Washington County is governed by a three-member County Commission, with a chairman, assisted by a county administrator. There is no separate county executive. Other county officers include the attorney, clerk/auditor, recorder, treasurer, assessor and sheriff. Washington County: Commission ↗
The commission's offices are at 111 East Tabernacle St. in St. George, and its page lists Adam Snow as chairman, Victor Iverson and Gil Almquist as commissioners, and Nicholle Felshaw as county administrator. Washington County: Commission ↗
The county is seeking a construction manager/general contractor (proposals due 3 p.m. Dec. 2, 2026) and an architectural firm for an expansion of the Dixie Convention Center at 1835 South Convention Center Drive in St. George, a project that would add about 117,145 square feet of space. Washington County: news ↗
The county is the appointing authority for the Washington County Water Conservancy District board and has posted three vacancies on its board of trustees, with terms ending Dec. 31, 2030. Washington County: news ↗
The county posted a notice of a proposed property tax increase by taxing entities in Hildale and Toquerville, with public hearings listed in the notice. Washington County: news ↗
Washington County runs the assessor, recorder, treasurer and sheriff's offices, building inspections and permits, roads, maps, the county fair and rodeo, and posts public meeting information for the commission and planning commission. Washington County: home page ↗
The county is soliciting proposals for the Dixie Convention Center expansion, management of the 2027 county rodeo and county fair, and 911 ambulance service for the unincorporated Santa Clara-Ivins area. Washington County: news ↗
Elections
The County Clerk/Auditor runs elections; voter information is also at vote.utah.gov. Washington County ↗
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 6.45%, 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.
Iron County government
Iron County is governed by a three-member County Commission. Two seats are elected at the same election and the third two years later, all for four-year terms, and the commissioners elect a chairman each year to preside. Other officers include the attorney, auditor, clerk, recorder/surveyor, treasurer, assessor and sheriff. Iron County: County Commission ↗
Regular commission meetings are the second and fourth Monday of each month at 9 a.m. in the Commission Chambers, 68 S. 100 E. in Parowan; the county refers residents to the Utah Public Notice website for the full list of meeting notices. Iron County: County Commission ↗
The county's main number is 435-477-8340 and its address is 68 S. 100 E. in Parowan. Iron County: home page ↗
Iron County provides property tax payment, building permits and zoning, GIS maps, elections, marriage licenses and passports, a justice court, recorder/surveyor services including plats and Property Watch, emergency information and business license and personal property tax filing. Iron County: home page ↗
The County Clerk runs elections. The general election is Nov. 3, 2026; the registration deadline for mail, in-person and online was Oct. 23, and the absentee ballot request deadline was Oct. 27. The county's election page has key dates, ballot status and results. Iron 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.
Kane County government
Kane County is governed by a three-member County Commission. The commission is both the legislative and executive body, so there is no county mayor. The separately elected officers are the attorney, clerk/auditor, treasurer, assessor, recorder and sheriff. Kane County: Agenda Center ↗
The county opened applications for its 2027 Community Impact Grant, up to $5,000 per initiative for local programs and projects, with applications due Oct. 31, 2026. Kane County: home page ↗
The county runs the Everbridge emergency notification system, which residents can sign up for to get alerts. Kane County: home page ↗
The County Commission meets in the commission chambers at the Kane County Courthouse, 76 N. Main St., Kanab, usually on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. (recent regular meetings: Sept. 22, Oct. 13 and Oct. 27, 2026, plus a special meeting Oct. 1). Meetings can be watched online or by phone through the county's public meetings page. The chair may take public comment on listed agenda items.
The county clerk/auditor handles elections, business licenses, marriage licenses and passport applications. The county also runs permits and applications, public records requests, payments and a land use authority; the Planning Commission and Administrative Land Use Authority meet separately from the commission. Kane County: Clerk / Auditor ↗
Budget and finances
Transparent Utah ↗The state's public site for local government spending and revenue; search for Kane County.
The commission's Oct. 27 agenda included a public hearing and votes on three ordinances vacating utility easements and amending subdivisions (O 2026-25, O 2026-26, O 2026-27), a resolution to acquire surplus federal property for park or recreation use (R 2026-21), a VOCA grant update, and a vote on funding for county remodel projects. The consent agenda listed a $1,293,294.27 check edit report dated Oct. 21. Kane County: Oct. 27, 2026 commission agenda ↗
Elections
The Clerk's Office runs elections (435-644-2458). Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.: the Kanab Election Center at the courthouse, 76 North Main, and the Valley Vote Center at the Kane County North Event Center, 475 East State Street. Drop boxes are at the courthouse and the Alton, Big Water, Glendale and Orderville town offices. The page also has the sample ballot notice and ballot processing notice. Kane 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 7.35%, 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.
