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County staff told Mullins that access across the county’s boundary depends on where the proposed driveway crosses and that state approval through UDOT is required for access to a state road. A staff member said that if the requested access is on the east end of the property and lies entirely within the owner's parcel, county approval was not required, but that UDOT would dictate grade and design standards for a state road access.

Mullins said the parcel address is 400 North 1100 West and that she is working with UDOT on precise location. Commissioners asked staff to continue coordinating with Mullins and UDOT to confirm any county permits or grading requirements.

Ending: Staff indicated the applicant should finalize plans with UDOT and return to county staff if additional county permits or approvals are needed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Millard County Commission Meeting Live Stream 8-5-2025","oneSentenceSummary","A new property owner asked the commission whether county approval was required for access to a parcel near the transfer station; commissioners and staff advised coordination with UDOT for access on the state road and confirmed county requirements depend on location and grade.","taxTitle","Millard County Commission, Millard County Commission and Boards, Millard County, Utah","taxId",75106,"location","Utah","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6144734,"R6 regional council reports housing projects, nonprofit expansion and plans to buy AgriPark land",474,3311000,3785000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5533543-11c0c395f8626ece4f3f7a68cd0c83c0&start=3311&end=3785","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5533543-11c0c395f8626ece4f3f7a68cd0c83c0/thumbnail_3311000.jpg","/articles/6144734/Utah/R6-regional-council-reports-housing-projects-nonprofit-expansion-and-plans-to-buy-AgriPark-land","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6144734-9c4a86c1f98ffbe3ab806e26c6f6e60f/orig.mp4?Expires=1773626528&Signature=MOOGgq0teVKdLrEatFnEWvgz3JAGEQpdsJzVTyhTqKfqPT1B98-y6V11S78Cj95yKhb6nA5K9mOvJj92UWLEk2Vz2D4xgaM8nrZ02W6UeGMyqhqbjhyifCBlnuymLE1Ubu2mHrT3~pJREGaizLurogcUSdI1X9Bh6zdD~cHvNzq3uh0H3q1xhRDm07rf2ResF7sob8~qlkMvGgozUFFpSU-Zw6ttvnc9lm41Jj9wf5jAvLBIzY0DL6818VVlHZDlrLkhyyQ1h8Qw0TLHIDf6EpVXcyJBrWAejveyw0qtmZX9oFPCH827MlKOlKfX2WPH3vEyBPrg7LB60I6~71Nfng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Travis Killen, executive director of the R6 regional council, updated Millard County commissioners on regional housing projects, nonprofit changes and an AgriPark land purchase plan.

Killen said the council’s fiscal year runs July to June and that the council has not raised county allocations since 2019; he reminded staff the council sends invoices in January. He reported six rent‑to‑own single‑family houses nearing completion in Fillmore and said a multifamily housing project is moving forward with a repeat developer who has worked with the council on previous housing in Richfield.

On the nonprofit side, Killen said the council expanded its 501(c)(3) from a housing‑only focus to include community and economic development so the nonprofit can pass foundation grants and other funds through to counties. \"Any of our counties, cities could benefit from dollars through a nonprofit,\" Killen said.

Killen said the council is under contract to acquire about 920 acres in Juab County for an AgriPark and expects to close in October; the plan includes tying water to Nephi City and pursuing power connections, with an overall goal of creating a permanent site for regional activities. \"We're excited, obviously, to have a place to call home,\" Killen said.

Killen also reported that senior nutrition participation and donations in Millard County were up year‑over‑year, and he reminded the commission that the state auditor prefers anonymous donations for senior programs under the Older Americans Act; he said some counties carve out language in policy to allow receipts when donors request them.

