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Second Substitute S.B. 131

Senator Scott K. Jenkins proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE IN LOCAL

             2     
DISTRICTS AND INTERLOCAL ENTITIES

             3     
2009 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins

             6     
House Sponsor: Richard A. Greenwood

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies provisions relating to law enforcement services in local districts and
             11      interlocal entities.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    replaces "extended police protection" with "law enforcement service" in the list of
             15      services that a local district may be created to provide;
             16          .    eliminates the requirement to submit the creation of a local district to voters for
             17      their approval if the local district is created to provide law enforcement service;
             18          .    requires counties and municipalities participating in a police local district to reduce
             19      their certified tax rate to offset a tax levied by the district;
             20          .    modifies who appoints one member of a merit system commission for a county in
             21      which a police local district or police interlocal entity is created;
             22          .    expands an exception as to how the board of trustees of a service area is to be
             23      constituted to include a service area created to provide law enforcement service;
             24          .    modifies a provision relating to the duties of a sheriff in a first class county that
             25      enters into an interlocal agreement for law enforcement services and expands it to


             26      apply to all counties;
             27          .    requires interlocal agreements between a county and one or more municipalities for
             28      law enforcement service to require the service to be provided by or under the
             29      direction of the county sheriff;
             30          .    provides that a sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of a local district or
             31      interlocal entity created to provide law enforcement service and is subject to the
             32      direction of the local district board or interlocal entity governing body as provided
             33      by agreement;
             34          .    expands certain local district annexation and withdrawal provisions to apply to
             35      specified local districts that provide law enforcement service; and
             36          .    repeals a provision relating to a first class county entering an interlocal agreement
             37      for law enforcement service.
             38      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             39          None
             40      Other Special Clauses:
             41          None
             42      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             43      AMENDS:
             44          10-2-406, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             45          10-2-419, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             46          11-13-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 163
             47          17-22-2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 117
             48          17-30-1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapters 227 and 234
             49          17-30-3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 177
             50          17B-1-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 360
             51          17B-1-214, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             52          17B-1-416, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 118
             53          17B-1-502, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             54          17B-1-505, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             55          17B-2a-905, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             56          59-2-924.2, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 61, 231, and 236


             57      REPEALS:
             58          17-50-324, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 117
             59     
             60      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             61          Section 1. Section 10-2-406 is amended to read:
             62           10-2-406. Notice of certification -- Publishing and providing notice of petition.
             63          (1) After receipt of the notice of certification from the city recorder or town clerk under
             64      Subsection 10-2-405 (2)(c)(i), the municipal legislative body shall:
             65          (a) (i) publish a notice at least once a week for three successive weeks, beginning no
             66      later than ten days after receipt of the notice of certification, in a newspaper of general
             67      circulation within:
             68          (A) the area proposed for annexation; and
             69          (B) the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation; or
             70          (ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within those areas, post written
             71      notices in conspicuous places within those areas that are most likely to give notice to residents
             72      within those areas; and
             73          (b) within 20 days of receipt of the notice of certification under Subsection
             74      10-2-405 (2)(c)(i), mail written notice to each affected entity.
             75          (2) (a) The notice under Subsections (1)(a) and (b) shall:
             76          (i) state that a petition has been filed with the municipality proposing the annexation of
             77      an area to the municipality;
             78          (ii) state the date of the municipal legislative body's receipt of the notice of certification
             79      under Subsection 10-2-405 (2)(c)(i);
             80          (iii) describe the area proposed for annexation in the annexation petition;
             81          (iv) state that the complete annexation petition is available for inspection and copying
             82      at the office of the city recorder or town clerk;
             83          (v) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the municipality may grant the petition
             84      and annex the area described in the petition unless, within the time required under Subsection
             85      10-2-407 (2)(a)(i)(A), a written protest to the annexation petition is filed with the commission
             86      and a copy of the protest delivered to the city recorder or town clerk of the proposed annexing
             87      municipality;


             88          (vi) state the address of the commission or, if a commission has not yet been created in
             89      the county, the county clerk, where a protest to the annexation petition may be filed;
             90          (vii) state that the area proposed for annexation to the municipality will also
             91      automatically be annexed to a local district providing fire protection, paramedic, and
             92      emergency services or a local district providing law enforcement service, as the case may be, as
             93      provided in Section 17B-1-416 , if:
             94          (A) the proposed annexing municipality is entirely within the boundaries of a local
             95      district:
             96          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services or law enforcement
             97      service, respectively; and
             98          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             99      17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             100          (B) the area proposed to be annexed to the municipality is not already within the
             101      boundaries of the local district; and
             102          (viii) state that the area proposed for annexation to the municipality will be
             103      automatically withdrawn from a local district providing fire protection, paramedic, and
             104      emergency services or a local district providing law enforcement service, as the case may be, as
             105      provided in Subsection 17B-1-502 (2), if:
             106          (A) the petition proposes the annexation of an area that is within the boundaries of a
             107      local district:
             108          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services or law enforcement
             109      service, respectively; and
             110          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             111      17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             112          (B) the proposed annexing municipality is not within the boundaries of the local
             113      district.
             114          (b) The statement required by Subsection (2)(a)(v) shall state the deadline for filing a
             115      written protest in terms of the actual date rather than by reference to the statutory citation.
             116          (c) In addition to the requirements under Subsection (2)(a), a notice under Subsection
             117      (1)(a) for a proposed annexation of an area within a county of the first class shall include a
             118      statement that a protest to the annexation petition may be filed with the commission by


