MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 • 4:00 p.m. • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Stephen G. Handy, Chair
Rep. Merrill F. Nelson, Vice Chair
Rep. Cheryl K. Acton
Rep. Kim F. Coleman
Rep. James A. Dunnigan
Rep. Val K. Potter
Rep. Marie H. Poulson
Rep. Susan Pulsipher
Rep. Elizabeth Weight
Rep. Logan Wilde

Members Absent:
Rep. Lawanna Shurtliff

Staff Present:
Ms. Megan L. Bolin, Administrative and Finance Manager
Ms. Mary Stringham, Session Secretary

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

Chair Nelson called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. L. Shurtliff
1. 2nd Sub. H.B. 257 Form of County Government Amendments (Lyman, P.)
Rep. Phil Lyman presented 2nd Sub. H.B. 257 with the assistance of Mark S. Whitney, Beaver County Comissioner.
Kirsten Darington, private citizen representing Mary McGann, Grand County Council Member, spoke against the bill.
Greg Richens, Morgan County, spoke against the bill.
Roland Haslam, Morgan County Council Chair, spoke against the bill.
Robert Kilmer, Morgan County Council Member, spoke against the bill.
Mike Newton, Morgan County Council Member, spoke against the bill.
Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend 2nd Substitute H.B. 257 with Amendment #1.
Amendment 1
2nd Sub. H.B. 257
1.        Page 2, Lines 37 through 45: 
37                 (1) (a) The optional plan proponent described in Subsection 17-52a-404(1) shall ensure
38         that each optional plan proposes changing the form of county government to:
39                 (i) for a county of any class { : } ,
40                 [(i)] {   (A)   } the county commission form under Section 17-52a-201; or
41                 [(ii)] {   (B) the expanded county commission form under Section 17-52a-202; or }
42                 (ii) for a county of the first, second, third, or fourth class, or for an optional plan in a county of the fifth or
43         sixth class that initiated { a } the change in the county's form of government that the optional plan describes before May 14, 2019:
        (A) the expanded county commission form under Section 17-52a-202;
44                 [(iii)] {   (A) } (B) the county executive and council form under Section 17-52a-203; or
45                 [(iv)] { (B)   } (C) the council-manager form under Section 17-52a-204.

2.        Page 6, Lines 154 through 158: 
154                 (9) If, as a result of a reversion described in Subsection (8)(b), a county of the fifth or
155         sixth class would revert to { the county executive and council } any form of county government { under
156         Section 17-52a-203 or the council-manager form of county government under Section
157         17-52a-202 } other than the county commission form of county government under Section 17-52a-201 , the county shall instead operate under the county commission form of county
158         government { under Section 17-52a-201 } as a result of the repeal vote.

Rep. Dunnigan's motion to amend 2nd Substitute H.B. 257 with Amendment #1passed with a vote 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. L. Shurtliff
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 257 as amended out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-3-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-3Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. L. Shurtliff
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Nelson
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. M. Poulson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. L. Wilde
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. L. Shurtliff
Chair Nelson adjourned the meeting at 4:37 p.m.