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  • County commissioners reappoint Cook as chairman; personal assignments given


By Rebecca Dopp
Times-News Correspondent

Whether he wanted it or not, Neil Cook was reappointed as county commission chairman at the January 3 meeting. Fellow commissioners made the motion to keep Cook in the middle seat for the next year.

The commissioners also decided to keep the individual assignments the same as last year. They are as follows:

Neil Cook will oversee Class B Roads (Bob Garrett); Criminal Justice (Jared Eldridge); East Juab Water Conservancy District (Paul McPherson); Executive Enterprise Zone; Law Enforcement (Sheriff Alden Orme); Panarama Land; Six County AOG Board; Six County Economic Board, and Six County Mental Health Board.

Val Jones will oversee Buildings, Grounds, and Parks (Bob Day); East Juab Ambulance (Jeana Higginson/Keth South); Fairboard (Jeff Banks and Chad Winn); JRDA (Landfill and Natural Gas. Quinton Kay-Mona, Mike Jones-Nephi, Brady Taylor-Levan); Library Board (Bookmobile); Planning and Zoning (Glenn Greenhalgh); Recreation District (East Juab); Six County Public Health Board and West Desert and West Juab Ambulance.

Robert Steele will oversee Citizens Advisory Council (Gunnison Correctional Facility); Fairgrounds (Bob Day); Six County Aging Board; Six County Natural Resources Committee; Special District #2 (Mineral Lease $); Special District #1 (D.U.P. No Taxing Authority); Weed Board (Bob Garrett) and Workforce Services.

All three commissioners will oversee Building Authority (Chair-Bob Steele); Economic Developement (Glenn Greenhalgh) and Fire District Board.