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COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Rep. Brad L. Dee, Chair
Rep. M. Susan Lawrence, Vice Chair
Rep. Ralph Becker
Rep. D. Gregg Buxton
Rep. Julie Fisher
Rep. Kerry W. Gibson
Rep. Ann W. Hardy
Rep. Brad King
Rep. Ronda Rudd Menlove
Rep. LaWanna Lou Shurtliff
MEMBERS ABSENT: Rep. Kory M. Holdaway
STAFF PRESENT: Joseph Wade, Policy Analyst
Doris Donat, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Rep. Lawrence called the meeting to order at 4:35 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Dee moved to approve the minutes of February 21, 2005. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Becker, Rep. Buxton, Rep. Holdaway, Rep. King, and Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.
H.B. 335 Disconnecting Territory from a Municipality (Rep. C. Frank)
Rep. Frank with the help of Jodi Hoffman, Utah League of Cities and Towns, introduced the bill and explained it to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Shurtliff moved to delete in title and body H.B. 335 and to replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 335. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Becker, Rep. Buxton, Rep. Holdaway, and Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.
MOTION Rep. Shurtliff moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 7, Lines 190 through 191 :
190 (e) The commission
{
shall
}
may
grant a petition and adjust the common
boundary as
191 requested if:
The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Becker, Rep. Buxton, and Rep. Holdaway absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Buxton moved to pass 1st Sub H.B. 335 out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Becker and Rep. Holdaway absent for the vote.
H.B. 158 Election Requirements for County Candidates (Rep. R. Romero)
Rep. Romero with the help of Mark Stevens, Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants, introduced the bill and explained it to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Shurtliff moved to amend H.B. 158 as follows:
1. Page 3, Lines 81 through 82
81 (2) if filing for candidacy in a first class county after January 1,
{
2006
}
2010
, be a licensed
82 certified public accountant as of the date of filing.
The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Becker and Rep. Holdaway absent for the vote.
Spoke to the bill: Sean Thomas, Salt Lake County Auditor
Steve Spencer, works for Salt Lake County Auditor's Office
Jim Wightman, Salt Lake County
Ray Westergard, President Elect of Utah Auditors
MOTION: Rep. King moved to pass H.B. 158 out favorably as amended. The motion failed with a 5-5-1 vote, with Rep. Becker, Rep. King, Rep. Menlove, Rep. Shurtliff, and Rep. Lawrence voting yes, and Rep. Buxton, Rep. Fisher, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Hardy, and Rep. Dee voting no, with Rep. Holdaway absent for the vote.
H.J.R. 18 Joint Resolution Supporting Counties Expansion of Correctional Facilities (Rep. D. Hogue)
Rep. Hogue with the help of Chris Mitchell, Department of Corrections, introduced the bill and explained it to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to pass H.J.R. 18 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Holdaway absent for the vote.
S.B. 136 Justice Court Operations Amendments (Sen. E. Mayne)
Rep. King briefly talked on the status of this bill.
S.B. 139 Minimum Wage Provisions (Sen. H. Stephenson)
This bill was not considered.
1st Sub. S.B. 80 Special Service Districts - Service Expansion (Sen. M. Dmitrich)
Sen. Dmitrich introduced the bill and explained it to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Jan Furner, Executive Director, Utah Association of Special Districts
MOTION: Rep. Buxton moved to pass 1st Sub S.B. 80 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Holdaway absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Dee moved to adjourn the meeting. The vote was unanimous. Rep. Lawrence adjourned the meeting at 6:08 p.m.
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Rep. Brad L. Dee, Chair