The Utah Court of Appeals, in an opinion filed July 6, kept alive a libel lawsuit filed by former Utah County Commissioner Greg Graves against several former county employees and officials in the wake of unsubstantiated sexual harassment allegations against him. Judge Michelle M. Christiansen Forster ruled on the lawsuit between Graves and the other […]
A libel lawsuit filed against a woman who claimed a Utah County Commissioner harassed her is moving forward again after an appellate court ruled it should not have been dismissed on July 6.
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The Utah County Administration Building in Provo is pictured on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Utah County commissioners this week voted to cut back about 25% of a property tax increase that was approved in late 2019, resulting in a nearly $5 million reduction in overall property tax collection.
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Utah County commissioners voted to cut back about 25% of a property tax increase that was approved in late 2019, resulting in a nearly $5 million reduction in overall property tax collection.
The motion to reduce the property tax was approved last week by the commission’s two members, and Utah County Commissioner Bill Lee said in a statement afterward that the lower revenue will not result in any layoffs among county employees. In addition, he said, modifications made to a budgeting model Wednesday account for possible future new jobs, as well as wage increases and benefit needs among county employees over the next decade.