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H.B. 329

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COUNTY CONTRACTED SERVICES

             2     
2005 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Kory M. Holdaway

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             6      LONG TITLE
             7      General Description:
             8          This bill enacts provisions related to contracts between counties and municipalities for
             9      county-provided services.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    prohibits counties from charging a municipality, contracting with the county for
             13      services, general overhead costs or costs attributable to services made available to
             14      all portions of the county; and
             15          .    provides for court review as to the reasonableness of the costs.
             16      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          None
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      ENACTS:
             22          17-15-28, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             24      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             25          Section 1. Section 17-15-28 is enacted to read:
             26          17-15-28. County contracted services -- Prohibitions.
             27          (1) As used in this section:



             28          (a) "General overhead costs" means costs a county would incur regardless of whether
             29      or not the county provided the service under contract to the municipality.
             30          (b) "Municipality" means a city or town.
             31          (2) A county may not charge, directly or indirectly, a municipality that contracts with
             32      the county for a service, costs that are:
             33          (a) attributable to services made available to all portions of the county; or
             34          (b) general overhead costs.
             35          (3) The determination of costs under Subsection (2) is subject to court review as to the
             36      reasonableness of the costs.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-8-05 1:23 PM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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