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H.B. 130

             1     

COUNTY STATUTES RECODIFICATION

             2     
2000 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: David L. Gladwell

             5      AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTIES; RENUMBERING AND AMENDING PROVISIONS
             6      RELATING TO COUNTY BOUNDARIES AND POWERS, THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF
             7      COUNTY OFFICERS, AND OTHER MATTERS; REPEALING VARIOUS COUNTY
             8      PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE POWERS, DUTIES,
             9      AND FUNCTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS; PROVIDING FOR A COUNTY RESOURCE
             10      DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR AN EXPANDED COUNTY
             11      COMMISSION FORM OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT; MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES;
             12      AND PROVIDING A COORDINATION CLAUSE.
             13      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             14      ENACTS:
             15          17-50-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             16          17-50-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             17          17-50-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             18          17-50-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             19          17-52-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             20          17-52-207, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             21          17-52-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             22          17-53-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             23          17-53-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             24          17-53-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             25          17-53-212, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             26          17-53-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             27          17-53-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953


             28          17-53-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             29          17-53-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             30          17-53-306, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             31          17-53-312, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             32      RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
             33          17-20-1.5, (Renumbered from 17-5-208, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146 and
             34      147, Laws of Utah 1994)
             35          17-20-1.7, (Renumbered from 17-5-209, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             36      Laws of Utah 1994)
             37          17-36-46, (Renumbered from 17-4-6, as enacted by Chapter 25, Laws of Utah 1959)
             38          17-36-47, (Renumbered from 17-4-7, as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah 1963)
             39          17-36-48, (Renumbered from 17-4-9, as last amended by Chapter 5, Laws of Utah 1991)
             40          17-36-49, (Renumbered from 17-4-10, as enacted by Chapter 25, Laws of Utah 1959)
             41          17-36-50, (Renumbered from 17-4-11, as enacted by Chapter 25, Laws of Utah 1959)
             42          17-36-51, (Renumbered from 17-4-14, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1988)
             43          17-36-52, (Renumbered from 17-4-15, as enacted by Chapter 69, Laws of Utah 1977)
             44          17-36-53, (Renumbered from 17-4-16, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1988)
             45          17-36-54, (Renumbered from 17-4-17, as enacted by Chapter 69, Laws of Utah 1977)
             46          17-50-102, (Renumbered from 17-4-5, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             47          17-50-202, (Renumbered from 17-1-2, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             48          17-50-203, (Renumbered from 17-1-3, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             49          17-50-205, (Renumbered from 17-1-4, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             50          17-50-206, (Renumbered from 17-1-5, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             51          17-50-207, (Renumbered from 17-1-6, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             52          17-50-208, (Renumbered from 17-1-7, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             53          17-50-209, (Renumbered from 17-1-8, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             54          17-50-210, (Renumbered from 17-1-9, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             55          17-50-211, (Renumbered from 17-1-10, as last amended by Chapter 67, Laws of Utah
             56      1977)
             57          17-50-212, (Renumbered from 17-1-11, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             58          17-50-213, (Renumbered from 17-1-12, Utah Code Annotated 1953)


             59          17-50-214, (Renumbered from 17-1-13, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             60          17-50-215, (Renumbered from 17-1-14, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             61          17-50-216, (Renumbered from 17-1-15, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             62          17-50-217, (Renumbered from 17-1-16, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             63          17-50-218, (Renumbered from 17-1-17, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             64          17-50-219, (Renumbered from 17-1-18, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             65          17-50-220, (Renumbered from 17-1-19, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             66          17-50-221, (Renumbered from 17-1-20, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             67          17-50-222, (Renumbered from 17-1-21, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             68          17-50-223, (Renumbered from 17-1-22, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             69          17-50-224, (Renumbered from 17-1-23, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             70          17-50-225, (Renumbered from 17-1-24, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             71          17-50-226, (Renumbered from 17-1-25, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             72          17-50-227, (Renumbered from 17-1-26, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             73          17-50-228, (Renumbered from 17-1-27, as last amended by Chapter 67, Laws of Utah
             74      1977)
             75          17-50-229, (Renumbered from 17-1-28, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             76          17-50-230, (Renumbered from 17-1-29, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             77          17-50-231, (Renumbered from 17-1-30, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             78          17-50-232, (Renumbered from 17-1-31, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             79          17-50-233, (Renumbered from 17-1-32, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             80          17-50-301, (Renumbered from 17-4-2, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah
             81      1993)
             82          17-50-302, (Renumbered from 17-4-3, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             83          17-50-303, (Renumbered from 17-4-4, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah
             84      1993)
             85          17-50-304, (Renumbered from 17-5-219, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             86      Laws of Utah 1994)
             87          17-50-305, (Renumbered from 17-5-229, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             88      Laws of Utah 1994)
             89          17-50-306, (Renumbered from 17-5-232, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah


             90      1999)
             91          17-50-307, (Renumbered from 17-5-233, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             92      Laws of Utah 1994)
             93          17-50-308, (Renumbered from 17-5-234, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             94      Laws of Utah 1994)
             95          17-50-309, (Renumbered from 17-5-235, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             96      Laws of Utah 1994)
             97          17-50-310, (Renumbered from 17-5-236, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             98      Laws of Utah 1994)
             99          17-50-311, (Renumbered from 17-5-237, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah
             100      1999)
             101          17-50-312, (Renumbered from 17-5-239, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah
             102      1999)
             103          17-50-313, (Renumbered from 17-5-242, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             104      Laws of Utah 1994)
             105          17-50-314, (Renumbered from 17-5-243, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             106      Laws of Utah 1994)
             107          17-50-315, (Renumbered from 17-5-245, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             108      Laws of Utah 1994)
             109          17-50-316, (Renumbered from 17-5-256, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             110      Laws of Utah 1994)
             111          17-50-317, (Renumbered from 17-5-264, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             112      Laws of Utah 1994)
             113          17-50-318, (Renumbered from 17-5-265, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 12 and
             114      147, Laws of Utah 1994)
             115          17-50-319, (Renumbered from 17-5-271, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             116      Laws of Utah 1994)
             117          17-50-320, (Renumbered from 17-5-275, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             118      Laws of Utah 1994)
             119          17-50-321, (Renumbered from 17-15-17, as last amended by Chapter 38, Laws of Utah
             120      1993)


             121          17-50-322, (Renumbered from 17-15-21, as enacted by Chapter 36, Laws of Utah 1977)
             122          17-50-402, (Renumbered from 17-15-10, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah
             123      1993)
             124          17-50-403, (Renumbered from 17-15-11, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             125          17-50-404, (Renumbered from 17-15-12, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             126          17-50-405, (Renumbered from 17-15-13, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah
             127      1993)
             128          17-50-406, (Renumbered from 17-15-14, as last amended by Chapter 146, Laws of Utah
             129      1994)
             130          17-50-407, (Renumbered from 17-15-15, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             131          17-52-101, (Renumbered from 17-35a-102, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
             132      1998)
             133          17-52-201, (Renumbered from 17-35a-201, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
             134      1998)
             135          17-52-202, (Renumbered from 17-35a-202, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
             136      1998)
             137          17-52-203, (Renumbered from 17-35a-203, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
             138      1999)
             139          17-52-204, (Renumbered from 17-35a-203.5, as enacted by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
             140      1999)
             141          17-52-205, (Renumbered from 17-35a-203.7, as enacted by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
             142      1999)
             143          17-52-206, (Renumbered from 17-35a-204, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
             144      1999)
             145          17-52-301, (Renumbered from 17-35a-301, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
             146      1998)
             147          17-52-302, (Renumbered from 17-35a-302, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
             148      1998)
             149          17-52-303, (Renumbered from 17-35a-303, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
             150      1998)
             151          17-52-401, (Renumbered from 17-35a-401, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah


             152      1998)
             153          17-52-402, (Renumbered from 17-35a-402, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
             154      1998)
             155          17-52-403, (Renumbered from 17-35a-403, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
             156      1998)
             157          17-52-404, (Renumbered from 17-35a-404, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
             158      1998)
             159          17-52-501, (Renumbered from 17-5-101, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             160      Laws of Utah 1994)
             161          17-52-503, (Renumbered from 17-35a-501, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
             162      1998)
             163          17-52-504, (Renumbered from 17-35a-502, as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah
             164      1999)
             165          17-52-505, (Renumbered from 17-35a-503, as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah
             166      1999)
             167          17-52-506, (Renumbered from 17-35a-504, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
             168      1998)
             169          17-53-101, (Renumbered from 17-16-2, as last amended by Chapter 38, Laws of Utah
             170      1993)
             171          17-53-104, (Renumbered from 17-5-206, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
             172      1999)
             173          17-53-105, (Renumbered from 17-5-216, as last amended by Chapter 139, Laws of Utah
             174      1997)
             175          17-53-202, (Renumbered from 17-5-102, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             176      Laws of Utah 1994)
             177          17-53-203, (Renumbered from 17-5-201, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146
             178      and 147, Laws of Utah 1994)
             179          17-53-204, (Renumbered from 17-5-202, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146
             180      and 147, Laws of Utah 1994)
             181          17-53-205, (Renumbered from 17-5-203, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             182      Laws of Utah 1994)


             183          17-53-206, (Renumbered from 17-5-204, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             184      Laws of Utah 1994)
             185          17-53-207, (Renumbered from 17-5-205, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146
             186      and 147, Laws of Utah 1994)
             187          17-53-208, (Renumbered from 17-15-1, as last amended by Chapter 244, Laws of Utah
             188      1999)
             189          17-53-209, (Renumbered from 17-5-210, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             190      Laws of Utah 1994)
             191          17-53-210, (Renumbered from 17-5-211, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             192      Laws of Utah 1994)
             193          17-53-211, (Renumbered from 17-5-213, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             194      Laws of Utah 1994)
             195          17-53-213, (Renumbered from 17-5-215, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             196      Laws of Utah 1994)
             197          17-53-214, (Renumbered from 17-5-217, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             198      Laws of Utah 1994)
             199          17-53-215, (Renumbered from 17-5-220, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             200      Laws of Utah 1994)
             201          17-53-216, (Renumbered from 17-5-221, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             202      Laws of Utah 1994)
             203          17-53-217, (Renumbered from 17-5-222, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             204      Laws of Utah 1994)
             205          17-53-218, (Renumbered from 17-5-228, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             206      Laws of Utah 1994)
             207          17-53-219, (Renumbered from 17-5-246, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             208      Laws of Utah 1994)
             209          17-53-220, (Renumbered from 17-5-247, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             210      Laws of Utah 1994)
             211          17-53-221, (Renumbered from 17-5-248, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             212      Laws of Utah 1994)
             213          17-53-222, (Renumbered from 17-5-255, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,


             214      Laws of Utah 1994)
             215          17-53-223, (Renumbered from 17-5-258, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             216      Laws of Utah 1994)
             217          17-53-224, (Renumbered from 17-5-263, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146
             218      and 147, Laws of Utah 1994)
             219          17-53-225, (Renumbered from 17-5-272, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             220      Laws of Utah 1994)
             221          17-53-226, (Renumbered from 17-5-273, as last amended by Chapter 123, Laws of Utah
             222      1997)
             223          17-53-227, (Renumbered from 17-15-2, as last amended by Chapter 146, Laws of Utah
             224      1994)
             225          17-53-305, (Renumbered from 17-5-218, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
             226      Laws of Utah 1994)
             227          17-53-307, (Renumbered from 17-5-259, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146
             228      and 147, Laws of Utah 1994)
             229          17-53-308, (Renumbered from 17-15-3, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah
             230      1999)
             231          17-53-309, (Renumbered from 17-15-4, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
             232      1995)
             233          17-53-310, (Renumbered from 17-15-5, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
             234      1995)
             235          17-53-311, (Renumbered from 17-5-274, as last amended by Chapter 13, Laws of Utah
             236      1998)
             237          21-2-8, (Renumbered from 17-5-214, as last amended by Chapter 375, Laws of Utah 1997)
             238      REPEALS:
             239          17-1-1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             240          17-1-33, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah 1993
             241          17-4-1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             242          17-4-12, as enacted by Chapter 69, Laws of Utah 1977
             243          17-4-13, as enacted by Chapter 69, Laws of Utah 1977
             244          17-5-103, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994


             245          17-5-104, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             246          17-5-207, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             247          17-5-223, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             248          17-5-224, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             249          17-5-225, as last amended by Chapter 182, Laws of Utah 1998
             250          17-5-226, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             251          17-5-227, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             252          17-5-230, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             253          17-5-231, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             254          17-5-238, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             255          17-5-240, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             256          17-5-241, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             257          17-5-244, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             258          17-5-249, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             259          17-5-250, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             260          17-5-251, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             261          17-5-252, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             262          17-5-253, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             263          17-5-254, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             264          17-5-257, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             265          17-5-260, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             266          17-5-261, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             267          17-5-262, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             268          17-5-266, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             269          17-5-267, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             270          17-5-268, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             271          17-5-269, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             272          17-5-270, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
             273          17-35a-101, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998
             274          17-35a-103, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998
             275      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             276          Section 1. Section 17-20-1.5 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-208 is renumbered
             277      and amended to read:
             278           [17-5-208].     17-20-1.5. County clerk is clerk of county legislative body.
             279          The county clerk is the clerk of the county legislative body. [The records and minutes of
             280      the county legislative body must be signed by the chairman and the clerk.]
             281          Section 2. Section 17-20-1.7 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-209 is renumbered
             282      and amended to read:
             283           [17-5-209].     17-20-1.7. Clerk's duties.
             284          The clerk [of the board must] shall:
             285          (1) [Record] record all [its] proceedings[.] of the county legislative body;
             286          (2) [Make] make full entries of all [its] resolutions and decisions of the county legislative
             287      body on all questions concerning the raising of money for, and the allowance of accounts against,
             288      the county[.];
             289          (3) [Record] record the vote of each member on any question upon which there is a
             290      division[.];
             291          (4) [Immediately] immediately after the adjournment of each meeting of the [board] county
             292      legislative body, prepare and certify duplicate lists of all claims passed upon [by the board],
             293      showing the amount and date of each claim or order and the date of the allowance or rejection
             294      [thereof] of the claim, which lists shall be countersigned by the [chairman] chair of the [board]
             295      county legislative body; [and thereafter the clerk shall]
             296          (5) deliver to and leave with the county auditor one of [said] the lists referred to in
             297      Subsection (4) and [shall] deliver to and leave with the county treasurer the other list[.];
             298          [(5) File] (6) file and preserve the reports of the county officers to the [board.] county
             299      legislative body;
             300          [(6) Preserve] (7) preserve and file all accounts acted upon by the [board] county
             301      legislative body, except such as are necessarily kept by the auditor[.];
             302          [(7) Preserve] (8) preserve and file all petitions and applications for franchises, and record
             303      the action of the [board thereon.] county legislative body on them;
             304          [(8) Authenticate] (9) authenticate with [his] the clerk's signature and the seal of the
             305      county [clerk] the proceedings of the [board whenever] county legislative body if the [same shall
             306      be] proceedings are ordered published[.];


             307          [(9) Authenticate] (10) authenticate with [his] the clerk's signature and the seal of the
             308      county [clerk] all ordinances or laws passed by the [board] county legislative body, and record [the
             309      same] them at length in the ordinance book[.];
             310          [(10) Record] (11) record all orders levying taxes[.];
             311          (12) keep all county books, records, and accounts at the clerk's office and keep them open
             312      at all times during regular business hours for public inspection; and
             313          [(11) Perform] (13) perform all other duties required by law or by any rule or order of the
             314      [board] county legislative body.
             315          Section 3. Section 17-36-46 , which is renumbered from Section 17-4-6 is renumbered and
             316      amended to read:
             317           [17-4-6].     17-36-46. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Creation -- Purpose
             318      -- Limitation.
             319          (1) The [governing] legislative body of any county may establish and maintain, by
             320      ordinance, a cumulative reserve fund to be accumulated by levy for the purpose of financing the
             321      purchase of real property and the cost of planning, constructing or rehabilitating public buildings
             322      or other public works and capital improvements.
             323          (2) (a) Before [such] a reserve fund under Subsection (1) may be established, the county
             324      legislative body shall designate by ordinance the specific purpose for which the fund is established
             325      [shall be determined by the governing body of such county by ordinance and].
             326          (b) Except as provided in Section 17-36-50 , all funds in a reserve fund under Subsection
             327      (1) shall be expended for the designated purposes[, except, as provided in Section 17-4-11 ].
             328          Section 4. Section 17-36-47 , which is renumbered from Section 17-4-7 is renumbered and
             329      amended to read:
             330           [17-4-7].     17-36-47. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Estimate of amount
             331      required -- Tax levy -- Accumulation from year to year -- Restriction on use.
             332          (1) The [governing] legislative body of [each such] a county that has established a reserve
             333      fund under Section 17-36-46 may:
             334          (a) include in the annual budget or estimate of amounts required to meet the public
             335      expenses of such subdivision for the ensuing year such sum as it [may deem] considers necessary
             336      for the uses and purposes of the fund[. Such sum may be included]; and
             337          (b) include those amounts in the annual tax levy of the political subdivision.


             338          (2) The moneys in [said] the fund shall be allowed to accumulate from year to year until
             339      the governing body of the political subdivision [shall determine] determines to spend any money
             340      in the fund for the purpose specified. [Any moneys]
             341          (3) Money in [said] the fund at the end of [the] a fiscal year shall remain intact as surplus
             342      available for future use, and [shall] may not be transferred to any other fund or used for any other
             343      purpose.
             344          (4) This section does not apply if the reserve fund equals or exceeds .6% of the taxable
             345      value of the county.
             346          Section 5. Section 17-36-48 , which is renumbered from Section 17-4-9 is renumbered and
             347      amended to read:
             348           [17-4-9].     17-36-48. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Transfer to fund
             349      of unencumbered surplus funds of political subdivisions -- When tax levy not required.
             350          At any time after the creation of [such] a reserve fund under Section 17-36-46 , the
             351      [governing] county legislative body may transfer to the fund any unencumbered surplus county
             352      funds remaining [on hand in the political subdivisions] at the end of [any] a fiscal year. [In all
             353      cases when the reserve is equivalent to .6% of the taxable value of the county, the provisions of
             354      Section 17-4-7 do not apply.]
             355          Section 6. Section 17-36-49 , which is renumbered from Section 17-4-10 is renumbered
             356      and amended to read:
             357           [17-4-10].     17-36-49. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Investment --
             358      Interest and income from investments part of fund.
             359          (1) All moneys belonging to [the] a reserve fund created [by this act] under Section
             360      17-36-46 shall be invested in such securities as are legal for other funds of the political
             361      subdivisions.
             362          (2) The interest and income from the investments shall be a part of the fund.
             363          Section 7. Section 17-36-50 , which is renumbered from Section 17-4-11 is renumbered
             364      and amended to read:
             365           [17-4-11].     17-36-50. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Use for projects
             366      other than originally specified -- Special election.
             367          (1) The [governing] legislative body of any county may submit the proposition of using
             368      [such reserve] funds in a reserve fund established under Section 17-36-46 for projects other than


             369      originally specified to the electors of such political subdivisions or taxing bodies at a special
             370      election, provided, such projects are for the purposes set forth in Section [ 17-4-6 ] 17-36-46 . [When
             371      such]
             372          (2) If a proposition under Subsection (1) is proposed, the [governing] county legislative
             373      body [of such county] shall fix a time and place for a special election on the proposition [which
             374      shall], to be held as provided by law.
             375          Section 8. Section 17-36-51 , which is renumbered from Section 17-4-14 is renumbered
             376      and amended to read:
             377           [17-4-14].     17-36-51. Establishment of tax stability and trust funds -- Increase in
             378      tax levy.
             379          (1) (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in [this chapter or elsewhere
             380      in the statutes of this state] statute, the [governing] legislative body of any county may by
             381      ordinance establish and maintain a tax stability and trust fund [by adopting an ordinance to that
             382      effect], for the purpose of preserving funds during years with favorable tax revenues for use during
             383      years with less favorable tax revenues. [The]
             384          (b) Each fund under Subsection (1)(a) shall be subject to all of the limitations and
             385      restrictions imposed by this section and Sections [ 17-4-12 through 17-4-16 and the] 17-36-52 and
             386      17-36-53.
             387          (c) The principal of the fund shall [comprise] consist of all sums transferred to it in
             388      accordance with Subsection (2) and interest or other income retained in the fund under Subsection
             389      [ 17-4-15 ] 17-36-52 (2).
             390          (2) After [the establishment of] establishing a tax stability and trust fund [by a county] as
             391      provided in Subsection (1), the [governing] legislative body, in establishing the levy for the
             392      property tax levied by the county under Section 59-2-908 , may establish the levy at a level not to
             393      exceed [a] .0001 per dollar of taxable value of taxable property increase per year [which] that will
             394      permit the county to receive during that fiscal year sums in excess of what may be required to
             395      provide for the purposes of the county. Any excess sums so received are to be transferred from
             396      the General Fund of the county into the tax stability and trust fund.
             397          Section 9. Section 17-36-52 , which is renumbered from Section 17-4-15 is renumbered
             398      and amended to read:
             399           [17-4-15].     17-36-52. Deposit or investment of funds -- Use of interest or other


             400      income.
             401          (1) All amounts in the tax stability and trust fund [of any] established by a county under
             402      Section 17-36-51 may be deposited or invested as provided in Section 51-7-11 . These amounts
             403      may also be transferred by the county treasurer to the state treasurer under Section 51-7-5 for [his]
             404      the treasurer's management and control under [the] Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management
             405      Act [of 1974].
             406          (2) The interest or other income realized from amounts in the tax stability and trust fund
             407      shall be returned to the general fund of the county during the fiscal year in which the income or
             408      interest is paid to the extent the interest or income is required by the county to provide for its
             409      purposes during that fiscal year. Any amounts so returned may be used for all purposes as other
             410      amounts in such general fund. Any interest or income not so returned to the county's general fund
             411      shall be added to the principal of that county's tax stability and trust fund.
             412          Section 10. Section 17-36-53 , which is renumbered from Section 17-4-16 is renumbered
             413      and amended to read:
             414           [17-4-16].     17-36-53. Amount in trust fund limited -- Disposition of excess.
             415          (1) The total amount in [the] a county's tax stability and trust fund [of any county]
             416      established under Section 17-36-51 shall be limited to the percentage of the total taxable value of
             417      property in that county not to exceed the limits provided in the following schedule:
             418          Total Taxable Value        Fund Limits                but not to
             419                          Percentage of                 exceed:
             420                          Taxable Value
             421      Less than $500,000,000            1.6%                $5,000,000
             422      From 500,000,000
             423      to 1,500,000,000                1.0%                7,500,000
             424      Over 1,500,000,000                .5%                15,000,000
             425          (2) If any excess occurs in the tax stability and trust fund over the percentage or maximum
             426      dollar amounts specified in Subsection (1), this excess shall be transferred to the general fund of
             427      the county and may be used for all purposes as other amounts in the general fund are used.
             428          (3) If any excess in the fund exists because of a decrease in total taxable value, that excess
             429      may remain in the fund, but if the excess amount in the fund is decreased below the limitations of
             430      the fund for any reason, the fund limitations established under Subsection (1) apply.


