Overview
- The governor’s office set Clancy’s start for March 9, 2026, the Monday after the 2026 legislative session concludes.
- Clancy said he will resign from the Utah Legislature after the session and will leave his position with the Provo Police Department before taking the role.
- Before elected office, he led the Pioneer Park Coalition, later Solutions Utah, a group that previously pushed a plan reported to require chronically unhoused people to accept help or face jail.
- Hours after the announcement, Clancy defended a recommended services campus near Salt Lake City’s airport that includes a non‑voluntary substance treatment component, calling prison comparisons "absurd."
- Gov. Spencer Cox praised Clancy’s mix of on‑the‑ground and policy experience as key to sharpening coordination, while current coordinator Wayne Niederhauser retires Dec. 5.