Garfield County government
Garfield County is governed by a three-member County Commission, which the county describes as its legislative body. There is no separate county executive. Other officers on the county site include the attorney, auditor/clerk, recorder, treasurer, assessor, surveyor and sheriff. Garfield County: Commission ↗
The commission develops and approves public policies, county budgets and matters pertaining to county employees, according to the county. Garfield County: Commission ↗
The county courthouse is at 55 South Main in Panguitch; the main number is 435-676-1100. Garfield County: home page ↗
Commission agendas, minutes and recordings, and those of the Garfield County Planning Commission, are posted on the Utah Public Notice website rather than on the county site. Garfield County: Commission ↗
The county operates the Bryce Canyon Airport, an ambulance service, the Triple C Arena, a senior citizens program and a county fair, and runs a tourism office promoting Bryce Canyon Country. Garfield County: home page ↗
Commission meetings are primarily held on the second and fourth Mondays at 10 a.m. in the Commission Chambers at the courthouse in Panguitch. The next regular meeting is Nov. 9, 2026.
Garfield County provides property assessment, recording, treasury, a sheriff's office, courts, a DMV and driver license division, building permits, business licenses, planning and economic development, public works and a USU Extension office. Garfield County: home page ↗
Budget and finances
County plans ↗Transportation, general and economic development plans are linked from the home page.
From the county
The county home page lists the next County Commission meeting for Nov. 9, 2026, points to the Utah Public Notice website for agendas and locations, and highlights land use applications, county plans and its Bryce Canyon Country tourism organization. Garfield County: home page ↗
Elections
The Auditor/Clerk runs elections. Candidate and voter information is also available at vote.utah.gov. Garfield County: home page ↗
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 7.35%, 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.
Beaver County government
Beaver County is governed by a three-member Board of Commissioners that holds both the executive and legislative powers of county government under state statute. There is no separate county executive. Other elected officers include the attorney, clerk/auditor, recorder, treasurer, assessor and sheriff. Beaver County: Commission ↗
The board levies taxes, adopts ordinances and sets policy for the more than 6,000 residents of Beaver County, according to the county. Beaver County: Commission ↗
Two of the three commission seats, held by Brandon Yardley and Tammy Pearson, have terms that expire in 2026; Wade Hollingshead's term runs to 2028. Beaver County: Meet Your Commissioners ↗
The board also meets quarterly with mayors and city council members in a Council of Governments to coordinate local government. Beaver County: Commission ↗
Beaver County is a vote-by-mail county: all ballots are mailed to voters 2 to 3 weeks before Election Day and must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Beaver County: Elections ↗
Beaver County runs building permits, parks and facilities bookings, the sheriff's office and jail, a clerk/auditor, and posts agendas and minutes for the commission, planning and zoning board, economic development, redevelopment agency and special service districts for fire, roads, the Milford hospital and waste management. Beaver County: Agendas and Minutes ↗
The county home page highlights ballot tracking and opt-in vote-by-mail information ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Beaver County: home page ↗
The commission held emergency meetings on June 24 and July 21 to declare local emergencies, and the Agenda Center also lists a May public hearing on a CDBG grant and a July Industrial Protection Area application. Beaver County: Agenda Center ↗
Elections
The Clerk/Auditor runs elections. The county's election page covers ballot deadlines, voter registration, voter ID requirements, polling and drop box locations. It notes that votes cast in the Matthew L. Bell judicial retention will not be tallied. Beaver 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.
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On Oct. 14 the council additionally awarded a $1.46 million storm drain bid, tabled new parks impact fees and amended the general plan for the Adams Family Farm area parcel by parcel.
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The Planning Commission meets Nov. 5 and the County Commission Nov. 9 on a request to change the land from agriculture to industrial. A second hearing covers 13.54 acres near Cedar City.
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The Oct. 12 vote was 3-0 after students from three elementary schools described their fundraising. Commissioners reported on flood repairs, bridge work and the Panguitch Lake Dam ceremony.
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The 3-0 vote on Oct. 13 authorizes an amicus brief in a case challenging the law. Commissioners awarded a remodel bid 2-1 and accepted a $200,000 state grant.
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Public hearings are set for Dec. 14 and Jan. 11. The proposal would move homes near White Dome Drive from Desert Canyons Elementary to Little Valley or Bloomington Hills. A separate budget hearing is Nov. 9.