             119      property owners if it contains the signatures of the owners of private real property that:
             120          (i) is located in the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for
             121      annexation;
             122          (ii) covers at least 25% of the private land area located in the unincorporated area
             123      within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation; and
             124          (iii) is equal in value to at least 15% of all real property located in the unincorporated
             125      area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation.
             126          Section 2. Section 10-2-419 is amended to read:
             127           10-2-419. Boundary adjustment -- Notice and hearing -- Protest.
             128          (1) The legislative bodies of two or more municipalities having common boundaries
             129      may adjust their common boundaries as provided in this section.
             130          (2) (a) The legislative body of each municipality intending to adjust a boundary that is
             131      common with another municipality shall:
             132          (i) adopt a resolution indicating the intent of the municipal legislative body to adjust a
             133      common boundary;
             134          (ii) hold a public hearing on the proposed adjustment no less than 60 days after the
             135      adoption of the resolution under Subsection (2)(a)(i); and
             136          (iii) (A) publish notice at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper
             137      of general circulation within the municipality; or
             138          (B) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the municipality, post at least
             139      one notice per 1,000 population in places within the municipality that are most likely to give
             140      notice to residents of the municipality.
             141          (b) The notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(iii) shall:
             142          (i) state that the municipal legislative body has adopted a resolution indicating the
             143      municipal legislative body's intent to adjust a boundary that the municipality has in common
             144      with another municipality;
             145          (ii) describe the area proposed to be adjusted;
             146          (iii) state the date, time, and place of the public hearing required under Subsection
             147      (2)(a)(ii);
             148          (iv) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the municipal legislative body will adjust
             149      the boundaries unless, at or before the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), written


             150      protests to the adjustment are filed by the owners of private real property that:
             151          (A) is located within the area proposed for adjustment;
             152          (B) covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the area proposed for
             153      adjustment; and
             154          (C) is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the
             155      area proposed for adjustment; and
             156          (v) state that the area that is the subject of the boundary adjustment will, because of the
             157      boundary adjustment, be automatically annexed to a local district providing fire protection,
             158      paramedic, and emergency services or a local district providing law enforcement service, as the
             159      case may be, as provided in Section 17B-1-416 , if:
             160          (A) the municipality to which the area is being added because of the boundary
             161      adjustment is entirely within the boundaries of a local district:
             162          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services or law enforcement
             163      service, respectively; and
             164          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             165      17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             166          (B) the municipality from which the area is being taken because of the boundary
             167      adjustment is not within the boundaries of the local district; and
             168          (vi) state that the area proposed for annexation to the municipality will be
             169      automatically withdrawn from a local district providing fire protection, paramedic, and
             170      emergency services, as provided in Subsection 17B-1-502 (2), if:
             171          (A) the municipality to which the area is being added because of the boundary
             172      adjustment is not within the boundaries of a local district:
             173          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             174          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             175      17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             176          (B) the municipality from which the area is being taken because of the boundary
             177      adjustment is entirely within the boundaries of the local district.
             178          (c) The first publication of the notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(iii)(A) shall be
             179      within 14 days of the municipal legislative body's adoption of a resolution under Subsection
             180      (2)(a)(i).


             181          (3) Upon conclusion of the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), the municipal
             182      legislative body may adopt an ordinance adjusting the common boundary unless, at or before
             183      the hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), written protests to the adjustment have been filed with
             184      the city recorder or town clerk, as the case may be, by the owners of private real property that:
             185          (a) is located within the area proposed for adjustment;
             186          (b) covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the area proposed for
             187      adjustment; and
             188          (c) is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the
             189      area proposed for adjustment.
             190          (4) The municipal legislative body shall comply with the requirements of Section
             191      10-2-425 as if the boundary change were an annexation.
             192          (5) An ordinance adopted under Subsection (3) becomes effective when each
             193      municipality involved in the boundary adjustment has adopted an ordinance under Subsection
             194      (3) and as determined under Subsection 10-2-425 (5) if the boundary change were an
             195      annexation.
             196          Section 3. Section 11-13-202 is amended to read:
             197           11-13-202. Agreements for joint or cooperative action, for providing or
             198      exchanging services, or for law enforcement services -- Effective date of agreement --
             199      Public agencies may restrict their authority or exempt each other regarding permits and
             200      fees.
             201          (1) Any two or more public agencies may enter into an agreement with one another
             202      under this chapter:
             203          (a) for joint or cooperative action;
             204          (b) to provide services that they are each authorized by statute to provide;
             205          (c) to exchange services that they are each authorized by statute to provide;
             206          (d) for a public agency to provide law enforcement services to one or more other public
             207      agencies, if the public agency providing law enforcement services under the interlocal
             208      agreement is authorized by law to provide those services, or to provide joint or cooperative law
             209      enforcement services between or among public agencies that are each authorized by law to
             210      provide those services; or
             211          (e) to do anything else that they are each authorized by statute to do.


