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 he d originally intended to continue serving as a commissioner remotely. But he failed to submit the post-arrival notice required by state law, he said, creating an effective vacancy on the commission.