1.    Committee Business

·         Call to order

·         Approval of the minutes of the November 15, 2023, meeting

·         Reporting Tool for Agency Reports

 

 

2.    Adoption of Study Items

The committee will review proposed interim study items for the 2024 Government Operations Interim Committee, may modify the study item list, and will adopt the study item list.

·         Committee staff

·         Committee discussion

 

 

3.    Purchasing From Community Rehabilitation Programs

Only a not-for-profit association may assist the Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board with the advisory board’s functions and facilitating the implementation of advisory board policies. The committee will discuss whether a for-profit association or entity should be permitted to assist the advisory board.

·         David Dyches, Deputy Director, Department of Government Operations

·         Windy Aphayrath, Division Director, Division of Purchasing and General Services

·         Committee discussion

 

 

4.    Prohibiting Terms in State Contracts

The committee will discuss enacting an indemnification provision and prohibiting specific terms in state procurement contracts.

·         David Dyches, Deputy Director, Department of Government Operations

·         Windy Aphayrath, Division Director, Division of Purchasing and General Services

·         Committee discussion

 

 

5.    Procurement Code Modifications

The committee will discuss defining and including the term "award" in the definitions section of the procurement code. "Award" is expected to be defined in administrative rules. However, the committee will discuss whether codifying the term would better serve the state’s interests.

·         David Dyches, Deputy Director, Department of Government Operations

·         Windy Aphayrath, Division Director, Division of Purchasing and General Services

·         Committee discussion

 

 

 

 

 

6.    Ballots From Utah Post Offices

Utah Code Section 20A-6-108 requires an election officer to ensure that when the bulk of ballots are initially mailed to voters, the ballots are mailed from a location in Utah. The United States Postal Service processing center for southern Utah was relocated from Provo to Las Vegas, which has the effect of ballots being mailed from outside of Utah. The committee will consider whether to allow ballots to be mailed from outside of Utah if the processing center assigned by the post office is located outside of Utah.

·         Representation of County Clerks

·         Committee discussion

 

 

7.    Availability of Election Documents

The committee will examine and discuss which election-related documents should be sealed after an election and those that should be made available to election officials for research purposes and study of election processes.

·         Committee staff

·         Rep. Norman K. Thurston

·         Representation of County Clerks

·         Committee discussion

 

8.    Other Items/Adjourn