             212          (2) An agreement under Subsection (1) does not take effect until it has been approved,
             213      as provided in Section 11-13-202.5 , by each public agency that is a party to it.
             214          (3) (a) In an agreement under Subsection (1), a public agency that is a party to the
             215      agreement may agree:
             216          (i) to restrict its authority to issue permits to or assess fees from another public agency
             217      that is a party to the agreement; and
             218          (ii) to exempt another public agency that is a party to the agreement from permit or fee
             219      requirements.
             220          (b) A provision in an agreement under Subsection (1) whereby the parties agree as
             221      provided in Subsection (3)(a) is subject to all remedies provided by law and in the agreement,
             222      including injunction, mandamus, abatement, or other remedy to prevent, enjoin, abate, or
             223      enforce the provision.
             224          (4) An interlocal agreement between a county and one or more municipalities for law
             225      enforcement service within an area that includes some or all of the unincorporated area of the
             226      county shall require the law enforcement service provided under the agreement to be provided
             227      by or under the direction of the county sheriff.
             228          Section 4. Section 17-22-2 is amended to read:
             229           17-22-2. Sheriff -- General duties.
             230          (1) The sheriff shall:
             231          (a) preserve the peace;
             232          (b) make all lawful arrests;
             233          (c) attend in person or by deputy the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals when
             234      required or when the court is held within his county, all courts of record, and court
             235      commissioner and referee sessions held within his county, obey their lawful orders and
             236      directions, and comply with the court security rule, Rule 3-414, of the Utah Code of Judicial
             237      Administration;
             238          (d) upon request of the juvenile court, aid the court in maintaining order during
             239      hearings and transport a minor to and from youth corrections facilities, other institutions, or
             240      other designated places;
             241          (e) attend county justice courts if the judge finds that the matter before the court
             242      requires the sheriff's attendance for security, transportation, and escort of jail prisoners in his


             243      custody, or for the custody of jurors;
             244          (f) command the aid of as many inhabitants of his county as he considers necessary in
             245      the execution of these duties;
             246          (g) take charge of and keep the county jail and the jail prisoners;
             247          (h) receive and safely keep all persons committed to his custody, file and preserve the
             248      commitments of those persons, and record the name, age, place of birth, and description of
             249      each person committed;
             250          (i) release on the record all attachments of real property when the attachment he
             251      receives has been released or discharged;
             252          (j) endorse on all process and notices the year, month, day, hour, and minute of
             253      reception, and, upon payment of fees, issue a certificate to the person delivering process or
             254      notice showing the names of the parties, title of paper, and the time of receipt;
             255          (k) serve all process and notices as prescribed by law;
             256          (l) if he makes service of process or notice, certify on the process or notices the
             257      manner, time, and place of service, or, if he fails to make service, certify the reason upon the
             258      process or notice, and return them without delay;
             259          (m) extinguish fires occurring in the undergrowth, trees, or wooded areas on the public
             260      land within his county;
             261          (n) perform as required by any contracts between the county and private contractors for
             262      management, maintenance, operation, and construction of county jails entered into under the
             263      authority of Section 17-53-311 ;
             264          (o) for the sheriff of a [first class] county that enters into an interlocal agreement for
             265      law enforcement service under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, [as authorized
             266      in Section 17-50-324 : (i)] provide law enforcement service as provided in the interlocal
             267      agreement; [or]
             268          [(ii) provide law enforcement service to an unincorporated area of the county to the
             269      extent that the law enforcement service is not provided to the area by a local district or
             270      interlocal entity, as defined in Section 11-13-103 , established to provide law enforcement
             271      service or extended police protection to the area;]
             272          (p) manage search and rescue services in his county;
             273          (q) obtain saliva DNA specimens as required under Section 53-10-404 ;


             274          (r) on or before January 1, 2003, adopt a written policy that prohibits the stopping,
             275      detention, or search of any person when the action is solely motivated by considerations of
             276      race, color, ethnicity, age, or gender; and
             277          (s) perform any other duties that are required by law.
             278          (2) Violation of Subsection (1)(j) is a class C misdemeanor. Violation of any other
             279      subsection under Subsection (1) is a class A misdemeanor.
             280          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3):
             281          (i) "Police interlocal entity" has the same meaning as defined in Section 17-30-3 .
             282          (ii) "Police local district" has the same meaning as defined in Section 17-30-3 .
             283          (b) A sheriff in a county which includes within its boundary a police local district or
             284      police interlocal entity, or both:
             285          (i) serves as the chief executive officer of each police local district and police interlocal
             286      entity within the county with respect to the provision of law enforcement service within the
             287      boundary of the police local district or police interlocal entity, respectively; and
             288          (ii) is subject to the direction of the police local district board of trustees or police
             289      interlocal entity governing body, as the case may be, as and to the extent provided by
             290      agreement between the police local district or police interlocal entity, respectively, and the
             291      sheriff.
             292          Section 5. Section 17-30-1 is amended to read:
             293           17-30-1. Definitions.
             294          (1) "Governing body" means the county legislative body.
             295          (2) "Appointing authority" means the sheriff of a county having jurisdiction over any
             296      peace officer.
             297          (3) "Peace officer" means any paid deputy sheriff, other than a chief deputy designated
             298      by the sheriff, who is in the continuous employ of a county.
             299          (4) "Commission" means the [personal] merit system commission consisting of three
             300      persons appointed [by the governing body] as provided in Section 17-30-3 and having the duty,
             301      power, and responsibility for the discharge of the functions of this chapter.
             302          (5) "Department of Public Safety" means the department created in Section 53-1-103 .
             303          Section 6. Section 17-30-3 is amended to read:
             304           17-30-3. Establishment of merit system commission -- Appointment,