Ending: Killen said staff at the Fillmore office continue to deliver state and federal programs and encouraged commissioners to direct the council on priorities if needed.","Travis Killen, executive director of the R6 regional council, briefed commissioners on housing projects in Fillmore and elsewhere, expansion of the council's 501(c)(3) to support community and economic development, and planned purchase of roughly 920 acres for an AgriPark site.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6144740,"Independent audit returns clean opinion; auditor urges county to harden cybersecurity",1623,1471000,3094000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5533543-11c0c395f8626ece4f3f7a68cd0c83c0&start=1471&end=3094","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5533543-11c0c395f8626ece4f3f7a68cd0c83c0/thumbnail_1471000.jpg","/articles/6144740/Utah/Independent-audit-returns-clean-opinion-auditor-urges-county-to-harden-cybersecurity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6144740-8e317aee80246c3c3a2589293e66462c/orig.mp4?Expires=1773626528&Signature=b82DYdv4ACDT7ZrlA4wNYGGbwQVJ9SNoH642u48EgemDb7fLIC7xPuB6c2wQNwIRCir-wC-JVFkGvSC1lzZyaPhaOEgcinoTJ2aPzaNgOSkYD4Zm2r~~3MF14gLiyIfcWeREoZQ2-ODiOyPkV4HAL-PXNMSZUxvkJKFuersnfns0louqbcoSdwhfEVrXhtwsWoJiKkNin0eU2BfN7P0dhn6v7N8wb5J6MEba-aZT1cVshpQ4O0G6ruaUW34LmgjlXOJzDLAt34rblpf4iQGTNwXYefzVRjs~Tp04eTd~ghCmjVwGPSI7ZI-YVSNjz4xPaKp~U7uRd22qRgej4Wj9WA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","John Hatterley, partner in charge of the Larson and Company audit, told Millard County commissioners that the firm issued an unmodified opinion on the county’s 2024 financial statements and its federal single audit. \"It's an unmodified or an unqualified opinion — that's a clean opinion,\" Hatterley said.

Hatterley reviewed the audit's scope, noting the report addresses the county's financial statements, supplementary information and federal single audit for programs that exceeded the federal threshold. He said the county had no material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, or findings requiring modification of the audit report.

Hatterley also briefed the commission on internal controls and required supplementary information such as the management discussion and analysis and pension (URS) schedules. He told commissioners the audit process includes identifying negative financial trends and assessing risk for revenue losses tied to large taxpayers or grants.

In a separate but related portion of the presentation, Hatterley warned county leaders about a growing cybersecurity threat to local governments. He described phishing and \"smishing\" attacks and said attackers have increasingly targeted public agencies with ransomware, which can lock access to systems and demand payment. \"If they hijack your data, they're gonna say, you pay us $200,000 or you're not getting your data back,\" Hatterley said, urging continuous, live backups and staff training to reduce exposure.

Hatterley offered to provide staff training; commissioners and county staff discussed existing technology vendors and the benefits of moving to .gov email addresses and stronger password requirements. Hatterley said some rural governments had been spared historically but now need to prioritize cyber protections.

At the conclusion of the presentation a commissioner moved to accept the audit report; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. No audit findings were recorded in the auditor's reports to the commission during the meeting.

