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Utah Co. clerk/auditor called employee ‘gay democratic assistant’ according to investigation Amelia Powers Gardner Posted at 5:03 PM, Apr 09, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-09 19:04:14-04 UTAH COUNTY, Utah — Utah County Clerk/Auditor Amelia Powers Gardner underwent workplace harassment training after calling a former employee her “gay democratic assistant” and referring to him as one “of us women,” according to an investigation by the county attorney’s office. An attorney’s office investigator began his inquiry two days before Powers Gardner announ...

Deseret News On Wednesday, Utah County Commissioners granted themselves additional power over the county budget Share this story Utah County Commissioner Bill Lee speaks with residents prior to a Utah County Commission meeting in Provo on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, Lee and Commissioner Tom Sakievic approved a change to move budget staff from the clerk/auditor’s jurisdiction to the commission’s. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Today’s cautionary lesson in leadership is brought to you by Sakievich & Lee, partners in power. Tom Sakievich and Bill Lee, Utah Cou...

Deseret News Share this story In this screenshot taken from the Utah County Government’s YouTube channel, Utah County Clerk/Auditor Amelia Powers Gardner, inset, urges Utah County commissioners Bill Lee and Tom Sakievich not to vote to move budget oversight out of her office, blasting them for proposing such a “major” structural change with barely 24 hours notice. The commissioners voted soon after to approve the change in the public meeting on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. YouTube High-ranking state officials as well as local leaders from Utah County are seething at a Wednesday vote by co...

Fireworks fly in Utah County over commission’s ‘power grab’ of budgetary oversight Katie McKellar © YouTube In this screenshot taken from the Utah County Government’s YouTube channel, Utah County Clerk/Auditor Amelia Powers Gardner, inset, urges Utah County commissioners Bill Lee and Tom Sakievich not to vote to move budget oversight out of her office, blasting them for proposing such a “major” structural change with barely 24 hours notice. The commissioners voted soon after to approve the change in the public meeting on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. High-ranking s...

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