             305      qualifications, and compensation of members.
             306          (1) (a) Each county with a population of 20,000 [people] or more shall establish a merit
             307      system commission consisting of three members appointed as provided in Subsection (1)(b).
             308          (b) (i) As used in this Subsection (1)(b):
             309          (A) "Police interlocal entity" means an interlocal entity, as defined in Section
             310      11-13-103 , that is created:
             311          (I) under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, by an agreement to which a
             312      county is a party; and
             313          (II) to provide law enforcement service to an area that includes the unincorporated part
             314      of the county.
             315          (B) "Police local district" means a local district, as defined in Section 17B-1-102 :
             316          (I) whose creation was initiated by the adoption of a resolution under Section
             317      17B-1-203 by the legislative body of a county, alone or with one or more other legislative
             318      bodies; and
             319          (II) that is created to provide law enforcement service to an area that includes the
             320      unincorporated part of the county.
             321          (ii) For a county in which a police interlocal entity is created, whether or not a police
             322      local district is also created in the county:
             323          (A) two members shall be appointed by the legislative body of the county; and
             324          (B) one member shall be appointed by the governing body of the interlocal entity.
             325          (iii) For a county in which a police local district is created but in which a police
             326      interlocal entity has not been created:
             327          (A) two members shall be appointed by the legislative body of the county; and
             328          (B) one member shall be appointed by the board of trustees of the police local district.
             329          (iv) For each other county, all three members shall be appointed by the county
             330      legislative body.
             331          (c) Not more than two members of the commission shall be affiliated with or members
             332      of the same political party.
             333          (d) Of the original appointees, one member shall be appointed for a term ending
             334      February 1 of the first odd-numbered year after the date of appointment, and one each for terms
             335      ending two and four years thereafter.


             336          (e) Upon the expiration of any of the terms, a successor shall be appointed for a full
             337      term of six years.
             338          (f) Appointment to fill a vacancy resulting other than from expiration of term shall be
             339      for the unexpired portion of the term only. [Each legislative body charged by this act with the
             340      appointment of a personnel merit system commission shall make such appointments within 90
             341      days after the effective date of this act.]
             342          (2) Members of a commission shall be citizens of the state, shall have been residents of
             343      the area embraced by the governmental unit from which appointed not less than five years next
             344      preceding the date of appointment, and shall hold no other office or employment under the
             345      governmental unit for which appointed.
             346          (3) The county legislative body may compensate a member for service on the
             347      commission and reimburse the member for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of
             348      the member's duties.
             349          Section 7. Section 17B-1-202 is amended to read:
             350           17B-1-202. Local district may be created -- Services that may be provided --
             351      Limitations.
             352          (1) (a) A local district may be created as provided in this part to provide within its
             353      boundaries service consisting of:
             354          (i) the operation of an airport;
             355          (ii) the operation of a cemetery;
             356          (iii) fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services;
             357          (iv) garbage collection and disposal;
             358          (v) health care, including health department or hospital service;
             359          (vi) the operation of a library;
             360          (vii) abatement or control of mosquitos and other insects;
             361          (viii) the operation of parks or recreation facilities or services;
             362          (ix) the operation of a sewage system;
             363          (x) street lighting;
             364          (xi) the construction and maintenance of curb, gutter, and sidewalk;
             365          (xii) transportation, including public transit and providing streets and roads;
             366          (xiii) the operation of a system, or one or more components of a system, for the


             367      collection, storage, retention, control, conservation, treatment, supplying, distribution, or
             368      reclamation of water, including storm, flood, sewage, irrigation, and culinary water, whether
             369      the system is operated on a wholesale or retail level or both;
             370          (xiv) [extended police protection] law enforcement service; or
             371          (xv) subject to Subsection (1)(b), the underground installation of an electric utility line
             372      or the conversion to underground of an existing electric utility line.
             373          (b) Each local district that provides the service of the underground installation of an
             374      electric utility line or the conversion to underground of an existing electric utility line shall, in
             375      installing or converting the line, provide advance notice to and coordinate with the utility that
             376      owns the line.
             377          (2) For purposes of this section:
             378          (a) "Operation" means all activities involved in providing the indicated service
             379      including acquisition and ownership of property reasonably necessary to provide the indicated
             380      service and acquisition, construction, and maintenance of facilities and equipment reasonably
             381      necessary to provide the indicated service.
             382          (b) "System" means the aggregate of interrelated components that combine together to
             383      provide the indicated service including, for a sewage system, collection and treatment.
             384          (3) (a) A local district may not be created to provide and may not after its creation
             385      provide more than four of the services listed in Subsection (1).
             386          (b) Subsection (3)(a) may not be construed to prohibit a local district from providing
             387      more than four services if, before April 30, 2007, the local district was authorized to provide
             388      those services.
             389          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), a local district may not be created to
             390      provide and may not after its creation provide to an area the same service already being
             391      provided to that area by another political subdivision, unless the other political subdivision
             392      gives its written consent.
             393          (b) For purposes of Subsection (4)(a), a local district does not provide the same service
             394      as another political subdivision if it operates a component of a system that is different from a
             395      component operated by another political subdivision but within the same:
             396          (i) sewage system; or
             397          (ii) water system.


