State of the County Tuesday, April 17th @ 6:00P- Given by Commissioner Jim Harvey

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Opening and Theme

1. Here are 5 questions that you have asked we are going to answer tonight:

a. How VS. Why we are #WinningInWEBER.

b. Why do we have our facilities?

c. What is our econ dev plan? Why do we need it? -Increasing economic

development means that you personally will have a lower tax burden. - Add

the chart that has the circles.

d. Why do we have proactive communications plan?

e. How have we streamlined Weber County?

Department News 1. Parks and Rec

a. Fort Buenaventura is a historic park in the middle of Ogden City. In 2017 our

CP&R department hosted a volunteer day with Marketstar. They are

rockstars !!! MarketStar employees contributed hundreds of hours in

volunteer service in forms of painting, the cleaning up of trails, the addition

and tuning up of the cyclocross course and they even helped build part of

the field archery range. Since snowfall was light, our Weber County Roads

crew along with the Utah State Department of Natural Resources partnered

with to completely renovate the pond. Our crews dredged 8,600 yards of

sediment and the DNR has placed a fish habitat in the pond and stocked it

with fish. What a great resource for our community to have a fishin’ hole less

than a mile from downtown. In addition, a new 18-hole championship frisbee

disc golf course is being installed on this beautiful property. The Fort is also

host to many Mountain Man Rendezvous, including the signature event on

Easter weekend.

b. In our Parks and Recreation department, we have garnered or strengthened

several partnerships that have led to amazing improvement in our parks. In

2017 on the top of the old landfill site, we opened a beautiful new public park

complete with a stunning new entrance, cyclocross course, and a pavilion. It

also is attached to the incredible trail system. We worked in partnership with

the Wasatch Wigeons and created a safer and new boardwalk through the

King Fisher Wetlands. This is a great example of a repurposed area that now

encourages wildlife and exercise.

c. Our North Fork Park is in Liberty, Utah. It is a camping and outdoor gem in

our upper valley. We recently partnered with Visit Ogden and Ogden Nordic

to host the second annual Sweaty Yeti Fat Bike Race. Our Convention Visitors

Bureau is awesome and Ogden Nordic is our partner and provider of

Snowshoeing and Nordic skiing inside the boundary of the park. In 2018 we

are capitalizing on this partnership to construct a new Fat Bike course. Our

Weber County Parks and Recreation Department also partnered with the U.S.

Forest Service for trail improvements up there. I’m happy to report that

camping revenues were up on over 17% from the previous year.

d. The Recreation department managed 1935 league games in 2017 including

basketball, soccer, volleyball and futsal. Our leagues are so successful, and

because of limited space, we farmed out over 150 basketball teams to other

municipalities.

e. That same recreation department now has an online registration program

for both leagues and group camp areas. The goal up there is to add

individual sites to this online reservation system.

f. Weber County also owns and operates the Ice Sheet. It’s located above

Harrison boulevard near the Dee Event Center. It is booked solid with ice

hockey games and practices, figure skating, curling and open public skating.

Currently, the Ice Sheet hosts over 550 hockey games annually. We are

thrilled the Ice Sheet is the home the Ogden Mustangs, our own professional

ice hockey team. We partnered with the Mustangs to host the Western

States Hockey League Thorne Cup. The League representatives stated it was

the best location & facility they have ever had to host their event. In addition,

Weber County is in preliminary talks with the Olympic exploratory committee

to insure our venue will once again be considered as an official Olympic

venue.

g. There are many exciting things happening at the Golden Spike Event Center.

Our self-created Ice Breaker rodeo has grown to the largest High School

rodeo in the state. In addition, we created several self promoted events that

make the county money and add preserve our western heritage. This is

another in-house produced event that will compliment other Western Events

in the area and reduce the GSEC deficit.

h. Coming this spring is a brand new 52 stall full hookup RV park. Not only will

this be a great amenity but will also be a significant revenue generator. A

special thanks to the “Friends of the Fairgrounds” Wadman Construction and

the Friends of the Fairgrounds foundation for their vital support needed to

support this project.

i. The GSEC enjoys additional partnerships with the organizations such as the

Wasatch Slopes and Wasatch Pony Club. They assist in facilitating race track

grooming work and equestrian maintenance. The efforts from both groups

total thousands of volunteer hours annually.

j. In 2017, the Golden Spike Event Center hosted 526 events. The Weber

County Fair had an attendance of over 46,000 people and the Fairs Jr.