             431          Section 11. Section 17-36-54 , which is renumbered from Section 17-4-17 is renumbered
             432      and amended to read:
             433           [17-4-17].     17-36-54. Use of principal of fund -- Determination of necessity --
             434      Election.
             435          If the [governing] legislative body of [any] a county [shall determine] that has established
             436      a tax stability and trust fund under Section 17-36-51 determines that it is necessary for purposes
             437      of that county to use any portion of the principal of the [tax stability and trust] fund [that the
             438      county had established], the [governing] county legislative body shall submit this proposition to
             439      the electorate of that county in a special election called and held in the manner provided for in [the]
             440      Title 11, Chapter 14, Utah Municipal Bond Act [(Title 11, Chapter 14)], for the holding of bond
             441      elections. If the proposition is approved at this special election by a majority of the qualified
             442      electors of the county voting at the election, then that portion of the principal of the fund covered
             443      by the proposition may be transferred to the county's general fund for use for purposes of that
             444      county.
             445          Section 12. Section 17-50-101 is enacted to read:
             446     
CHAPTER 50. GENERAL PROVISIONS

             447     
Part 1. General Provisions

             448          17-50-101. Definitions.
             449          As used in this title:
             450          (1) "County" means a unit of local government that is a body corporate and politic and a
             451      legal subdivision of the state, with geographic boundaries as provided in Part 2, Boundaries, and
             452      powers as provided in Part 3, County Powers.
             453          (2) "Executive," when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body
             454      elected or appointed as the county executive, manager, or administrative officer, refers to:
             455          (a) the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due
             456      observance; and
             457          (b) those powers, duties, and functions that have, through long usage and accepted practice
             458      and custom at the federal and state level, come to be regarded as belonging to the executive branch
             459      of government.
             460          (3) "Legislative," when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county
             461      commission or council, refers to:


             462          (a) the power and duty to enact ordinances; and
             463          (b) those powers, duties, and functions that have, through long usage and accepted practice
             464      and custom at the federal and state level, come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch
             465      of government.
             466          Section 13. Section 17-50-102 , which is renumbered from Section 17-4-5 is renumbered
             467      and amended to read:
             468           [17-4-5].     17-50-102. Unlawful liabilities void.
             469          [All contracts, authorizations, allowances, payments] Each contract, authorization,
             470      allowance, payment, and purported [liabilities] liability to pay made or attempted to be made in
             471      violation of this title shall be absolutely void and shall never be the foundation or basis of a claim
             472      against the county. [And all officers of a county are charged with notice of the condition of its
             473      treasury and the extent of the claims against the same.]
             474          Section 14. Section 17-50-201 is enacted to read:
             475     
Part 2. Boundaries

             476          17-50-201. Definitions.
             477          As used in this part:
             478          (1) "Range" refers to the Salt Lake meridian and base line of the United States survey,
             479      unless the context plainly indicates otherwise.
             480          (2) "Section" refers to the Salt Lake meridian and base line of the United States survey,
             481      unless the context plainly indicates otherwise.
             482          (3) "Township" refers to the Salt Lake meridian and base line of the United States survey.
             483          Section 15. Section 17-50-202 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-2 is renumbered
             484      and amended to read:
             485           [17-1-2].     17-50-202. True courses employed.
             486          In the description of courses in this part, the words "north," "south," "east" and "west" shall
             487      be [construed] considered to mean true courses.
             488          Section 16. Section 17-50-203 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-3 is renumbered
             489      and amended to read:
             490           [17-1-3].     17-50-203. Existing counties.
             491          The [several] counties [as they are in this chapter named and] whose geographic boundaries
             492      are described in this part are the counties of the state until [otherwise] changed by law.


             493          Section 17. Section 17-50-204 is enacted to read:
             494          17-50-204. Disputed boundaries.
             495          (1) If a dispute or uncertainty arises as to the true location of a county boundary described
             496      in this part, the surveyors of each county whose boundary is the subject of the dispute or
             497      uncertainty may determine the true location.
             498          (2) (a) If the county surveyors fail to agree on or otherwise fail to establish the true
             499      location of the county boundary, the county executive of either or both of the affected counties
             500      shall engage the services of the state engineer.
             501          (b) After being engaged under Subsection (2)(a), the state engineer shall notify the
             502      surveyor of each county whose boundary is the subject of the dispute or uncertainty of the
             503      procedure the state engineer will use to determine the true location of the boundary.
             504          (c) With the assistance of each surveyor who chooses to participate, the state engineer shall
             505      determine permanently the true location of the boundary by marking surveys and erecting suitable
             506      monuments to designate the boundary.
             507          (d) Each boundary established under this Subsection (2) shall be considered permanent
             508      until superseded by legislative enactment.
             509          (3) Nothing in this section may be construed to give the county surveyors or state engineer
             510      any authority other than to erect suitable monuments to designate county boundaries as they are
             511      described in this part.
             512          Section 18. Section 17-50-205 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-4 is renumbered
             513      and amended to read:
             514           [17-1-4].     17-50-205. Beaver County -- Description.
             515          The geographic boundaries of Beaver County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
             516      on the summit of the range separating the Beaver and Pavant Valleys from Sevier Valley east of
             517      a point two miles south of the south side of Fort Wilden on Cove Creek, thence west to the state
             518      boundary; thence south to the line separating townships 30 and 31 south; thence east to the summit
             519      of said range; thence northerly along said summit to the point of beginning.
             520          Section 19. Section 17-50-206 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-5 is renumbered
             521      and amended to read:
             522           [17-1-5].     17-50-206. Box Elder County -- Description.
             523          The geographic boundaries of Box Elder County are described as follows: Beginning at the


             524      intersection of the northern boundary of the state and the summit of the range next east of Malad
             525      Valley, thence west to the northwest corner of the state; thence south to the forty-first parallel of
             526      north latitude; thence east to the western shore of Great Salt Lake; thence northeasterly along, and
             527      to the middle point of, a straight line drawn between said point on the lake and a point on the east
             528      shore thereof due west of the middle of the channel of the Weber River at a point north of the
             529      northwest corner of Kingston's Fort; thence northeasterly along a straight line drawn from said
             530      middle point of said line to a point on the west line of range 3 west, due west from the Hot Springs
             531      situated at the point of the mountain north of Ogden; thence east to said springs; thence
             532      northeasterly along the summit of the spur range terminating at said springs to, and thence along,
             533      the summit of the Wasatch Mountains, passing around the headwaters of Box Elder and Willow
             534      creeks, and crossing the Bear River at the middle point of its lower canyon, to, and thence
             535      northerly along, the summit of the range of mountains next east of Malad Valley to the point of
             536      beginning.
             537          Section 20. Section 17-50-207 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-6 is renumbered
             538      and amended to read:
             539           [17-1-6].     17-50-207. Cache County -- Description.
             540          The geographic boundaries of Cache County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             541      intersection of the northern boundary of the state and the summit of the watershed separating the
             542      Cache and Bear Lake Valleys, thence west along the said boundary to the summit of the range next
             543      east of Malad Valley; thence southerly along the summit of the last mentioned range crossing the
             544      Bear River at the middle point of its lower canyon to, and thence along, the summit of the Wasatch
             545      Range, passing round the headwaters of Box Elder and Willow Creeks; and thence easterly along
             546      the summit of said range to its intersection with, and thence northerly along, the summit of the
             547      watershed between the Cache and Bear Lake Valleys to the point of beginning.
             548          Section 21. Section 17-50-208 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-7 is renumbered
             549      and amended to read:
             550           [17-1-7].     17-50-208. Carbon County -- Description.
             551          The geographic boundaries of Carbon County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             552      middle of the channel of the Green River where intersected by the line dividing townships 11 and
             553      12 south, thence west along said line to the section line running north and south through the middle
             554      of range 6 east; thence south to the summit of the watershed next east of Huntington Creek; thence


             555      southeasterly along said summit to the third standard parallel south; thence east to the middle of
             556      the main channel of the Green River; thence northerly up said channel to the point of beginning.
             557          Section 22. Section 17-50-209 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-8 is renumbered
             558      and amended to read:
             559           [17-1-8].     17-50-209. Daggett County -- Description.
             560          The geographic boundaries of Daggett County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             561      point of intersection of the boundaries of Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado, thence west along the
             562      Utah state line to a point which would intersect a line running south through the center of section
             563      fifteen (15), township 3 north, range 17 east of the Salt Lake base and meridian; thence south
             564      through the center of sections fifteen (15), twenty-two (22), twenty-seven (27) and thirty-four (34),
             565      of township 3 north of range 17 east; thence south through the center of sections three (3), ten (10),
             566      fifteen (15), twenty-two (22), twenty-seven (27), and thirty-four (34), township 2 north of range
             567      17 east of the Salt Lake base and meridian; thence south through the center of sections three (3),
             568      ten (10), fifteen (15), and twenty-two (22), of township 1 north of range 17 east of Salt Lake base
             569      and meridian to the intersection of the easterly and westerly line of the summit of the Uintah
             570      Mountains; thence easterly along the summit of said Uintah Mountains and following the water
             571      parting line dividing the watershed of streams flowing generally northerly from those flowing
             572      generally southerly to the monument at the top of Mt. Lena; thence easterly to the west quarter (W
             573      1/4) corner section twenty-five (25), township one (1) north, range twenty-two (22) east; thence
             574      north along the west boundary line of sections twenty-five (25), twenty-four (24), thirteen (13),
             575      twelve (12) and one (1), township one (1) north, range twenty-two (22) east to the northwest corner
             576      of section one (1), township one (1) north, range twenty-two (22) east; thence east along the south
             577      boundary lines of township 2 north, ranges twenty-two (22), twenty-three (23) and twenty-four (24)
             578      east to the northwest corner of section three (3), township one (1) north of range twenty-four (24)
             579      east; thence south along the west boundary lines of sections three (3), ten (10), fifteen (15),
             580      twenty-two (22) and twenty-seven (27) all in township one (1) north of range twenty-four (24) east;
             581      thence east along the south boundary lines of sections twenty-seven (27), and twenty-six (26) to
             582      the northwest corner of section thirty-six (36), all in township one (1) north of range twenty-four
             583      (24) east; thence south along the west line of said section thirty-six (36), to the southwest corner
             584      of said section; thence east to the northwest corner of township one (1) south of range twenty-five
             585      (25) east; thence south along the west boundary line of township one (1) south of range twenty-five


             586      (25) east to the southwest corner of said township; thence east along the south boundary lines of
             587      sections thirty-one (31) and thirty-two (32), township one (1) south of range twenty-five (25) east
             588      to the northwest corner of section four (4), township two (2) south of range twenty-five (25) east;
             589      thence south along the west boundary lines of sections four (4) and nine (9), to the west quarter
             590      corner of section nine (9), township two (2) south of range twenty-five (25) east; thence east along
             591      the center lines of sections nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11), and twelve (12) township two (2) south
             592      of range twenty-five (25) east to the Colorado state line; thence north along the Colorado state line
             593      to the point of beginning.
             594          Section 23. Section 17-50-210 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-9 is renumbered
             595      and amended to read:
             596           [17-1-9].     17-50-210. Davis County -- Description.
             597          The geographic boundaries of Davis County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
             598      in the middle of the channel of the Weber River where crossed by the summit line of the Wasatch
             599      Range, thence westerly down the middle of said channel to a point north of the northwest corner
             600      of Kingston's Fort; thence west to the east shore of Great Salt Lake; thence southwesterly along
             601      and to the middle point of a straight line running between said point on the east shore and a point
             602      on the west shore of said lake at latitude 41 degrees north; thence southeasterly along a straight line
             603      running between Black Rock on the southern shore of said lake and said middle point of said line
             604      to the base line of the United States survey; thence northeasterly and equidistant between Antelope
             605      Island and the south shore of said lake to a point west of the mouth of the Jordan River on the west
             606      line of range 1 west; thence east to the mouth of the Jordan River; thence southeasterly up the
             607      middle of the channel of the Jordan River to a point west of a point 136 rods north of hot spring
             608      in the northern part of Salt Lake City; thence east to the summit of the spur range terminating at
             609      said hot spring; thence northeasterly along said last mentioned summit to its intersection with, and
             610      thence northerly along, the summit of the Wasatch Range to the point of beginning.
             611          Section 24. Section 17-50-211 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-10 is renumbered
             612      and amended to read:
             613           [17-1-10].     17-50-211. Duchesne County -- Description.
             614          The geographic boundaries of Duchesne County are described as follows: Beginning at a
             615      point on the summit of the Uintah mountains two sections and one-fifth mile west of the point
             616      where the Uintah special meridian intersects the summit of the Uintah Mountains, thence


             617      southwesterly along the summit of the mountains to a point due north of the center line between
             618      the east and west range lines of range 9 west of the Uintah special meridian; thence south
             619      intersecting and thence following the center line of range 9 west of the Uintah special meridian to
             620      a point where it intersects with the second standard parallel south, Salt Lake base and meridian
             621      (which point is also an extension east from the Salt Lake base and meridian); thence east to the line
             622      between ranges 9 and 10 east of Salt Lake meridian; thence south to the township line between
             623      townships 11 and 12 south of the Salt Lake base and meridian; thence east along this township line
             624      to a point south of a point located two sections and one-fifth mile west of the Uintah special
             625      meridian at the south boundary of the former Uintah Indian Reservation; thence north parallel with
             626      the 110 degrees and 00 minutes west longitude to said point; thence northerly, adjacent to and west
             627      of the Uintah special meridian a distance of two sections and one-fifth mile to the point of
             628      beginning.
             629          Section 25. Section 17-50-212 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-11 is renumbered
             630      and amended to read:
             631           [17-1-11].     17-50-212. Emery County -- Description.
             632          The geographic boundaries of Emery County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             633      intersection of the third standard parallel south with the middle of the main channel of the Green
             634      River, thence west to the summit of the watershed next east of Huntington Creek; thence
             635      northwesterly along said summit to the section line running north and south through the middle
             636      of range 6 east; thence south to the third standard parallel south; thence west to the line between
             637      ranges 5 and 6 east; thence south to parallel 38 degrees 30 minutes north latitude, thence east to
             638      the middle of the main channel of the Green River; thence northerly up the middle of said channel
             639      to the point of beginning.
             640          Section 26. Section 17-50-213 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-12 is renumbered
             641      and amended to read:
             642           [17-1-12].     17-50-213. Garfield County -- Description.
             643          The geographic boundaries of Garfield County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             644      intersection of the main channel of the Colorado River with the line between townships 30 and 31
             645      south, thence west along said township line to the line between ranges 5 and 6 west; thence south
             646      to the line between townships 33 and 34 south; thence west to the line between ranges 6 and 7
             647      west; thence south to the line between townships 34 and 35 south; thence west to the line between


             648      ranges 7 and 8 west; thence south to the line between townships 37 and 38 south; thence east along
             649      said line to the main channel of the Colorado River; thence northeasterly up said channel to the
             650      point of beginning.
             651          Section 27. Section 17-50-214 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-13 is renumbered
             652      and amended to read:
             653           [17-1-13].     17-50-214. Grand County -- Description.
             654          The geographic boundaries of Grand County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             655      intersection of the summit of the Brown Cliffs with the eastern boundary of the state, thence
             656      westerly along the summit of said cliffs to the third standard parallel south; thence west to the
             657      middle of the main channel of the Green River; thence southerly down the middle of said channel
             658      to parallel 38 degrees 30 minutes north latitude; thence east to the state boundary; thence north to
             659      the point of beginning.
             660          Section 28. Section 17-50-215 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-14 is renumbered
             661      and amended to read:
             662           [17-1-14].     17-50-215. Iron County -- Description.
             663          The geographic boundaries of Iron County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             664      northwest corner of township 31 south, range 5 west, thence west to the boundary of the state;
             665      thence south to the line between townships 36 and 37 south; thence east to the line between ranges
             666      16 and 15 west; thence north to the northwest corner of township 37 south, range 15 west; thence
             667      east to the northeast corner of township 37 south, range 15 west; thence south to the southeast
             668      corner of township 37 south, range 15 west; thence east to the southeast corner of township 37
             669      south, range 13 west; thence south to the northeast corner of section 24, township 38 south, range
             670      13 west; thence east on the section lines to the intersection of the range line between ranges 12 and
             671      11 west; thence south on that range line to the southwest corner of section 18, township 38 south,
             672      range 11 west; thence east on the section lines to the intersection of the range line between ranges
             673      11 and 10 west; thence north along the range line to the southwest corner of section 18, township
             674      38 south, range 10 west; thence east on the section lines to the intersection of the range line
             675      between ranges 11 and 10 west, at the northeast corner of section 24, township 38 south, range 10
             676      west; thence north to the line separating townships 37 and 38 south; thence east to the line between
             677      ranges 8 and 7 west; thence north to the northwest corner of township 35 south, range 7 west;
             678      thence east to the northeast corner of said township 35 south, range 7 west; thence north to the


             679      northwest corner of township 34 south, range 6 west; thence east to the northeast corner of
             680      township 34 south, range 6 west; thence north to the point of beginning.
             681          Section 29. Section 17-50-216 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-15 is renumbered
             682      and amended to read:
             683           [17-1-15].     17-50-216. Juab County -- Description.
             684          The geographic boundaries of Juab County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             685      intersection of the second standard parallel south with the divide between Cherry and Faust Creeks,
             686      thence west to the boundary of the state; thence south to a point due west of the mouth of the lower
             687      canyon of the Sevier River; thence east on township line between townships 14 and 15 south to
             688      the middle of the channel of said river; thence northeasterly up the channel of said river to its point
             689      of intersection with the summit, if prolonged, of the range separating Oak Creek District from
             690      Little Valley; thence southerly along the summit of said last mentioned range to the summit of the
             691      high ground and mountains between the Round and Little Valleys; thence east on section line
             692      nearest the last mentioned summit to the southeast corner of section 16, township 17 south, range
             693      2 west; thence south to the southwest corner of section 22 near the top of the dugway on Sevier
             694      Hill; thence east on the section line to the southeast corner of section 24, township 17 south, range
             695      2 west; thence north on the range line between ranges 1 west and 2 west to the northwest corner
             696      of lot 11 in section 18, township 17 south, range 1 west, Salt Lake base and meridian; thence east
             697      on section line to the southwest corner of section 8, township 17 south, range 1 west, Salt Lake
             698      base and meridian; thence north on section line to the southwest corner of section 32, township 16
             699      south, range 1 west, said section corner being about half a mile northerly of the Upper Bluffs or
             700      Painted Rocks on the Sevier River; thence east on the township line to the southwest corner of
             701      section 34, township 16 south, range 1 west; thence north on section line to the northwest corner
             702      of said section 34; thence east on section line to the southeast corner of section 25, township 16
             703      south, range 1 east; thence north on the range line between ranges 1 and 2 east to the northwest
             704      corner of township 16 south, range 2 east; thence east on township line between townships 15 and
             705      16 south, range 2 east, to the northwest corner of section 4, township 16 south, range 2 east; thence
             706      north on section line to the northwest corner of section 16, township 13 south, range 2 east; thence
             707      east on section line to the quarter section corner common to sections 10 and 15 of said township
             708      and range; thence north on quarter line through section 10 to the quarter corner common to
             709      sections 3 and 10; thence east on section line to the southwest corner of section 2; thence north on


             710      section line to the quarter corner common to sections 2 and 3; thence east on the quarter section
             711      line through said section 2 to the quarter corner common to sections 1 and 2; thence north to the
             712      northeast corner of said section 2; thence east on the township line between townships 12 and 13
             713      south to the southwest corner of township 12 south, range 3 east; thence north on range line
             714      between ranges 2 and 3 east to the northwest corner of section 31, township 12 south, range 3 east;
             715      thence east on section line to the southwest corner of section 27; thence north on section line to
             716      the southeast corner of section 9; thence west on section line to the southwest corner of section 8;
             717      thence north on section line to the northwest corner of section 8; thence west on section line to the
             718      southwest corner of section 6; thence north on range line between ranges 2 and 3 east to the
             719      northwest corner of township 12 south, range 3 east; thence west on township line between
             720      townships 11 and 12 south to the summit of the Nebo Range; thence northerly along the summit
             721      of the Nebo Range to the summit of the high ground and range between the Utah and Juab Valleys;
             722      thence along the last mentioned summit and the summit between the Goshen and Juab Valleys and
             723      the summit between the Tintic Valley and the Cedar and Goshen Valleys and the summit between
             724      the Tintic and Rush Valleys to the point of beginning.
             725          Section 30. Section 17-50-217 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-16 is renumbered
             726      and amended to read:
             727           [17-1-16].     17-50-217. Kane County -- Description.
             728          The geographic boundaries of Kane County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             729      middle of the main channel of the Colorado river where intersected by the line separating
             730      townships 37 and 38 south, thence west to the line separating ranges 9 and 10 west; thence south
             731      to the boundary of the state; thence east to the middle of the main channel of the Colorado river;
             732      thence northeasterly up the middle of said channel to the point of beginning.
             733          Section 31. Section 17-50-218 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-17 is renumbered
             734      and amended to read:
             735           [17-1-17].     17-50-218. Millard County -- Description.
             736          The geographic boundaries of Millard County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             737      southeast corner of section 24, township 17 south, range 2 west, Salt Lake base and meridian, on
             738      range line between ranges 1 and 2 west, thence west to the southwest corner of section 22 near the
             739      summit of Sevier Hill; thence north to the southeast corner of section 16; thence west on section
             740      line to the summit of the range separating Oak Creek district from the Little Valley; thence


             741      northerly following the last mentioned summit to its point of intersection, if prolonged, with the
             742      middle of the channel of the Sevier River; thence southwesterly down the middle of said channel
             743      to the mouth of the lower Sevier Canyon; thence west on the township line between townships 14
             744      and 15 south to the boundary of the state; thence south to a point west of a point two miles south
             745      of the south side of Fort Wilden on Cove Creek; thence east to the summit of the range separating
             746      the Sevier Valley from the Pavant and Round Valleys; thence to the southwest corner of section
             747      31, township 25 south, range 5 west; thence east one-half mile; thence north two miles; thence east
             748      one mile; thence north three miles; thence east one-half mile; thence north one mile to the
             749      northwest corner, section 4, township 25 south, range 5 west; thence east one-half mile; thence
             750      north one mile; thence east one mile; thence north one-half mile; thence east five miles to the
             751      center of section 28, township 24 south, range 4-1/2 west; thence south one-half mile; thence east
             752      two and one-half miles; thence north one-half mile; thence east one mile; thence north one-fourth
             753      of a mile; thence east one-half mile; thence north one mile; thence east one-half mile; thence north
             754      one-fourth mile to the northwest corner of section 20, township 24 south, range 4 west; thence east
             755      one mile; thence north one-half mile; thence east three-fourths miles; thence north one-half mile;
             756      thence east one-fourth of a mile to the southwest corner of section 10, township 24 south, range
             757      4 west; thence north one-half mile; thence east one mile; thence north two and one-half miles;
             758      thence west one-half mile; thence north five miles to the quarter section corner on the north side
             759      of section 3, township 23 south, range 4 west; thence north along section line between sections 31
             760      and 32 to the northwest corner of section 32, township 22 south, range 3 west; thence east two
             761      miles to the southeast corner section 28, township 22 south, range 3 west; thence north one mile;
             762      thence east one mile; thence north two miles; thence east one mile; thence east one mile to the
             763      southeast corner of section 36, township 21 south, range 3 west; thence north one and one-half
             764      miles more or less to the southwest corner of section 21, township 21 south, range 2-1/2 west;
             765      thence east to the quarter section corner on the south side of section 19, township 21 south, range
             766      2 west; thence north two miles; thence east one-half mile to the southeast corner of section 7,
             767      township 21 south, range 2 west; thence north one-half mile; thence east two miles; thence north
             768      to the northwest corner of section 3, township 21 south, range 2 west; thence east to the southeast
             769      corner of section 36, township 20 south, range 2 west: thence north on the range line between
             770      ranges 1-1/2 and 2 west to the southeast corner of section 24, township 17 south, range 2 west, Salt
             771      Lake base and meridian to the point of beginning.


