H.B. 88

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LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2 AMENDMENTS
3 2009 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Janice M. Fisher
6 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill modifies provisions relating to the board of trustees of mosquito abatement
11 districts.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . requires each member of a mosquito abatement district board of trustees appointed
15 by a municipal legislative body to be a resident of the municipality; and
16 . provides that the member need not be a resident of the mosquito abatement district.
17 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 None
21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 17B-2a-704, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 17B-2a-704 is amended to read:
27 17B-2a-704. Mosquito abatement district board of trustees.

28 (1) (a) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection 17B-1-302 (2) and subject to Subsection (1)(b),
29 the legislative body of each municipality that is entirely or partly included within a mosquito
30 abatement district shall appoint one member to the board of trustees.
31 (ii) A member of the board of trustees appointed under Subsection (1)(a)(i):
32 (A) shall be a resident of the municipality whose legislative body appoints the member;
33 and
34 (B) notwithstanding Subsection 17B-1-302 (1)(a)(ii), need not be a resident within the
35 boundary of the mosquito abatement district.
36 (b) If 75% or more of the area of a mosquito abatement district is within the boundaries
37 of a single municipality:
38 (i) the board of trustees shall consist of five members; and
39 (ii) the legislative body of that municipality shall appoint all five members of the
40 board.
41 (2) The legislative body of each county in which a mosquito abatement district is
42 located shall appoint one member to the district's board of trustees if:
43 (a) some or all of the county's unincorporated area is included within the boundaries of
44 the mosquito abatement district; or
45 (b) (i) the number of municipalities that are entirely or partly included within the
46 district is an even number less than nine; and
47 (ii) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply.
48 (3) If the number of board members appointed by application of Subsections (1) and
49 (2)(a) is an even number less than nine, the legislative body of the county in which the district
50 is located shall appoint an additional member.
51 (4) Each board of trustees member shall be appointed as provided in Section
52 17B-1-304 .
53 (5) Each vacancy on a mosquito abatement district board of trustees shall be filled by
54 the applicable appointing authority as provided in Section 17B-1-304 .

Legislative Review Note
as of 12-10-08 4:40 PM

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