County Council votes 6-1 to raise officials' pay; executive goes to $206,288
A move to trim the executive and sheriff raises failed 2-5. The 2027 budget vote was put off.
LOGAN - The Cache County Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to raise pay for the county's elected officials starting Jan. 1, 2027, with Councilmember JoAnn Bennett opposed, the meeting video shows. The executive's salary rises from $149,085.36 to $206,288, and the sheriff's from $140,512.75 to $175,000, under Ordinance 2026-36.
Council members go from $24,000 to $34,000 a year and the council chair from $30,000 to $40,800. The auditor rises from $121,130.14 to $160,000. The clerk and recorder go from $121,130.14 to $140,000, the assessor and treasurer from $132,870.07 to $140,000, and the county attorney from $200,280 to $206,288.
A smaller raise failed
Councilmember Keegan Garrity proposed setting the executive at $173,000 and the sheriff at $163,000. That amendment failed 2-5, with Garrity and Bennett in favor. Bennett said before the final vote that she did not think the raises were in the best interest of county residents.
Budget waits; road closures pass
The council continued the 2027 budget, Resolution 2026-37, to a later meeting; state law requires adoption by Dec. 31. It passed Ordinance 2026-46 7-0, setting seasonal closures of county roads. Condition-dependent roads are expected to close between Nov. 15 and Dec. 1 and reopen by about April 15.
Why this matters
The new salaries take effect Jan. 1, 2027, and set what Cache County will pay its elected officials. The council still has to adopt the 2027 budget by Dec. 31.
Source: Cache County Council meeting video, Nov. 10, 2026; Nov. 10 media packet with Ordinance 2026-36 and 2026-46; amended agenda.