             772          Section 32. Section 17-50-219 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-18 is renumbered
             773      and amended to read:
             774           [17-1-18].     17-50-219. Morgan County -- Description.
             775          The geographic boundaries of Morgan County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             776      point on the summit of the Wasatch range of mountains nearest to the eastern headwaters of the
             777      Ogden river, thence southwesterly along the summit of said range passing south around the
             778      headwaters of the Ogden river to the summit of the main Wasatch range southeast of Ogden City;
             779      thence southerly along the summit of said range crossing the Weber canyon and river to the
             780      summit of the cross range through which the upper canyon of East Canyon creek runs; thence
             781      easterly along the summit of said last mentioned range to, and thence northerly along, the summit
             782      of the range between East Canyon creek and the Weber river to the Weber river; thence
             783      northeasterly across said river and along the summit of the high land between Lost and Echo
             784      Canyon creeks to the summit of the Wasatch range separating the valley of the Bear river from the
             785      valley of the Weber river; thence northwesterly along the last mentioned summit to the point of
             786      beginning.
             787          Section 33. Section 17-50-220 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-19 is renumbered
             788      and amended to read:
             789           [17-1-19].     17-50-220. Piute County -- Description.
             790          The geographic boundaries of Piute County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             791      northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 35, township 26 south,
             792      range 1 east of the Salt Lake meridian; thence westerly along the 40-line parallel to section line to
             793      the range line between 2 and 3 west; thence north on range line to the northeast corner of the
             794      southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 25, township 26 south, range 3 west of the Salt
             795      Lake meridian; thence westerly along the 40-line parallel to the section line, to the northwest
             796      corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 34, township 26 south, range
             797      6 west to the summit of the range separating Beaver and Pavant Valleys from Sevier Valley; thence
             798      southerly following said last mentioned summit to the line between townships 30 and 31 south;
             799      thence east to the Salt Lake meridian; thence north to the intersection of said meridian with the
             800      summit of the range separating Grass and Rabbit Valleys; thence northeasterly along said summit
             801      to the point of beginning.
             802          Section 34. Section 17-50-221 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-20 is renumbered


             803      and amended to read:
             804           [17-1-20].     17-50-221. Rich County -- Description.
             805          The geographic boundaries of Rich County are described as follows: Beginning at the point
             806      of intersection of the boundaries of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming, thence west to the summit of the
             807      watershed separating Cache and Bear Lake Valleys; thence southerly along the summit of said
             808      watershed to the summit of the Wasatch Range lying north and east of the headwaters of the Ogden
             809      River; thence southeasterly along the summit of the last mentioned range to, and thence along the
             810      summit of the mountains separating the valley of the Bear River from the valley of the Weber
             811      River to a point opposite and nearest to the Union Pacific Railroad, one mile east of Wasatch
             812      Station; thence southerly to the north side of said railroad; thence northeasterly along the north side
             813      of said railroad to the summit west of the Bear River Valley; thence east to the state boundary;
             814      thence north to the point of beginning.
             815          Section 35. Section 17-50-222 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-21 is renumbered
             816      and amended to read:
             817           [17-1-21].     17-50-222. Salt Lake County -- Description.
             818          The geographic boundaries of Salt Lake County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             819      intersection of the summit of the Wasatch Range with the summit of the spur range terminating
             820      at the hot spring in the northern part of Salt Lake City, thence southwesterly along said last
             821      mentioned summit to a point east of a point 136 rods north of said hot spring; thence west to the
             822      middle of the channel of the Jordan River; thence down the middle of said channel to the mouth
             823      of said river; thence west to the west line of range 1 west; thence southwesterly and equidistant
             824      between Antelope Island and the south shore of Great Salt Lake to the base line of the United
             825      States Survey where intersected by a straight line drawn between Black Rock on the south shore
             826      of said lake and the middle point of a line running from the west shore of the said lake at latitude
             827      41 degrees north to a point on the east shore of said lake west of the middle channel of the Weber
             828      River where said channel lies north of the northwest corner of Kingston's Fort; thence
             829      southeasterly through Black Rock to the northern end of, and thence along, the summit of the
             830      Oquirrh Range to the summit of the cross range between the Oquirrh and Wasatch Ranges; thence
             831      easterly along said last mentioned summit to the summit of the Wasatch Range; thence
             832      northwesterly along said last mentioned summit to the point of beginning.
             833          Section 36. Section 17-50-223 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-22 is renumbered


             834      and amended to read:
             835           [17-1-22].     17-50-223. San Juan County -- Description.
             836          The geographic boundaries of San Juan County are described as follows: Beginning on the
             837      eastern boundary of the state at latitude 38 degrees and 30 minutes north, thence west to the middle
             838      of the main channel of the Green River; thence southwesterly down the middle of the channels of
             839      the Green and Colorado Rivers to the southern boundary of the state; thence east to the eastern
             840      boundary of the state; thence north to the point of beginning.
             841          Section 37. Section 17-50-224 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-23 is renumbered
             842      and amended to read:
             843           [17-1-23].     17-50-224. Sanpete County -- Description.
             844          The geographic boundaries of Sanpete County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             845      intersection of the line between townships 11 and 12 south and the section line running north and
             846      south through the middle of range 6 east, Salt Lake meridian, thence west along the township line
             847      between townships 11 and 12 south to the northwest corner of township 12 south, range 3 east;
             848      thence south on range line between ranges 2 and 3 east to the southwest corner of section 6,
             849      township 12 south, range 3 east; thence east on section line to the northwest corner of section 8;
             850      thence south on section line to the southwest corner of section 8; thence east on section line to the
             851      southeast corner of section 9; thence south on section line to the southwest corner of section 27;
             852      thence west on section line to the northwest corner of section 31; thence south on the range line
             853      between ranges 2 and 3 east, to the southwest corner of township 12 south, range 3 east; thence
             854      west on township line between townships 12 and 13 south to the northeast corner of section 2,
             855      township 13 south, range 2 east; thence south on section line to the quarter corner common to
             856      sections 1 and 2; thence west on the quarter section line through said section 2 to quarter corner
             857      common to sections 2 and 3; thence south on section line to the southwest corner of section 2;
             858      thence west on section line to quarter corner common to sections 3 and 10; thence south on quarter
             859      line through section 10 to the quarter corner common to sections 10 and 15; thence west on section
             860      line to the northwest corner of section 16; thence south on section line to the northwest corner of
             861      section 4, township 16 south, range 2 east; thence west on township line between townships 15 and
             862      16 south, range 2 east to the northwest corner of township 16 south, range 2 east; thence south on
             863      range line between ranges 1 and 2 east to the southeast corner of section 25, township 16 south,
             864      range 1 east; thence west on the section line to the northwest corner of section 34, township 16


             865      south, range 1 west; thence south on section lines to the southwest corner of section 34; thence
             866      west on the township line to the southwest corner of section 32, township 16 south, range 1 west,
             867      said section corner being about half a mile northerly of the Upper Bluffs or Painted Rocks on the
             868      Sevier River; thence south on section line to the southwest corner of section 8, township 17 south,
             869      range 1 west; thence west on section line to the northwest corner of lot 11 in section 18, township
             870      17 south, range 1 west; thence south on the range line between ranges 1 and 2 west and between
             871      ranges 1-1/2 west and 2 west to a point west of the point where the road between Gunnison and
             872      Salina crosses Willow Creek at the forks of said creek; thence east to the east bank of the Sevier
             873      River; thence southerly along the east bank of said river to a point one mile north of the fourth
             874      standard parallel south; thence east to the line between ranges 5 and 6 east; thence north to the
             875      third standard parallel south; thence east to the line running north and south through the middle
             876      of range 6 east; thence north to the point of beginning.
             877          Section 38. Section 17-50-225 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-24 is renumbered
             878      and amended to read:
             879           [17-1-24].     17-50-225. Sevier County -- Description.
             880          The geographic boundaries of Sevier County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
             881      on the line between the ranges 5 and 6 east one mile north of fourth standard parallel south, thence
             882      west to the east bank of the Sevier River; thence northerly along the east bank of said river to a
             883      point west of a point where the road between Gunnison and Salina crosses Willow Creek at the
             884      forks of said creek; thence west to the range line between ranges 1-1/2 and 2 west, township 20
             885      south; thence south to the southeast corner, section 36, township 20 south, range 2 west; thence
             886      west to the northwest corner, section 3, township 21 south, range 2 west; thence south to the
             887      one-fourth corner on the east side of section 9, township 21 south, range 2 west; thence west two
             888      miles; thence south one-half mile; thence west one-half mile; thence south two miles; thence west
             889      one-half mile to the southwest corner of section 19, township 21 south, range 2 west; thence west
             890      to the southwest corner of section 21, township 21 south, range 2-1/2 west; thence south to the
             891      southeast corner of section 36, township 21 south, range 3 west; thence west one mile; thence
             892      south two miles; thence west one mile; thence south two miles; thence west one mile; thence south
             893      one mile; thence west two miles to the southeast corner of section 30, township 22 south, range
             894      3 west; thence south along the section line between sections 31 and 32 to the quarter corner on the
             895      north side of section 3, township 23 south, range 4 west; thence south five miles; thence east


             896      one-half mile; thence south one mile to the southeast corner of section 34, township 23 south,
             897      range 4 west; thence south one and one-half miles; thence west one mile; thence south one-half
             898      mile; thence west one-fourth mile; thence south one-half mile; thence west three-fourths mile;
             899      thence south one-half mile; thence west one mile; thence south one-fourth mile; thence west
             900      one-half mile; thence south one mile; thence west one-half mile; thence south one-fourth mile;
             901      thence west one mile; thence south one-half mile to the southeast corner of section 26, township
             902      24 south, range 4-1/2 west; thence west two and one-half miles; thence north one-half mile; thence
             903      west five miles; thence south one-half mile; thence west one mile; thence south one mile; thence
             904      west one-half mile to the southeast corner of section 32, township 24 south, range 5 west; thence
             905      one mile south; thence one-half mile west; thence south three miles; thence west one mile; thence
             906      south two miles; thence west one-half mile to the southwest corner of section 31, township 25
             907      south, range 5 west; thence to the northeast corner of Beaver County at the summit of the range
             908      separating Sevier Valley from Round and Pavant Valleys; thence southwesterly along the summit
             909      of said range to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section
             910      34, township 26 south, range 6 west; thence easterly along the 40-line parallel to the section line
             911      to the range line between 2 and 3 west; thence south on range line to the 40-line running east
             912      through the south one-half of section 31, township 26 south, range 2 west of the Salt Lake
             913      meridian; thence easterly along said 40-line parallel to the section line to the northeast corner of
             914      the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 35, township 26 south, range 1 east, Salt
             915      Lake meridian to the summit of the range separating Grass and Rabbit Valleys; thence
             916      northeasterly along said summit to a point due east of the point at which the wagon road crosses
             917      the summit between Marysvale and Monroe; thence east to the line between ranges 5 and 6 east;
             918      thence north to the point of beginning.
             919          Section 39. Section 17-50-226 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-25 is renumbered
             920      and amended to read:
             921           [17-1-25].     17-50-226. Summit County -- Description.
             922          The geographic boundaries of Summit County are described as follows: Beginning on the
             923      northern boundary of the state at longitude 110 degrees west, thence west to the southwest corner
             924      of Wyoming; thence north to a point east of the point where the north side of the Union Pacific
             925      Railroad crosses the summit first west of Bear River Valley; thence west to the north side of said
             926      railroad; thence southwesterly along the north side of said road to a point one mile east of Wasatch


             927      Station; thence northerly to the nearest point of the summit of the range of mountains between
             928      Bear River and Weber Valleys; thence southwesterly along said last mentioned summit to its
             929      intersection with the summit of the high land between Echo and Lost Creeks; thence southwesterly
             930      down said last mentioned summit to and directly across the Weber River; thence southerly along
             931      the summit of the range separating East Canyon from Weber Valley to the summit of the cross
             932      range through which the upper canyon of East Canyon Creek runs; thence westerly to the summit
             933      of the Wasatch Range; thence southeasterly along said summit to the summit of the range next
             934      south of the headwaters of Silver and East Canyon Creeks; thence easterly along said last
             935      mentioned summit to the point where it is crossed by the road between Rhoads Valley and Salt
             936      Lake City; thence southerly to the middle of the channel of the Provo River at the high bluff below
             937      Goddard's Ranch; thence easterly along the middle of said channel to the headwaters of the said
             938      river farthest east; thence east to the summit of the Uintah Range; thence northeasterly to the one
             939      hundred and tenth meridian of west longitude; thence north to the point of beginning.
             940          Section 40. Section 17-50-227 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-26 is renumbered
             941      and amended to read:
             942           [17-1-26].     17-50-227. Tooele County -- Description.
             943          The geographic boundaries of Tooele County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             944      middle point of a straight line drawn between a point on the west shore of Great Salt Lake at
             945      latitude 41 degrees north and a point on the east shore of said lake due west of the middle of the
             946      channel of the Weber River and north of the northwest corner of Kingston's Fort, thence
             947      southwesterly along said line to the west shore of said lake; thence west to the western boundary
             948      of the state; thence south to the second standard parallel south; thence east to the summit of the
             949      divide between Cherry and Faust Creeks; thence along the summit of the range next east of the
             950      Rush and Tooele Valleys to the northern end of said summit; thence northeasterly on a straight line
             951      through Black Rock on the shore of Great Salt Lake to the point of beginning.
             952          Section 41. Section 17-50-228 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-27 is renumbered
             953      and amended to read:
             954           [17-1-27].     17-50-228. Uintah County -- Description.
             955          The geographic boundaries of Uintah County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
             956      on the summit of the Uintah Mountains two sections and one-fifth mile west of a point where the
             957      Uintah special meridian intersects the summit of the Uintah Mountains, thence southerly, adjacent


             958      to and west of the Uintah special meridian a distance of two sections and one-fifth mile to the
             959      south boundary of the former Uintah Indian Reservation; thence south parallel with the 110
             960      degrees and 00 minutes west longitude to the line between townships 11 and 12 south, Salt Lake
             961      base and meridian; thence east to the middle of the main channel of the Green River; thence down
             962      the channel to the third standard parallel south; thence east to the summit of the Brown Cliffs;
             963      thence northeasterly to the state boundary; thence north to the east quarter corner of section twelve
             964      (12), township 2 south of range 25 east of Salt Lake base and meridian; thence west along the
             965      center lines of sections twelve (12), eleven (11), ten (10), and nine (9), to the west quarter corner
             966      of section nine (9), township 2 south of range 25 east; thence north along the west boundary lines
             967      of sections nine (9), and four (4) to the northwest corner of section four (4), township 2 south of
             968      range 25 east; thence west along the south boundary lines of sections thirty-two (32), and
             969      thirty-one (31) township 1 south of range 25 east to the southwest corner of said township; thence
             970      north along the west boundary line of said township 1 south of range 25 east to the northwest
             971      corner of the township and range; thence west along the south boundary line of township 1 north
             972      of range 24 east to the southwest corner of section thirty-six (36), township 1 north of range 24
             973      east; thence north along the west boundary line of section thirty-six (36), to the northwest corner
             974      of said section thirty-six (36); thence west along the south boundary lines of sections twenty-six
             975      (26), and twenty-seven (27), township 1 north of range 24 east to the southwest corner of section
             976      twenty-seven (27), or range and township; thence north along the west boundary lines of sections
             977      twenty-seven (27), twenty-two (22), fifteen (15), ten (10) and three (3) to the northwest corner of
             978      section three (3), township 1 north of range 24 east; thence west along the south boundary lines
             979      of townships 2 north of ranges 24, 23 and 22 east to the northwest corner of section one (1),
             980      township one (1) north of range twenty-two (22) east; thence south along the west boundary line
             981      of sections one (1), twelve (12), thirteen (13), twenty-four (24) and twenty-five (25), township one
             982      (1) north of range twenty-two (22) east to the west quarter corner section twenty-five (25),
             983      township one (1) north, range twenty-two (22) east; thence westerly to the monument at the top
             984      of Mt. Lena, thence in a westerly direction following the water parting line along the summit of
             985      the Uintah Mountains to the point of beginning.
             986          Section 42. Section 17-50-229 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-28 is renumbered
             987      and amended to read:
             988           [17-1-28].     17-50-229. Utah County -- Description.


             989          The geographic boundaries of Utah County are described as follows: Beginning at the point
             990      of intersection of the Wasatch Range with the summit of the range crossing from the Wasatch to
             991      the Oquirrh Mountains, thence westerly along said last mentioned summit to the summit of the
             992      range between the Cedar and Rush Valleys; thence southerly along said summit to the summit of
             993      the range between the Tintic Valley and the Goshen and CedarValleys; thence southerly along said
             994      last mentioned summit to, and thence easterly along, the summit between Goshen and Juab Valleys
             995      to, and thence northeasterly along, the summit of the high ground and range of mountains between
             996      Utah and Juab Valleys to the summit of the Nebo Range; thence southeasterly along said summit
             997      to the line between townships 11 and 12 south; thence east to the line between ranges 9 and 10
             998      east; thence north to the township line between townships 10 and 11 south; thence west to a point
             999      due south of the point where the wagon road from Spanish Fork to White River as it existed in
             1000      February, 1880, crossed the summit of the divide south of the Strawberry Valley; thence north to
             1001      said last mentioned point of crossing; thence northwesterly along the summit of the range passing
             1002      around the headwaters of Spanish Fork and Hobble Creeks to a point south of the point on the
             1003      Provo River one-fourth of a mile upstream from the middle of the mouth of the north fork of said
             1004      river; thence north to the summit of the range passing around the headwaters of Battle and
             1005      American Fork Creeks; thence following said summit to the point of beginning.
             1006          Section 43. Section 17-50-230 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-29 is renumbered
             1007      and amended to read:
             1008           [17-1-29].     17-50-230. Wasatch County -- Description.
             1009          The geographic boundaries of Wasatch County are described as follows: Beginning at a
             1010      point on the summit of the Uintah Range due north of the center line between the east and west
             1011      range line of range 9 west of the Uintah special meridian, thence southwesterly along the summit
             1012      of said range to a point east of the headwaters of the Provo River farthest east; thence west to the
             1013      said headwaters; thence down the middle of the channel of said river to the high bluff below
             1014      Goddard's Ranch; thence northerly to the point where the road between the Rhodes Valley and Salt
             1015      Lake City crosses the summit of the range south and east of the headwaters of East Canyon and
             1016      Silver Creeks; thence north to said point of crossing; thence southwesterly along said last
             1017      mentioned summit to the summit of the Wasatch Range at a point north of a point on the Provo
             1018      River one-fourth of a mile upstream from the middle of the mouth of the north fork of said river;
             1019      thence south to the summit of the range east of the headwaters of Hobble and Spanish Fork Creeks;


             1020      thence southeasterly along said last mentioned summit to the point where the White River and
             1021      Spanish Fork Road crossed said summit in February, 1880; thence south to the second standard
             1022      parallel south, Salt Lake base and meridian (which point is also an extension east from the Salt
             1023      Lake base line of the line between townships 10 and 11 south of Salt Lake meridian); thence east
             1024      along this line to its intersection with the center line between the east and west range lines of range
             1025      9 west of the Uintah special meridian; thence following the center line of the said range 9 west of
             1026      the Uintah special meridian to its northern extremity; thence due north to the point of beginning.
             1027          Section 44. Section 17-50-231 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-30 is renumbered
             1028      and amended to read:
             1029           [17-1-30].     17-50-231. Washington County -- Description.
             1030          The geographic boundaries of Washington County are described as follows: Beginning at
             1031      the intersection of the line between townships 36 and 37 south and the western boundary of the
             1032      state of Utah, thence east to the line between ranges 15 and 16 west; thence north to the northwest
             1033      corner of township 37 south, range 15 west; thence east to the northeast corner of township 37
             1034      south, range 15 west; thence south to the southeast corner of township 37 south, range 15 west;
             1035      thence east to the southeast corner of township 37 south, range 13 west; thence south to the
             1036      northeast corner of section 24, township 38 south, range 13 west; thence east on the section line
             1037      to the intersection of the range line between ranges 11 and 12 west; thence south on that range line
             1038      to the southwest corner of section 18, township 38 south, range 11 west; thence east on the section
             1039      line to the intersection of the range line between ranges 10 and 11 west; thence north along the
             1040      range line to the southwest corner of section 18, township 38 south, range 10 west; thence east on
             1041      the section line to the intersection of the range line between ranges 9 and 10 west at the northeast
             1042      corner of section 24, township 38 south, range 10 west; thence south on that range line to the south
             1043      boundary line of the state of Utah; thence west along the Utah-Arizona boundary line to the west
             1044      boundary line of the state of Utah; thence north along said west boundary line to the point of
             1045      beginning.
             1046          Section 45. Section 17-50-232 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-31 is renumbered
             1047      and amended to read:
             1048           [17-1-31].     17-50-232. Wayne County -- Description.
             1049          The geographic boundaries of Wayne County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             1050      middle of the channel of the Green River at latitude 38 degrees and 30 minutes north, thence west


