Weber County Commission Work Session 10 19 26 First Session

Weber County Commission work session (October 22, 2026; the meeting title references October 19) began with a Sheriff’s Office update on separating general-fund and contract-city services to improve cost allocation and transparency. The preliminary data covered activity since May 22: 4,347 general-fund calls and 11,902 contract-city calls, with 27 sworn deputies and one civilian position assigned to general-fund work and 57 deputies to contract-city work. The Commission emphasized that the data is still developing and requested clearer comparisons of costs and services. The Sheriff’s Office also reported countywide drone use and said it had requested funding in the current budget cycle for two additional drone nests; no funding decision was made. Truck inspections, investigative technology, and countywide event coverage were also discussed. No contract award or other procurement approval was identified.

The Commission discussed relocating approximately three acres of Riverbend Farms Phase 1 conservation open space, with a resolution expected on a future agenda, and a Bennett Master Plan expansion involving 10 acres of Knutson property and 5.25 acres of Gibson property; the remaining 20 acres is expected to return to the Planning Commission. For Riverbend Farms phases 3 and 4, staff discussed rezoning development areas to R-115 and river-corridor open space to O-1; the Planning Commission had recommended denial, and no final action was taken in this discussion. Riverbank stabilization was estimated in the discussion at roughly $500,000–$700,000, but no funding or procurement action was approved.