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It looks like Utah County voters will be deciding whether to dump 3-member commission form of government

Residents of Utah County are all-but-certain to face a vote on their form of government after a proposal to move to a mayor-county council model picked up a second critical nod of support.

Utah County Commissioner Tanner Ainge wrote on his website Wednesday that he would advance the Utah County Good Governance Advisory Board’s recommendation to eliminate the county’s full-time, three-member commission in favor of a seven member part-time council and full-time mayor.

“Whatever timeline the committee decides on in their final report,” Ainge wrote, “I stand ready to send their recommended Mayor-Council plan to the voters.