             1051      to the line between ranges 5 and 6 east; thence north to a point east of the point where the wagon
             1052      road crosses the summit between Marysvale and Monroe; thence west to the summit of the range
             1053      between the Rabbit and Grass Valleys; thence southwesterly along said summit to the Salt Lake
             1054      meridian; thence south to the line between townships 30 and 31 south; thence east to the middle
             1055      of the channel of the Colorado River; thence northerly up the channels of the Colorado and Green
             1056      Rivers to the point of beginning.
             1057          Section 46. Section 17-50-233 , which is renumbered from Section 17-1-32 is renumbered
             1058      and amended to read:
             1059           [17-1-32].     17-50-233. Weber County -- Description.
             1060          The geographic boundaries of Weber County are described as follows: Beginning at the
             1061      intersection of the summit of the Wasatch Range north and east of the Ogden Valley and the
             1062      summit of the range separating the Bear Lake Valley from the Cache Valley, thence westerly to
             1063      the hot springs near the county road north of Ogden along the summits of the Wasatch Range and
             1064      the spur range terminating at said hot springs; thence west to the line between ranges 3 and 4 west;
             1065      thence southwesterly in a straight line to the middle point of a line drawn from a point on the east
             1066      shore of Great Salt Lake west of the middle of the channel of the Weber River north of the
             1067      northwest corner of Kingston's Fort to a point on the west shore of said lake at latitude 41 degrees
             1068      north; thence northeasterly along said last described line to the east shore of Great Salt Lake;
             1069      thence east to the middle of the channel of the Weber River; thence up the middle of said channel
             1070      to a point where crossed by the summit line of the Wasatch Range; thence northeasterly along the
             1071      summit of said range around the headwaters of the Ogden River to the point of beginning.
             1072          Section 47. Section 17-50-301 , which is renumbered from Section 17-4-2 is renumbered
             1073      and amended to read:
             1074     
Part 3. County Powers

             1075           [17-4-2].     17-50-301. Exercise of county powers.
             1076          The powers of a county [can] may be exercised only by the county executive and county
             1077      legislative body or by agents and officers acting under their authority or under authority of law.
             1078          Section 48. Section 17-50-302 , which is renumbered from Section 17-4-3 is renumbered
             1079      and amended to read:
             1080           [17-4-3].     17-50-302. General county powers.
             1081          (1) A county may:


             1082          (a) as prescribed by statute, levy, assess, and collect taxes, borrow money, and levy and
             1083      collect special assessments for benefits conferred; and
             1084          (b) provide services, exercise powers, and perform functions that are reasonably related
             1085      to the safety, health, morals, and welfare of their inhabitants, except as limited or prohibited by
             1086      statute.
             1087          (2) A county [has power] may:
             1088          [(1) To] (a) sue and be sued[.];
             1089          [(2) To] (b) acquire land, including at a tax sale, and hold [land within its limits] it as
             1090      necessary and proper for county purposes[, and on tax sales.];
             1091          [(3) To] (c) make such contracts and [to] purchase and hold such personal property as may
             1092      be necessary to the exercise of its powers[.]; and
             1093          [(4) To] (d) manage and dispose of its property as the interests of its inhabitants may
             1094      require.
             1095          [(5) To levy and collect such taxes for purposes under its exclusive jurisdiction as are
             1096      authorized by law.]
             1097          Section 49. Section 17-50-303 , which is renumbered from Section 17-4-4 is renumbered
             1098      and amended to read:
             1099           [17-4-4].     17-50-303. County borrowing authorized -- Issuance of tax anticipation
             1100      notes -- Purposes.
             1101          (1) [No county shall in any manner give or lend its credit to or in aid of any person or
             1102      corporation, or appropriate money in aid of any private enterprise. The] A county [legislative body]
             1103      may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of taxes and other county revenues [of the
             1104      county] in the manner and subject to the conditions of [the] Title 11, Chapter 14, Utah Municipal
             1105      Bond Act. [This]
             1106          (2) A county may incur indebtedness [may be incurred] under Subsection (1) for any
             1107      purpose for which funds of the county may be expended.
             1108          Section 50. Section 17-50-304 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-219 is renumbered
             1109      and amended to read:
             1110           [17-5-219].     17-50-304. Actions -- Control and direction.
             1111          [They] A county may control and direct the prosecution and defense of all actions to which
             1112      the county is a party, and, when necessary [may], employ counsel to assist the county attorney or


             1113      district attorney in conducting [the same] those actions or any other cases where the county
             1114      attorney or district attorney is authorized by law to act.
             1115          Section 51. Section 17-50-305 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-229 is renumbered
             1116      and amended to read:
             1117           [17-5-229].     17-50-305. Police, building, and sanitary regulations.
             1118          [They] A county may make and enforce within the limits of the county, outside the limits
             1119      of [incorporated] cities and towns, all such local, police, building, and sanitary regulations as are
             1120      not in conflict with general laws.
             1121          Section 52. Section 17-50-306 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-232 is renumbered
             1122      and amended to read:
             1123           [17-5-232].     17-50-306. County roads and airports -- Acquisition and control --
             1124      Retainage.
             1125          (1) [They] A county may:
             1126          (a) contract for, purchase, or otherwise acquire, when necessary, rights of way for county
             1127      roads over private property, and may institute proceedings for acquiring such rights of way as
             1128      provided by law[, and];
             1129          (b) lay out, construct, maintain, control, and manage county roads, sidewalks, ferries and
             1130      bridges within the county, outside of [incorporated] cities[, may] and towns;
             1131          (c) designate the county roads to be maintained by the county within or extending through
             1132      any [incorporated] city or town, which [in no case shall] may not be more than three in the same
             1133      direction[, and may];
             1134          (d) abolish or abandon [such] county roads [as] that are unnecessary for the use of the
             1135      public, in the manner provided by law[. They may also ]; and
             1136          (e) lay out, construct, maintain, control, and manage landing fields and hangars for the use
             1137      of airplanes or other vehicles for aerial travel [anywhere within the county].
             1138          (2) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor to construct county roads,
             1139      sidewalks, ferries, and bridges under this section is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or
             1140      withheld and released as provided in Section 13-8-5 .
             1141          Section 53. Section 17-50-307 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-233 is renumbered
             1142      and amended to read:
             1143           [17-5-233].     17-50-307. Granting franchises over public roads -- Limitation.


             1144          [They] (1) A county may grant franchises along and over the public roads and highways
             1145      for all lawful purposes, upon such terms, conditions, and restrictions as in the judgment of the
             1146      [board may be] county legislative body are necessary and proper, to be exercised in such manner
             1147      as to present the least possible obstruction and inconvenience to the traveling public[, but such
             1148      permission shall].
             1149          (2) A franchise under Subsection (1) may not be granted for a [longer] period longer than
             1150      50 years.
             1151          Section 54. Section 17-50-308 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-234 is renumbered
             1152      and amended to read:
             1153           [17-5-234].     17-50-308. Franchises for toll roads.
             1154          [They] (1) Subject to Subsection (2), a county may grant, on such terms, conditions, and
             1155      restrictions as in the judgment of the [board may be] county executive are necessary and proper,
             1156      licenses and franchises for taking tolls on public roads or highways whenever in the judgment of
             1157      the [board] county executive the expense of operating or maintaining [such] the roads or highways
             1158      as free public highways is too great to justify the county in operating or maintaining them[;
             1159      provided, that it shall always be a condition attached to the granting of such licenses and
             1160      franchises].
             1161          (2) Each license and franchise granted under Subsection (1) shall contain the condition that
             1162      [such] the roads and highways shall be kept in reasonable repair by the persons to whom such
             1163      licenses or franchises [may be] are granted.
             1164          Section 55. Section 17-50-309 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-235 is renumbered
             1165      and amended to read:
             1166           [17-5-235].     17-50-309. Franchises for ferries and bridges.
             1167          [They] (1) A county may grant licenses and franchises for constructing and keeping in
             1168      repair roads, bridges, and ferries and for the taking of tolls [thereon] on them. [All persons]
             1169          (2) Each person operating any toll boat or ferry for the transportation of persons, vehicles,
             1170      or livestock across any stream, river, or body of water in this state shall obtain a franchise for [the]
             1171      its operation [of the same] from the county executive of the county [or counties] in which such
             1172      boat or ferry is operated. [Whenever]
             1173          (3) If such boat or ferry is operated on a stream or body of water forming the boundary line
             1174      between two adjoining counties, the person operating the boat or ferry shall obtain a franchise


             1175      [shall be obtained] from the county executive of each [of such counties] county.
             1176          Section 56. Section 17-50-310 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-236 is renumbered
             1177      and amended to read:
             1178           [17-5-236].     17-50-310. Regulation of use of roads.
             1179          [They] A county may enact ordinances and make regulations not in conflict with law for
             1180      the control, construction, alteration, repair, and use of all public roads and highways in the county
             1181      outside of [incorporated] cities and towns.
             1182          Section 57. Section 17-50-311 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-237 is renumbered
             1183      and amended to read:
             1184           [17-5-237].     17-50-311. Water and water rights -- Acquisition and control --
             1185      Retainage.
             1186          (1) [They] A county may:
             1187          (a) purchase, receive by donation, or lease any real or personal property or water rights
             1188      necessary for the use of the county; [may]
             1189          (b) purchase or otherwise acquire the necessary real estate upon which to sink wells to
             1190      obtain water for sprinkling roads and for other county purposes and [may] erect thereon pumping
             1191      apparatus, tanks, and reservoirs for [the] obtaining and [storage of] storing water for such
             1192      purposes[; may] and preserve, take care of, manage, and control the [same] water; [may]
             1193          (c) purchase, receive by donation, or lease any water rights or stock or rights in reservoirs
             1194      or storage companies or associations for the use of citizens of the county; [may]
             1195          (d) construct dams and canals for the storage and distribution of [such] waters referred to
             1196      in Subsection (1)(c); and [may]
             1197          (e) fix the price for and sell [such] water, water rights, stock, or rights in reservoir or
             1198      storage companies or associations, with the dams and canals, as are not required for public use to
             1199      citizens of the county.
             1200          (2) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor to construct dams and canals
             1201      under this section is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or withheld and released as provided
             1202      in Section 13-8-5 .
             1203          Section 58. Section 17-50-312 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-239 is renumbered
             1204      and amended to read:
             1205           [17-5-239].     17-50-312. Courthouse, jail, hospital, and other public buildings --


             1206      Acquisition and control -- Retainage.
             1207          (1) [They] A county may erect, repair or rebuild, and furnish a courthouse, jail, hospital,
             1208      and such other public buildings as may be necessary, and join with cities and towns in the
             1209      construction, ownership, and operation of hospitals.
             1210          (2) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor to erect, repair, or rebuild public
             1211      buildings under this section is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or withheld and released
             1212      as provided in Section 13-8-5 .
             1213          Section 59. Section 17-50-313 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-242 is renumbered
             1214      and amended to read:
             1215           [17-5-242].     17-50-313. Acquisition, management, and disposal of property.
             1216          (1) [The] A county may purchase, receive, hold, sell, lease, convey, or otherwise acquire
             1217      and dispose of any real or personal property or any interest in such property that it determines to
             1218      be in the public interest.
             1219          (2) Any property interest acquired by the county shall be held in the name of the county
             1220      unless specifically otherwise provided by law.
             1221          (3) The county legislative body shall provide by ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation
             1222      for the manner in which property shall be acquired, managed, and disposed of.
             1223          Section 60. Section 17-50-314 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-243 is renumbered
             1224      and amended to read:
             1225           [17-5-243].     17-50-314. Provisions for general health -- Creation of health
             1226      department.
             1227          [The board of health] Each county shall:
             1228          (1) make provisions for the preservation of health in the county and pay the related
             1229      expenses; and
             1230          (2) in cooperation with municipalities in the county, create a local health department as
             1231      provided in Title 26A, Chapter 1, Part 1, Local Health Department Act.
             1232          Section 61. Section 17-50-315 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-245 is renumbered
             1233      and amended to read:
             1234           [17-5-245].     17-50-315. Powers of cities and towns not affected.
             1235          Nothing [contained] in this chapter [is intended] may be construed to diminish, impair, or
             1236      [in any wise] affect the power conferred upon [incorporated] cities and towns.


             1237          Section 62. Section 17-50-316 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-256 is renumbered
             1238      and amended to read:
             1239           [17-5-256].     17-50-316. Deposit of tax moneys.
             1240          All [such] taxes shall as rapidly as they are collected be deposited into the county treasury.
             1241          Section 63. Section 17-50-317 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-264 is renumbered
             1242      and amended to read:
             1243           [17-5-264].     17-50-317. Study and improvement of county government -- Charges
             1244      and expenses.
             1245          (1) [The several counties of the state of Utah are authorized and empowered, either singly]
             1246      A county may, individually or in association with other counties, [to] study the processes and
             1247      methods of county government with a view to improvement and [to] cause to be assembled and
             1248      presented to the Legislature [of the state of Utah] or the Congress of the United States, or to or
             1249      before the appropriate committees of either or both, such information and factual data with respect
             1250      to the effect upon [said] counties, the taxpayers, and the people, of existing, pending or proposed
             1251      legislation, as in the judgment of county executives and legislative bodies, will be in the interest
             1252      of and beneficial to [said] counties, taxpayers, and people[; and the].
             1253          (2) The charges and expenses incurred under Subsection (1) shall be proper claim against
             1254      [the] county funds [of such counties], to be audited and paid as other county claims.
             1255          Section 64. Section 17-50-318 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-265 is renumbered
             1256      and amended to read:
             1257           [17-5-265].     17-50-318. Development of county resources.
             1258          [The county legislative bodies of the respective counties within the state are authorized and
             1259      empowered to] A county may provide for the development of the county's mineral, water,
             1260      manpower, industrial, historical, cultural, and other resources.
             1261          Section 65. Section 17-50-319 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-271 is renumbered
             1262      and amended to read:
             1263           [17-5-271].     17-50-319. Expenditure of county funds authorized to develop county
             1264      resources.
             1265          [The] A county [legislative body] may expend county funds as are considered advisable
             1266      to [carry out the purposes of this act] develop county resources.
             1267          Section 66. Section 17-50-320 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-275 is renumbered


             1268      and amended to read:
             1269           [17-5-275].     17-50-320. Mental health and substance abuse services.
             1270          [The county legislative body of each] Each county shall provide mental health services in
             1271      accordance with Title 62A, Chapter 12, Mental Health, and substance abuse services in accordance
             1272      with Title 62A, Chapter 8, Substance Abuse.
             1273          Section 67. Section 17-50-321 , which is renumbered from Section 17-15-17 is renumbered
             1274      and amended to read:
             1275           [17-15-17].     17-50-321. County expenses enumerated.
             1276          County charges are:
             1277          (1) those incurred against the county by any law;
             1278          (2) the necessary expenses of the county attorney or district attorney incurred in criminal
             1279      cases arising in the county, and all other expenses necessarily incurred by [him] the county or
             1280      district attorney in the prosecution of criminal cases, except jury and witness fees;
             1281          (3) the expenses necessarily incurred in the support of persons charged with or convicted
             1282      of a criminal offense and committed to the county jail;
             1283          (4) [the sums required by law to be paid to jurors in civil cases] for [counties] a county not
             1284      within the state district court administrative system, the sum required by law to be paid jurors in
             1285      civil cases;
             1286          (5) all charges and accounts for services rendered by any justice court judge for services
             1287      in the trial and examination of persons charged with a criminal offense not otherwise provided for
             1288      by law;
             1289          (6) the contingent expenses necessarily incurred for the use and benefit of the county;
             1290          (7) every other sum directed by law to be raised for any county purposes under the
             1291      direction of the [governing] county legislative body [of the county] or declared a county charge;
             1292          (8) the fees of constables for services rendered in criminal cases;
             1293          (9) the necessary expenses of the sheriff and [his] deputies incurred in civil and criminal
             1294      cases arising in the county, and all other expenses necessarily incurred by the sheriff and [his]
             1295      deputies performing the duties imposed upon them by law; and
             1296          (10) the sums required by law to be paid by the county to jurors and witnesses serving at
             1297      inquests and in criminal cases in justice courts.
             1298          Section 68. Section 17-50-322 , which is renumbered from Section 17-15-21 is renumbered


             1299      and amended to read:
             1300           [17-15-21].     17-50-322. Support of the arts by counties -- Appropriations --
             1301      Guidelines.
             1302          [The governing body of any] A county may provide for and appropriate funds for the
             1303      support of the arts, including [but not limited to]:
             1304          (1) music, dance, theatre, crafts and visual, folk and literary art, for the purpose of
             1305      enriching the lives of its residents; and [may]
             1306          (2) establish guidelines for the support of the arts.
             1307          Section 69. Section 17-50-401 is enacted to read:
             1308     
Part 4. Claims Against the County

             1309          17-50-401. Claims presented to county executive -- Auditor review -- Attorney review
             1310      -- Approval of claim.
             1311          (1) A person with a claim against a county may present it to the county executive for
             1312      review.
             1313          (2) (a) The county executive shall forward all claims requesting payment for goods or
             1314      services to the county auditor for the auditor's review and recommendation to the county executive.
             1315          (b) The county executive shall forward all claims regarding liability to the county attorney
             1316      or, in a county with no county attorney, to the district attorney for the attorney's review and
             1317      recommendation to the county executive regarding liability and payment.
             1318          (3) The county executive may approve payment of a claim that appears to the county
             1319      executive to be just, lawful, and properly due and owing to the claimant.
             1320          Section 70. Section 17-50-402 , which is renumbered from Section 17-15-10 is renumbered
             1321      and amended to read:
             1322           [17-15-10].     17-50-402. Claims against county -- Presentation.
             1323          (1) The county executive [shall] may not hear or consider any claim of any person against
             1324      the county, nor may the county executive credit or allow any claim or bill against the county,
             1325      unless the [same] claim is itemized, giving names, dates, and particular service rendered, or until
             1326      it has been [passed upon] reviewed by the county auditor.
             1327          (2) (a) If the claim is for service of process, it shall state the character of process served,
             1328      upon whom, the number of days engaged, and the number of miles traveled[; if].
             1329          (b) If the claim is for materials furnished, it shall state to whom the materials were


             1330      furnished, by whom ordered, and the quantity and price agreed upon. [Every]
             1331          (3) Each claim against the county [must] shall be:
             1332          (a) presented to the county [auditor] executive within a year after the last item of the
             1333      account or claim accrued[. In all cases, claims shall be]; and
             1334          (b) duly substantiated as to [their] its correctness and as to the fact that [they are] it is justly
             1335      due.
             1336          (4) If the county executive [shall refuse] refuses to hear or consider a claim because it is
             1337      not properly made out, [he] the county executive shall cause notice of the fact to be given to the
             1338      claimant or [to his] the claimant's agent and shall allow sufficient time for the [same] claim to be
             1339      properly itemized and substantiated.
             1340          Section 71. Section 17-50-403 , which is renumbered from Section 17-15-11 is renumbered
             1341      and amended to read:
             1342           [17-15-11].     17-50-403. Payment or rejection of claims.
             1343          [When the board] (1) If the county executive finds that any claim presented is not payable
             1344      by the county or is not a proper county charge [it must be rejected], the county executive shall
             1345      reject the claim.
             1346          (2) (a) If [it] the claim is found to be a proper county charge, but greater in amount than
             1347      is justly due, the [board] county executive may allow the claim in part and may order a warrant
             1348      drawn for the portion allowed.
             1349          (b) If the claimant is unwilling to receive [such] the amount in full payment, the [claim]
             1350      county executive may [be] again [considered by the board] consider the claim.
             1351          Section 72. Section 17-50-404 , which is renumbered from Section 17-15-12 is renumbered
             1352      and amended to read:
             1353           [17-15-12].     17-50-404. Action on rejected claim -- Limitation.
             1354          (1) A claimant dissatisfied with the rejection of [his] a claim or demand or with the
             1355      amount allowed [him] on [his] an account may sue the county [therefor] on the claim, demand, or
             1356      account at any time within one year after the first rejection [thereof] of the claim, demand, or
             1357      account by the [board] county executive, but not afterward.
             1358          (2) If in such action judgment is recovered for more than the [board] county executive
             1359      allowed, costs shall be taxed against the county, but if no more is recovered than the [board]
             1360      county executive allowed, costs shall be taxed against the plaintiff.


