Criminal Prosecution Deputy Agreement

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah. September 6, 2017. In order to contract legal services with Cache County, Ben Willoughby, Rich County Attorney, asked county commissioners to approve and sign an interlocal agreement.

This is an arrangement to contract with the Cache County Attorney James Swink to use his office for criminal prosecution.  This allows Rich County to use lawyers most familiar with certain types of criminal prosecution without having to hire a team.    At some future time it may be reasonable to do a prosecution district but now the Cache County Council is more comfortable with a contract rather than a multi-county district. 

This will be a trial run and the contract will run until January 19, 2019. It will cost Rich County  $3,000 per month which includes mileage and at least four court appearances a month.  That funding will come out of the current attorney’s budget.  There is a sixty day out clause if it doesn’t work.  Commissioner Bill Cox said, “It gives us a great opportunity to have specialty prosecutors.  We work hand in hand with Cache County with so many other matters and it works well.  I’m very comfortable with this.”