             398          (5) (a) Except for a local district in the creation of which an election is not required
             399      under Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(c), the area of a local district may include all or part of the
             400      unincorporated area of one or more counties and all or part of one or more municipalities.
             401          (b) The area of a local district need not be contiguous.
             402          (6) For a local district created before May 5, 2008, the authority to provide fire
             403      protection service also includes the authority to provide:
             404          (a) paramedic service; and
             405          (b) emergency service, including hazardous materials response service.
             406          Section 8. Section 17B-1-214 is amended to read:
             407           17B-1-214. Election -- Exceptions.
             408          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3) and in Subsection 17B-1-213 (2)(a), an
             409      election on the question of whether the local district should be created shall be held by:
             410          (i) if the proposed local district is located entirely within a single county, the
             411      responsible clerk; or
             412          (ii) except as provided under Subsection (1)(b), if the proposed local district is located
             413      within more than one county, the clerk of each county in which part of the proposed local
             414      district is located, in cooperation with the responsible clerk.
             415          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(ii), if the proposed local district is located
             416      within more than one county and the only area of a county that is included within the proposed
             417      local district is located within a single municipality, the election for that area shall be held by
             418      the municipal clerk or recorder, in cooperation with the responsible clerk.
             419          (2) Each election under Subsection (1) shall be held at the next special or regular
             420      general election date that is:
             421          (a) for an election pursuant to a property owner or registered voter petition, more than
             422      45 days after certification of the petition under Subsection 17B-1-209 (3)(b)(i); or
             423          (b) for an election pursuant to a resolution, more than 60 days after the latest hearing
             424      required under Section 17B-1-210 .
             425          (3) The election requirement of Subsection (1) does not apply to:
             426          (a) a petition filed under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(a) if it contains the signatures of the
             427      owners of private real property that:
             428          (i) is located within the proposed local district;


             429          (ii) covers at least 67% of the total private land area within the proposed local district
             430      as a whole and within each applicable area; and
             431          (iii) is equal in value to at least 50% of the value of all private real property within the
             432      proposed local district as a whole and within each applicable area;
             433          (b) a petition filed under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(b) if it contains the signatures of
             434      registered voters residing within the proposed local district as a whole and within each
             435      applicable area, equal in number to at least 67% of the number of votes cast in the proposed
             436      local district as a whole and in each applicable area, respectively, for the office of governor at
             437      the last general election prior to the filing of the petition;
             438          (c) a resolution adopted under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(c) on or after May 5, 2003 that
             439      proposes the creation of a local district to provide fire protection, paramedic, and emergency
             440      services or law enforcement service, if the proposed local district includes a majority of the
             441      unincorporated area of one or more counties; or
             442          (d) a resolution adopted under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(c) or (d) if the resolution
             443      proposes the creation of a local district that has no registered voters within its boundaries.
             444          (4) (a) If the proposed local district is located in more than one county, the responsible
             445      clerk shall coordinate with the clerk of each other county and the clerk or recorder of each
             446      municipality involved in an election under Subsection (1) so that the election is held on the
             447      same date and in a consistent manner in each jurisdiction.
             448          (b) The clerk of each county and the clerk or recorder of each municipality involved in
             449      an election under Subsection (1) shall cooperate with the responsible clerk in holding the
             450      election.
             451          (c) Except as otherwise provided in this part, each election under Subsection (1) shall
             452      be governed by Title 20A, Election Code.
             453          Section 9. Section 17B-1-416 is amended to read:
             454           17B-1-416. Automatic annexation to a district providing fire protection,
             455      paramedic, and emergency services or law enforcement service.
             456          (1) An area outside the boundaries of a local district that is annexed to a municipality
             457      or added to a municipality by a boundary adjustment under Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 4,
             458      Annexation, is automatically annexed to the local district if:
             459          (a) the local district provides:


