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MORGAN -- Morgan County Council administrator Garth Day has been placed on unpaid leave while the sheriff investigates allegations of financial improprieties.
Council Chairman Sid Creager made the announcement in a statement Wednesday that didn't specify the nature of the investigation. The statement promises full support from the council.
The 41-year-old Day declined comment to the Ogden Standard-Examiner. His lawyer didn't respond to a newspaper request for comment.
Morgan County Sheriff Gene Ercanbrack told KSL the investigation has been ongoing for a few weeks and charges could be filed within the next two weeks.
Day became Morgan County's first-ever council administrator in June 2008 at a salary of $77,500 plus $450 in monthly transportation and cell phone allowances.
He's held development positions in Box Elder and Cache counties, and elected and hired positions in South Ogden, North Ogden and Ogden.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
