MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 1, 2018 • 2:00 p.m. • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Dixon M. Pitcher, Chair
Rep. Craig Hall, Vice Chair
Rep. James A. Dunnigan
Rep. Karen Kwan
Rep. Val K. Potter
Rep. Marie H. Poulson
Rep. Susan Pulsipher
Rep. Marc K. Roberts
Rep. Raymond P. Ward
Rep. R. Curt Webb
Rep. Elizabeth Weight

Members Absent:
Rep. Keith Grover
Rep. Logan Wilde

Staff Present:
Ms. Megan L. Bolin, Policy Analyst
Ms. Katiemarie Harmon, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Hall called the meeting to order at 2:09 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Pitcher moved to approve the January 30, 2018 meeting minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-5.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. L. Wilde
1. H.B. 224 County Government Change Election Amendments (Froerer, G.)
Rep. Gage Froerer presented the bill.
Michael Curtis, Associate General Counsel, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, answered questions from the committee.
Mr. Richard Mitchell, Tooele County Forms of Government Study, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Lincoln Shurtz, Utah Associations of Counties, spoke to the bill.
Ms. Lori Brinkerhoff, Weber County Republican Women, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Mr. James Ebert, Weber County Commission, spoke to the bill.
Mr. Kerry Gibson, Weber County Commission, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Ward moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. C. Hall
Rep. D. Pitcher
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. M. Roberts
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. R. Webb
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Grover
Rep. K. Kwan
Rep. L. Wilde
Chair Hall adjourned the meeting at 3:03 p.m.