HYRUM – The members of the public finally got a chance to participate in the proceedings of the Cache County Form of Government Study Committee here on Sept. 25.
Held at Hyrum City Hall, the meeting was casual, with members of the study committee and a relative handful of Cache County residents tentatively sharing ideas about the pros and cons of a proposed change in the county’s form of government.
The meeting began with a lengthy explanation of the forms of county government allowed under Utah laws, delivered by Dr. Damon Cann, the chair of the Political Science Department at Utah State University, who is assisting members of the study committee.
Those options include a full-time, three-member commission elected at-large; a part-time five- to seven-member commission elected either by