| Members Present: Sen. Michael K. McKell, Chair Rep. James A. Dunnigan, Chair Sen. Wayne A. Harper Sen. Chris H. Wilson Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion Rep. Jefferson S. Burton Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser Rep. Calvin R. Musselman Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher | Rep. Elizabeth Weight Members Absent: Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Rep. Ken Ivory Rep. Michael L. Kohler Staff Present: Sarah Flanigan, Policy Analyst Peter Asplund, Associate General Counsel Finn Andrew Rose, Administrative Assistant |
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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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| Chair Dunnigan called the meeting to order. |
| 1.Committee Business |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to approve the October 20, 2021, minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-8. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 8 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. R. Lesser Sen. M. McKell Rep. E. Weight Sen. C. Wilson | Rep. M. Gwynn Sen. W. Harper Rep. K. Ivory Rep. M. Kohler Sen. K. Mayne Rep. C. Musselman Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. J. Teuscher |
| 2.Draft Legislation: Emergency Response Amendments |
| Sen. McKell assumed the chair. |
| 2a - Draft Legislation: Emergency Response Amendments |
| Rep. Dunnigan and Brian Case, Program Manager, Utah Task Force 1, presented on draft legislation, "Emergency Response Amendments". |
| The committee asked questions of Rep. Dunnigan and Brian Case. |
| Chair McKell opened the meeting to public comment. |
| Paul Rogers, WCF Insurance, spoke in favor of the legislation. |
| MOTION:Rep. Bennion moved to approve draft legislation, "Emergency Response Amendments" and favorably recommend the bill to the full legislature for the 2022 General Session.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. M. Gwynn Sen. W. Harper Rep. R. Lesser Sen. M. McKell Rep. C. Musselman Rep. E. Weight Sen. C. Wilson | Rep. K. Ivory Rep. M. Kohler Sen. K. Mayne Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. J. Teuscher |
| Rep. Dunnigan assumed the chair. |
| 3.Legislative Audit: An In-Depth Follow-up of the Oversight and Management of Utah's Homeless Services System |
| 3a - Homelessness Audit Presentation |
| 3b - Homelessness Audit Report |
| James Behunin, Senior Audit Supervisor, and Brian Dean, Deputy Auditor General, presented on an audit on the oversight and management of Utah's Homeless Services System. |
| The committee asked questions of James Behunin and Brian Dean. James Behunin and Brian Dean continued presenting. |
| Sen. McKell assumed the chair. |
| Wayne Niederhauser, State Homeless Coordinator, Utah Office of Homeless Services, responded to the audit and answered questions from the committee. |
| 4.Separation of Powers in County Governments |
| 5a - Separation of Powers in County Governments |
| John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, and Hollie Andrus, Deputy State Auditor, presented on county governance and the separation of duties at the county level. |
| The committee asked questions of Auditor John Dougall and Hollie Andrus and discussed the presentation. |
| Chair McKell opened the meeting to public comment. |
| Jeff Hartley, Sage Government Solutions, spoke on the relationship between county commissioners and elected clerk auditors. |
| Auditor John Dougall responded to Jeff Hartley's statement and answered questions from the committee. |
| 5.Utah Lake Authority |
| 4a - Utah Lake Authority Presentation |
| Rep. Brammer presented on issues facing Utah Lake and gave an update on discussions regarding the creation of a Utah Lake Authority. |
| The committee asked questions of Rep. Brammer. |
| Chair McKell opened the meeting to public comment. |
| Craig Peterson, Peterson Consulting Group, commented on the Utah Lake Authority. |
| The committee discussed the presentation further. |
| Jeff Hartley, representing Utah Lake Restoration Project, commented on the presentation and Utah Lake. |
| 6.Ranked Choice Voting |
| Jess Bradfield, Clerk Auditor, Cache County, and Bryson Behm, Deputy Clerk Auditor, Cache County, gave an update on how the implementation of ranked choice voting worked during Cache County's latest election cycle. |
| Rep. Dunnigan assumed the chair. |
| The committee asked questions of Jess Bradfield and Bryson Behm. |
| Sherrie Swensen, Clerk, Salt Lake County, gave an update on the implementation of ranked choice voting within Salt Lake County's latest election cycle. |
| The committee asked questions of Sherrie Swensen. Sherrie Swensen continued presenting. |
| Wendy Downs, Recorder, Sandy City, gave an update on the implementation of ranked choice voting within Sandy City's latest election cycle. |
| Cindy Lou Trishman, Recorder, Salt Lake City, and Lauren Shafer, Deputy Recorder, Salt Lake City, gave an update on the implementation of ranked choice voting within Salt Lake City's latest election cycle. |
| The committee asked questions of Cindy Lou Trishman and Lauren Shafer. |
| 6a - Utah Ranked Choice Voting Presentation |
| Stan Lockhart, Utah Ranked Choice Voting, and Josh Daniels, Clerk Auditor, Utah County, presented on ranked choice voting and implementation of ranked choice voting around the state during the latest election cycle. |
| Chair Dunnigan opened the committee to public comment. |
| Christie Bulkley, Secure Vote Utah, spoke in opposition of ranked choice voting. |
| Wendy Hart, Resident, spoke in opposition of ranked choice voting. |
| Patricia Jones, Resident, spoke in opposition of ranked choice voting. |
| Clint Yingling, Elections Specialist, Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, informed the committee that a ranked choice voting survey from the Lieutenant Governor's Office would be published in December 2021. |
| Kris Kimball, Resident, spoke in opposition of ranked choice voting. |
| 7.Adjourn |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. M. Gwynn Rep. R. Lesser Sen. M. McKell Rep. C. Musselman Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. E. Weight Sen. C. Wilson | Sen. W. Harper Rep. K. Ivory Rep. M. Kohler Sen. K. Mayne Sen. J. Stevenson |