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Beaver County Commission Meeting
Beaver, UT 84713
March 3, 2026
The Board of County Commissioners met on March 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. for its regular Commission
Meeting. Attending were: Commissioner Wade Hollingshead, Chairman; Commissioner Tammy
Pearson; Commissioner Brandon Yardley; Ginger McMullin, Clerk/Auditor; Matt Sterzer, Commission
Coordinator; Klellin Bradshaw, Assistant Commission Coordinator and Von Christiansen, County
Attorney.
Comm. Wade Hollingshead called the meeting to order.
Prayer was offered by Von Christiansen, County Attorney.
Pledge of Allegiance by Ginger McMullin, Clerk/Auditor
Review and Approve County Bills. Motion to approve County Bills was made by Comm. Yardley (aye),
seconded by Comm. Pearson (aye), and the vote was made unanimous.
Previous minutes were presented by Ginger McMullin, Clerk/Auditor. With minor adjustments and
edits, motion to authorize minutes was made by Comm. Pearson (aye), seconded by Comm. Yardley
(aye), the vote was unanimous.
DWR PILT Payment. Kevin Bunnell, DWR (Recovery Program Director) and Dax Mangus, DWR (Reginal
Supervisor) joined Commission Meeting to present Beaver County with a check for the collection of
State Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT). The Commission accepted the State PILT check in the amount of
$4760.00.
Victim Advocate Update. Shanna Fails, Victim Services Coordinator and Kayzie Hansen, Victim Advocate
met with the Commission to update the Commission of the case load in Beaver County for the past year.
Ms. Fails reported the 2025 numbers ended at 264, and 133 cases so far this year. She also shared some
upcoming dates they are looking forward to. The Commission thanked the advocates for their service as
County Victim Advocates.
DMA Request for Refund. County Treasurer Lee Ann Franklin presented a formal request for a refund of
taxes paid by DMR on parcels 05-33-15, 05-33-13, 05-33-16, and 02-117-3 associated with the MANGO II
property for the 2025 tax collection year. MANGO II will remit payment once the refund is processed. A
motion was made by Comm. Yardley and seconded by Comm. Pearson to authorize Treasurer Franklin to
refund the taxes paid by DMA in the amount of $199,252.45 for the listed parcels. The motion also
included issuing an invoice for the revised amount and delaying any tax delinquency for 15 days while
payment and refund processing are completed. The motion passed unanimously.
BHS FFA Donation Request for the FFA Team. Tayte Cooley, Briggs Edwards and Bryson Ure, Beaver FFA
met with the Commission requesting a donation to a FFA National Conference, in Washington DC.

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Motion to authorize donation to Beaver High School for return service, in the amount of $150/student,
was made by Comm. Pearson (aye), seconded by Comm. Yardley (Aye), and the vote was made
unanimous.
Consider Privacy Program Policy; Resolution 2026-02, A Resolution Adopting a Privacy Policy. Motion to
approve Resolution 2026-02, A Resolution Adopting a Privacy Policy, was made by Comm. Pearson (aye),
seconded by Comm. Yardley (aye), and the vote was unanimous. Roll call vote Comm. Pearson (aye);
Comm. Yardley (aye); Comm. Hollingshead (aye).
Consider Resolution 2026-03; A Resolution Amending Tourism Branding. The new branding will be
known as “Visit Beaver County Utah”. Motion to approve Resolution 2026-03; A Resolution Amending
Tourism Branding was made by Comm. Yardley (aye), seconded by Comm. Pearson (aye), and the vote
was unanimous. Roll call vote Comm. Pearson (aye); Comm. Hollingshead (aye) and Comm. Yardley
(aye).
Citizen Concern: Frank Robbins addressed the Commission to express concerns regarding the purchase
of water shares by a solar energy project and the potential effects on water wells near Adamsville.
Commission Updates. Legislative updates were discussed, including HB 48 related to the Wildland-Urban
Interface (WUI), which will be delayed for one year. Commissioner Yardley also announced that
Commissioner Tammy Pearson was recognized with the High-Country Cowboy Award, presented by
Governor Spencer Cox.
Motion to enter into closed session for the purpose of discussing the character, professional
competence, or physical or mental health of an individual; discuss strategy for pending or reasonably
imminent litigation, real property negotiation, was made by Comm. Pearson, seconded by Comm.
Yardley, and the vote was made unanimous. Roll call vote Comm. Pearson (aye), Comm. Yardley (aye),
and Comm. Hollingshead (aye).
Closed session declared closed by Comm. Hollingshead.
Consider Contract from Advocacy for Community and Environment. Motion to authorize signature on a
retainer contract for Advocacy for Community and Environment was made by Comm. Pearson (aye),
seconded by Comm. Yardley (aye), and the vote was made unanimous.
Consider retainer contract from Smith Hartvigsen. Motion to authorize signature on a retainer contract
for Smith Hartvigsen was made by Comm. Brandon Yardley (aye), seconded by Comm. Pearson (aye),
and the vote was made unanimous.
No further business was discussed, meeting was adjourned.
** Some portions of these minutes were edited with assistance from ChatGPT for formatting and clarity.

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APPROVED Chairman Clerk/Auditor
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