Ending: The commission accepted Larson and Company's reports; staff were encouraged to pursue cybersecurity training and improved backup strategies per the auditor's recommendation.","Larson and Company presented an unmodified (clean) opinion on Millard County’s 2024 financial statements and federal single audit, and the auditor warned the commission about rising cybersecurity threats and recommended staff training and continuous backups.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6144744,"Deseret‑Hinkley cemetery board urges county to convene talks on combining cemetery districts",1148,256000,1404000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5533543-11c0c395f8626ece4f3f7a68cd0c83c0&start=256&end=1404","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5533543-11c0c395f8626ece4f3f7a68cd0c83c0/thumbnail_256000.jpg","/articles/6144744/Utah/DeseretHinkley-cemetery-board-urges-county-to-convene-talks-on-combining-cemetery-districts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6144744-ec488a72238dea25f4d74d68fb9ea76d/orig.mp4?Expires=1773626528&Signature=Fn5Kcj8LkZxDooHUGfcfJPDWoYdWLaL5-7sEmvgC14gU18xguFfkt1SRsBSZRehVtzDmouXlOQEzwK3CSiaoL~9KQPZR3Dy0DFxvbcEksFZW~N2vQObStk0r1um~sg5hO~C8eZwlbNguRMZVw1~~2xZg7wpEpXMLk8R99PrABotOtJJZJ0wX2PyhoWXzydnmltmK0qnz~JPD1uf~xX9rIbLvkmlbbWjmY~9OdHF5Uiz6GRzdWls3-R~6SWxJUIouFVSJJjqYEelHCHbvkATImhfB7p5C6x9F-WF5~32TWO3OMYRlXaHuh0a9B0HVTqygxXCQG5YJ5~XiyzK1ZbnLyg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Matt Eliason, chairman of the Deseret‑Hinkley Cemetery District, told Millard County commissioners on Wednesday that his volunteer board cannot sustain cemetery operations under its current tax base and asked the commission to help bring the two local cemetery districts together to consider consolidation. \"We can't make this work as a cemetery board. We 100% believe that commissioners need to take this on and combine the districts,\" Eliason said.

The request grew from a 2024 budget review in which Eliason said board members discovered the district’s small tax base left it unable to finance a new maintenance shed without a county loan. Eliason said the district would need to repay roughly $5,000 a year on the loan but that the small number of property taxpayers in Hinkley and Deseret would feel any increase more sharply than taxpayers in the larger Delta Southern Oasis district.

“The tax rate for Delta is 0.000204, and ours is 0.000171,” Deborah Wagner, secretary‑treasurer for the Deseret‑Hinkley district, told commissioners. Wagner said raising the district rate to 0.0004 — a figure discussed in the meeting — would require formal notice and the truth‑in‑taxation process and could impose a heavy burden on roughly 1,150 property taxpayers the district would have to notify.

Eliason and Wagner outlined basic budget comparisons: Eliason said the Delta Southern Oasis district maintains just over 10 acres of cemetery and has an annual budget he cited as about $109,888, and that Deseret‑Hinkley maintains just over 7 acres with an annual budget cited as $25,702. Using those figures, Eliason said Delta Southern Oasis receives roughly $10,752 per acre while Deseret‑Hinkley receives about $3,661 per acre, a difference he said makes improvements difficult.

Scott Bassett, representing the Delta Southern Oasis Cemetery Maintenance District, said his district had not been invited to prior discussions and asked to be included. \"We didn't know anything about this until Trevor let us know,\" Bassett said, and he recommended a joint meeting so both boards could reach a shared recommendation for the county.

A county commissioner responded that the item was not on the agenda for formal action that day but asked Eliason to coordinate with county staff and the other district’s leadership. The commissioner said, \"I want the two boards to come together to figure this out,\" and asked Eliason to consult with Christine Stanworth and county records staff so the groups could meet and report back.

No formal vote or consolidation motion was taken. Commissioners directed staff and district representatives to schedule a meeting for the two cemetery boards and county records staff to discuss options, including whether Deseret‑Hinkley could use its capital reserves to pay the loan and whether consolidation could take effect in a future tax year.

Community volunteers were repeatedly noted as essential to ongoing maintenance. Eliason said long‑time volunteers and board members are retiring and that the district struggles to recruit replacements given the low compensation. Wagner said the district’s longtime secretary would step down at the end of the year and that finding a volunteer to match that level of service “will be very, very difficult.”

The commission meeting record shows the parties agreed to pursue a joint meeting and return to the commission with options; the commission did not adopt any change that day.

Ending: Commissioners asked county staff to help schedule the joint meeting and to include county records personnel; district leaders agreed to coordinate and report back at a future commission meeting.","Officials from the Deseret‑Hinkley Cemetery District told Millard County commissioners they cannot sustain operations without raising taxes or merging with nearby districts and asked the county to convene a joint meeting with the Delta Southern Oasis district to explore consolidation and other options.","actionData","errors"]

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