Local prosecutor Tony Baird was appointed as the interim county attorney after a unanimous vote from Cache County Council on Tuesday.
âI will make you this commitment: That weâll just keep the boat pointed in the right direction,â Baird said. âAnd thatâs going to be easy because ⦠I work with great people.â
In addition to assisting in the day-to-day operations of the Cache County Attorneyâs Office, County Chair Gina Worthen said appointing an interim attorney was also positive for the community.
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Itâs âgood for the public to see someone at the helm,â Worthen said. âEspecially if something awful were to happen, heaven forbid.â
Cache County Attorney James Swink is stepping away from his elected position to pursue an opportunity with prosecutors in Weber County.
âIâve served 12 years as the Cache County Attorney, and itâs been wonderful,â Swink told The Herald Journal. âI donât think elected officials should serve their lifetimes in their office.â
An announcement of Swinkâs departure was made prior to a ribbon cutting for a new Cache Childrenâs Justice Center on Tuesday. Swink told The Herald Journal that Monday would be his last day at the Cache County Attorneyâs Office.
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âJames, we are grateful for your leadership for the last 12 years as our county attorney,â said Cache CJC Director Terryl Warner during the event. âWe would not be here today if it hadnât been for you.â
The reopening was originally scheduled for June 2, but the remodeling was not complete.
County Executive David Zook announced the new open house date on Tuesday during the Cache County Council meeting.
The Victim Services section of the Cache County Attorney’s Office will operate the new facility. The facility provides resources to youth and children who are victims of abuse.
Christopher Allan Vail, 44, has been charged in the 1st District Court with a single third-degree felony count of evading law enforcement in connection to alleged federal offenses.
Jess Bradfieldâs arrival as the new Cache County clerk and auditor last fall has led to the resignations of four out of six longtime female employees in the clerkâs office, including one who gained a $97,000 out-of-court separation settlement, The Herald Journal has learned.
Bradfield was elected in a special session of Cache County Republicans on Sept. 19 following the departure of fellow Republican Jill Zollinger, who stepped down before the end of her fifth four-year term in office. Bradfield won out over two of Zollingerâs employees, Chief Deputy Auditor Diana Schaeffer and Chief Deputy Clerk Kim Gardner, and it was Gardner who won the separation payout roughly two months after Bradfieldâs arrival.