             460          (i) fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; or
             461          (ii) law enforcement service;
             462          (b) an election for the creation of the local district was not required because of
             463      Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             464          (c) before the municipal annexation or boundary adjustment, the entire municipality
             465      that is annexing the area or adding the area by boundary adjustment was included within the
             466      local district.
             467          (2) The effective date of an annexation under this section is governed by Subsection
             468      17B-1-414 (3)(b)(ii).
             469          Section 10. Section 17B-1-502 is amended to read:
             470           17B-1-502. Withdrawal of area from local district -- Automatic withdrawal in
             471      certain circumstances -- Definitions.
             472          (1) (a) An area within the boundaries of a local district may be withdrawn from the
             473      local district only as provided in this part.
             474          (b) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), the inclusion of an area of a local
             475      district within a municipality because of a municipal incorporation under Title 10, Chapter 2,
             476      Part 1, Incorporation, or a municipal annexation or boundary adjustment under Title 10,
             477      Chapter 2, Part 4, Annexation, does not affect the requirements under this part for the process
             478      of withdrawing that area from the local district.
             479          (2) (a) An area within the boundaries of a local district is automatically withdrawn
             480      from the local district by the annexation of the area to a municipality or the adding of the area
             481      to a municipality by boundary adjustment under Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 4, Annexation, if:
             482          (i) the local district provides:
             483          (A) fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; or
             484          (B) law enforcement service;
             485          (ii) an election for the creation of the local district was not required because of
             486      Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             487          (iii) before annexation or boundary adjustment, the boundaries of the local district do
             488      not include any of the annexing municipality.
             489          (b) The effective date of a withdrawal under this Subsection (2) is governed by
             490      Subsection 17B-1-512 (2)(b).


             491          (3) (a) An area within the boundaries of a local district located in a county of the first
             492      class is automatically withdrawn from the local district by the incorporation of a municipality
             493      whose boundaries include the area if:
             494          (i) the local district provides:
             495          (A) fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; or
             496          (B) law enforcement service;
             497          (ii) an election for the creation of the local district was not required because of
             498      Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             499          (iii) the legislative body of the newly incorporated municipality:
             500          (A) adopts a resolution approving the withdrawal that includes the legal description of
             501      the area to be withdrawn; and
             502          (B) delivers a copy of the resolution to the board of trustees of the local district.
             503          (b) The effective date of a withdrawal under this Subsection (3) is governed by
             504      Subsection 17B-1-512 (2)(a).
             505          Section 11. Section 17B-1-505 is amended to read:
             506           17B-1-505. Withdrawal of municipality in certain districts providing fire
             507      protection, paramedic, and emergency services or law enforcement service.
             508          (1) (a) The process to withdraw an area from a local district may be initiated by a
             509      resolution adopted by the legislative body of a municipality that is entirely within the
             510      boundaries of a local district:
             511          (i) that provides:
             512          (A) fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; or
             513          (B) law enforcement service; and
             514          (ii) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             515      17B-1-214 (3)(c).
             516          (b) Within ten days after adopting a resolution under Subsection (1)(a), the municipal
             517      legislative body shall submit to the board of trustees of the local district written notice of the
             518      adoption of the resolution, accompanied by a copy of the resolution.
             519          (2) If a resolution is adopted under Subsection (1)(a), the municipal legislative body
             520      shall hold an election at the next municipal general election that is more than 60 days after
             521      adoption of the resolution on the question of whether the municipality should withdraw from


             522      the local district.
             523          (3) If a majority of those voting on the question of withdrawal at an election held under
             524      Subsection (2) vote in favor of withdrawal, the municipality shall be withdrawn from the local
             525      district.
             526          (4) (a) Within ten days after the canvass of an election at which a withdrawal under this
             527      section is submitted to voters, the municipal legislative body shall send written notice to the
             528      board of the local district from which the municipality is proposed to withdraw.
             529          (b) Each notice under Subsection (4)(a) shall:
             530          (i) state the results of the withdrawal election; and
             531          (ii) if the withdrawal was approved by voters, be accompanied by a map or legal
             532      description of the area to be withdrawn, adequate for purposes of the county assessor and
             533      recorder.
             534          (5) The effective date of a withdrawal under this section is governed by Subsection
             535      17B-1-512 (2)(a).
             536          Section 12. Section 17B-2a-905 is amended to read:
             537           17B-2a-905. Service area board of trustees.
             538          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2):
             539          (i) the initial board of trustees of a service area located entirely within the
             540      unincorporated area of a single county may, as stated in the petition or resolution that initiated
             541      the process of creating the service area:
             542          (A) consist of the county legislative body;
             543          (B) be appointed, as provided in Section 17B-1-304 ; or
             544          (C) be elected, as provided in Section 17B-1-306 ;
             545          (ii) if the board of trustees of a service area consists of the county legislative body, the
             546      board may adopt a resolution providing for future board members to be appointed, as provided
             547      in Section 17B-1-304 , or elected, as provided in Section 17B-1-306 ; and
             548          (iii) members of the board of trustees of a service area shall be elected, as provided in
             549      Section 17B-1-306 , if:
             550          (A) the service area is not entirely within the unincorporated area of a single county;
             551          (B) a petition is filed with the board of trustees requesting that board members be
             552      elected, and the petition is signed by registered voters within the service area equal in number


