County budget manager outlines eight CIP proposals; ERP replacement and San Joaquin land search highlighted
August 24, 2022 | Utah County Commission Meeting Minutes, Utah County Commission, Utah County Commission and Boards, Utah County, Utah
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Rudy Livingston, Utah County budget manager and chair of the capital projects committee, briefed commissioners in a work session on a slate of proposed capital improvement projects for the 2023–2025 CIP plan. He said the committee received eight new project proposals and rejected three "out of hand" because they did not meet CIP criteria.
"We received a total of 8 new project proposals for this year, and 3 of those we actually rejected out of hand because 2 of them did not meet the requirements," Livingston said. He explained that the CIP requires individual asset costs meet a threshold and that two health-department items — two drones at roughly $50,000 each — fall below the CIP asset threshold and would be better placed in an equipment replacement fund.
Livingston summarized other proposals the committee is considering: glass partition work for health-department offices, an item tied to an ongoing North County master-plan assessment, a possible election processing facility requested by the clerk-auditor’s office, full-floor remodels of the Administration Building’s second and third floors, an administration building annex for additional office space, and a proposed San Joaquin health facility. On the ERP financial system, Livingston said the county has an aging system and replacing it would likely require third-party software; "Estimating it's probably gonna be about 2 and a half million dollars to do that," he said.
On the San Joaquin health-facility concept, Livingston said the committee recommends starting by looking for land now — rather than building immediately — so the county can secure property while prices are lower and be prepared to build when demand requires it. For the North County work, he said architects are finishing a master-plan assessment and that project costs will be revisited once estimates are available.
Commissioners noted that the CIP should feed into the budget process and favored finalizing CIP proposals earlier so they can be considered during the county’s upcoming budget hearings. Livingston said staff intends to align CIP approvals with the budget schedule.
No formal vote was recorded on the CIP items during the work session; staff asked commissioners for feedback as they prepare items for inclusion on a future agenda for formal approval.
"We received a total of 8 new project proposals for this year, and 3 of those we actually rejected out of hand because 2 of them did not meet the requirements," Livingston said. He explained that the CIP requires individual asset costs meet a threshold and that two health-department items — two drones at roughly $50,000 each — fall below the CIP asset threshold and would be better placed in an equipment replacement fund.
Livingston summarized other proposals the committee is considering: glass partition work for health-department offices, an item tied to an ongoing North County master-plan assessment, a possible election processing facility requested by the clerk-auditor’s office, full-floor remodels of the Administration Building’s second and third floors, an administration building annex for additional office space, and a proposed San Joaquin health facility. On the ERP financial system, Livingston said the county has an aging system and replacing it would likely require third-party software; "Estimating it's probably gonna be about 2 and a half million dollars to do that," he said.
On the San Joaquin health-facility concept, Livingston said the committee recommends starting by looking for land now — rather than building immediately — so the county can secure property while prices are lower and be prepared to build when demand requires it. For the North County work, he said architects are finishing a master-plan assessment and that project costs will be revisited once estimates are available.
Commissioners noted that the CIP should feed into the budget process and favored finalizing CIP proposals earlier so they can be considered during the county’s upcoming budget hearings. Livingston said staff intends to align CIP approvals with the budget schedule.
No formal vote was recorded on the CIP items during the work session; staff asked commissioners for feedback as they prepare items for inclusion on a future agenda for formal approval.
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