GUIDING VALUES

Build clients, staff, agency partners, and communities to empower them.
Resource: Develop, offer, and link resources. Connect to other partners and services.
Accountable: To funders, communities, and each other. Stewards of public funds and trust.
Good Faith: Trust. Our starting point is one that gives the benefit of the doubt. Trust is maintained/sustained. Embracing an outward mindset.

BRAG GOVERNING BOARD

The BRAG Governing Board consists of 15 elected officials. The nine county representatives include three county commissioners from each of Box Elder and Rich counties, two County Council members, and the County Executive from Cache County. Six members are mayors, with two from each county representing all incorporated cities and towns in their county. The Board meets bi-monthly on the fourth Tuesday of the month, with the meeting rotating from county to county.

There are five advisory boards and councils charged with providing oversight and direction to their respective programs, as well as advising the BRAG Governing Board members regarding program operations. Citizens who serve on these boards give their time unselfishly to help ensure effective and efficient program management.

BRAG FACTS

BRAG’s staff provides a wide range of services to residents of the tri-county area, which includes 39 cities and towns and a population of about 175,000. BRAG serves in multiple roles, including Area Agency on Aging, Regional Planning Agency, Community Action Agency, Regional Housing Authority, Economic Development District, Heritage Area Promotion, and Rural Transportation Planning Organization.

For a more detailed list of services and agency accomplishments, please click here to download our latest Services at a Glance report.

BRAG HISTORY

The Bear River Association of Governments (BRAG) was formed in 1971 by Box Elder, Cache, and Rich Counties. BRAG is a voluntary organization of local governments created to facilitate intergovernmental cooperation and to ensure the orderly and harmonious coordination of federal, state, and local programs for the solution of mutual problems of the region.

BRAG’s goal is to serve as a multi-purpose organization, utilizing its combined total resources, to provide a more effective means for planning and development of the physical, economic, and human resources of the region.