             553      to at least 10% of the number of registered voters within the service area who voted at the last
             554      gubernatorial election; or
             555          (C) an election is held to authorize the service area's issuance of bonds.
             556          (b) If members of the board of trustees of a service area are required to be elected
             557      under Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(C) because of a bond election:
             558          (i) board members shall be elected in conjunction with the bond election;
             559          (ii) the board of trustees shall:
             560          (A) establish a process to enable potential candidates to file a declaration of candidacy
             561      sufficiently in advance of the election; and
             562          (B) provide a ballot for the election of board members separate from the bond ballot;
             563      and
             564          (iii) except as provided in this Subsection (1)(b), the election shall be held as provided
             565      in Section 17B-1-306 .
             566          (2) (a) This Subsection (2) applies to a service area created on or after May 5, 2003 if:
             567          (i) the service area was created to provide:
             568          (A) fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; [and] or
             569          (B) law enforcement service; and
             570          (ii) in the creation of the service area, an election was not required under Subsection
             571      17B-1-214 (3)(c).
             572          (b) (i) Each county whose unincorporated area is included within a service area
             573      described in Subsection (2)(a), whether in conjunction with the creation of the service area or
             574      by later annexation, shall appoint three members to the board of trustees.
             575          (ii) Each municipality whose area is included within a service area described in
             576      Subsection (2)(a), whether in conjunction with the creation of the service area or by later
             577      annexation, shall appoint one member to the board of trustees.
             578          (iii) Each member appointed by a county or municipality under Subsection (2)(b)(i) or
             579      (ii) shall be an elected official of the appointing county or municipality, respectively.
             580          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection 17B-1-302 (2), the number of members of a board of
             581      trustees of a service area described in Subsection (2)(a) shall be the number resulting from
             582      application of Subsection (2)(b).
             583          Section 13. Section 59-2-924.2 is amended to read:


             584           59-2-924.2. Adjustments to the calculation of a taxing entity's certified tax rate.
             585          (1) For purposes of this section, "certified tax rate" means a certified tax rate calculated
             586      in accordance with Section 59-2-924 .
             587          (2) Beginning January 1, 1997, if a taxing entity receives increased revenues from
             588      uniform fees on tangible personal property under Section 59-2-404 , 59-2-405 , 59-2-405.1 ,
             589      59-2-405.2 , or 59-2-405.3 as a result of any county imposing a sales and use tax under Chapter
             590      12, Part 11, County Option Sales and Use Tax, the taxing entity shall decrease its certified tax
             591      rate to offset the increased revenues.
             592          (3) (a) Beginning July 1, 1997, if a county has imposed a sales and use tax under
             593      Chapter 12, Part 11, County Option Sales and Use Tax, the county's certified tax rate shall be:
             594          (i) decreased on a one-time basis by the amount of the estimated sales and use tax
             595      revenue to be distributed to the county under Subsection 59-12-1102 (3); and
             596          (ii) increased by the amount necessary to offset the county's reduction in revenue from
             597      uniform fees on tangible personal property under Section 59-2-404 , 59-2-405 , 59-2-405.1 ,
             598      59-2-405.2 , or 59-2-405.3 as a result of the decrease in the certified tax rate under Subsection
             599      (3)(a)(i).
             600          (b) The commission shall determine estimates of sales and use tax distributions for
             601      purposes of Subsection (3)(a).
             602          (4) Beginning January 1, 1998, if a municipality has imposed an additional resort
             603      communities sales and use tax under Section 59-12-402 , the municipality's certified tax rate
             604      shall be decreased on a one-time basis by the amount necessary to offset the first 12 months of
             605      estimated revenue from the additional resort communities sales and use tax imposed under
             606      Section 59-12-402 .
             607          (5) (a) This Subsection (5) applies to each county that:
             608          (i) establishes a countywide special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special
             609      Service District Act, to provide jail service, as provided in Subsection 17D-1-201 (10); and
             610          (ii) levies a property tax on behalf of the special service district under Section
             611      17D-1-105 .
             612          (b) (i) The certified tax rate of each county to which this Subsection (5) applies shall be
             613      decreased by the amount necessary to reduce county revenues by the same amount of revenues
             614      that will be generated by the property tax imposed on behalf of the special service district.


             615          (ii) Each decrease under Subsection (5)(b)(i) shall occur contemporaneously with the
             616      levy on behalf of the special service district under Section 17D-1-105 .
             617          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6):
             618          (i) "Annexing county" means a county whose unincorporated area is included within a
             619      [fire] public safety district by annexation.
             620          (ii) "Annexing municipality" means a municipality whose area is included within a
             621      [fire] public safety district by annexation.
             622          (iii) "Equalized [fire] public safety protection tax rate" means the tax rate that results
             623      from:
             624          (A) calculating, for each participating county and each participating municipality, the
             625      property tax revenue necessary to cover all of the costs associated with providing [fire
             626      protection, paramedic, and emergency services] public safety service:
             627          (I) for a participating county, in the unincorporated area of the county; and
             628          (II) for a participating municipality, in the municipality; and
             629          (B) adding all the amounts calculated under Subsection (6)(a)(iii)(A) for all
             630      participating counties and all participating municipalities and then dividing that sum by the
             631      aggregate taxable value of the property, as adjusted in accordance with Section 59-2-913 :
             632          (I) for participating counties, in the unincorporated area of all participating counties;
             633      and
             634          (II) for participating municipalities, in all the participating municipalities.
             635          (iv) "Fire district" means a service area under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service
             636      Area Act[,]:
             637          (A) created to provide fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             638          (B) in the creation of which an election was not required under Subsection
             639      17B-1-214 (3)(c).
             640          (v) "Participating county" means a county whose unincorporated area is included
             641      within a [fire] public safety district at the time of the creation of the [fire] public safety district.
             642          (vi) "Participating municipality" means a municipality whose area is included within a
             643      [fire] public safety district at the time of the creation of the [fire] public safety district.
             644          (vii) "Police district" means a service area under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service
             645      Area Act:


