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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...

Lt. Gov. Henderson blasts Utah Co. Commission for 'insane' power grab Henderson says calls the move ‘insane’ and an inappropriate consolidation of power. KSTU By: The Salt Lake Tribune Posted at 11:59 AM, Apr 01, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-01 13:59:13-04 PROVO, Utah — Utah County commissioners have claimed greater control of the county’s $100 million budget with a swift maneuver that high-ranking state officials have decried as a power grab that wipes away important checks and balances on government spending. The proposal — which stripped budget ov...

SALT LAKE CITY — Tanner Ainge will step down from his position as a Utah County commissioner and accept an appointment on the Governor's Office of Economic Development board, his office confirmed Wednesday morning. Ainge had served on the commission since 2019. As its chair, he oversaw a contentious debate about property tax increases and the county's mask mandate, which he supported in September 2020. Ainge has been in Virginia since February, attending training for the Utah National Guard. In a statement to the Utah County Board of Commissioners, Ainge announced his resignation and said h...