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Both Oct. 22 votes were 5-0. Both tallies come from the meeting video, and minutes are pending. The City Council holds a public hearing on the sensitive-lands application Nov. 5.
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The Oct. 7 vote was 4-0, with the mayor absent. The city will be the applicant for Steve Gilbert's request, and staff will work with his engineers and the Bureau of Land Management.
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On Oct. 8 the council and its building authority voted 4-0 on the bond resolutions, with a public hearing set for Nov. 12. Pickleball lighting and an Eagle Rock subdivision change were tabled.
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The Oct. 13 vote was unanimous. A draft ordinance sets $740 each to disconnect and reconnect pressurized irrigation. The city manager outlined a recovery specialist job and said FEMA is expected to cover about 75 percent of qualified projects.
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Mayor Wayne Peterson proposed exploring a mapped utility corridor for Washington County on Oct. 14. The town has made no commitment, and residents urged the council to press Rocky Mountain Power for a route away from homes and farms.
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At its Oct. 22 meeting the council paused a plan to drop commercial space from a 49.3-acre Highway 18 neighborhood, approved moving Ledges units within a 2,600-unit cap, and added personal instruction uses at a Mall Drive office site.
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At its Oct. 6 meeting the commission approved election equipment with a $25,000 state reimbursement, cut the planning commission from seven members to five in 2027, and approved a $161,291.52 junior livestock payout.
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At its Oct. 6 meeting the commission voted 3-0 on a consolidated fee schedule update, an accounting contract, an emergency communications agreement with Monticello and three public health contracts, and tabled an economic development contract.
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The memorandum would not cover existing inland port project areas such as Iron Springs but would cover future additions, and the authority is expected to vote on it at its November board meeting.
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Minutes of the Sept. 28 meeting show unanimous votes on six action items, plus enrollment, transfer approval, Ivins growth and Five County Association of Governments discussions.
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Both awards to Rope Race Ride Productions are pending a standard agreement. Chairman Adam Snow and Commissioners Victor Iverson and Gil Almquist voted on each item, according to the meeting video and transcript.
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At its Oct. 22 work meeting the council was told the police department has 8 stationary plate-reader cameras and is approved for 8 more, and reviewed a mixed-use plan for the old hospital block.
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At its Oct. 21 work meeting the council advanced a 500,000-cubic-yard lease amendment, a first formal city budget policy and a $51,549 airport terminal camera contract.
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Advising for owners, government-contracting counseling, free classes, employee training that the state pays for and a path for food startups. Each is run by a different agency, and none hands out cash on its own.
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A rural community grant, a women's business course, a toilet rebate and a rural jobs incentive each have a window closing or opening within days. Each is for a different audience.
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A report for the Legislature's Spaceport Exploration Committee puts startup costs at $35 million to $75 million and keeps Green River West as an option.
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Salt Lake City had 19 flights and St. George nine, according to the nonprofit ICE Flight Monitor, which counts flights that move detainees between U.S. facilities.
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The San Juan River at Goosenecks State Park, near Mexican Hat. File photo. Photo: Jstuby · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
The National Weather Service expected major flooding from Four Corners to Mexican Hat to peak around 5 p.m. Sunday, and shelters opened at Aneth Community School and San Juan High School.
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The City Council adopted a temporary ordinance on Oct. 1 that stops the city from processing new blasting permit applications, after residents complained about noise and alleged damage to their homes.
Main Street in Cedar City, looking north, August 2011. File photo. Photo: DXR (Daniel Vorndran) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The city says 18 repeat samples from Oct. 21 to 23 were negative for E. coli, and it believes the first positive result came from localized contamination near the sampling spot.
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Flood damage near the Court of the Patriarchs in Zion National Park, Dec. 9, 1966. File photo. Courtesy Zion National Park; photographer Fred R. Brueck (ZION 8538). Photo: Fred R. Brueck, courtesy Zion National Park · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons (Zion National Park Museum and Archives, ZION 8538)
Snyderville Basin voters decide up to $71 million in recreation bonds, San Juan County votes on a 1% ambulance sales tax, and Washington City votes on a fire and emergency services sales tax. Here is what each measure does, what it would cost and what is not on the ballot.
Proposition 7 would raise just over $1 million a year, with groceries, fuel and prescription medicine exempt, and county leaders expect tourists to pay much of it.
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Washington County's rescue team reported more incidents and many more people rescued in 2025. State records show a reimbursement formula under review and a new grant for rural counties, but no statewide measure of whether teams can keep up.
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