Livestock sale put more than $554,209.34 into the pockets of Weber County

youth for college.

2. The Ogden Eccles Conference Center (OECC) and Peery’s Egyptian Theater (PET) staff

executed 264 events, with 400+ event days in 2017. The Theater averaged an event

every 2 days.

a. Both facilities are located in the heart of downtown Ogden on Washington

Boulevard.

b. In 2017, they enjoyed their best financial year ever. Revenue increased from

previous years, while expenses decreased, The team’s efforts have saved the

county upwards of $400,000 this past year alone.

c. PET launched four new community programs including; Ogden Musical

Theater, Kids Act Up, TedX and the Excellence in the Community program, a

“free” live concert series that allows our community to experience a variety of

music genre.

d. Because of community support, after a ten year hiatus, our team brought live

theater. We enjoyed an extremely successful launch of Ogden Musical

Theater. Our first year’s production was Joseph and the Technicolor

Dreamcoat. It’s eight-day run averaged over 400 attendees every night. This

year, the production of “Annie Get Your Gun” opens in combination with our

Ogden Pioneer Day Celebration.

e. According to our customers, our OECC/PET staff continues to ‘’exceed

expectations”. As one client said, “ It’s the feel you have here, everyone makes

you feel at home.”

Weber County’s Culture, Parks and Recreation Department has truly built a stellar

reputation on not only what they have accomplished but their proactive planning

for the future. Thank you to Marty Smith, Jennifer Grahams and team for

exemplifying the words, “Winning in Weber”.

3. Libraries are valued treasures in our community. They they foster lifelong learning

and provide quality entertainment for generations of Weber County residents.

a. In 2017, the number of active library cards: 112,711

Number of books and other items loaned: 1,903,972

b. Number who attended library sponsored programs: 76,679

Number of people who used public meeting rooms: 108,837

c. In addition, three of four capital projects authorized by a vote of the public

have been completed. All of these projects were completed on time and

under budget. The fourth, and final, project, reopening of the North Branch,

is scheduled for early June.

d. Our main library was re-dedicated less two weeks ago. This $35 million dollar

renovation had its ribbon cutting on April 4th, 50 years to the day of its

original opening. It’s important to note that the people of Weber County

voted to make these improvements. This is the people’s project. We are

happy to say it was completed on time and on budget.

Thank you to Lynnda Wangsgard and her incredible team for making the most of this

Weber County redevelopment opportunity inside the Ogden City limits. Team, your efforts

will be appreciated for decades to come.

4. In Community Development, there’s a new and refreshing focus on collaboration

between this division and the public along with other Weber County departments.

We are doing more with less by working together and eliminating the need to use

costly outside resources. Examples include:

a. In conjunction with Parks and Recreation, the Roads Division dug out and

hauled away over 860 dump truck loads (aforementioned) of sediment from

the Fort Buenaventura Pond transforming it from a frog pond to a prime

family fishing destination.

b. The Property Management Division worked with several facilities in the

County to access subsidies from Rocky Mountain Power on LED lighting

upgrades. Weber County spent $17,786.36 and will receive over $71,000

worth of work and an ongoing yearly savings of $16,678.00.

c. Transfer stations

i. Through the Weber Area Council of Governments (WACOG), a transfer

station subcommittee was formed so that through their respective

mayors, city residents have a say in how the collection of refuse can

be optimized. Simply put, these types of actions strengthens

relationships between Weber County and our cities.

d. In our Engineering office, 2017 was a successful and efficient year.

i. We increased the number of building permits issued from 486 in 2016

to 566 this year.

ii. Out Planning Commission recently hosted an open house in Western

Weber to receive input from residents on community growth. This is

a pro-active PRE planning commission approach. We did this because

we truly want your input before the inevitable growth happens.

iii. We also completed LIDAR maps in the Ogden Valley, which the land

easier to develop. New home builders previously would have needed

to pay $5,000-$10,000 for a geological survey. With this new software,

this is no longer needed. We are leading the state in precise and

accurate surveying.

e. Roads/Fleet:

i. The Weber County Fleet Department lead the charge on SB80

legislation. This bill excludes all EX and UHP license plates from

annual renewal requirements. This will save thousands of

administration hours annually.

ii. Amongst many other wins, our Roads Department just completed the

Western Drain project. They basically enlarged the opening of the

bottom of the bathtub by making a bigger opening. This gets rid of

water faster and will improve possible future flood issues from our

Farr West and Pleasant View cities.

