That includes the final tally of the hotly contested race in State House District 10, which saw Jill Koford (R-Ogden) prevail over incumbent Rep. Rosemary Lesser (D-Ogden) by just 309 votes.

The final vote count as presented in the official canvass results for Weber County saw Koford log 8,018 votes to Lesser’s 7,709.

Koford’s electoral win comes after her 2022 bid to represent District 10 fell short by just 500 votes.

Prior to the certification of election results, an Ogden resident raised concerns during the public comment section of the meeting about the vote-counting process, timeliness of election results and security of voting machines, and further espoused the use of paper ballots.

In response, Weber County Clerk/Auditor Ricky Hatch noted that the county has used some form of technology to count ballots for around 70 years but conceded that equipment/machinery should be used carefully.

Hatch also stressed the importance of audits and added that machines are audited prior to processing ballots and that human hand counts of ballots also are performed and compared to machine counts.

Weber County Elections Director Lauren Shafer presented the results of the election during the meeting and joined Hatch in citing a multitude of statistical observations.

Shafer noted that there were 134,799 registered voters and 114,612 ballots processed in the county this election cycle, which equates to a voter turnout of just over 85%. Only 1,239 ballots were rejected in Weber County.

Commissioners Jim Harvey and Gage Froerer joined Shafer in praising the efforts of the county’s election workers. The commissioners also expressed confidence in the integrity of the electoral process in the county.

Following the certification, the commission approved a number of action and consent items Tuesday.

Among the approved items was a resolution establishing the commission’s desire to refrain from expanding any of the county’s sewer line ownership or responsibility west of the Weber River.

Weber County Economic Development Director Stephanie Russell said the resolution would provide opportunities for other entities to assume the responsibility of providing the conveyance and treatment of wastewater amid the growth/expansion occurring along the west Weber corridor.

She further opined that the resolution will ensure that the corridor has the proper infrastructure and that services will be consolidated instead of being handled by multiple districts, a strategy she said is “conducive to future development and smart growth practices.”

Other approved action items from Tuesday’s meeting included the appointment of a member to the county’s Recreation, Arts, Museums and Parks (RAMP) Arts Committee, the appointment of trustees to the West Warren Park Board and the appointment of trustees to the board of the Ben Lomond Cemetery District.

Also approved was a contract between the county and Scales Unlimited Inc. for the installation of inbound and outbound scales at the Weber County Transfer Station.

Approved consent items include warrants, purchase orders, beer and business licenses, and an agreement between the county and the American Chariot Racing Association to hold the 2025 World Chariot Races at the Golden Spike Event Center.