The Uinta County Commission voted July 1 to approve a memorandum of agreement with Daggett County to cover indigent-defense services for calendar year 2025.

Lance Dean of the Uinta County Public Defender’s Office told commissioners that the regional agreement, in place since 2018, had Daggett County paying $6,000 annually. Dean said Daggett’s caseload has increased and the office sought an added contribution for this year only, proposing an additional $5,225 to the $6,000 payment.

“I believe that this goes through December,” Dean said in response to a question about the agreement’s term, and he added the agreement starts July 2025. Dean said the increased payment is for the remainder of this calendar year and that the counties will negotiate a long-term contribution later.

Commissioners discussed the document and confirmed it is titled a memorandum of agreement; Kent Snyder of Daggett County edited a nonmaterial term. A motion was made to approve the memorandum of agreement for indigent defense services between Uinta and Daggett counties, and the commission approved it.

The parties signed the agreement and indicated they will revisit compensation arrangements prior to calendar-year 2026. The memorandum’s stated term covers calendar year 2025, per the meeting exchange.