The Utah County Commission on Tuesday took the first steps toward establishing a panel that will ensure their prosecutors are behaving ethically.
After a string of high-profile criminal prosecutors ended in acquittals or dismissed charges, a group of Utah County residents in May asked county commissioners to form a committee that would provide oversight of the county attorney’s office.
But Commissioner Bill Lee said in a Tuesday interview that it’s not yet been decided whether they will adopt that idea of an oversight commission or something different.
“We want to do it deliberately,” he said.