The Board of County Commissioners appoints members to a number of boards and committees which advise and assist governing County programs. Serving on an appointed board or committee is a great way to participate in decisions that affect you and to learn more about how local government works.
Volunteer boards and committees play a variety of important roles and are designed to encourage citizen participation in government, provide representation of different interests and viewpoints, and to take advantage of specialized skills, expertise and experience among persons generally employed in areas other than government.
These various boards also advise the County Commissioners on service priorities, how to distribute available resources, and how to improve collaboration with the communities within the County.
Carbon County is currently seeking applications to fill vacancies on the following boards and committees for terms beginning January 1, 2022:
SHERIFF’S MERIT COMMISSION
Number of vacancies: One (1) Regular
Terms: This vacancy is to fill the remaining term of a commissioner who has resigned. The appointment will start January 1, 2022 and will expire 12/31/27.
By statute, commissioners must be citizens of Carbon County for not less than five years immediately preceding the date of appointment, and shall hold no County office and may not be an employee of Carbon County. Not more than two members shall be affiliated with or members of the same political party. Because one of the remaining commissioners is a member of the Republican Party and one is a member of the Democratic Party, this appointment can be any political affiliation.
The commission is charged by statute with creating and maintaining a classified merit service list from which subordinate peace officers are hired and vacancies are filled. The commission also participates in the promotion, transfer, demotion, suspension and removal of peace officers in accordance with the provisions of the merit commission act, and formulates and administers testing and other regulations in furtherance of the act.
SOUTHEASTERN UTAH BOARD OF HEALTH
Number of vacancies: 1
Term: 4 year term
This board meets quarterly and members must reside in Carbon County. This position will be to complete the remainder of a four year term which expires January 1, 2018.
A majority of the members may not…
• Be primarily engaged in providing health care to individuals or in the administration of facilities or institutions in which health care is provided.
• Hold fiduciary position or have a fiduciary interest in any entity involved in the provision of health care.
• Receive either directly or through a spouse more than 1/10 of the member’s gross income from any entity or activity relating to health care; and be members of one type of business or profession.
All applicants must be willing to regularly attend meetings and actively participate in the committee or board activities. Please do not apply if you have been convicted of a felony.
PLANNING COMMISSION
Number of vacancies: 4
Number of alternate vacancies: 2
Term: 4 year
This is a seven member board that is appointed by the Board of Commissioners and meets monthly to approve land use applications and recommend zoning ordinances and maps, subdivision regulations, amendments to same, requests for conditional use permits, etc. to the County Commission. Alternates take part in deliberations and vote when a member of the commission is absent from a meeting
CARBON COUNTY TOURISM TAX ADVISORY BOARD
Number of vacancies: 8
Term: 2 year term
This Board meets twice per year, or more often if necessary. The focus is on the promotion of Tourism and the development of tourism related facilities within Carbon County. Board members are responsible for making recommendations to the Carbon County Commissioners for the expenditure of the restaurant sales tax and transient room tax collected in Carbon County. The Board must be composed of members living within Carbon County, and a majority of the members must be current employees of entities operating restaurants or hotel/lodging businesses within Carbon County. The balance of the board members must be employees of recreational facilities, convention facilities, museums, cultural attractions, or other tourism-related industries located within Carbon County.
CARBON COUNTY CAREER SERVICE COUNCIL
Number of vacancies: Two (2)
Terms: 3 year term
This five-member bipartisan board, mandated by state law, consists of three regular members and two alternate members. Meetings are held on an as-needed basis to hear appeals not resolved at lower levels in cases of Carbon County career service employees who have been suspended, transferred, demoted, or dismissed as well as in cases of other grievances not resolved by the grievance process at the county and/or departmental level.
CARBON COUNTY WEED BOARD
Number of vacancies: 5
Position: Regular
Terms: 4 year terms
The Utah Noxious Weed Act provides that each county have a weed control board that is responsible for the control of noxious weeds, consisting of not less than three nor more than five members of whom shall be farmers or ranchers whose primary income is derived from the production of agriculture.
SCOFIELD RESERVOIR SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT
Number of vacancies: 1
Terms: 4 year term
This six member board meets quarterly and is responsible for the operation of the sewer systems in the subdivisions/campsites surrounding the reservoir. The applicant’s must be a cabin owner Singletons subdivisions.
If you are interested in serving Carbon County and would like to be considered for appointment to fill one of the vacancies, please complete and submit the application form that is available on Carbon County website at https://www.carbon.utah.gov/Administration/Boards or from the Commission Secretary by emailing geni.hawk@carbon.utah.gov . If you have any questions or would like more information concerning these positions, please feel free to contact the Commission office at 435-636-3226.
Applications are due November 16, 2021. Appointments will take place at the November 17, 2021 at a regularly scheduled commission meeting.
Published in the ETV Newspaper October 20, October 27, November 3 and November 10, 2021.