             1361          (3) On presentation of a certified copy of [the] a judgment against the county, the [board
             1362      must] county executive shall allow and pay the same.
             1363          Section 73. Section 17-50-405 , which is renumbered from Section 17-15-13 is renumbered
             1364      and amended to read:
             1365           [17-15-13].     17-50-405. Judgments against county -- Payment.
             1366          [When any] (1) If a judgment is obtained against a county, [the same must] it shall be paid
             1367      as are other county charges.
             1368          (2) The county legislative body shall levy and authorize the collection of a sufficient
             1369      amount of revenue to pay off and discharge such judgment in addition to the ordinary expenses of
             1370      the county, but the property of the county and of the persons owning property situated or liable to
             1371      taxation [therein shall in no case] in the county may not be liable to judgment lien or to seizure or
             1372      sale upon execution or other process of any court.
             1373          Section 74. Section 17-50-406 , which is renumbered from Section 17-15-14 is renumbered
             1374      and amended to read:
             1375           [17-15-14].     17-50-406. County legislative body claim for expenses -- County
             1376      auditor recommendation.
             1377          [All claims] (1) Each claim against the county presented by any member of the county
             1378      legislative body for expenses [must] shall:
             1379          (a) be itemized and verified as other claims[, and must];
             1380          (b) state that the service has been actually rendered[,]; and[, before allowance, such claims
             1381      must]
             1382          (c) be presented to the county [attorney, who must endorse thereon, in writing, his opinion
             1383      as to the legality thereof. If the county attorney declares the claim illegal, he must state specifically
             1384      wherein it is illegal, and the claim must then be rejected by the county legislative body] auditor.
             1385          (2) The county auditor shall make a recommendation to the county executive regarding
             1386      payment of each claim presented under Subsection (1).
             1387          Section 75. Section 17-50-407 , which is renumbered from Section 17-15-15 is renumbered
             1388      and amended to read:
             1389           [17-15-15].     17-50-407. Officers not to advocate claims -- Right to oppose claims.
             1390          (1) No county officer [shall] may, except for [his] the officer's own services, present any
             1391      claim, account, or demand for allowance against the county or in any way advocate the relief asked


             1392      in the claim or demand made by any other person.
             1393          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a county officer may forward to the county executive
             1394      a claim made by another and may endorse on the claim the officer's recommendation to the county
             1395      executive regarding payment of the claim.
             1396          (3) Any person may appear before the [board] county executive and oppose the allowance
             1397      of any claim or demand made against the county.
             1398          Section 76. Section 17-52-101 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-102 is
             1399      renumbered and amended to read:
             1400     
CHAPTER 52. FORMS OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT

             1401     
Part 1. General Provisions

             1402           [17-35a-102].     17-52-101. Definitions.
             1403          As used in this chapter:
             1404          (1) "Appointment council" means a group of persons consisting of:
             1405          (a) the governor or the governor's designee;
             1406          (b) the speaker of the House of Representatives or the speaker's designee;
             1407          (c) the president of the Senate or the president's designee;
             1408          (d) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by the
             1409      county legislative body;
             1410          (e) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by majority
             1411      vote of the mayors of all cities and towns in the county in which the optional plan is proposed; and
             1412          (f) four other residents of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated
             1413      by majority vote of the five other members of the appointment council.
             1414          (2) "Optional plan" means a plan establishing an alternate form of government for a county
             1415      as provided in Section [ 17-35a-401 ] 17-52-401 .
             1416          (3) "Reasonable notice" means, at a minimum:
             1417          (a) (i) publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the county at least once a
             1418      week for at least two consecutive weeks ending no more than ten and no fewer than three days
             1419      before the event that is the subject of the notice; or
             1420          (ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the county, posting at least one
             1421      notice per 1,000 population within the county, for at least a week ending no more than three days
             1422      before the event that is the subject of the notice, at locations throughout the county that are most


             1423      likely to give actual notice to county residents; and
             1424          (b) if the county has an Internet home page, posting an electronic notice on the Internet for
             1425      at least seven days immediately before the event that is the subject of the notice.
             1426          (4) "Study committee" means a group of persons:
             1427          (a) (i) elected pursuant to a resolution adopted under Subsection [ 17-35a-202 ]
             1428      17-52-202 (3)(a) or [ 17-35a-203 ] 17-52-203 (3)(d)(i)(B) in which the county legislative body
             1429      specifies that the members should be elected; or
             1430          (ii) appointed under Section [ 17-35a-301 ] 17-52-301 ; and
             1431          (b) charged with the duties provided in Section [ 17-35a-303 ] 17-52-303 .
             1432          Section 77. Section 17-52-102 is enacted to read:
             1433          17-52-102. Allowed forms of county government -- Unless another is adopted, county
             1434      to operate under county commission form.
             1435          (1) Each county shall operate under one of the following forms of county government:
             1436          (a) the county commission form under Section 17-52-501 ;
             1437          (b) the expanded county commission form under Section 17-52-502 ;
             1438          (c) the executive and chief administrative officer-council form under Section 17-52-503 ;
             1439          (d) the county executive and council form under Section 17-52-504 ;
             1440          (e) the council-manager form under Section 17-52-505 ; or
             1441          (f) the council and county administrative officer form under Section 17-52-506 .
             1442          (2) Unless it adopts another form of government as provided in this chapter, each county
             1443      shall operate under the county commission form of government under Section 17-52-501 .
             1444          Section 78. Section 17-52-201 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-201 is
             1445      renumbered and amended to read:
             1446     
Part 2. Procedure

             1447           [17-35a-201].     17-52-201. Procedure for initiating adoption of optional plan
             1448      -- Limitations -- Pending proceedings.
             1449          (1) An optional plan proposing an alternate form of government for a county may be
             1450      adopted as provided in this chapter.
             1451          (2) The process to adopt an optional plan establishing an alternate form of county
             1452      government may be initiated by:
             1453          (a) the county legislative body as provided in Section [ 17-35a-202 ] 17-52-202 ; or


             1454          (b) registered voters of the county as provided in Section [ 17-35a-203 ] 17-52-203 .
             1455          (3) (a) If the process to adopt an optional plan has been initiated under Chapter 26, Laws
             1456      of Utah 1973, Section 3, 4, or 5, or Section [ 17-35a-202 ] 17-52-202 or [ 17-35a-203 ] 17-52-203 ,
             1457      the county legislative body may not initiate the process again under Section [ 17-35a-202 ]
             1458      17-52-202 unless the earlier proceeding:
             1459          (i) has been concluded by the county legislative body rejecting the optional plan;
             1460          (ii) has been concluded by an affirmative or negative vote of registered voters; or
             1461          (iii) has not been concluded but has been pending for at least two years.
             1462          (b) A county legislative body may not initiate the process to adopt an optional plan under
             1463      Section [ 17-35a-202 ] 17-52-202 within four years of an election at which voters approved or
             1464      rejected an optional plan proposed as a result of a process initiated by the county legislative body.
             1465          (c) Registered voters of a county may not initiate the process to adopt an optional plan
             1466      under Section [ 17-35a-203 ] 17-52-203 within four years of an election at which voters approved
             1467      or rejected an optional plan proposed as a result of a process initiated by registered voters.
             1468          [(4) (a) A proceeding to adopt an optional form of county government commenced under
             1469      Chapter 26, Laws of Utah 1973, as amended, and pending on the effective date of this section may
             1470      continue under the applicable provisions of this chapter.]
             1471          [(b) No part of a proceeding to adopt an optional form of county government commenced
             1472      under Chapter 26, Laws of Utah 1973, as amended, and pending on the effective date of this
             1473      section, may be considered invalid because of a failure to meet a requirement of this chapter that
             1474      was not included in Chapter 26, Laws of Utah 1973, as amended.]
             1475          Section 79. Section 17-52-202 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-202 is
             1476      renumbered and amended to read:
             1477           [17-35a-202].     17-52-202. County legislative body initiation of adoption of
             1478      optional plan -- Procedure.
             1479          (1) A county legislative body may initiate the process of adopting an optional plan by:
             1480          (a) adopting a resolution of intent as provided in Subsection (2)(a);
             1481          (b) adopting a resolution to submit to the voters the question of whether a study committee
             1482      should be established as provided in Subsection (3)(a); or
             1483          (c) adopting a resolution to approve the establishment of a study committee as provided
             1484      in Subsection (4)(a).


             1485          (2) (a) A county legislative body may adopt a resolution indicating its intent to propose
             1486      the adoption of an optional plan.
             1487          (b) Each resolution under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             1488          (i) contain a general description of the proposed optional plan;
             1489          (ii) set a public hearing or series of public hearings on the proposed optional plan; and
             1490          (iii) require that reasonable notice be given of the public hearing or series of public
             1491      hearings.
             1492          (c) A county legislative body may appoint an advisory committee to assist it in preparing
             1493      the optional plan that the county legislative body intends to propose for adoption.
             1494          (d) Each county legislative body adopting a resolution under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             1495          (i) hold a public hearing or series of public hearings, as the county legislative body
             1496      determines, on the proposed optional plan beginning no less than 15 days after adoption of the
             1497      resolution;
             1498          (ii) beginning the day after the resolution is adopted, maintain at least three complete
             1499      copies of the proposed optional plan at the office of the county clerk for inspection and copying
             1500      by the public; and
             1501          (iii) in each notice or publication of the public hearing or series of public hearings, refer
             1502      to the complete proposed optional plan and its availability for inspection and copying in the county
             1503      clerk's office.
             1504          (e) (i) At the conclusion of the public hearing or series of hearings required under
             1505      Subsection (2)(d)(i), a county legislative body may adopt a resolution recommending the adoption
             1506      of the proposed optional plan by registered voters.
             1507          (ii) Before adopting a resolution under Subsection (2)(e)(i), a county legislative body may
             1508      modify the proposed optional plan.
             1509          (iii) Each resolution under Subsection (2)(e)(i) shall provide for submitting the proposed
             1510      optional plan to the voters at an election held under Section [ 17-35a-204 ] 17-52-206 .
             1511          (f) Failure to adopt a resolution under Subsection (2)(e)(i) within six months of the
             1512      adoption of a resolution under Subsection (2)(a) shall be considered a rejection of the proposed
             1513      optional plan.
             1514          (g) A county legislative body may reconsider its action in proposing an optional plan under
             1515      this Subsection (2) and terminate the process to adopt the optional plan if the reconsideration and


             1516      termination occur:
             1517          (i) within six months after the adoption of a resolution under Subsection (2)(e)(i); and
             1518          (ii) no later than six months before the date on which an election under Section
             1519      [ 17-35a-204 ] 17-52-206 is scheduled.
             1520          (3) (a) As an alternative to the procedure under Subsection (2), a county legislative body
             1521      may adopt a resolution to submit to the registered voters of the county the question of whether a
             1522      study committee should be established.
             1523          (b) Each resolution adopted under Subsection (3)(a) shall:
             1524          (i) require the question to be submitted to the registered voters of the county at a general
             1525      or special election, as the county legislative body determines, no less than 90 days and no more
             1526      than 180 days after adoption of the resolution under Subsection (3)(a);
             1527          (ii) specify the number of members of the proposed study committee, subject to Subsection
             1528      [ 17-35a-303 ] 17-52-303 (1)(a), and whether the members are to be elected or appointed; and
             1529          (iii) if the members are to be elected, provide procedures for the nonpartisan nomination
             1530      of the members of the proposed study committee and their nonpartisan election at the same
             1531      election at which the question of the establishment of the study committee is submitted.
             1532          (c) If the members of the proposed study committee are to be appointed, their appointment
             1533      shall be governed by Section [ 17-35a-301 ] 17-52-301 .
             1534          (4) (a) As an alternative to the procedures under Subsections (2) and (3), a county
             1535      legislative body may adopt a resolution approving the establishment of a study committee with
             1536      appointed members.
             1537          (b) Each resolution under Subsection (4)(a) shall:
             1538          (i) specify the number of members of the study committee, subject to Subsection
             1539      [ 17-35a-303 ] 17-52-303 (1)(a); and
             1540          (ii) provide for the appointment of the members as provided in Section [ 17-35a-301 ]
             1541      17-52-301 .
             1542          Section 80. Section 17-52-203 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-203 is
             1543      renumbered and amended to read:
             1544           [17-35a-203].     17-52-203. Registered voter initiation of adoption of optional
             1545      plan -- Procedure.
             1546          (1) Registered voters of a county may initiate the process of adopting an optional plan by:


             1547          (a) filing copies of a proposed optional plan, as provided in Subsection (2)(c), in
             1548      anticipation of filing a petition under Subsection (2)(a); or
             1549          (b) filing a petition under Subsection (3).
             1550          (2) (a) Registered voters of a county may file a petition requiring the county legislative
             1551      body to submit a proposed optional plan to the registered voters of the county.
             1552          (b) Each petition under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             1553          (i) be signed by registered voters residing in the county equal in number to at least 15%
             1554      of the total number of votes cast in the county at the most recent election for governor;
             1555          (ii) contain a general description of the proposed optional plan;
             1556          (iii) indicate that a complete copy of the proposed optional plan is available for inspection
             1557      and copying at the county clerk's office;
             1558          (iv) designate up to five of the petition signers as sponsors, one of whom shall be
             1559      designated as the contact sponsor, with the mailing address and telephone number of each; and
             1560          (v) be filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the petition signers reside.
             1561          (c) Before circulating a petition under Subsection (2)(a) for signature, the petition sponsors
             1562      shall file with the county clerk at least three complete copies of the proposed optional plan that is
             1563      the subject of the petition.
             1564          (d) A county legislative body may not alter an optional plan proposed under this
             1565      Subsection (2).
             1566          (e) Within 30 days after the county clerk's receipt of the attorney general statement under
             1567      Section [ 17-35a-203.5 ] 17-52-204 with respect to a petition certified under Subsection
             1568      (4)(a)(ii)(A), each county legislative body shall establish the date for an election to be held as
             1569      provided under Section [ 17-35a-204 ] 17-52-206 .
             1570          (3) (a) Registered voters of a county may file a petition requiring the county legislative
             1571      body to adopt a resolution for the establishment of a study committee.
             1572          (b) Each petition under Subsection (3)(a) shall:
             1573          (i) request the county legislative body to choose between:
             1574          (A) adopting a resolution that establishes a study committee with members appointed
             1575      under Section [ 17-35a-301 ] 17-52-301 ; or
             1576          (B) adopting a resolution submitting to the county's registered voters the question of
             1577      whether a study committee should be established;


             1578          (ii) be signed by registered voters residing in the county equal in number to at least 10%
             1579      of the total number of votes cast in the county at the most recent election for governor;
             1580          (iii) designate up to five of the petition signers as sponsors, one of whom shall be
             1581      designated as the contact sponsor, with the mailing address and telephone number of each; and
             1582          (iv) be filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the petition signers reside.
             1583          (c) (i) Within 90 days of the certification of the petition under Subsection (4)(a)(ii)(A), the
             1584      county legislative body shall hold a public hearing or series of public hearings, as the county
             1585      legislative body determines, on the petition.
             1586          (ii) The county legislative body shall give reasonable notice of the public hearing or series
             1587      of public hearings under Subsection (3)(c)(i).
             1588          (d) (i) At the conclusion of the public hearing or series of public hearings required under
             1589      Subsection (3)(c)(i), the county legislative body shall:
             1590          (A) adopt a resolution approving the establishment of a study committee with members
             1591      appointed under Section [ 17-35a-301 ] 17-52-301 and specifying the number of members to be
             1592      appointed, subject to Subsection [ 17-35a-303 ] 17-52-303 (1)(a); or
             1593          (B) adopt a resolution submitting to the county's registered voters the question of whether
             1594      a study committee under Section [ 17-35a-301 ] 17-52-301 should be established.
             1595          (ii) Each resolution under Subsection (3)(d)(i)(B) shall comply with the requirements of
             1596      Subsection [ 17-35a-202 ] 17-52-202 (3)(b).
             1597          (4) (a) Within 30 days of the filing of a petition under Subsection (2)(a) or (3)(a) or an
             1598      amended or supplemental petition under Subsection (4)(b), the county clerk shall:
             1599          (i) determine whether the petition or amended or supplemental petition has been signed
             1600      by the required number of registered voters; and
             1601          (ii) (A) if so:
             1602          (I) certify the petition or amended or supplemental petition and deliver it to the county
             1603      legislative body; and
             1604          (II) notify in writing the contact sponsor of the certification; or
             1605          (B) if not, reject the petition or the amended or supplemental petition and notify in writing
             1606      the county legislative body and the contact sponsor of the rejection and the reasons for the
             1607      rejection.
             1608          (b) If a county clerk rejects a petition or an amended or supplemental petition under


             1609      Subsection (4)(a)(ii)(B), the petition may be amended or supplemented or an amended or
             1610      supplemental petition may be further amended or supplemented with additional signatures and
             1611      refiled within 20 days of the date of rejection.
             1612          (5) With the unanimous approval of petition sponsors, a petition filed under Subsection
             1613      (2)(a) or (3) may be withdrawn at any time within 90 days after petition certification but no later
             1614      than 45 days before an election under Section [ 17-35a-204 ] 17-52-206 or Subsection (3)(d)(i)(B)
             1615      if:
             1616          (a) the petition notified signers in conspicuous language that the petition sponsors are
             1617      authorized to withdraw the petition; and
             1618          (b) there are at least three sponsors of the petition.
             1619          Section 81. Section 17-52-204 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-203.5 is
             1620      renumbered and amended to read:
             1621           [17-35a-203.5].     17-52-204. Attorney general review of proposed optional plan
             1622      -- Conflict with statutory or constitutional provisions -- Processing of optional plan after
             1623      attorney general review.
             1624          (1) The county clerk shall send to the attorney general a copy of each proposed optional
             1625      plan within ten days after:
             1626          (a) for an optional plan proposed in a resolution adopted under Subsection [ 17-35a-202 ]
             1627      17-52-202 (2)(e), adoption of the resolution;
             1628          (b) for an optional plan proposed by registered voters under Section [ 17-35a-203 ]
             1629      17-52-203 :
             1630          (i) the filing of a request for attorney general review under Subsection (6); or
             1631          (ii) if the optional plan has not already been reviewed by the attorney general pursuant to
             1632      a request under Subsection (6), certification of a petition under Subsection [ 17-35a-203 ]
             1633      17-52-203 (4)(a)(ii)(A).
             1634          (2) Within 45 days after receipt of the proposed optional plan from the county clerk under
             1635      Subsection (1), the attorney general shall send a written report to the county clerk containing the
             1636      information required under Subsection (3).
             1637          (3) Each report from the attorney general under Subsection (2) shall:
             1638          (a) state the attorney general's opinion as to whether implementation of the optional plan
             1639      as proposed would result in a violation of any applicable statutory or constitutional provision;


             1640          (b) if the attorney general concludes that a violation would result:
             1641          (i) identify specifically each statutory or constitutional provision that would be violated
             1642      by implementation of the optional plan as proposed;
             1643          (ii) identify specifically each provision or feature of the proposed optional plan that would
             1644      result in a statutory or constitutional violation if the plan is implemented as proposed;
             1645          (iii) state whether, in the attorney general's opinion, any of the provisions or features
             1646      identified in Subsection (3)(b)(ii) are so integral to the proposed optional plan that having
             1647      previously changed the specified provision or feature to avoid the violation would have affected
             1648      the decision of a legislative body member or study committee member who favored the proposed
             1649      optional plan or a reasonable petitioner who signed a petition proposing the optional plan; and
             1650          (iv) if all the provisions or features identified in Subsection (3)(b)(ii) do not meet the
             1651      standard of Subsection (3)(b)(iii), recommend how the proposed optional plan may be amended
             1652      to avoid the statutory or constitutional violation.
             1653          (4) (a) If the attorney general's statement under Subsection (3) identifies provisions or
             1654      features under Subsection (3)(b)(ii) that meet the standard of Subsection (3)(b)(iii), the proposed
             1655      optional plan may not be presented to the voters under Section [ 17-35a-204 ] 17-52-206 , except
             1656      that:
             1657          (i) for an optional plan proposed by a resolution under Subsection [ 17-35a-202 ]
             1658      17-52-202 (2)(e), the county legislative body may amend the optional plan to avoid the violation
             1659      and then adopt a new resolution under Subsection [ 17-35a-202 ] 17-52-202 (2)(e) that shall be
             1660      treated as any other resolution under that subsection; and
             1661          (ii) for an optional plan proposed in a study committee report under Subsection
             1662      [ 17-35a-303 ] 17-52-303 (3)(d), the study committee may amend the optional plan to avoid the
             1663      violation and then adopt a new report under Subsection [ 17-35a-303 ] 17-52-303 (3)(d) that will be
             1664      treated as any other report under that subsection.
             1665          (b) (i) If the attorney general's statement under Subsection (3) identifies provisions or
             1666      features under Subsection (3)(b)(ii) that do not meet the standard of Subsection (3)(b)(iii), the
             1667      optional plan may be amended to avoid the statutory or constitutional violations and then:
             1668          (A) submitted to the voters at an election under Section [ 17-35a-204 ] 17-52-206 , if the
             1669      optional plan is proposed in a resolution adopted under Subsection [ 17-35a-202 ] 17-52-202 (2)(e),
             1670      a petition that has been certified under Subsection [ 17-35a-203 ] 17-52-203 (4)(a)(ii)(A), or a study


             1671      committee report filed under Subsection [ 17-35a-303 ] 17-52-303 (3)(d); or
             1672          (B) the subject of a petition that is circulated for signatures under Subsection [ 17-35a-203 ]
             1673      17-52-203 (2), if the attorney general's statement results from a request under Subsection (6).
             1674          (ii) Each amendment to an optional plan under Subsection (4)(b)(i) shall be made by:
             1675          (A) for an optional plan proposed in a resolution adopted under Subsection [ 17-35a-202 ]
             1676      17-52-202 (2)(e), the county legislative body;
             1677          (B) for an optional plan proposed in a petition under Section [ 17-35a-203 ] 17-52-203 , the
             1678      petition sponsors; and
             1679          (C) for an optional plan proposed in a study committee report filed under Subsection
             1680      [ 17-35a-303 ] 17-52-303 (3)(d), the study committee.
             1681          (5) If the attorney general's statement under Subsection (3) does not identify any provisions
             1682      or features of the proposed optional plan that, if implemented, would violate a statutory or
             1683      constitutional provision, the proposed optional plan may be:
             1684          (a) submitted to the voters at an election under Section [ 17-35a-204 ] 17-52-206 , if the
             1685      optional plan is proposed in a resolution adopted under Subsection [ 17-35a-202 ] 17-52-202 (2)(e),
             1686      a petition that has been certified under Subsection [ 17-35a-203 ] 17-52-203 (4)(a)(ii)(A), or a study
             1687      committee report filed under Subsection [ 17-35a-303 ] 17-52-303 (3)(d); or
             1688          (b) the subject of a petition that is circulated for signatures under Subsection [ 17-35a-203 ]
             1689      17-52-203 (2), if the attorney general's statement results from a request under Subsection (6).
             1690          (6) The attorney general review required under this section for each proposed optional plan
             1691      may be obtained in conjunction with the filing of a proposed optional plan under Subsection
             1692      [ 17-35a-203 ] 17-52-203 (1)(a) by filing a request for attorney general review signed by at least 100
             1693      registered voters residing in the county.
             1694          Section 82. Section 17-52-205 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-203.7 is
             1695      renumbered and amended to read:
             1696           [17-35a-203.7].     17-52-205. Voter information pamphlet.
             1697          (1) In anticipation of an election under Section [ 17-35a-204 ] 17-52-206 , the county
             1698      legislative body may prepare a voter information pamphlet to inform the public of the proposed
             1699      optional plan.
             1700          (2) In preparing a voter information pamphlet under this section, the county legislative
             1701      body may:


             1702          (a) allow proponents and opponents of the proposed optional plan to provide written
             1703      statements to be included in the pamphlet; and
             1704          (b) use as a guideline the provisions of Title 20A, Chapter 7, Part 7, Voter Information
             1705      Pamphlet.
             1706          (3) Each county legislative body preparing a voter information pamphlet under this section
             1707      shall cause the publication and distribution of the pamphlet in a manner determined by the county
             1708      legislative body to be adequate.
             1709          Section 83. Section 17-52-206 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-204 is
             1710      renumbered and amended to read:
             1711           [17-35a-204].     17-52-206. Election on proposed optional plan -- Procedure.
             1712          (1) Subject to Section [ 17-35a-203.5 ] 17-52-204 , the county legislative body shall hold an
             1713      election if an optional plan is proposed:
             1714          (a) by a resolution adopted under Subsection [ 17-35a-202 ] 17-52-202 (2)(e);
             1715          (b) in a petition filed under Subsection [ 17-35a-203 ] 17-52-203 (2)(a) that is certified under
             1716      Subsection [ 17-35a-203 ] 17-52-203 (4)(a)(ii)(A); or
             1717          (c) in a study committee report filed under Subsection [ 17-35a-303 ] 17-52-303 (3)(d).
             1718          (2) Each election under Subsection (1) shall be held at the next [regular general or
             1719      municipal general] special election date under Subsection 20A-1-204 (1)(a) that is no less than two
             1720      months after the county clerk's receipt of the attorney general statement under Section
             1721      [ 17-35a-203.5 ] 17-52-204 .
             1722          (3) The county legislative body shall prepare the ballot for each election under Subsection
             1723      (1) so that the question on the ballot:
             1724          (a) clearly, accurately, and impartially presents the proposition to be voted on; and
             1725          (b) does not constitute an argument or create prejudice for or against the proposition.
             1726          (4) The county legislative body shall:
             1727          (a) cause the complete text of the proposed optional plan to be published in a newspaper
             1728      of general circulation within the county at least once during two different calendar weeks within
             1729      the 30-day period immediately before the date of the election under Subsection (1);
             1730          (b) make a complete copy of the optional plan available free of charge to any member of
             1731      the public who requests a copy; and
             1732          (c) if the optional plan is proposed by a study committee report filed under Subsection


