Summit County uses a council-manager form: a five-member County Council serves as the legislative branch, and the county operates under a Council-Manager Compact. Other elected officers include the attorney, auditor, clerk, recorder/surveyor, treasurer, assessor and sheriff. Summit County: County Council ↗
The council appoints citizen committees, approves the county budget, establishes special service districts, coordinates county agencies, enacts ordinances on health, safety and welfare, and creates programs to provide community services. Summit County: County Council ↗
The council meets weekly on Wednesdays, and the county posts the adopted 2026 council budget, the Council-Manager Compact and a 2026 work plan. Summit County: County Council ↗
County government offices are at 60 N. Main Street in Coalville; the main number is 435-336-3200. Summit County: County Council ↗
The county posted a combined 2026 Truth in Taxation notice listing taxing entities that are requesting a property tax rate above the calculated certified rate. Summit County: 2026 Truth in Taxation notice (PDF) ↗
Summit County provides voter registration and elections, waste collection and recycling, lands and natural resources, public records (GRAMA) requests, a justice court, animal control citations and a Roads Dash showing planned road projects. Summit County: home page ↗
Two local ballot questions are noticed for the general election: the West Hills incorporation question and a Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District bond. Summit County: Voter Registration & Elections ↗
The council's Oct. 28 agenda was posted, along with a 6 p.m. Snyderville Basin Planning Commission hearing on a special exception for Highland Estates Lot 268-A. Utah Public Notice Website: Summit County Council ↗
Elections
The County Clerk runs elections. The county's election page lists the notice of election, the filed candidate list, certification and the ballot questions, and the county publishes a general election FAQ at summitcounty.info. Summit County: Voter Registration & 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 8.75%, 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.
Wasatch County government
Wasatch County is governed by a seven-member County Council: two at-large seats and five other seats. The council is the county's legislative body, and it elects a chair. Other elected officers include the attorney, clerk/auditor, recorder, treasurer, assessor and sheriff. Wasatch County: home page ↗
Council Chair Karl McMillan, who had represented District F since 2023, resigned effective April 2, 2026. The council said it would discuss filling the vacancy at its next meeting; Michael Murphy now holds Seat F on an interim basis. Wasatch County: Chair Karl McMillan Announces Resignation ↗
The council adopted a comprehensive General Plan update in 2026 after a yearlong, community-driven process meant to guide balanced growth. Wasatch County: home page ↗
Wasatch County runs the assessor, attorney, clerk/auditor, recorder, treasurer and sheriff's offices, passport processing, voting and elections, trails and open lands programs, and posts meeting agendas and video. Wasatch County: home page ↗
The County Clerk/Auditor runs elections. The county's voting page has voter registration, election information and results. Passport processing is paused Oct. 20 to Nov. 5 because of the election. Wasatch County: Voting and 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 7.25%, 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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Five voters ask a 3rd District judge to reverse the clerk's ruling that 11 people challenged by a Wasatch County resident can't vote on whether West Hills becomes a town.
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The Wasatch County town is taking applications until Nov. 6. Two seats were filled in September, and the latest minutes show no court ruling yet on the petition to disincorporate.
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On Oct. 1 the council approved Ordinance 2026-21 for detached accessory dwelling units, 5-0, with looser owner and parking terms than planners proposed. Transit staff were steered away from a new midday route to the hospital.
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On Oct. 14 the council, sitting as the recreation district board, approved two easements for a four-mile trail link. The council then adopted a five-year senior services plan and two development code updates.
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North Summit Fire District wants $635,265 more and the Mosquito Abatement District $202,816 more. The County Council heard both notices Oct. 14, and the Truth in Taxation hearing is Dec. 9.
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The council unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-23 on Oct. 7. It says the law lets landowners form a city without a public vote and could leave counties with the costs.
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The council held a closed emergency meeting Oct. 12 and scheduled another for Oct. 31. The notices say the topic was security personnel, devices or systems and do not mention the cyberattack.
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Both Oct. 6 votes were unanimous. Residents near the intersection objected to the roundabout, and the council asked for plans showing what land it would need.
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The 23-lot conservation subdivision, with two additional lots of record, sits at about 6380 East Lake Creek Road, according to draft minutes of the Sept. 16 meeting.
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The Sept. 24 minutes show the board voted 4-0 on property for UDOT-required SR-113 work, a complaint policy and several equipment purchases, and discussed cell phone rules.
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City Engineer Russ Funk's plan adds striping on 100 West and a school crossing at 910 South, with concrete work capped at $150,000, and a 3-2 vote limits officials' newsletter articles.
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The largest increases are the new positions, $2.9 million for cost-of-living and merit raises, and a $150,000 employee longevity bonus program, according to staff's presentation for the Oct. 28 County Council work session.
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The state says Hogan and Associates discharged more than 518,000 gallons of contaminated water into a creek without permits; each violation can carry up to $10,000 a day.
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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.
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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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The state auditor found the Wasatch County town renewed contracts without bidding and hired the manager’s excavation company for repairs the contract did not cover. An Oct. 5 proposal would end the role and bid contracts in 2027. The Ledger has not confirmed what the council decided on Oct. 6.
The developer of the city-owned Five-Acre Site, planned for 106 homes including 88 deed-restricted affordable units, asked for more time to revise designs and brief the City Council.
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Alta and Snowbird reported well over a foot of new snow from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel, while Park City and the Ogden Valley and Logan-area resorts saw little.
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State regulators say more than 518,000 gallons of groundwater with arsenic and lead went into a storm line at a school construction site without a permit, and the district has not answered questions about its earlier statements.
· From TownLift
The Utah House chamber at the Capitol, Feb. 16, 2011. File photo. Photo: Scott Catron · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
First Security’s failed combination with Zions and its 2000 acquisition by Wells Fargo show how shareholder decisions and local competition shaped Utah banking consolidation.
