CACHE COUNTY – As usual, an outgoing member of the Cache County Council has stepped forward to advocate for a pay increase for panel members.

At their regular meeting on Oct. 14, that role fell to longtime council member Barbara Y. Tidwell, who announced that she is not planning to seek re-election to the county council in 2026.

That left Tidwell free to urge fellow council members to “give themselves some credit” when considering a proposed hefty pay increase for 2026.

Just as outgoing council member and budget hawk Paul Borup did in December of 2022, Tidwell took the lead in supporting a recommendation from the County Compensation Committee contained in Proposed Ordinance 2025-36 to raise the six council members salaries by $12,000 each and the council chair’s salary by $13,200 starin

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