Sean Wilkinson & Bill Ross, thanks for doing more with less and for your leadership

of this department.

5. Our Recorder / Surveyor's Office is lead by Leann Kilts.

a. In the last tax year, our Recorder’s office maintained ownership, mailing

addresses, property addresses, and acreage for 101,478 parcels of property

within our Weber County tax system.

b. With the recording of 32 new annexations and other special taxing districts,

we created 11 new taxing units. 47,194 documents were recorded, including

161 new subdivisions and 11,871 deeds requiring ownership and mapping

changes.

c. Anytime ownership or acreage of any property parcel changes, the updated

data is forward to the Assessor’s, Treasurer’s and Clerk’s offices for

processing within their systems.

d. Each business day delicate old record books from our vault are being

scanned digitally. This improves efficiency and shares this research with the

State archives. It is an ongoing project, but we do this to protect and

preserve critical and historical information. Best of all, it enables more

information to be readily available to the public and professional record

searchers. Another transparency win.

e. The Surveyor’s office is using cutting edge technology to map and record

property lines. This efficiency saves money, time and encourages smart

growth.

6. Our Clerk/Auditor is Ricky Hatch.

a. They recieve your money and your ballot. The Weber County Election team

is nationally recognized and is busy installing and programming its new,

modern, secure voting system. The elections specialists provide leadership

and training throughout the state and nation on elections-related issues,

including elections cybersecurity.

b. The Clerk/Auditor financial team recommended and helped implement

policies that will save county taxpayers $26 million over the next 20 years.

c. In addition, Weber County processed over 5,600 passports in 2017, more

than double the number of passports we processed 2014. This processing

growth took place with fewer employees in 2017 than we had in 2009.

7. Public Safety:

a. The Weber County Sheriff’s Office continues to be a model law enforcement

agency and correctional facility. Sheriff Terry Thompson and his department

have made improvements with inmate management technology by updating

inmate telephones and video visiting.

b. Because of exemplary policies and jail standards, the Weber County Jail

experienced no jail deaths in 2017 or YTD 2018.

c. The Weber County Sheriff’s office also assisted Salt Lake County with their

Rio Grande project by housing a large number of inmates. This started

happening in August of last year.

d. In 2017 in conjunction with several cities, the Sheriff’s Office worked through

some law enforcement service contract negotiations. This resulted in a

workable agreement for all.

e. Though staff turnover has still been an issue, our law enforcement division

continues to provide great service to our schools, our contract cities, and

Weber County as a whole.

f. Thanks to the more than 27,000 volunteer service hours in 2017, the “Weber

County Sport Shooting Complex” sees more than 1,000 patrons each week.

Veterans, BSA & church groups, Law enforcement organizations, Federal,

State, & local all are using this facility to become better trained.

8. The Assessor’s Office is the place where they tell you what your home or your

business is worth. Through technology coupled with hard work they are more

efficient and can even be more confident in the taxable values than ever before.

a. Lead by John Ulibarri, Weber County’s costs to assess each property is the

lower of every first or second class county in the state of Utah. However, the

department continues to look for better ways to serve you, the customer.

How do they do this? They continue to use technology in areas such as aerial

photography, online business personal property filing, and reducing printing

and mailing costs.

b. They also asked me to mention that they would appreciate your feedback;

Feel free to drop in or call with tips, comments, and suggestions.

9. John Bond is our Weber County Treasurer.

a. Under his leadership, we have encouraged the public to use technology that

saves money and streamlines paperwork. This effort has been successful as

the public is using our tax website more than ever with a record-setting 1.6

million logins for 2017.

b. For instance, the number of taxpayers using our website’s electronic

payment option to pay for taxes increased 19% in 2017 with over 8,600 tax

payments being made. This is a 14% increase in efficiency over 2016.

c. This is a perfect example of how technology has made it possible for us to

do more work with less people. In fact, the treasurer reduced their staff

again, this time by a full time employee. Calls to the office have continued to

drop with 5,400 fewer calls this year. Thus maximizing taxpayer dollars and

exercising fiscal responsibility in production.

10. Over the past 15 months, our ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPT. looks totally different.

a. I’m happy to confirm that Weber County corporation is running more like a

business today than ever before.

b. Our Weber County Human Resources team supports 36 diverse departments

and over 1,300 county employees who deliver outstanding services to more

than 245,000 residents each day.

c. The employees of Weber County are our greatest asset. It is the talent of our

employees, their initiative, hard work, creativity, and their ability to

collaborate, that have led the county over the past year. All of the success’

mentioned tonight are because of them.