             1733      [ 17-35a-303 ] 17-52-303 (3)(d), make a complete copy of the study committee's report available free
             1734      of charge to any member of the public who requests a copy.
             1735          (5) If an optional plan proposed as a result of a process initiated by the county legislative
             1736      body and an optional plan proposed as a result of a process initiated by registered voters are both
             1737      scheduled for the same election:
             1738          (a) both proposals shall appear on the same ballot;
             1739          (b) a voter may vote for or against each proposal; and
             1740          (c) if both proposals receive a majority vote of those voting, the proposal with more votes
             1741      shall prevail and the other shall be considered rejected.
             1742          Section 84. Section 17-52-207 is enacted to read:
             1743          17-52-207. Election of officers under optional plan.
             1744          If an optional plan is adopted by voters at an election under Section 17-52-206 , the elected
             1745      county officers specified in the plan shall be elected according to the procedure and schedule
             1746      established under Title 20A, Election Code, for the election of county officers.
             1747          Section 85. Section 17-52-301 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-301 is
             1748      renumbered and amended to read:
             1749     
Part 3. Study Committee

             1750           [17-35a-301].     17-52-301. Procedure for appointing members to study
             1751      committee.
             1752          (1) Each appointed member of a study committee shall be appointed by an appointment
             1753      council as provided in this section.
             1754          (2) (a) The county legislative body shall convene a meeting of the five members of the
             1755      appointment council referred to in Subsections [ 17-35a-102 ] 17-52-101 (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e),
             1756      within ten days [of] after:
             1757          (i) the adoption of a resolution under Subsection [ 17-35a-202 ] 17-52-202 (4)(a) or
             1758      [ 17-35a-203 ] 17-52-203 (3)(d)(i)(A); or
             1759          (ii) the canvass of an election pursuant to a resolution adopted under Subsection
             1760      [ 17-35a-202 ] 17-52-202 (3)(a) or [ 17-35a-203 ] 17-52-203 (3)(d)(i)(B) if:
             1761          (A) the resolution specified that study committee members would be appointed; and
             1762          (B) a majority of those voting voted in favor of establishing a study committee.
             1763          (b) Within ten days of the convening of the first meeting under Subsection (2)(a), the five


             1764      members of the appointment council shall designate the remaining four members referred to in
             1765      Subsection [ 17-35a-102 ] 17-52-101 (1)(f).
             1766          (3) (a) Within 30 days of the designation of the remaining four members under Subsection
             1767      (2)(b), the appointment council shall:
             1768          (i) appoint the members to the study committee; and
             1769          (ii) notify in writing the appointees and the county legislative body of the appointments.
             1770          (b) In making appointments to the study committee, the appointment council shall work
             1771      to achieve a broadly representative membership.
             1772          (c) The appointment council may not appoint a person to the study committee unless that
             1773      person:
             1774          (i) is a registered voter in the county whose form of government will be studied by the
             1775      study committee; and
             1776          (ii) does not hold any public office or employment other than membership on the
             1777      appointment council.
             1778          Section 86. Section 17-52-302 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-302 is
             1779      renumbered and amended to read:
             1780           [17-35a-302].     17-52-302. Convening of first meeting of study committee.
             1781          The county legislative body shall convene the first meeting of the study committee within
             1782      ten days of:
             1783          (1) receipt of notification of the study committee members' appointment under Subsection
             1784      [ 17-35a-301 ] 17-52-301 (3)(a); or
             1785          (2) the canvass of an election at which study committee members were elected pursuant
             1786      to a resolution adopted under Subsection [ 17-35a-202 ] 17-52-202 (3)(a) or [ 17-35a-203 ]
             1787      17-52-203 (3)(d)(i)(B).
             1788          Section 87. Section 17-52-303 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-303 is
             1789      renumbered and amended to read:
             1790           [17-35a-303].     17-52-303. Study committee -- Members -- Powers and duties
             1791      -- Report -- Services provided by county.
             1792          (1) (a) Each study committee shall consist of at least seven but no more than 11 members.
             1793          (b) A member of a study committee may not receive compensation for service on the
             1794      committee.


             1795          (c) The county legislative body shall reimburse each member of a study committee for
             1796      necessary expenses incurred in performing the member's duties on the study committee.
             1797          (2) A study committee may:
             1798          (a) adopt rules for its own organization and procedure and to fill a vacancy in its
             1799      membership;
             1800          (b) establish advisory boards or committees and include on them persons who are not
             1801      members of the study committee; and
             1802          (c) request the assistance and advice of any officers or employees of any agency of state
             1803      or local government.
             1804          (3) Each study committee shall:
             1805          (a) study the form of government within the county and compare it with other forms
             1806      available under this chapter;
             1807          (b) determine whether the administration of local government in the county could be
             1808      strengthened, made more clearly responsive or accountable to the people, or significantly improved
             1809      in the interest of economy and efficiency by a change in the form of county government;
             1810          (c) hold public hearings and community forums and other means the committee considers
             1811      appropriate to disseminate information and stimulate public discussion of the committee's
             1812      purposes, progress, and conclusions; and
             1813          (d) file a written report of its findings and recommendations with the county legislative
             1814      body no later than one year after the convening of its first meeting under Section [ 17-35a-302 ]
             1815      17-52-302 .
             1816          (4) Each study committee report under Subsection (3)(d) shall include:
             1817          (a) the study committee's recommendation as to whether the form of county government
             1818      should be changed to an optional form authorized under this chapter;
             1819          (b) if the study committee recommends changing the form of government, a complete
             1820      detailed draft of a proposed plan to change the form of county government, including all necessary
             1821      implementing provisions; and
             1822          (c) any additional recommendations the study committee considers appropriate to improve
             1823      the efficiency and economy of the administration of local government within the county.
             1824          (5) (a) If the study committee's report recommends a change in the form of county
             1825      government, the study committee may conduct additional public hearings after filing the report


             1826      under Subsection (3)(d) and, following the hearings and subject to Subsection (5)(b), alter the
             1827      report.
             1828          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(a), the study committee may not make an alteration
             1829      to the report:
             1830          (i) that would recommend the adoption of an optional form different from that
             1831      recommended in the original report; or
             1832          (ii) within the 120-day period before the election under Section [ 17-35a-204 ] 17-52-206 .
             1833          (6) Each meeting held by the study committee shall be open to the public.
             1834          (7) The county legislative body shall provide for the study committee:
             1835          (a) suitable meeting facilities;
             1836          (b) necessary secretarial services;
             1837          (c) necessary printing and photocopying services;
             1838          (d) necessary clerical and staff assistance; and
             1839          (e) adequate funds for the employment of independent legal counsel and professional
             1840      consultants that the study committee reasonably determines to be necessary to help the study
             1841      committee fulfill its duties.
             1842          Section 88. Section 17-52-401 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-401 is
             1843      renumbered and amended to read:
             1844     
Part 4. Optional Plan

             1845           [17-35a-401].     17-52-401. Contents of proposed optional plan.
             1846          (1) Each optional plan proposed under this chapter shall:
             1847          (a) [specify] propose the adoption of one of the [optional form] forms of county
             1848      government [that is being proposed] listed in Subsection 17-52-402 (1)(a);
             1849          (b) contain detailed provisions relating to the transition from the existing form of county
             1850      government to the form proposed in the optional plan, including provisions relating to the:
             1851          (i) election or appointment of officers specified in the optional plan for the new form of
             1852      county government;
             1853          (ii) continuity of existing offices and officers;
             1854          (iii) continuity of existing ordinances and regulations;
             1855          (iv) continuation of pending legislative, administrative, or judicial proceedings;
             1856          (v) making of interim and temporary appointments; and


             1857          (vi) preparation, approval, and adjustment of necessary budget appropriations; and
             1858          (c) notwithstanding any other provision of this title and except with respect to an optional
             1859      plan that proposes the adoption of the county commission or expanded county commission form
             1860      of government, provide that, with respect to the county budget, the county auditor's role is to be
             1861      the budget officer and to project county revenues, the county executive's role is to propose the
             1862      budget, and the county legislative body's role is to adopt the budget.
             1863          (2) Subject to Subsection (3), an optional plan may include provisions that are considered
             1864      necessary or advisable to the effective operation of the proposed optional plan.
             1865          (3) An optional plan may not include any provision that is inconsistent with or prohibited
             1866      by the Utah Constitution or any statute.
             1867          (4) Each optional plan proposing to change the form of government to a form under
             1868      Section [ 17-35a-501 ] 17-52-503 , [ 17-35a-502 ] 17-52-504 , [ 17-35a-503 ] 17-52-505 , or
             1869      [ 17-35a-504 ] 17-52-506 shall:
             1870          (a) provide for the same executive and legislative officers as are specified in the applicable
             1871      section for the form of government being proposed by the optional plan;
             1872          [(a)] (b) provide for the election of the county council;
             1873          (c) specify the number of county council members, which shall be an odd number from
             1874      three to seven;
             1875          [(b)] (d) specify whether the members of the county council are to be elected from
             1876      districts, at large, or by a combination of at large and by district;
             1877          [(c)] (e) specify county council members' qualifications and terms and whether the terms
             1878      are to be staggered;
             1879          [(d) state the grounds for and methods of removal of county council members from office;]
             1880          [(e)] (f) contain procedures for filling vacancies on the county council, consistent with the
             1881      provisions of Sections 17-5-104 and 20A-1-508 ; and
             1882          [(f)] (g) state the compensation, if any, of county council members and procedures for
             1883      prescribing and changing compensation.
             1884          (5) Each optional plan proposing to change the form of government to the expanded
             1885      county commission form under Section 17-52-502 shall specify:
             1886          (a) whether the county commission shall have five or seven members;
             1887          (b) the terms of office for county commission members and whether the terms are to be


             1888      staggered;
             1889          (c) whether members of the county commission are to be elected from districts, at large,
             1890      or by a combination of at large and from districts; and
             1891          (d) if any members of the county commission are to be elected from districts, the district
             1892      residency requirements for those commission members.
             1893          Section 89. Section 17-52-402 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-402 is
             1894      renumbered and amended to read:
             1895           [17-35a-402].     17-52-402. Plan may propose optional forms of county
             1896      government -- County executive -- Plan may propose change of structural form.
             1897          (1) (a) An optional plan may propose changing the form of county government to:
             1898          [(a)] (i) the county [commissioner] commission form under [Title 17, Chapter 5, Part 1,
             1899      County Commissioner Form of Government] Section 17-52-501 ;
             1900          (ii) the expanded county commission form under Section 17-52-502 ;
             1901          [(b)] (iii) the executive and chief administrative officer-council form under Section
             1902      [ 17-35a-501 ] 17-52-503 ;
             1903          [(c)] (iv) the county executive and council form under Section [ 17-35a-502 ] 17-52-504 ;
             1904          [(d)] (v) the council-manager form under Section [ 17-35a-503 ] 17-52-505 ; or
             1905          [(e)] (vi) the council and county administrative officer form under Section [ 17-35a-504 ]
             1906      17-52-506 .
             1907          (b) An optional plan may not:
             1908          (i) propose changing the form of government to a form not included in Subsection (1)(a);
             1909          (ii) provide for the nonpartisan election of elected officers;
             1910          (iii) impose a limit on the number of terms or years that an elected officer may serve; or
             1911          (iv) provide for elected officers to be subject to a recall election.
             1912          (2) (a) If an optional plan proposes changing the form of county government to a form that
             1913      has a county executive, the county executive may be:
             1914          (i) an individual elected at large in the county; or
             1915          (ii) a county executive body consisting of at least three members, elected at large or by
             1916      district or a combination of both, as provided in the optional plan.
             1917          (b) An optional plan that proposes changing to a form of government with an executive
             1918      body, as provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), may divide the executive duties among the members of


             1919      the executive body.
             1920          (3) In addition to proposing the adoption of any one of the optional forms of county
             1921      government under Subsection (1)(a), an optional plan may also propose the adoption of any one
             1922      of the structural forms of county government provided under Chapter 35b, Part 3, Structural Forms
             1923      of County Government.
             1924          Section 90. Section 17-52-403 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-403 is
             1925      renumbered and amended to read:
             1926           [17-35a-403].     17-52-403. Adoption of optional plan -- Effect of adoption.
             1927          (1) If a proposed optional plan is approved at an election held under Section [ 17-35a-204 ]
             1928      17-52-206 :
             1929          (a) the proposed optional plan becomes effective according to its terms and at the time
             1930      specified in it, is public record open to inspection by the public, and is judicially noticeable by all
             1931      courts;
             1932          (b) the county clerk shall, within ten days of the canvass of the election, file with the
             1933      lieutenant governor a copy of the optional plan, certified by the clerk to be a true and correct copy;
             1934          (c) all public officers and employees shall cooperate fully in making the transition between
             1935      forms of county government; and
             1936          (d) the county legislative body may enact and enforce necessary ordinances to bring about
             1937      an orderly transition to the new form of government, including any transfer of power, records,
             1938      documents, properties, assets, funds, liabilities, or personnel that are consistent with the approved
             1939      optional plan and necessary or convenient to place it into full effect.
             1940          (2) Adoption of an optional plan changing only the form of county government without
             1941      adopting one of the structural forms under Chapter 35b, Part 3, Structural Forms of County
             1942      Government, does not alter or affect the boundaries, organization, powers, duties, or functions of
             1943      any:
             1944          (a) school district;
             1945          (b) justice court;
             1946          (c) independent special district established under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Independent
             1947      Special Districts;
             1948          (d) city or town; or
             1949          (e) entity created by an interlocal agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal


             1950      Cooperation Act.
             1951          (3) After the adoption of an optional plan, the county remains vested with all powers and
             1952      duties vested generally in counties by statute.
             1953          Section 91. Section 17-52-404 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-404 is
             1954      renumbered and amended to read:
             1955           [17-35a-404].     17-52-404. Amendment of optional plan.
             1956          (1) Subject to Subsection (2), an optional plan, after going into effect following an election
             1957      held under Section [ 17-35a-204 ] 17-52-206 , may be amended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds
             1958      of the county legislative body.
             1959          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), an amendment to an optional plan in effect may not
             1960      take effect until approved by a majority of registered voters voting in a general or special election
             1961      at which the amendment is proposed, if the amendment changes:
             1962          (a) the size or makeup of the legislative body, except for adjustments necessary due to
             1963      decennial reapportionment;
             1964          (b) the distribution of powers between the executive and legislative branches of county
             1965      government; or
             1966          (c) the status of the county executive or legislative body from full-time to part-time or vice
             1967      versa.
             1968          Section 92. Section 17-52-501 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-101 is renumbered
             1969      and amended to read:
             1970     
Part 5. Forms of County Government

             1971           [17-5-101].     17-52-501. County commission form of government.
             1972          (1) Each county operating under the county commission form of government shall [have]
             1973      be governed by a [board of] county [commissioners] commission consisting of three members.
             1974          (2) A county commission under a county commission form of government is both the
             1975      county legislative body and the county executive and has the powers, duties, and functions of a
             1976      county legislative body under Chapter 53, Part 2, County Legislative Body, and the powers, duties,
             1977      and functions of a county executive under Chapter 53, Part 3, County Executive.
             1978          (3) (a) The term of office of each county commission member is four years.
             1979          (b) The terms of county commission members shall be staggered so that two members are
             1980      elected at a regular general election date that alternates with the regular general election date of


             1981      the other member.
             1982          (c) Each county commission member shall be elected at large.
             1983          (4) (a) If two county commission positions are vacant for an election, the positions shall
             1984      be designated "county commission seat A" and "county commission seat B."
             1985          (b) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy when two positions are vacant
             1986      shall designate on the declaration of candidacy form whether the candidate is a candidate for seat
             1987      A or seat B.
             1988          (c) No person may file a declaration of candidacy for, be a candidate for, or be elected to
             1989      two county commission positions in the same election.
             1990          Section 93. Section 17-52-502 is enacted to read:
             1991          17-52-502. Expanded county commission form of government.
             1992          (1) Each county operating under an expanded county commission form of government
             1993      shall be governed by a county commission consisting of five or seven members.
             1994          (2) A county commission under the expanded county commission form of government is
             1995      both the county legislative body and the county executive and has the powers, duties, and functions
             1996      of a county legislative body under Chapter 53, Part 2, County Legislative Body, and the powers,
             1997      duties, and functions of a county executive under Chapter 53, Part 3, County Executive.
             1998          (3) (a) Except as otherwise provided in an optional plan:
             1999          (i) the term of office of each county commission member is four years;
             2000          (ii) the terms of county commission members shall be staggered so that approximately half
             2001      the members are elected at alternating regular general election dates; and
             2002          (iii) each county commission member shall be elected at large.
             2003          (4) (a) If multiple at-large county commission positions are vacant for an election, the
             2004      positions shall be designated "county commission seat A," "county commission seat B," and so on
             2005      as necessary for the number of vacant positions.
             2006          (b) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy when multiple positions are vacant
             2007      shall designate the letter of the county commission seat for which the candidate is a candidate.
             2008          (c) No person may file a declaration of candidacy for, be a candidate for, or be elected to
             2009      two county commission positions in the same election.
             2010          Section 94. Section 17-52-503 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-501 is
             2011      renumbered and amended to read:


             2012           [17-35a-501].     17-52-503. County executive and chief administrative
             2013      officer-council form of county government.
             2014          (1) A county operating under the form of government known as the "county executive and
             2015      chief administrative officer-council" form shall be governed by the county council, a county
             2016      executive, an appointed chief administrative officer, and such other officers and employees as are
             2017      authorized by law. The optional plan shall provide for the qualifications, time and manner of
             2018      election, term of office, compensation, and removal of the county executive.
             2019          (2) The county executive shall be the chief executive officer or body of the county[, and
             2020      shall:].
             2021          [(a) direct and organize the management of the county in a manner consistent with the
             2022      optional plan;]
             2023          [(b) carry out programs and policies established by the council;]
             2024          [(c) faithfully ensure compliance with all applicable laws and county ordinances;]
             2025          [(d) exercise supervisory and coordinating control over all departments of county
             2026      government;]
             2027          [(e) except as otherwise provided in the optional plan or as otherwise delegated by statute
             2028      to the legislative body, appoint, suspend, and remove the directors of all county departments and
             2029      all appointive officers of boards and commissions;]
             2030          [(f) except as otherwise delegated by statute to another county officer, exercise
             2031      administrative and auditing control over all funds and assets, tangible and intangible, of the county;
             2032          (g) except as otherwise delegated by statute to another county officer, supervise and direct
             2033      centralized budgeting, accounting, personnel management, purchasing, and other service functions
             2034      of the county;]
             2035          [(h) conduct planning studies and make recommendations to the council relating to
             2036      financial, administrative, procedural, and operational plans, programs, and improvements in county
             2037      government; and]
             2038          [(i) exercise a power of veto over ordinances enacted by the council, including an item
             2039      veto upon budget appropriations, in the manner provided in the optional plan.]
             2040          (3) The chief administrative officer shall:
             2041          (a) be appointed and removed by the county executive, with the approval of the council,
             2042      except that the plan may specifically provide for the appointment and removal of the chief


             2043      administrative officer by the council; and
             2044          (b) have the qualifications, training, and experience and receive compensation as provided
             2045      in the optional plan.
             2046          (4) The chief administrative officer shall be principal staff assistant to the county executive
             2047      and, under the direction and supervision of the county executive, shall:
             2048          (a) exercise supervisory control over all functions of the executive branch;
             2049          (b) study and make recommendations to the county executive with respect to the
             2050      administration of county affairs and the efficiency and economy of county programs and
             2051      operations;
             2052          (c) maintain a continuing review of expenditures and of the effectiveness of departmental
             2053      budgetary controls;
             2054          (d) develop systems and procedures, not inconsistent with statutes, for planning,
             2055      programming, budgeting, and accounting for all activities of the county; and
             2056          (e) perform any other functions and duties required of him by the optional plan, by any
             2057      applicable statutes or ordinances, or by the county executive.
             2058          (5) All powers and duties of the county shall be allocated for administrative and executive
             2059      purposes to departments of the county as designated by the optional plan. Transfers of employees
             2060      and reallocation of powers and duties between departments may be made within budgetary
             2061      constraints by and at the discretion of the county executive, except as otherwise provided in the
             2062      plan or by ordinance.
             2063          (6) In the county executive and chief administrative officer-council form of county
             2064      government, the legislative powers of the county shall be vested in the county council, and the
             2065      executive powers of the county shall be vested in the county executive.
             2066          (7) A reference in statute or state rule to the "governing body" or the "board of county
             2067      commissioners" of the county, in the county executive and chief administrative officer-council
             2068      form of county government, means:
             2069          (a) the county council, with respect to legislative functions, duties, and powers; and
             2070          (b) the county executive, with respect to executive functions, duties, and powers.
             2071          Section 95. Section 17-52-504 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-502 is
             2072      renumbered and amended to read:
             2073           [17-35a-502].     17-52-504. County executive-council form of county


             2074      government.
             2075          (1) (a) A county operating under the form of government known as the "county
             2076      executive-council" form shall be governed by the county council, a county executive, and such
             2077      other officers and employees as are authorized by law.
             2078          (b) The optional plan shall provide for the qualifications, time, and manner of election,
             2079      term of office, compensation, and removal of the county executive.
             2080          (2) The county executive shall be the chief executive officer or body of the county [and
             2081      shall have the powers and duties provided in Subsection 17-35a-501 (2)].
             2082          (3) In the county executive-council form of county government, the legislative powers of
             2083      the county shall be vested in the county council, and the executive powers of the county shall be
             2084      vested in the county executive.
             2085          (4) References in any statute or state rule to the "governing body" or the "board of county
             2086      commissioners" of the county, in the county executive-council form of county government, means:
             2087          (a) the county council, with respect to legislative functions, duties, and powers; and
             2088          (b) the county executive, with respect to executive functions, duties, and powers.
             2089          Section 96. Section 17-52-505 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-503 is
             2090      renumbered and amended to read:
             2091           [17-35a-503].     17-52-505. Council-manager form of county government.
             2092          (1) A county operating under the form of government known as the "council-manager"
             2093      form shall be governed by the county council, a county manager appointed by the council, and such
             2094      other officers and employees as are authorized by law. The optional plan shall provide for the
             2095      qualifications, time and manner of appointment, term of office, compensation, and removal of the
             2096      county manager.
             2097          (2) The county manager shall be the administrative head of the county government and
             2098      shall have the powers and duties of a county executive, [under Subsection 17-35a-501 (2),] except
             2099      that the county manager shall not have any power of veto over ordinances enacted by the council.
             2100          (3) No member of the council shall directly or indirectly, by suggestion or otherwise,
             2101      attempt to influence or coerce the manager in the making of any appointment or removal of any
             2102      officer or employee or in the purchase of supplies, attempt to exact any promise relative to any
             2103      appointment from any candidate for manager, or discuss directly or indirectly with him the matter
             2104      of specific appointments to any county office or employment. A violation of the foregoing