             646          (A) created to provide law enforcement service; and
             647          (B) in the creation of which an election was not required under Subsection
             648      17B-1-214 (3)(c).
             649          (viii) "Public safety district" means a fire district or a police district.
             650          (ix) "Public safety service" means:
             651          (A) in the case of a public safety district that is a fire district, fire protection,
             652      paramedic, and emergency services; and
             653          (B) in the case of a public safety district that is a police district, law enforcement
             654      service.
             655          (b) In the first year following creation of a [fire] public safety district, the certified tax
             656      rate of each participating county and each participating municipality shall be decreased by the
             657      amount of the equalized [fire protection] public safety tax rate.
             658          (c) In the first budget year following annexation to a [fire] public safety district, the
             659      certified tax rate of each annexing county and each annexing municipality shall be decreased by
             660      an amount equal to the amount of revenue budgeted by the annexing county or annexing
             661      municipality:
             662          (i) for [fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services] public safety service; and
             663          (ii) in:
             664          (A) for a taxing entity operating under a January 1 through December 31 fiscal year,
             665      the prior calendar year; or
             666          (B) for a taxing entity operating under a July 1 through June 30 fiscal year, the prior
             667      fiscal year.
             668          (d) Each tax levied under this section by a [fire] public safety district shall be
             669      considered to be levied by:
             670          (i) each participating county and each annexing county for purposes of the county's tax
             671      limitation under Section 59-2-908 ; and
             672          (ii) each participating municipality and each annexing municipality for purposes of the
             673      municipality's tax limitation under Section 10-5-112 , for a town, or Section 10-6-133 , for a
             674      city.
             675          (e) The calculation of a [fire] public safety district's certified tax rate for the year of
             676      annexation shall be adjusted to include an amount of revenue equal to one half of the amount


             677      of revenue budgeted by the annexing entity for [fire protection, paramedic, and emergency
             678      services] public safety service in the annexing entity's prior fiscal year if:
             679          (i) the [fire] public safety district operates on a January 1 through December 31 fiscal
             680      year;
             681          (ii) the [fire] public safety district approves an annexation of an entity operating on a
             682      July 1 through June 30 fiscal year; and
             683          (iii) the annexation described in Subsection (6)(e)(ii) takes effect on July 1.
             684          (7) For the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2007, the calculation of a taxing
             685      entity's certified tax rate, calculated in accordance with Section 59-2-924 , shall be adjusted by
             686      the amount necessary to offset any change in the certified tax rate that may result from
             687      excluding the following from the certified tax rate under Subsection 59-2-924 (3) enacted by the
             688      Legislature during the 2007 General Session:
             689          (a) personal property tax revenue:
             690          (i) received by a taxing entity;
             691          (ii) assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment; and
             692          (iii) for personal property that is semiconductor manufacturing equipment; or
             693          (b) the taxable value of personal property:
             694          (i) contained on the tax rolls of a taxing entity;
             695          (ii) assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment; and
             696          (iii) that is semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
             697          (8) (a) The taxable value for the base year under Subsection 17C-1-102 (6) shall be
             698      reduced for any year to the extent necessary to provide a community development and renewal
             699      agency established under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community
             700      Development and Renewal Agencies, with approximately the same amount of money the
             701      agency would have received without a reduction in the county's certified tax rate, calculated in
             702      accordance with Section 59-2-924 , if:
             703          (i) in that year there is a decrease in the certified tax rate under Subsection (2) or (3)(a);
             704          (ii) the amount of the decrease is more than 20% of the county's certified tax rate of the
             705      previous year; and
             706          (iii) the decrease results in a reduction of the amount to be paid to the agency under
             707      Section 17C-1-403 or 17C-1-404 .


             708          (b) The base taxable value under Subsection 17C-1-102 (6) shall be increased in any
             709      year to the extent necessary to provide a community development and renewal agency with
             710      approximately the same amount of money as the agency would have received without an
             711      increase in the certified tax rate that year if:
             712          (i) in that year the base taxable value under Subsection 17C-1-102 (6) is reduced due to
             713      a decrease in the certified tax rate under Subsection (2) or (3)(a); and
             714          (ii) the certified tax rate of a city, school district, local district, or special service
             715      district increases independent of the adjustment to the taxable value of the base year.
             716          (c) Notwithstanding a decrease in the certified tax rate under Subsection (2) or (3)(a),
             717      the amount of money allocated and, when collected, paid each year to a community
             718      development and renewal agency established under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local
             719      Government Entities - Community Development and Renewal Agencies, for the payment of
             720      bonds or other contract indebtedness, but not for administrative costs, may not be less than that
             721      amount would have been without a decrease in the certified tax rate under Subsection (2) or
             722      (3)(a).
             723          Section 14. Repealer.
             724          This bill repeals:
             725          Section 17-50-324, First class county may contract to provide law enforcement
             726      service.


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