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MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room W125, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex

Tuesday, January 30, 2007



MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Fred R Hunsaker, Chair
                Rep. Scott L Wyatt, Vice Chair                    
                Rep. D. Gregg Buxton
                Rep. James A. Dunnigan
                Rep. Gage Froerer
                Rep. Kerry W. Gibson
                Rep. Jennifer M. Seelig                        
                Rep. LaWanna Lou Shurtliff
            
MEMBERS ABSENT:    Rep. Sheryl L. Allen
                Rep. Ralph Becker
                Rep. Stephen H. Urquhart

STAFF PRESENT:        Joseph Wade, Policy Analyst
                Doris Donat, Committee Secretary

Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Rep. Wyatt called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m.

1st Substitute H.B. 222 Open and Public Meetings - Electronic Notice (Rep. J. Dougall)

MOTION:    Rep. Shurtliff moved to adopted 2nd Substitute H.B. 222. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Allen, Rep. Becker, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Seelig, and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.

Rep. Dougall explained the 2nd Substitute to the Committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Gibson moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 20 through 21 :    

             20          .    provides that a public body may use a third party
{   Internet   } service provider        or website       to post

             21      public notices if the website is easily accessible on the Internet;


2.    Page 5, Lines 123 through 125 :    

             123          (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a public body from utilizing a third party
             124     
{   Internet   } service provider        or website       as the primary host for posting of public notices as required by this

             125      chapter, provided that the public notice is easily accessible to citizens that use the Internet.

The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Allen, Rep. Becker, Rep. Seelig, Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill: Lincoln Shurtz, Utah League of Cities and Towns
     LeGrand Bitter, Utah Association of Special Districts
Adam Trupp, Utah Association of Counties

MOTION:    Rep. Dunnigan moved to recommend 2nd Substitute H.B. 222 favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Allen, Rep. Becker, and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.

H.B. 117    Transfer of Density from School District Property (Rep. G. Froerer)

MOTION:    Rep. Froerer moved to adopt 1st Substitute H.B. 117. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Allen, Rep. Becker, and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.

Rep. Froerer introduced and explained 1st Substitute H. B. 117 with the help of Rep. Herrod.

Spoke to the bill: Jodi Hoffman, Utah League of Cities and Towns

MOTION:    Rep. Gibson moved to recommend 1st Substitute H.B. 117 favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Allen, Rep. Becker, Rep. Dunnigan, and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Gibson moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with
    Rep. Allen, Rep. Becker, Rep. Dunnigan, and Rep. Urquhart absent for the vote.




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                    Rep. Fred R Hunsaker, Chair