Wasatch County officials are planning to issue a formal call for Sheriff Jared Rigby’s resignation at a county council meeting Wednesday afternoon.

The proposed resolution comes after the sheriff was indicted weeks ago on a charge of obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony, and a misdemeanor count of making a false statement. Prosecutors allege he interfered with the prosecution of Kouri Richins, who was convicted of poisoning her husband.

Rigby has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The county council can’t force Rigby to leave his job because he was elected to the role — but passing a resolution would increase pressure on the sheriff to leave. The officials noted in their proposed resolution that Rigby has lost access to a critical private statewide law enforcement database because of the charges, and would have to sign a visitor log and be escorted through the sheriff’s office building so he is not exposed to non-public information.

It would be “difficult,” the proposed resolution says, for Rigby to run the sheriff’s office given these restrictions.

Without access to this restricted database, Rigby can’t check active arrest warrants or criminal histories, the resolution says. He also can’t access information to serve criminal warrants or run clearance checks before releasing inmates from the jail.

Rigby lost his reelection bid during the Republican primaries, and his term ends in January. The county officials’ proposed resolution says that they’ve offered to pay Rigby the remainder of his salary and benefits if he would resign and leave office — but he has refused. He also refused to work from home until his term was up, the proposal reads.

Rigby did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. The Park Record reported last week that he texted a reporter: “My family and I are looking forward to celebrating retirement on Jan. 1.”

The county council noted in its proposed resolution that Rigby’s indictment has been covered extensively by local media, and people have weighed in on social media.

“The Wasatch County Council is concerned,” the resolution reads, “that the pending felony charges against Sheriff Rigby, combined with the media coverage are hurting the public faith in the office, and negatively impact the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office, even if Sheriff Rigby were to be found not guilty at some future date.”

The proposed resolution is expected to be discussed and voted on Wednesday during the county council’s 4 p.m. meeting.

The indictment against Rigby has so far been redacted and blocked from public view. Third District Judge Richard Mrazik has set a court hearing for Nov. 4 to consider whether details in the charging document can be made public,

According to KPCW, the obstruction-of-justice investigation centered around an anonymous letter that prosecutors in Richins’ case received weeks before she went to trial on aggravated murder and other charges. The letter contained allegations related to the lead detective on the case, Eric Mainord.

A motion filed by Rigby’s attorney indicates that the charges accuse Rigby of sending the anonymous letter, which allegedly contained false information.

Mainord had filed to run against Rigby in the Republican primary for the sheriff’s job — though he dropped out of the race in May. Rigby ultimately lost in the June primary to Jeremy Hales, the Wasatch County emergency manager.