| Members Present: Sen. Michael K. McKell, Chair Sen. Wayne A. Harper Sen. Chris H. Wilson Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion Rep. Jefferson S. Burton Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn Rep. Ken Ivory Rep. Michael L. Kohler Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser Rep. Douglas V. Sagers Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher | Rep. Elizabeth Weight Members Absent: Rep. James A. Dunnigan, Chair Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Rep. Calvin R. Musselman Staff Present: Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst Greg Gunn, Associate General Counsel Michelle Clifford, 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 McKell called the meeting to order. |
| 1.Committee Business |
| Chair McKell introduced Nathan Brady to the committee. |
| Nathan Brady introduced himself to the committee. |
| 2.Draft Legislation: County Auditor Amendments |
| 2- Draft Legislation, "County Auditor Amendments" |
| Representative Teuscher and Chris Harding, Salt Lake County Auditor, spoke to the committee about the audit and answered committee questions. |
| Craig Peterson, Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants, commented. |
| Greg Schulz, public, commented. |
| 3.A Performance Audit of Tax Increment Financing |
| 3A- Document, "A Performance Audit of Tax Increment Financing" |
| 3B- Presentation, A Performance Audit of Tax Increment Financing |
| MOTION:Senator Harper moved to approve the minutes of the August 17, 2022, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-9. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 9 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. M. Gwynn Sen. W. Harper Sen. M. McKell Rep. D. Sagers Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. E. Weight | Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. M. Kohler Rep. R. Lesser Sen. K. Mayne Rep. C. Musselman Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. C. Wilson |
| Benn Buys, Audit Manager, Office of the Legislative Auditor General (OLAG) and Nicole Luscher, Audit Supervisor, OLAG, presented the audit and answered committee questions. |
| Justin Lee, Director of Government Relations, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke and answered committee questions. |
| Daniel Hemmert, Executive Officer, Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, spoke to the committee. |
| 4.Review the Process for Replacing Municipal Vacancies |
| Sarah Flanigan, LRGC, presented about municipal vacancies and answered committee questions. |
| Representative Welton spoke and answered committee questions. |
| MOTION:Senator Harper moved to open a committee bill file about municipal vacancies.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. J. Burton Rep. M. Gwynn Sen. W. Harper Rep. K. Ivory Rep. M. Kohler Sen. M. McKell Rep. D. Sagers Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. E. Weight Sen. C. Wilson | Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. R. Lesser Sen. K. Mayne Rep. C. Musselman Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 5.Other Items/Adjourn |
| MOTION:Representative Weight moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. J. Burton Rep. M. Gwynn Sen. W. Harper Rep. K. Ivory Rep. M. Kohler Sen. M. McKell Rep. D. Sagers Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. E. Weight Sen. C. Wilson | Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. R. Lesser Sen. K. Mayne Rep. C. Musselman Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Chair McKell adjourned the meeting. |