             2105      provisions of this Subsection (3) shall forfeit the office of the offending member of the council.
             2106      Nothing in this section shall be construed, however, as prohibiting the council while in open
             2107      session from fully and freely discussing with or suggesting to the manager anything pertaining to
             2108      county affairs or the interests of the county. Neither manager nor any person in the employ of the
             2109      county shall take part in securing, or contributing any money toward, the nomination or election
             2110      of any candidate for a county office. The optional plan may provide procedures for implementing
             2111      this Subsection (3).
             2112          (4) In the council-manager form of county government, the legislative powers of the
             2113      county shall be vested in the county council, and the executive powers of the county shall be vested
             2114      in the county manager.
             2115          (5) A reference in statute or state rule to the "governing body" or the "board of county
             2116      commissioners" of the county, in the council-manager form of county government, means:
             2117          (a) the county council, with respect to legislative functions, duties, and powers; and
             2118          (b) the county manager, with respect to executive functions, duties, and powers.
             2119          Section 97. Section 17-52-506 , which is renumbered from Section 17-35a-504 is
             2120      renumbered and amended to read:
             2121           [17-35a-504].     17-52-506. Council-county administrative officer form of county
             2122      government.
             2123          (1) A county operating under the form of government known as the "council-county
             2124      administrative officer" form shall be governed by:
             2125          (a) a county council;
             2126          (b) a county administrative officer appointed by the county council; and
             2127          (c) other officers and employees that are authorized by law.
             2128          (2) (a) The optional plan submitted to the voters shall require that the county council
             2129      establish by ordinance, maintain, and keep filled a permanent position of county administrative
             2130      officer.
             2131          (b) The optional plan submitted to the voters shall establish the qualifications, time, and
             2132      manner of employment, term of office, compensation, and procedures for removal of the county
             2133      administrative officer.
             2134          (c) The optional plan submitted to the voters shall require that the county administrative
             2135      officer be appointed solely on the basis of his abilities, integrity, and prior experience as related


             2136      to the duties of his office.
             2137          (d) The optional plan submitted to the voters shall designate the position of county
             2138      administrative officer as either exempt or not exempt from any applicable county merit system.
             2139          (3) The county administrative officer shall administer the functions, responsibilities,
             2140      powers, and duties of his office as set forth in the optional plan adopted by the voters, subject to
             2141      the direction and control of the county council, and acting as its agent.
             2142          (4) The county council may assign additional functions, responsibilities, powers, and
             2143      duties to the county administrative officer that do not conflict with the functions, responsibilities,
             2144      powers, and duties set forth in the optional plan.
             2145          Section 98. Section 17-53-101 , which is renumbered from Section 17-16-2 is renumbered
             2146      and amended to read:
             2147     
CHAPTER 53. COUNTY EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE BODY, AND OTHER

             2148     
OFFICERS

             2149     
Part 1. General Provisions

             2150           [17-16-2].     17-53-101. County officers enumerated.
             2151          (1) The officers of a county are: [three county commissioners,]
             2152          (a) (i) in a county operating under a county commission or expanded county commission
             2153      form of government, county commission members; or
             2154          (ii) in a county operating under one of the other forms of county government under
             2155      Subsection 17-52-402 (1)(a), county legislative body members and the county executive, manager,
             2156      or administrative officer;
             2157          (b) a county treasurer, a sheriff, a county clerk, a county auditor, a county recorder, a
             2158      county attorney, a district attorney in a county which is part of a prosecution district, a county
             2159      surveyor, and a county assessor[,]; and
             2160          (c) any others provided by law[; but in].
             2161          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), in counties having a taxable value of less than
             2162      $100,000,000 the county clerk shall be ex officio auditor of the county and shall perform the duties
             2163      of the office without extra compensation.
             2164          Section 99. Section 17-53-102 is enacted to read:
             2165          17-53-102. Officers charged with notice of treasury and claims.
             2166          Each county officer is charged with notice of the condition of the county treasury and of


             2167      the extent of the claims against it.
             2168          Section 100. Section 17-53-103 is enacted to read:
             2169          17-53-103. Officers term of office.
             2170          Each person elected to a county officer shall take office on the first Monday in January
             2171      following the election and shall hold office for the term for which elected and until a successor is
             2172      elected and has qualified.
             2173          Section 101. Section 17-53-104 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-206 is
             2174      renumbered and amended to read:
             2175           [17-5-206].     17-53-104. Unauthorized payment or warrant -- Investigation by
             2176      another county attorney -- Action to enjoin or recover payment.
             2177          (1) (a) If a county [legislative body] officer, without authority of law, orders any money
             2178      paid for any purpose, or if any other county officer draws a warrant in the officer's own favor or
             2179      in favor of any other person without being authorized to do so by the county legislative body or
             2180      by law, the county attorney of that county shall request a county attorney from another county to
             2181      investigate whether an unauthorized payment has been ordered or an unauthorized warrant drawn.
             2182          (b) If the county attorney requests a county attorney from another county to investigate
             2183      under Subsection (1)(a), the county attorney shall deputize the investigating county attorney.
             2184          (2) If an investigating county attorney determines that an unauthorized payment has been
             2185      ordered or that an unauthorized warrant has been drawn, that county attorney may commence and
             2186      prosecute an action in the name of the county:
             2187          (a) if the payment has not been made or the warrant paid, to enjoin the payment of the
             2188      unauthorized payment or of the unauthorized warrant; or
             2189          (b) if the payment has been made or the warrant paid, to recover from the payee or the
             2190      county officer and the officer's official bondsman the amount paid.
             2191          (3) An order of the county legislative body is not necessary in order to maintain an action
             2192      under Subsection (2).
             2193          Section 102. Section 17-53-105 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-216 is
             2194      renumbered and amended to read:
             2195           [17-5-216].     17-53-105. Vacancy in a county office -- Vacancies in the office of
             2196      county attorney or district attorney.
             2197          (1) [A] Except as provided in Subsection (2), a vacancy in a county office shall be filled


             2198      as provided in Section 20A-1-508 .
             2199          (2) A vacancy in the office of county attorney or district attorney shall be filled as provided
             2200      in Sections 20A-1-509.1 , 20A-1-509.2 , and 20A-1-509.3 .
             2201          Section 103. Section 17-53-201 is enacted to read:
             2202     
Part 2. County Legislative Body

             2203          17-53-201. General powers and functions of county legislative body.
             2204          Except as expressly provided otherwise in statute, each county legislative body shall
             2205      exercise all legislative powers, have all legislative duties, and perform all legislative functions of
             2206      the county, including those enumerated in this part.
             2207          Section 104. Section 17-53-202 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-102 is
             2208      renumbered and amended to read:
             2209           [17-5-102].     17-53-202. Eligibility -- Election.
             2210          Each member of [the board of] a county [commissioners] legislative body shall:
             2211          (1) be [an elector] a registered voter of the county which [he] the member represents; and
             2212      [must]
             2213          (2) have been [such] a registered voter for at least one year immediately preceding [his]
             2214      the member's election[, and he shall be elected by the qualified electors of the county at large].
             2215          Section 105. Section 17-53-203 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-201 is
             2216      renumbered and amended to read:
             2217           [17-5-201].     17-53-203. Chair -- Oaths -- Quorum.
             2218          (1) Each county legislative body shall elect one of their number chair.
             2219          (2) The chair shall preside at all meetings of the county legislative body, and in case of
             2220      [his] the chair's absence or inability to act, the members present [must] shall, by an order entered
             2221      in their minutes, select one of their number to act as chair temporarily.
             2222          (3) Any member of the county legislative body may administer oaths to any person when
             2223      necessary in the performance of [his] official duties.
             2224          (4) Not less than [two] a majority of members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
             2225      of business, and no act of the county legislative body shall be valid or binding unless [two] a
             2226      majority of members [concur] concurs therein.
             2227          Section 106. Section 17-53-204 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-202 is
             2228      renumbered and amended to read:


             2229           [17-5-202].     17-53-204. Meetings -- At county seat -- Exception.
             2230          (1) (a) The county legislative body [must] shall provide by ordinance for the holding of
             2231      regular meetings of the county legislative body [at the county seat].
             2232          (b) The county legislative body may cancel a regular meeting as the county legislative
             2233      body considers appropriate.
             2234          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), each regular meeting of the county
             2235      legislative body shall be held at the county seat.
             2236          (b) If approved by a vote of the county legislative body, a county legislative body may hold
             2237      an occasional meeting outside the county seat as the public business requires.
             2238          Section 107. Section 17-53-205 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-203 is
             2239      renumbered and amended to read:
             2240           [17-5-203].     17-53-205. Special meetings -- How called -- Business limited.
             2241          (1) If [at any time] the business of the county requires a special meeting of the legislative
             2242      body, such meeting may be ordered by a majority of the legislative body or by the chair [thereof].
             2243      [The]
             2244          (2) Each order [must] calling a special meeting shall:
             2245          (a) be signed by the members or chair calling [such] the meeting [and must];
             2246          (b) be entered in the minutes of the legislative body[. Five days' notice of such meeting
             2247      must be given by the clerk to the members not joining in the order. The order must]; and
             2248          (c) specify the business to be transacted at [such] the meeting[, and none].
             2249          (3) No business other than that specified [shall] in the order may be transacted at [such]
             2250      a special meeting unless all [the] members of the county legislative body are present and give their
             2251      consent [thereto].
             2252          (4) The county clerk shall give five days notice of each special meeting to each member
             2253      of a county legislative body that does not join in the order calling the meeting.
             2254          Section 108. Section 17-53-206 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-204 is
             2255      renumbered and amended to read:
             2256           [17-5-204].     17-53-206. Meetings to be public -- Records and minutes.
             2257          [All meetings] (1) Each meeting of the county legislative body [must be public, and the
             2258      books, records, and accounts must be kept at the office of the clerk, open at all times during usual
             2259      business hours for public inspection] shall comply with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public


             2260      Meetings.
             2261          (2) The chair and clerk of the county legislative body shall sign the records and minutes
             2262      of the county legislative body.
             2263          Section 109. Section 17-53-207 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-205 is
             2264      renumbered and amended to read:
             2265           [17-5-205].     17-53-207. Rules and regulations governing legislative body and
             2266      transaction of business.
             2267          The county legislative body [shall have power to] may make and enforce such rules and
             2268      regulations for the government of itself, the preservation of order, and the transaction of business
             2269      as may be necessary.
             2270          Section 110. Section 17-53-208 , which is renumbered from Section 17-15-1 is renumbered
             2271      and amended to read:
             2272           [17-15-1].     17-53-208. Ordinances -- Effective dates -- Publication -- Adoption of
             2273      ordinances printed in book form.
             2274          (1) The enacting clause of all ordinances of the county legislative body shall be as follows:
             2275      "The County Legislative Body of [the] ______________County [of ____] ordains as follows:"
             2276          (2) Every ordinance shall be signed by the [chairman] chair of the county legislative body
             2277      and attested by the clerk. On the passage of all ordinances the votes of the several members of the
             2278      county legislative body shall be entered on the minutes, and all ordinances shall be entered at
             2279      length in the ordinance book.
             2280          (3) (a) No ordinance passed by the county legislative body may take effect within less than
             2281      15 days after its passage.
             2282          (b) The legislative body of each county adopting an ordinance shall, before the ordinance
             2283      may take effect:
             2284          (i) deposit a copy of the ordinance in the office of the county clerk; and
             2285          (ii) (A) publish a short summary of the ordinance, together with a statement that a
             2286      complete copy of the ordinance is available at the county clerk's office and with the name of the
             2287      members voting for and against the ordinance, for at least one publication in:
             2288          (I) a newspaper published in and having general circulation in the county, if there is one;
             2289      or
             2290          (II) if there is none published in the county, in a newspaper of general circulation within


             2291      the county; or
             2292          (B) post a complete copy of the ordinance in nine public places within the county.
             2293          (4) Any ordinance printed by authority of the county legislative body in book form, or any
             2294      general revision of county ordinances printed in book form, may be adopted by an ordinance
             2295      making reference to such printed ordinance or revision if not less than three copies of such
             2296      ordinance or revision are filed in the office of the county clerk at the time of adoption for use and
             2297      examination by the public.
             2298          (5) Ordinances establishing rules and regulations for the construction of buildings, the
             2299      installation of plumbing, the installation of electric wiring or other related or similar work, where
             2300      such rules and regulations have been printed as a code in book form, may be adopted by reference
             2301      to such codes if not less than three copies thereof are filed in the office of the county clerk at the
             2302      time of the adoption of such ordinance for use and examination by the public.
             2303          (6) Ordinances that in the opinion of the county legislative body are necessary for the
             2304      immediate preservation of the peace, health, or safety of the county and the county's inhabitants
             2305      may, if so provided in the ordinance, take effect immediately upon publication in one issue of a
             2306      newspaper published in and having general circulation in the county, if there is one, and if there
             2307      is none published in the county, then immediately after posting at the courthouse door.
             2308          (7) An ordinance may take effect at a later date than provided in this section, if the
             2309      ordinance so provides.
             2310          (8) An order entered in the minutes of the county legislative body that an ordinance has
             2311      been duly published or posted shall be prima facie proof of such publication or posting.
             2312          Section 111. Section 17-53-209 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-210 is
             2313      renumbered and amended to read:
             2314           [17-5-210].     17-53-209. Books to be kept.
             2315          The [board must] legislative body of each county shall cause to be kept:
             2316          (1) [A] a minute [book] record, in which must be recorded all orders and decisions made
             2317      by the [board] county legislative body and the daily proceedings had at all regular and special
             2318      meetings[.];
             2319          (2) [An] an allowance [book] record, in which must be recorded all orders for the
             2320      allowance of money from the county treasury, to whom made and on what account, dating,
             2321      numbering, and indexing the same through each year[.];


             2322          (3) [A] a road [book] record, containing all proceedings and adjudications relating to the
             2323      establishment, maintenance, charge, and discontinuance of roads and road districts, and all
             2324      contracts and other matters pertaining thereto[.];
             2325          (4) [A] a franchise [book] record, containing all franchises granted by the board, for what
             2326      purpose, the length of time, and to whom granted, the amount of bond and license tax required or
             2327      other consideration to be paid[.];
             2328          (5) [An] an ordinance [book] record, in which must be entered all ordinances or laws duly
             2329      passed by the [board.] county legislative body; and
             2330          (6) [A] a warrant [book] record, to be kept by the county auditor, in which must be entered
             2331      in the order of drawing all warrants drawn on the treasurer, with their number and reference to the
             2332      order on the minute [book] record, with date, amount, on what account, and the name of the payee.
             2333          Section 112. Section 17-53-210 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-211 is
             2334      renumbered and amended to read:
             2335           [17-5-211].     17-53-210. Dividing county into precincts and districts.
             2336          [The] A county legislative [bodies in the several counties have jurisdiction and power to]
             2337      body may divide the county into precincts [and into road, sanitary, and other], districts, or other
             2338      entities as permitted or required by law, and may change [the same] them and create others as
             2339      convenience requires.
             2340          Section 113. Section 17-53-211 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-213 is
             2341      renumbered and amended to read:
             2342           [17-5-213].     17-53-211. Supervision of other officers.
             2343          [They] A county legislative body may supervise the official conduct of all other county
             2344      officers and officers of all precincts, districts, and other subdivisions of the county, [(]except
             2345      municipal corporations[);], and see that they faithfully perform their duties, direct prosecutions for
             2346      delinquencies, and, when necessary, require them to renew their official bonds, make reports, and
             2347      present their books and accounts for inspection.
             2348          Section 114. Section 17-53-212 is enacted to read:
             2349          17-53-212. Fees for services -- Exceptions.
             2350          The legislative body of each county shall adopt an ordinance establishing fees for services
             2351      provided by each county officer, except:
             2352          (1) fees for the recorder, sheriff, and county constables; and


             2353          (2) fees established by statute.
             2354          Section 115. Section 17-53-213 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-215 is
             2355      renumbered and amended to read:
             2356           [17-5-215].     17-53-213. Examination and audit of accounts.
             2357          [They] A county legislative body may examine and audit the accounts of all officers having
             2358      the care, management, collection, or disbursement of moneys belonging to the county or
             2359      appropriated by law or otherwise for its use and benefit.
             2360          Section 116. Section 17-53-214 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-217 is
             2361      renumbered and amended to read:
             2362           [17-5-217].     17-53-214. Special funds.
             2363          [They] A county legislative body may establish a salary fund and such other county funds
             2364      as [the board may consider] it considers necessary for the proper transaction of the business of the
             2365      county, and may transfer money from one fund to another as the public interest [may require]
             2366      requires, except as otherwise specifically provided in statute.
             2367          Section 117. Section 17-53-215 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-220 is
             2368      renumbered and amended to read:
             2369           [17-5-220].     17-53-215. Seal for county.
             2370          [They] The legislative body of each county shall:
             2371          (1) adopt a seal for the county [clerk], the impression of which shall contain the words
             2372      "State of Utah, County [Clerk,] of ." [together with the name of the county in which
             2373      the same is to be used]; and
             2374          (2) file an impression [whereof must be filed] of the seal in the office of the county clerk
             2375      and with the Division of Archives.
             2376          Section 118. Section 17-53-216 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-221 is
             2377      renumbered and amended to read:
             2378           [17-5-221].     17-53-216. Seal for clerk of district court.
             2379          [They] If a county provides clerk services to that county's district court, the legislative body
             2380      of the county shall:
             2381          (1) provide a seal for the clerk of the district court of the county, the impression of which
             2382      shall contain the words "District Court, State of Utah," together with the name of the county; and
             2383          (2) file an impression [whereof must be filed] of the seal in the office of the county clerk


             2384      and with the Division of Archives.
             2385          Section 119. Section 17-53-217 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-222 is
             2386      renumbered and amended to read:
             2387           [17-5-222].     17-53-217. Business license fees and taxes -- Application information
             2388      to be transmitted to the county assessor.
             2389          (1) For the purpose of this section, "business" means any enterprise carried on for the
             2390      purpose of gain or economic profit, except that the acts of employees rendering services to
             2391      employers are not included in this definition.
             2392          (2) The [governing] legislative body of a county may [license] by ordinance provide for
             2393      the licensing of businesses within the unincorporated areas of the county for the purpose of
             2394      regulation and revenue [any business within the unincorporated areas of the county].
             2395          (3) All license fees and taxes shall be uniform in respect to the class upon which they are
             2396      imposed.
             2397          (4) The county business licensing agency shall transmit the information from each
             2398      approved business license application to the county assessor within 60 days following the approval
             2399      of the application.
             2400          (5) This section may not be construed to enhance, diminish, or otherwise alter the taxing
             2401      power of counties existing prior to the effective date of Chapter 144, Laws of Utah 1988.
             2402          Section 120. Section 17-53-218 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-228 is
             2403      renumbered and amended to read:
             2404           [17-5-228].     17-53-218. Commanding services of sheriff.
             2405          [They] A county legislative body may direct the sheriff to serve notices, subpoenas,
             2406      citations, or other process issued by the [board] legislative body, and to attend in person or by
             2407      deputy all meetings of the [board] legislative body to preserve order.
             2408          Section 121. Section 17-53-219 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-246 is
             2409      renumbered and amended to read:
             2410           [17-5-246].     17-53-219. Duties as board of equalization.
             2411          [They] The legislative body of each county shall perform such duties as a county board of
             2412      equalization as are [or shall be] provided by law.
             2413          Section 122. Section 17-53-220 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-247 is
             2414      renumbered and amended to read:


             2415           [17-5-247].     17-53-220. Auditor statement of county debt.
             2416          [They] The legislative body of each county shall have prepared by the auditor under [their]
             2417      its direction prior to the annual meeting for levying taxes a statement showing[: (1) The] the
             2418      indebtedness of the county, funded and floating, stating the amount of each class and the rate of
             2419      interest borne by such indebtedness or any part [thereof] of it.
             2420          [(2) A concise statement of all property owned by the county with an estimate of the value
             2421      thereof and the amount of cash in the treasury and in its several funds.]
             2422          Section 123. Section 17-53-221 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-248 is
             2423      renumbered and amended to read:
             2424           [17-5-248].     17-53-221. Taxation for county purposes.
             2425          [They] A county legislative body may by ordinance levy taxes upon the taxable property
             2426      within the county for all county purposes [and may levy taxes upon the taxable property within any
             2427      district for the construction and repair of roads and highways and for other district purposes;
             2428      provided, that no district tax shall be levied until the proposition to levy the same has been
             2429      submitted to a vote of such qualified electors of such districts as shall have paid a property tax
             2430      therein in the year next preceding such election and a majority of those voting thereon shall have
             2431      voted in favor of such tax].
             2432          Section 124. Section 17-53-222 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-255 is
             2433      renumbered and amended to read:
             2434           [17-5-255].     17-53-222. Tax for care, relief, and burial of indigents.
             2435          [The] (1) A county legislative body may, if [they consider] it considers it necessary and
             2436      expedient so to do, annually at [their] its session at which the annual tax levy for county purposes
             2437      is fixed and levied, assess and levy a tax for [the following purposes]:
             2438          [(1)] (a) the care, maintenance, and relief of the indigent sick or dependent poor persons
             2439      having a lawful settlement in the county;
             2440          [(2)] (b) the temporary relief of indigent persons not having a lawful settlement in the
             2441      county temporarily residing therein, and for the burial of such indigent persons who [shall] die
             2442      within the county;
             2443          [(3)] (c) the erection and maintenance of hospitals, infirmaries, and farms in connection
             2444      [therewith] with Subsections (1)(a) and (b);
             2445          [(4)] (d) the employment of a superintendent for such county hospitals[,] and infirmaries,


