| Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Sen. Keith Grover Sen. Daniel Hemmert Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Todd Weiler |
Members Absent: Sen. Gene Davis Staff Present: Ms. Sarah J. Balland, Policy Analyst Ms. Lorna Wells, Session Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Position Paper by the Utah Fire Chiefs and Utah Police Chiefs on SB 167 |
| MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to approve the minutes of the February 11, 2019 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. K. Grover Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. D. Hemmert |
| 1. S.B. 167 Public Safety and Firefighter Planned Retirement Program (Mayne, K.) |
| Sen. Mayne explained this bill with the assistance of Mr. Dan Petersen, Fire Chief, United Fire Authority. |
| Mr. Petersen distributed a handout entitled "A Position Paper by the Utah Fire Chiefs and Utah Police Chiefs" about SB 167 Planned Retirement Program. |
| Position Paper by the Utah Fire Chiefs and Utah Police Cheifs on SB 167 |
| Chair Harper called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. |
| Mr. David Spatafore, Utah Chiefs of Police Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Dee Larsen, General Counsel, Utah Retirement Systems, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Marty Peterson, Professional Fire Fighters Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Rusty Cannon, Vice President, Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke against the bill. |
| Sen. Mayne moved to pass S.B. 167 out favorably. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to move to the next item on the agenda. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 4-2-1. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-2 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Mayne | Sen. G. Davis |
| MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Grover Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. K. Mayne Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. G. Davis |
| Chair Harper adjourned the meeting at 1:02 p.m. |