Over the past year Weber County Human Resources has worked to enact

changes that will help us retain and attract the most talented workforce. The

HR department introduced a new website to make human resources more

accessible and to create more transparency for existing employees, potential

job applicants, and the general public. The team moved from a paper

application process and implemented an online application system, which

has significantly eased the experience of the recruitment process. A pay-for-

performance platform was introduced that enables managers to set goals

and reward our employees based on their accomplishments and their

behavior. Last, but certainly not least, the department has placed a large

focus on the employee lifecycle. From the day an applicant applies for a job

to the day they retire, the department has put in place a plan to develop,

train, and reward employees, while maintaining a safe, innovative and

customer-oriented workplace.

Going forward, you can expect to see the human resources department’s

efforts broaden as we continue to develop and refine policies and

procedures that set an example for employers in both the public and private

sectors.

d. If you ask a majority of our employees, morale is better today than it was a

year ago. In an effort to stimulate this, we have hosted employee

appreciation events, training and team building events since the hiring of our

new Administrative Services Director, Sarah Swan.

e. We provide better customer service to our employees with less dollars than

we did two years ago.

f. This year, we also hired a new IT Director, Quinn Fowers. Since his hire, we

have been responsibly and methodically upgrading our 20+ year old

technology infrastructure as we can afford it.

Sara Swan

11. As an introduction to this next section of the county, Chris Allred stated, “We boast

the tallest (and likely the handsomest) county attorney in the state.” We appreciate

Chris’s humble leadership of this office.

a. This team prosecutes every felony that happens in Weber County. Plus they

prosecute ALL misdemeanors in unincorporated area. RESULTS:

i. That is approx. 4,500 criminal cases annually.

ii. From July 1- June 30th, they prosecuted;

iii. 2,444 felonies,

iv. 3,208 misdemeanors.

v. In addition, they reach out to approx 2,000 victims annually to provide

victim assistance services. To continually protect victims, they facilitate

restitution of approximately $1 million annually.

vi. We had and will continue to have great success reducing drug

dependency and recidivism through drug court and other

rehabilitation programs.

b. To further fight crime, we cross designate prosecutors to prosecute in federal

court so we can remove worst dangerous, violent felons from our

neighborhoods and send them to federal prisons outside Utah.

c. The civil division of the county attorney's office provides legal counsel and

acts essentially as in-house counsel to an organization with 1,200 employees

and 20 different departments. These departments all have very different

functions, and some areas, such as planning and zoning, implicate very

specialized areas of law. Failures to understand and/or follow these laws

could result in huge liabilities to taxpayers. However, our office is very

proactive in providing legal counsel to all departments at every step of the

way in order to avoid exposure to lawsuits, and to ensure that Weber County

residents are treated fairly in their interactions with the county.

OTHER WINS for WEBER……

12. The George Wahlen Veterans Home is one of only four veterans homes in Utah. As

a Commissioner, I have a seat on their board. That board works to take care of

those who have taken care of us - round of applause ….And, if any of you know of a

philanthropic minded person, we're looking for 15 acres to get a veterans cemetery

here in Weber County.

13. USU Extension Centers are at the heart of many educational outreach programs

that are happening in the county. The following are just a few of these events:

a. Since October of 2017, over 600 food stamp eligible participants (413 youth

and 225 adults) have attended a series of Food$ense classes to learn how to

stretch their food dollar while improving healthy food choices.

b. Over 804 participants strengthened their relationships at the Northern Utah

Marriage Celebration and...

c. Over 817 fourth grade students and their teachers increased their

understanding of and the importance of protecting our natural resources at

the annual water fair.

14. Our CVB: Visit Ogden

a. We appreciate our CVB’s incredible efforts to enrich our culture and bring

our community together. Led by the one and only Sara Tolliver, they are

known for their involvement in incredible events such as:

i. First Friday Art Stroll

ii. Ogden Restaurant Week

iii. Wasatch Yeti Bash

iv. The Christmas Village

v. Witchstock

vi. The Harvest Moon Festival

vii. Ogden Restaurant Week

b. The CVB also highlights and communicates information on our trails, skiing

industry, outdoor recreation and convention opportunities.

c. Visit Ogden is an incredible team bringing millions of tourism dollars to our

community. Their professionalism and creativity displays Weber County

beautifully on the national and international stage.

