Read Our Study and Recommendation!

As of 02/02/2018, The final study documents are live and ready for you to download and view!

Volume 1: This is the document which fulfills the requirements set forth by the Code for the State of Utah. https://tooele-my.sharepoint.com/…/ES_4mtHB181KrsqCuB2uXtAB…

Volume 2: This is the document which contains all of our meeting minutes, presentations from inside/outside sources, our voting records, data points which led to our rationale, etc. https://tooele-my.sharepoint.com/…/EVu0Fs80IKRLrHzeujm8xXYB…

Grantsville Presentation

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The Selection Has Been Made

Last Thursday, the Study Committee got together to recap for the citizens all the work that has been put in all year in order to arrive at the narrowing of one recommended form of government.  There was quite a bit of discussion from the community, and a presentation was given showing the work that has been performed thus far.  The result?

We recommend an Appointed Manager and a 5 member Council as the preferred form of government for Tooele County's future.  We look forward to engaging the county citizens again in order to gather feedback and inform everyone of the data we have compiled thus far.

We will be hard at work determining the best courses of action for converting to this form of government, and putting together our official recommendation for the voters of this county to decide on!

Top two picks

We have arrived at the top two forms of government we will be considering and studying in more detail.  They are:

#1 choice: The Appointed Executive - Council
#2 choice: 5 Member Commission

The committee heavily favored 5 member districts as well

If you would like to see the rankings in detail click on the link above that says "Assessment Results"

We hope to see and hear from you in our next meeting!

Narrowing the Field!

This Wednesday at 7 pm we will be narrowing the following County government options to two:

1: Three member commission
2: Five member commission
3: Seven member commission
4: Mayor and Council
5: Appointed Manager and Council

The meeting is open to the public, and will be held at the Tooele County Health Department.

Better Informed for a Better Tooele County

How Does the Study Work?

1- Per state code, the study is now facilitated by 11 local volunteers selected to perform the following duties:
      a. Hold public hearings and community forums to get citizen input.
      b. Study Tooele County’s government and the alternative options.
      c. Determine whether the county’s government could be significantly improved by changing                   the form of county government.
      d. Report on its findings within 1 year.

2- The study will assess which of these forms of government are most effective for Tooele County:
      a. Three-member County Commission (current form).
      b. An Expanded County Commission (a 5- or 7-member commission).
      c. A County Executive/Council, with separate legislative and executive powers. An elected                     “County Mayor” would be the executive, and a county council as legislature.
      d. A Council-Manager form of government, with an appointed county manager as executive,                   with a county council as legislature.

3- Once the study is complete, the committee will confirm which of the forms of government are best for our future. If the committee recommends a change, it is subject to voter approval on a future ballot. No changes to our County’s government would be made except by popular vote.

     Tooele County has changed a lot over the last 20 years and will continue to do so over the next 20 years. We should prepare ourselves by assessing ways to optimize how the county government effectively and responsively represents us.