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H.J.R. 25 Enrolled

                 

RESOLUTION ON UTAH ATHLETIC

                 
FOUNDATION

                 
2002 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: David Ure

                  A joint resolution of the Legislature authorizing the Utah Athletic Foundation to alter its
                  investment restrictions for money received by the foundation for maintaining and managing
                  its venues and authorizing amendments to the foundation's articles and bylaws relating to
                  the structure and governance of the board of directors and performance audits of the
                  foundation.
                  Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      WHEREAS, S.J.R. 17, 1994 General Session, governs the sale of the Utah Winter Sports
                  Park and payment of at least $40,000,000 to the Utah Athletic Foundation by the Salt Lake
                  Olympic Organizing Committee as a Legacy Fund for the operation and maintenance of the
                  Olympic venues operated by the Utah Athletic Foundation;
                      WHEREAS, S.J.R. 17, 1994 General Session, and subsequent joint resolutions of the
                  Legislature govern various aspects of the structure and governance of the board of directors and
                  require the Utah Athletic Foundation to adopt an investment policy substantially similar to the
                  investment policy adopted by the Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee, except to the extent
                  that a specific requirement of S.J.R. 17 is expressly superseded by a subsequent joint resolution
                  of the Legislature; and
                      WHEREAS, the Legislature now desires to expressly supersede the provisions of S.J.R.
                  17, 1994 General Session, and any subsequent joint resolutions of the Legislature with respect to
                  the structure and governance of the board of directors and the investment policy required to be
                  adopted by the Utah Athletic Foundation:
                      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that contingent upon the approval of the
                  amended articles and bylaws of the foundation as provided in this joint resolution, the Legislature
                  authorizes the Utah Athletic Foundation to adopt an investment policy relating to all funds it may
                  receive for the operation and maintenance of the Olympic venues it manages, which policy shall


                  provide:
                      (1) for the investment of not less than 30% of the fund in fixed income securities and not
                  more than 70% of the fund in equity securities; and
                      (2) that individual securities and managers of securities which are selected shall be of the
                  type appropriate for a trust or endowment fund and selections shall be made with the exercise of that
                  degree of judgement and care, under the circumstances then prevailing, which persons of prudence,
                  discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs.
                      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that contingent upon the approval of the amended articles
                  and bylaws of the foundation as provided in this joint resolution, the Legislature authorizes the Utah
                  Athletic Foundation to amend its articles and bylaws to:
                      (1) provide for a board of directors of up to 19 members in accordance with the following
                  standards:
                      (a) no more than five board members may hold public elective office;
                      (b) board membership shall include at least;
                      (i) one member residing in and representing the interests of Salt Lake County;
                      (ii) one member residing in and representing the interests of Summit County;
                      (iii) one member residing in and representing the interests of Wasatch County; and
                      (iv) two members representing the interests of athletes using the facilities owned, managed,
                  or maintained by the Utah Athletic Foundation;
                      (c) upon the expiration of the current term of a board member or resignation or removal of
                  a board member, the then existing board of directors shall nominate at least three individuals for the
                  open position on the board, which may include the current board member, and submit those names
                  to the Governor, who may, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint one of the
                  nominees submitted to him or reject all of the nominees and request a new list of at least three
                  nominees for the open position; and
                      (d) if the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, has not appointed one of the
                  nominees within 60 days from the date the list of nominees is submitted to the Governor, the list of
                  nominees shall be considered to have been rejected and the board of directors of the foundation shall

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                  submit a new list of three nominees to the Governor;
                      (3) provide that original members of the board of directors may, under the provisions of
                  Subsection (1), be reappointed to one or more additional three-year term upon the expiration of their
                  current terms;
                      (4) provide that all board members other than the original members of the board of directors
                  shall be appointed to staggered three-year terms and may be reappointed to one or more additional
                  three-year terms under the provisions of Subsection (1); and
                      (5) require that the Utah Athletic Foundation obtain independent performance audits at least
                  once every five years by an independent auditor in accordance with generally accepted auditing
                  standards, which audits shall be open and public.
                      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that as a condition precedent to the approval granted in this
                  resolution for the change in the Utah Athletic Foundation investment policy and its articles and
                  bylaws, the amended articles and bylaws of the foundation shall be submitted to and approved by
                  the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
                      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that only those provisions of S.J.R. 17, 1994 General
                  Session, and subsequent joint resolutions of the Legislature which directly conflict with the
                  provisions of this joint resolution are superceded by this joint resolution and that all other provisions
                  of S.J.R. 17 and subsequent joint resolutions relating to the Utah Athletic Foundation remain in full
                  force and effect.
                      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Utah Athletic
                  Foundation.

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