15. The Weber-Morgan Health Department is in the second year of its Community

Health Improvement Plan to address obesity, suicide prevention and teen substance

abuse.

a. This process has helped draw community partners together with an eye

toward reducing repetitious services and working in tandem to address

unmet health needs in our community. This helps us fulfill our vision to

create an environment where healthy families and individuals can thrive.

b. These partnerships established Hope Squads in every junior and senior high

school in the county where young people come together as friends and

champions to reduce suicide, drug abuse and bullying. This year, our

community rallied around programs to increase active transportation and

reduce vehicle emissions.

c. We were especially proud when our community team finished 5th in the

statewide Clear the Air Challenge and our health department placed 3rd in

the division for local health department small teams.

16. At WSU earlier today, along with business leaders, state representatives and many

other local officials, we announced out new Economic Development plan. (you can

find that plan at webercountyutah.gov/winninginweber)

a. EDCUtah - “this is the most robust plan in the state.”

b. Economic development is critical to the overall success of our state. This plan

sets Weber County, and really this entire region, on a path to greater

prominence and continued economic prosperity.

c. It takes focused vision and purposeful planning to attract greater economic

prosperity.

d. Working with

i. Weber ATC

ii. WSU - Board of trustees - New degrees (2 masters / 3 bachelors)

1. Computer Science & Elec. Engineering

2. Mech. Eng. / Manuf. Systems / Spanish Translation.

e. The five recommendations outlined in this report really will move the needle

for economic development in Weber County and the surrounding areas. Let

me just quickly go through them:

1. Embracing a regional approach: The reason our state is so successful is because

Utahns know how to work together to solve problems. There is such a value in

government leaders on every level talking, listening and collaborating with the

business community and vice versa. This cooperation does not stop at city, county

or political boundaries, because neither does economic development.

2. Marketing what we have: Weber County is an absolutely extraordinary place to

live. Telling our story, marketing our strengths and showing off the business and

industry assets that have roots here will make a difference.

3. Enhancing quality of life: We all know Weber County is a great place to work, learn,

live and play. Focusing on this quality of life will pay dividends for attracting a

talented workforce.

4. Maximizing real estate opportunities: This will go back to the first point of

ensuring city, business leaders, and property owners are working together to

inventory real estate opportunities throughout the region.

5. Advancing infrastructure: This is critical. Infrastructure goes hand in hand with

economic development. Nothing will drive greater investment into this community

than ensuring the infrastructure is in place to handle future population growth.

Thank you again to all of those that have been involved in this process and helped to

develop this plan. This represents a new day for economic development, not just in Weber

County, but across the state. I have no doubt that these recommendations and goals,

combined with the right collaboration, will truly make this region a leader in economic

development.

Communication 17. Communication is no longer just a person sending a press release and hoping for

good coverage. We made a commitment of transparency, and this is what we have

done.

a. While we still send out press releases, but we also use;

i. multiple websites,

ii. social media platforms, and

iii. email technology to make sure our constituents feel informed,

involved and listened to.

b. In today’s age, this effort requires a team of talent including videographers,

graphic designers, copy editors and technologists. While the county does not

have the budget to hire an entire in house team, we did do this though

private contract for the same price as one county average paid employee.

c. Because of this decision, Weber County has achieved the following:

i. The creation of the #WinninginWeber theme- used by over 231

community members in the past four months.

ii. 8.1 million social media impressions

iii. 603 posts in one year alone across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

iv. Social media content has been shared by others 3,056 times

v. Created 33 unique videos totaling 253,976 views

vi. 35% increase in Facebook following

vii. 408% increase in Twitter following

viii. 46% increase in Instagram following

ix. #BeReadyWeber Campaign *****************

d. We have a bigger following than Davis, Box Elder, Utah, Cache and Salt Lake

counties combine.

e. Plus, we have added professional Branding to Weber County.

i. We did this because there was a lack of consistency in business cards,

letterhead, email signatures, slide decks and style guides.

ii. This gives us added levels of professionalism. There is power in

branding consistency. Local companies and big and small know this.

18. We also WIN in other ways even with events not so pleasant.

a. Since the major flooding of 2011, Weber County has worked continuously to

repair damage to the river system and to mitigate flooding hazards in the

county. One example is the long term process of removing debris in the

Weber River so that high water flows will not flood our residents. Not only

has Weber County and its communities worked to lessen the likelihood of

repeating floods by removing debris from the channels, but we have also

strengthened those sections of the river that were damaged and thus

increased the threat of flooding.

