Sharing information and creating connections between county officials is one the important missions of UAC. We take it seriously and are always looking for ways to help officials communicate and work more efficiently.

Thus we are pleased to introduce you to E-Groups.

E-Groups is a network of peers within the UAC membership, who are able to discuss and share information in a secure, relevant digital environment. That’s technical speak for a place on the Internet you can post messages, documents, photos, videos and other links with other county officials in Utah.

Just like UAC membership, only county officials and select others are permitted to join. This is so that the system is not open to SPAM and other irrelevant material that sometimes finds its way into similar digital networks.

It’s a professional network where issues and ideas can be shared so that consensus can be reach, without having to call a meeting to do it.

The key to its success is responsiveness and participation. UAC encourages that not only every county official join their respective E-Group, but that they actively add to and join in on the discussions. Without participation, there really is no group — imagine calling a meeting where everyone was there, but no one spoke.

To help make the content of E-Groups relevant to each county official, there are specific groups members can join and participate with — one for each elected office, and some additional special interest issues such as MCAT or Public Lands.

In order to join E-Groups, officials must receive an e-mail invite that they respond to. This will enable individuals to create their profile and join the group(s) that are relevant to their job at the county. Those who have not received their invitation to join are encouraged to contact Doug Perry at UAC at 801-265-1331 or doug@uacnet.org

A special instruction sheet has been created to walk officials through the steps of participation with E-Groups. You can find this by clicking here. We also have a video tutorial that takes you through the registration process here: Video Tutorial