FARMINGTON — Davis County Controller Curtis Koch will be stepping down in mid-July to take another post, necessitating selection of a replacement to fill the elected position.
Koch, a Republican, is in his third term in office, two of those as Davis County clerk-auditor before the county created separate posts to handle each set of duties. He has worked for Davis County for 23 years in all and will be moving on to take over as director of operations for the Utah Association of Counties' Multicounty Appraisal Trust, he said.
Davis County Commissioner Lorene Kamalu lauded the "blood, sweat and tears" Koch has put into his duties with the county at Tuesday's Davis County Commission meeting. His last day will be July 15, and the Davis County Republican Party has already called a special convention set for that day to select a replacement to fill out his current term, which runs through 2026. Davis County commissioners would formalize the selection put forward by the Republican officials.
Koch was first elected clerk-auditor in 2014 and then reelected in 2018. After Davis County officials created separate posts to handle the clerk and auditing duties, he ran for Davis County auditor in 2022, winning. Davis County leaders later changed the title of the post to controller, reflecting the accounting, budgeting and financial reporting responsibilities of the post.
Among his achievements, Koch said, has been helping oversee the transition starting a decade ago to mail-in balloting, part of his clerking duties. He also touted his role in some of the major projects in Davis County over the years, including construction of new libraries and the renovation of the Davis County Memorial Courthouse.
