
· From Richfield City
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The commission on Oct. 5 approved a $394,149 law enforcement equipment grant purchase, a $200,000 economic development contract and an EMS staffing budget, and heard concerns about a proposed data center.
· From Juab County
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The council on Oct. 7 discussed a 60% townhome limit and an EV charger, and approved a $129,500 impact fee study and new short-term rental license fees.
· From Ephraim City
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The council voted 3-1-1 on Oct. 7 for a draft will-serve letter for Creekstone's proposed project, subject to attorney changes and council review, and directed the Planning and Zoning Commission to seek proposals for a storm drain master plan.
· From Delta City
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The road vacation is tied to a maintenance agreement for a new road along the project's north edge. The commission on Oct. 6 amended the 2026 budget for fire and flood costs and approved an $89,417 loan to Kanosh.
· From Millard County
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The interlocal agreement extends the path about a mile through Redmond. The commission abated $14,921 on a commercial parcel over a dissenting vote, renewed a GIS contract and set hearings for Oct. 26.
· From Sevier County
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Principals reported the gain to the school board Oct. 21. The board approved the 2027-28 calendar 5-0 and advanced policies on drug reporting and student fees, according to draft minutes.
· From Juab School District
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The program is required by state law under House Bill 104. The board on Oct. 8 approved a stipend for esports coaches and a policy conversion, according to draft minutes.
· From Millard School District
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The district's review committee removed Instagram links and revised language after parent concerns. The board on Sept. 15 approved out-of-state cheer travel and heard fleet tracking options and enrollment figures.
· From North Sanpete School District
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Students will apply with an essay and an interview. The board on Oct. 20 took no action on a middle school grade-eligibility rule and advanced personnel policies 4-1, according to pending minutes.
· From North Sanpete School District
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EmeryTelcom's gift replaces timing equipment that was not working properly. The board on Oct. 14 advanced nine first-reading policies and heard the Oct. 1 count fell to 1,790 students, according to draft minutes.
· From Emery County School District
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Westland was chosen from eight proposals as construction manager/general contractor for the two centers. The board on Sept. 9 approved a higher architect fee and moved graduation parades to Thursday.
· From South Sanpete School District
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Utah was early to write AI rules, and now the fight has moved to large data centers in rural counties, where opposition has already cost officials their seats.
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A Utah promoter sold plastic solar lenses for $3,500 each with the pitch that buyers could zero out their federal taxes. Courts found the technology never worked, upheld a $50 million disgorgement order and denied investors’ credits, and a receiver has spent years chasing the money.