This past winter, we continue to stabilize the banks on the Weber River and

Ogden River. We are moving upstream along both waterways. This work is a

continual process. Our current budget plan is to continue with that support

each year to mitigate the possibility of a community disaster. Because of

these efforts, our waterways are flowing at a more efficient rate than ever

before.

b. On Sept. 05, 2017, a sudden fire erupted on the mountainside in the Uintah

Area. When I originally received the phone call, I was told we could

potentially lose up to 100 homes. As schools were evacuated and the flames

were battled, our professionals at the Weber Fire District and Weber School

District remained calm. Why? Because they had run drill on this very type of

event just months earlier. Their preparedness saved lives and countless

amounts of personal property. Thankfully, we only lost three homes that day

instead of the estimated 100.

Thank you to the Weber Fire District, Weber School District, our communications crisis team and

Lance Peterson, our Emergency Preparedness Director for the efforts they made during the days

of this crisis and the months and years of preparation leading up to it.

Let’s Talk about Finances: 19. Triple A Bond rating

a. There are 29 Counties in Utah. Weber County is one of two counties in the

state with “Triple A Bond Rating”. According to the National Association of

Counties, the U.S. has 3,069 counties, putting Weber in the top 2 percent in

terms of fiscal well-being.

b. Rainy Day fund: according to our Comp. Troller’s report yesterday, we have

an estimated $16.5M in our “rainy day account” - We are in a good place

financially.

Legislative Update 20. The 2017 legislative session could be considered one of Weber County’s most

successful legislative session ever. Here’s how we won in Weber on the Hill this year.

a. For decades Weber County has been one of only two Utah locations for a

halfway house in Utah. Weber has always handled this responsibility with

pride. However, it became time to forge a new path for former prisoners

that are trying to re-integrate into society.

i. Rep. Jeremy Peterson and Weber County took the lead on bringing

attention to the fact that people who are recently released from

prison have greater success getting back into society if they are in re-

integrated in a closer proximity to loved ones and a supportive

community. The large groups of people being housed in the Ogden

facility became too much and there have not been enough resources

to provide needed treatment to individuals that need it.

ii. Our Weber Human Services team are RockStars !!! That organization

has become successful in providing mental and behavioral health

treatments to the most vulnerable individuals in our society. The staff

developed treatments and programs that can be monitored and

identified with great precision. An outcome based approach based on

treatments is their focus. Rep. Kelly Miles along with the WHS team

took the first step in this legislative session to bring the state

legislature’s attention to the work going on right here. In the near

future, as people come together across the state, we will see move

people with needs enjoy positive outcomes because of the WHS team.

iii. Now to transportation. We have developed strategies around our

infrastructure that focus on the economy first. Weber County is

poised to become a truly multi-modal community because of the

leadership of Rep. Mike Schultz from Hooper. Simplifying the

organization at UTA, providing resources to more effective ways of

transportation, and giving flexibility and control to local communities

will open new doors of opportunity for our County economy.

iv. As mentioned earlier we’ve spent the past 18 months working very

hard to redefine our economic development efforts here in Weber

County. This intense process has not been easy but it is cutting edge

and right. It must be as the state legislature generously committed

state resources to help us meet our objectives.

v. Thanks for Sen. Gregg Buxton, funding for a new world-class archery

range, located inside our “Observatory Park” (West Ogden), will

provide opportunity to people from around the world to come and

participate in competitions here and bring attention to our

community.

vi. As we continue to work on transportation, infrastructure, and

economic development it is vital that we continue to focus on social

issues that create the foundation of our community. We received

approval and funding from the state to engage in a Intergenerational

Poverty pilot program. This directly helps those who receive benefits

from the tax system. These efforts will empower them to be

contributors instead of receivers. That is all because of the leadership

we have right here in Weber County.

Closing

The majority of your mayor’s tell us that today we enjoy a better working relationship with

our surrounding cities than the past two decades.

THANK YOU - all the of the people who serve on;

● planning commissions,

● RAMP boards

● Service Districts

● Committee’s

● Community Councils

● Advisory Boards

● Health & Human Service boards, ect…

● countless volunteer hours contributed back to all of us !!!!

THANK YOU - All County Employees….YOU ARE APPRECIATED !!!

For the informed, we have built a positive reputation. There’s a positive feeling.

We have an incredible team.

We aren’t just building for the next 5 years, we are building for the next five generations.

We will continue #WinningInWeber.