             2446      and any other necessary help [therein] in them; and
             2447          [(5)] (e) the salary of the county physician for attending the indigent sick or dependent
             2448      poor and other duties as provided by law.
             2449          (2) The taxes [herein] authorized under Subsection (1) shall be assessed, levied, and
             2450      collected in the same manner as other county taxes are assessed, levied, and collected.
             2451          Section 125. Section 17-53-223 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-258 is
             2452      renumbered and amended to read:
             2453           [17-5-258].     17-53-223. Tax for exhibits encouraging trade.
             2454          [The boards] A county legislative body may levy a special tax on the taxable property
             2455      within [their respective counties] the county for the purpose of creating a fund to be used for
             2456      collecting, preparing, and maintaining an exhibit of the products and industries of the county at any
             2457      domestic or foreign exposition, fair, or livestock show for the purpose of encouraging immigration
             2458      and increasing trade in the products of the state and for the purpose of maintaining, conducting,
             2459      and furnishing facilities for livestock or other exhibitions or for the purpose of promoting and
             2460      making water surveys, collecting data relating to the supply, distribution and use of water or the
             2461      necessity for drainage or other reclamation work and the compilation of data or information to
             2462      encourage the conservation of water for the reclamation of lands within the county or counties of
             2463      the state [of Utah] either by the county or through the instrumentality of a corporation not for
             2464      pecuniary profit, organized for that purpose.
             2465          Section 126. Section 17-53-224 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-263 is
             2466      renumbered and amended to read:
             2467           [17-5-263].     17-53-224. Ordinances -- Power to enact -- Penalty for violation.
             2468          [The] (1) A county legislative body may:
             2469          (a) pass all ordinances and rules and make all regulations, not repugnant to law, necessary
             2470      for carrying into effect or discharging the powers and duties conferred by this title, and as are
             2471      necessary and proper to provide for the safety, and preserve the health, promote the prosperity,
             2472      improve the morals, peace, and good order, comfort, and convenience of the county and its
             2473      inhabitants, and for the protection of property in the county; [and may]
             2474          (b) enforce obedience to ordinances with fines or penalties as the legislative body
             2475      considers proper[, provided that the punishment of any offense shall be by fine, not to exceed the
             2476      maximum fine for a class B misdemeanor under Section 76-3-301 , imprisonment, or by both fine


             2477      and imprisonment. The county legislative body may]; and
             2478          (c) pass ordinances to control air pollution.
             2479          (2) Punishment imposed under Subsection (1)(b) shall be by fine, not to exceed the
             2480      maximum fine for a class B misdemeanor under Section 76-3-301 , imprisonment, or by both fine
             2481      and imprisonment.
             2482          Section 127. Section 17-53-225 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-272 is
             2483      renumbered and amended to read:
             2484           [17-5-272].     17-53-225. Rewards for information -- Law enforcement -- Protection
             2485      of county property.
             2486          (1) [The] (a) A county legislative body [of each county] may appropriate funds from the
             2487      county treasury for the offering and payment of rewards for information which directly assists in
             2488      the enforcement of law and protection of county property.
             2489          (b) The offering and payment of rewards shall be made under conditions and limitations
             2490      as established by the county legislative body.
             2491          (2) With the prior approval of the county legislative body, any county officer or agency
             2492      [can] may offer rewards to the same extent and for the same purposes authorized by [this section]
             2493      Subsection (1).
             2494          Section 128. Section 17-53-226 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-273 is
             2495      renumbered and amended to read:
             2496           [17-5-273].     17-53-226. County may adopt Utah Procurement Code -- Hiring of
             2497      professional architect, engineer, or surveyor.
             2498          (1) [The] A county legislative body [of any county] may adopt any or all of the provisions
             2499      of Title 63, Chapter 56, Utah Procurement Code, or the rules promulgated pursuant to that code.
             2500          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the legislative body of each county that engages the
             2501      services of a professional architect, engineer, or surveyor and considers more than one such
             2502      professional for the engagement:
             2503          (a) shall consider, as a minimum, in the selection process:
             2504          (i) the qualifications, experience, and background of each firm submitting a proposal;
             2505          (ii) the specific individuals assigned to the project and the time commitments of each to
             2506      the project; and
             2507          (iii) the project schedule and the approach to the project that the firm will take; and


             2508          (b) may engage the services of a professional architect, engineer, or surveyor based on the
             2509      criteria under Subsection (2)(a) rather than solely on lowest cost.
             2510          Section 129. Section 17-53-227 , which is renumbered from Section 17-15-2 is renumbered
             2511      and amended to read:
             2512           [17-15-2].     17-53-227. Investigation by legislative body -- Witnesses -- Hearings.
             2513          [The] (1) A county legislative body may investigate any matter pertaining to the county
             2514      or its business or affairs or any county officer [thereof], and may require the attendance of
             2515      witnesses and take evidence [therein] in its investigations.
             2516          (2) At such investigations, any member of the county legislative body may administer
             2517      oaths to witnesses. [Whenever]
             2518          (3) If the county legislative body [shall have appointed any] appoints a member of its body
             2519      a committee upon any subject or matter and [shall have conferred upon him] confers upon that
             2520      member power to hear or take evidence [therein], such committee shall have the same powers in
             2521      the premises as the county legislative body itself.
             2522          Section 130. Section 17-53-301 is enacted to read:
             2523     
Part 3. County Executive

             2524          17-53-301. General powers and functions of county executive.
             2525          (1) The county executive is the chief executive office of the county.
             2526          (2) Except as expressly provided otherwise in statute and except as contrary to the powers
             2527      and duties of other county officers expressly provided for in Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,
             2528      23, and 24, each county executive shall exercise all executive powers, have all executive duties,
             2529      and perform all executive functions of the county, including those enumerated in this part.
             2530          Section 131. Section 17-53-302 is enacted to read:
             2531          17-53-302. County executive duties.
             2532          Each county executive shall:
             2533          (1) exercise supervisory control over all functions of the executive branch of county
             2534      government;
             2535          (2) direct and organize the management of the county in a manner consistent with state
             2536      law, county ordinance, and the county's optional plan of county government;
             2537          (3) carry out programs and policies established by the county legislative body;
             2538          (4) faithfully ensure compliance with all applicable laws and county ordinances;


             2539          (5) exercise supervisory and coordinating control over all departments of county
             2540      government;
             2541          (6) except as otherwise vested in the county legislative body by state law or by the optional
             2542      plan of county government, appoint, suspend, and remove the directors of all county departments
             2543      and all appointive officers of boards and commissions;
             2544          (7) except as otherwise delegated by statute to another county officer, exercise
             2545      administrative and auditing control over all funds and assets, tangible and intangible, of the county;
             2546          (8) except as otherwise delegated by statute to another county officer, supervise and direct
             2547      centralized budgeting, accounting, personnel management, purchasing, and other service functions
             2548      of the county;
             2549          (9) conduct planning studies and make recommendations to the county legislative body
             2550      relating to financial, administrative, procedural, and operational plans, programs, and
             2551      improvements in county government;
             2552          (10) maintain a continuing review of expenditures and of the effectiveness of departmental
             2553      budgetary controls;
             2554          (11) develop systems and procedures, not inconsistent with statute, for planning,
             2555      programming, budgeting, and accounting for all activities of the county;
             2556          (12) if the county executive is an elected county executive, exercise a power of veto over
             2557      ordinances enacted by the county legislative body, including an item veto upon budget
             2558      appropriations, in the manner provided by the optional plan of county government; and
             2559          (13) perform all other functions and duties required of the executive by state law, county
             2560      ordinance, and the optional plan of county government.
             2561          Section 132. Section 17-53-303 is enacted to read:
             2562          17-53-303. Examination and audit of accounts.
             2563          The county executive may examine and audit the accounts of all officers having the care,
             2564      management, collection, or disbursement of moneys belonging to the county or appropriated by
             2565      law or otherwise for its use and benefit.
             2566          Section 133. Section 17-53-304 is enacted to read:
             2567          17-53-304. Commanding services of sheriff.
             2568          The county executive may direct the county sheriff to serve notices, subpoenas, citations,
             2569      or other process issued by the executive, and to attend in person or by deputy all meetings


             2570      conducted by the executive to preserve order.
             2571          Section 134. Section 17-53-305 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-218 is
             2572      renumbered and amended to read:
             2573           [17-5-218].     17-53-305. Warrants -- Authority to draw on treasurer.
             2574          [They] The county executive may settle and allow all accounts legally chargeable against
             2575      the county, after [the] their examination [of the same] by the county auditor, and order warrants
             2576      to be drawn on the county treasurer [therefor] for those accounts.
             2577          Section 135. Section 17-53-306 is enacted to read:
             2578          17-53-306. Warrants -- Required information -- Payment -- Registration.
             2579          (1) Each warrant drawn by order of the county executive on the county treasurer for current
             2580      expenses during each year shall specify the liability for which it is drawn, when it accrued, and the
             2581      funds from which it is to be paid.
             2582          (2) Each warrant shall be paid in the order of presentation to the treasurer.
             2583          (3) If the fund is insufficient to pay a warrant, the treasurer shall register the warrant and
             2584      pay it in the order of registration.
             2585          (4) Accounts for county charges of every description shall be presented to the auditor and
             2586      county executive to be audited as prescribed in statute.
             2587          Section 136. Section 17-53-307 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-259 is
             2588      renumbered and amended to read:
             2589           [17-5-259].     17-53-307. County purchasing agent -- Appointment -- Compensation
             2590      -- Oath.
             2591          (1) The county executive, with the advice and consent of the county legislative body, in
             2592      each county having a taxable value in excess of $500,000,000 may appoint a county purchasing
             2593      agent.
             2594          (2) The agent shall qualify by taking, subscribing, and filing the constitutional oath and
             2595      giving bond to the county in a sum fixed by the county legislative body.
             2596          (3) The county purchasing agent shall, under the direction and supervision of the county
             2597      executive:
             2598          (a) negotiate for the purchase of or contract for all supplies and materials required by the
             2599      county;
             2600          (b) submit all contracts and purchases negotiated by the purchasing agent under Subsection


             2601      (3)(a) to the county legislative body for approval and ratification; and
             2602          (c) keep an accurate and complete record of all purchases and a detailed disposition of
             2603      them and, when required by the county legislative body, make a complete and detailed report to
             2604      it of business transacted.
             2605          (4) The county executive may exclude from the purchasing agent's responsibility a county
             2606      clerk's duties concerning elections or a sheriff's duties under Section 17-22-8 .
             2607          Section 137. Section 17-53-308 , which is renumbered from Section 17-15-3 is renumbered
             2608      and amended to read:
             2609           [17-15-3].     17-53-308. Repair, alteration, or construction of public buildings --
             2610      Contracts -- Bids -- Payment and performance bonds -- Retainage.
             2611          (1) (a) [Whenever] (i) If the county [legislative body] considers the repair, alteration, or
             2612      construction of any courthouse, jail, hospital, or other public building to be paid for out of the
             2613      general funds of the county, the county executive shall require plans and specifications to be drawn
             2614      up and an estimate of the cost to be made.
             2615          (ii) If the estimated cost exceeds $25,000, the county may not repair, alter, or construct any
             2616      building except through contract let to the low responsive and responsible bidder.
             2617          (b) All buildings for which the estimated cost exceeds $25,000 shall be repaired, altered,
             2618      or constructed by contract let to the low responsive and responsible bidder after publication of
             2619      notice at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation
             2620      published in the county, or, if there is no such newspaper, then after posting such notice for at least
             2621      20 days in at least five public places in the county.
             2622          (c) The county executive may reject any or all bids.
             2623          (d) (i) In seeking bids and awarding a contract for the repair, alteration, or construction
             2624      work, the county legislative body may elect to follow the provisions of Title 63, Chapter 56, Utah
             2625      Procurement Code, as the county legislative body considers appropriate under the circumstances
             2626      for specification preparation, source selection, or contract formation.
             2627          (ii) The election may be made on a case-by-case basis, unless the county has previously
             2628      adopted the Utah Procurement Code as permitted by Subsection 63-56-2 (3)(e).
             2629          (iii) If an election is made, it shall be done in an open meeting of the county legislative
             2630      body and the portions of the Utah Procurement Code to be followed for the work under
             2631      consideration shall be specified in the legislative body's action.


             2632          (e) (i) This chapter may not be construed to prohibit the county legislative body from
             2633      adopting the procedures of [the] Title 63, Chapter 56, Utah Procurement Code[; however, an].
             2634          (ii) An election to adopt the procedures of the code may not excuse the county from
             2635      complying with the requirements to award a contract for work in excess of $25,000 and to publish
             2636      notice of the intent to award.
             2637          (f) The person to whom any contract to erect or repair buildings is awarded shall execute
             2638      bonds under Sections 14-1-18 and 63-56-38 .
             2639          (g) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a public entity from contracting
             2640      with another public entity under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act.
             2641          (2) Any payment on a contract with a private contractor to erect or repair buildings under
             2642      this section that is retained or withheld shall be retained or withheld and released as provided in
             2643      Section 13-8-5 .
             2644          Section 138. Section 17-53-309 , which is renumbered from Section 17-15-4 is renumbered
             2645      and amended to read:
             2646           [17-15-4].     17-53-309. Approval of cost-increase changes in plans and
             2647      specifications -- Delegation.
             2648          (1) [Whenever] If the county executive adopts plans and specifications for the alteration,
             2649      construction, or repair of any public building or other public structure, the plans and specifications
             2650      may not be altered or changed in any manner that would increase the cost of altering, constructing,
             2651      or repairing the building or structure, unless the county legislative body, in a regularly scheduled
             2652      open and public meeting, approves the alteration or change in the plans and specifications.
             2653          (2) The county legislative body may adopt policies and procedures to delegate authority
             2654      to approve alterations or changes in plans and specifications to a county employee, including the
             2655      county engineer, architect, surveyor, or director of the department or division responsible for the
             2656      work.
             2657          Section 139. Section 17-53-310 , which is renumbered from Section 17-15-5 is renumbered
             2658      and amended to read:
             2659           [17-15-5].     17-53-310. Changes or alterations in contract -- Liability of county.
             2660          (1) [Whenever] If the county executive enters into a contract for the construction,
             2661      alteration, or repair of any public building or other public structure, the contract may be altered or
             2662      changed only:


             2663          (a) by vote of the county legislative body made in a regularly scheduled open and public
             2664      meeting; and
             2665          (b) [when] if the alteration or change is within the general scope of the contract.
             2666          (2) [Whenever any] If a change or alteration in the contract is made:
             2667          (a) the particular change or alteration shall be specified in writing; and
             2668          (b) the increase or decrease in cost due to the change or alteration shall be established by
             2669      the county executive according to either the provisions of the contract or established principles of
             2670      the construction industry.
             2671          (3) (a) The county legislative body may adopt policies and procedures to delegate authority
             2672      for approval of changes or alterations in the contract to a county employee, including the county
             2673      executive, county engineer, architect, surveyor, or director of the department or division
             2674      responsible for the work.
             2675          (b) Unless the requirements of this section are met, the county is not liable for any extra
             2676      work done on the buildings or public structures.
             2677          Section 140. Section 17-53-311 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-274 is
             2678      renumbered and amended to read:
             2679           [17-5-274].     17-53-311. Contracting for management, maintenance, operation, or
             2680      construction of jails.
             2681          (1) (a) With the approval of the sheriff, [the] a county executive may contract with private
             2682      contractors for management, maintenance, operation, and construction of county jails.
             2683          (b) [The] A county executive may include a provision in the contract that allows use of a
             2684      building authority created under the provisions of Title 17A, Chapter 3, Part 9, Municipal Building
             2685      Authorities, to construct or acquire a jail facility.
             2686          (c) [The] A county executive may include a provision in the contract that requires that any
             2687      jail facility meet any federal, state, or local standards for the construction of jails.
             2688          (2) If [the] a county executive contracts only for the management, maintenance, or
             2689      operation of a jail, the county executive shall include provisions in the contract that:
             2690          (a) require the private contractor to post a performance bond in the amount set by the
             2691      county legislative body;
             2692          (b) establish training standards that must be met by jail personnel;
             2693          (c) require the private contractor to provide and fund training for jail personnel so that the


             2694      personnel meet the standards established in the contract and any other federal, state, or local
             2695      standards for the operation of jails and the treatment of jail prisoners;
             2696          (d) require the private contractor to indemnify the county for errors, omissions,
             2697      defalcations, and other activities committed by the private contractor that result in liability to the
             2698      county;
             2699          (e) require the private contractor to show evidence of liability insurance protecting the
             2700      county and its officers, employees, and agents from liability arising from the construction,
             2701      operation, or maintenance of the jail, in an amount not less than those specified in Title 63,
             2702      Chapter 30, Utah Governmental Immunity Act;
             2703          (f) require the private contractor to:
             2704          (i) receive all prisoners committed to the jail by competent authority; and
             2705          (ii) provide them with necessary food, clothing, and bedding in the manner prescribed by
             2706      the governing body; and
             2707          (g) prohibit the use of inmates by the private contractor for private business purposes of
             2708      any kind.
             2709          (3) A contractual provision requiring the private contractor to maintain liability insurance
             2710      in an amount not less than the liability limits established by Title 63, Chapter 30, Utah
             2711      Governmental Immunity Act, may not be construed as waiving the limitation on damages
             2712      recoverable from a governmental entity or its employees established by that chapter.
             2713          Section 141. Section 17-53-312 is enacted to read:
             2714          17-53-312. County resource development committee -- Membership -- Term --
             2715      Compensation and expenses -- Duties.
             2716          (1) (a) A county executive may, with the advice and consent of the county legislative body,
             2717      appoint a county resource development committee of three or more members, at least one of which
             2718      shall be a member of the county legislative body.
             2719          (b) Each member of a county resource development committee shall be a resident of the
             2720      county.
             2721          (2) (a) The term of each member of a county resource development committee shall be two
             2722      years and until a successor has been appointed.
             2723          (b) The legislative body of each county with a county resource development committee
             2724      shall provide by ordinance for the filling of a vacancy in the membership of the committee and for


             2725      the removal of a member for nonperformance of duty or misconduct.
             2726          (3) (a) Each member shall serve without compensation.
             2727          (b) The county legislative body may reimburse a member for actual expenses incurred in
             2728      performing the member's duties and responsibilities on the committee, upon presentation of proper
             2729      receipts and vouchers.
             2730          (4) The committee may elect such officers from its members as it considers appropriate
             2731      and may, with the consent and approval of the county legislative body, employ an executive
             2732      director for the committee.
             2733          (5) The committee shall:
             2734          (a) assist in promoting the development of the county's mineral, water, manpower,
             2735      industrial, historical, cultural, and other resources; and
             2736          (b) make such recommendations to the county for resource development as the committee
             2737      considers advisable.
             2738          (6) The county executive may cooperate and enter into contracts with municipalities, local
             2739      communities, other counties, and the state for the purpose of promoting the development of the
             2740      economic, historical, and cultural resources of the county.
             2741          Section 142. Section 21-2-8 , which is renumbered from Section 17-5-214 is renumbered
             2742      and amended to read:
             2743           [17-5-214].     21-2-8. Fees of county officers.
             2744          (1) As used in this section, "county officer" means all of the county officers enumerated
             2745      in Section 17-16-2 except county recorders, county constables, and county sheriffs.
             2746          [(2) The county legislative body shall adopt an ordinance establishing the fees for services
             2747      provided by each county officer.]
             2748          [(3)] (2) (a) Each county officer shall collect, in advance, for exclusive county use and
             2749      benefit:
             2750          (i) all fees established by the county legislative body under this section; and
             2751          (ii) any other fees authorized or required by law.
             2752          (b) As long as the displaced homemaker program is authorized by Section 35A-3-114 , the
             2753      county clerk shall:
             2754          (i) assess $20 in addition to whatever fee for a marriage license is established under
             2755      authority of this section; and


             2756          (ii) transmit $20 from each marriage license fee to the Division of Finance to be credited
             2757      to the displaced homemaker program.
             2758          (c) As long as the Children's Legal Defense Account is authorized by Section 63-63a-8 ,
             2759      the county clerk shall:
             2760          (i) assess $10 in addition to whatever fee for a marriage license is established under
             2761      authority of this section and in addition to the $20 assessed for the displaced homemaker program;
             2762      and
             2763          (ii) transmit $10 from each marriage license fee to the Division of Finance for deposit in
             2764      the Children's Legal Defense Account.
             2765          [(4)] (3) This section does not apply to any fees currently being assessed by the state but
             2766      collected by county officers.
             2767          Section 143. Repealer.
             2768          This act repeals:
             2769          Section 17-1-1,"Range," "township," "section" defined.
             2770          Section 17-1-33, Disputed boundaries -- Determination.
             2771          Section 17-4-1, Counties are bodies corporate and politic.
             2772          Section 17-4-12, Citation.
             2773          Section 17-4-13, Purpose of act.
             2774          Section 17-5-103, Term of office -- Two vacancies in same election.
             2775          Section 17-5-104, Vacancies on the County Commission.
             2776          Section 17-5-207, Breach of duty by commissioners -- Penalty.
             2777          Section 17-5-223, Destruction of pests.
             2778          Section 17-5-224, Dogs -- Tax and regulation.
             2779          Section 17-5-225, Protection of fish and wildlife.
             2780          Section 17-5-226, Working prisoners.
             2781          Section 17-5-227, Inspecting and grading merchandise.
             2782          Section 17-5-230, Explosives.
             2783          Section 17-5-231, Stationary engineers, examination and licensing -- Boiler inspection.
             2784          Section 17-5-238, Donations for county purposes.
             2785          Section 17-5-240, Rooms where building not available.
             2786          Section 17-5-241, Insurance of buildings and furniture.


             2787          Section 17-5-244, Omnibus authority.
             2788          Section 17-5-249, Cemeteries and burials.
             2789          Section 17-5-250, Burial of indigents.
             2790          Section 17-5-251, Farm -- Convalescent and nursing care facilities -- Social services.
             2791          Section 17-5-252, Transient indigents and insane persons.
             2792          Section 17-5-253, Lawful settlement, how acquired.
             2793          Section 17-5-254, Relief of sick persons.
             2794          Section 17-5-257, County fire department.
             2795          Section 17-5-260, Powers and duties of purchasing agent.
             2796          Section 17-5-261, Restriction of powers and duties.
             2797          Section 17-5-262, Water survey -- Cooperation with Utah Water Users' Association
             2798      or subsidiary organization.
             2799          Section 17-5-266, Historic and cultural resource programs.
             2800          Section 17-5-267, County resource development committee -- Appointment of
             2801      members -- Terms -- Compensation and expenses -- Vacancies -- Removal of members.
             2802          Section 17-5-268, County resource development committee -- Election of officers --
             2803      Employment of executive director.
             2804          Section 17-5-269, Functions of committee.
             2805          Section 17-5-270, County resources -- Power of county executives to contract with
             2806      other authorities.
             2807          Section 17-35a-101, Title.
             2808          Section 17-35a-103, Legislative intent.
             2809          Section 144. Coordination clause.
             2810          (1) If this bill and S.B. 58, Optional Forms of County Government Amendments, both
             2811      pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the amendments in this bill supersede the amendments
             2812      in S.B. 58.
             2813          (2) If this bill and S.B. 206, State and Local Amendments, both pass, it is the intent of the
             2814      Legislature that Sections 17-1a-101 and 17-1a-102 , as enacted in S.B. 206, be renumbered to
             2815      17-50-103 and 17-50-104 , respectively, and that references to those sections in S.B. 206 be
             2816      amended accordingly.





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