During its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Uinta County Commission heard a proposal from Uinta County Planning Director Gary Welling concerning internet access for the radio sites on Medicine Butte and Hickey Mountain.
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During its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Uinta County Commission heard a proposal from Uinta County Planning Director Gary Welling concerning internet access for the radio sites on Medicine Butte and Hickey Mountain.
Welling’s proposal would grant the Communications Department remote access to the sites for system evaluations and restarts. The adjustment would cost $50 per month per site. “Hopefully, it will provide faster reaction times when communication goes down,” said Welling, “so they can see what the issue is before traveling to the site themselves.” He said that internet access would make it safer and easier to handle communication issues during the winter months. The commission approved the adjustments for both sites.
District Court Clerk Kerri Wright presented a memorandum of understanding between the Wyoming Office of Guardian Ad Litem and Uinta County. After announcing she had corrected a typographical error which had replaced Uinta County with Albany County, Wright told the commissioners, “What this agreement does is agree for the county to pay 25 percent of court-appointed attorney fees in juvenile delinquency neglect cases.” She explained that when a court appoints a guardian ad litem, the state’s Office of Guardian Ad Litem chooses an attorney to represent the child.
Wright mentioned that there is presently only one guardian ad litem in the county. This renewal, said Wright, does not change anything from recent fiscal years. The percentage has remained static, with the 2020-21 county contribution amounting to $6,493 and 2021-22 reaching $6,518. She anticipates that the 2022-23 payment may be less, as case numbers have been down. The commission approved the agreement.
The commissioners voted at the request of County Clerk Amanda Hutchinson to continue their agreement with the WellDyne pharmaceutical company. WellDyne is a pharmacy management company, meaning they handle prescription drug benefits on behalf of the county’s medical insurance provider.