S.B. 51 Enrolled

PLANETARIUM AMENDMENTS
2003 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Gene Davis
This act modifies provisions relating to county planetariums. The act provides for the
appointment of other planetarium personnel by the county executive rather than the
county legislative body. The act also makes technical changes.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
17-37-8, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah 1993
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 17-37-8 is amended to read:
17-37-8. Director to be appointed -- Duties and compensation -- Other personnel.
[The] (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (1)(b), the county executive[, with the advice and
consent of the county legislative body,] shall appoint a competent person as planetarium
director to have immediate charge of:
(i) planetarium facilities and activities not contracted to an outside entity[,]; and [of]
(ii) overseeing the performance of the terms of any contract or lease entered into with a
contracting entity.
(b) In a county with a form of government that has a county executive that is separate
from the county legislative body, the appointment under Subsection (1)(a) shall be with the
advice and consent of the county legislative body.
(2) The planetarium director shall:
(a) have such duties and receive such compensation for [his or her] the director's
services as the county executive shall determine[. The planetarium director shall]; and
(b) act as the executive officer for the planetarium board and [shall] implement the
policies of the board.
(3) (a) The county [legislative body shall] executive may appoint, upon the
recommendation of the planetarium director, other planetarium personnel [as required;

however, any].
(b) Each county [employees] employee working at the planetarium shall be subject to the
provisions of [the] Chapter 33, County Personnel Management Act, and other general laws [as]
relating to county personnel matters [that are applicable to counties].

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