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S.B. 140

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SERVICE AREA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler

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House Sponsor: Jim Nielson

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill enacts language related to the creation of and membership of the board of
             10      trustees of certain types of local districts.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    amends language related to a resolution proposing the creation of a local district;
             14          .    amends language related to the creation of certain types of local districts exempt
             15      from an election requirement;
             16          .    enacts language related to the board of trustees for certain service areas created on
             17      or after May 14, 2013; and
             18          .    makes technical corrections.
             19      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          None
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25          17B-1-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 68
             26          17B-1-214, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 97
             27          17B-2a-905, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 68


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             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             30          Section 1. Section 17B-1-203 is amended to read:
             31           17B-1-203. Process to initiate the creation of a local district -- Petition or
             32      resolution.
             33          (1) The process to create a local district may be initiated by:
             34          (a) unless the proposed local district is a local district to acquire or assess a
             35      groundwater right under Section 17B-1-202 , and subject to Section 17B-1-204 , a petition
             36      signed by the owners of private real property that:
             37          (i) is located within the proposed local district;
             38          (ii) covers at least 33% of the total private land area within the proposed local district
             39      as a whole and within each applicable area;
             40          (iii) is equal in value to at least 25% of the value of all private real property within the
             41      proposed local district as a whole and within each applicable area; and
             42          (iv) complies with the requirements of Subsection 17B-1-205 (1) and Section
             43      17B-1-208 ;
             44          (b) subject to Section 17B-1-204 , a petition that:
             45          (i) is signed by registered voters residing within the proposed local district as a whole
             46      and within each applicable area, equal in number to at least 33% of the number of votes cast in
             47      the proposed local district as a whole and in each applicable area, respectively, for the office of
             48      governor at the last regular general election prior to the filing of the petition; and
             49          (ii) complies with the requirements of Subsection 17B-1-205 (1) and Section
             50      17B-1-208 ;
             51          (c) if the proposed local district is a local district to acquire or assess a groundwater
             52      right under Section 17B-1-202 , and subject to Section 17B-1-204 , a petition signed by the
             53      owners of groundwater rights that:
             54          (i) are diverted within the proposed local district;
             55          (ii) cover at least 33% of the total amount of groundwater diverted in accordance with
             56      groundwater rights within the proposed local district as a whole and within each applicable
             57      area; and
             58          (iii) comply with the requirements of Subsection 17B-1-205 (1) and Section 17B-1-208 ;


             59          (d) a resolution proposing the creation of a local district, adopted by the legislative
             60      body of each county whose unincorporated area, whether in whole or in part, includes and each
             61      municipality whose boundaries include any of the proposed local district; or
             62          (e) a resolution proposing the creation of a local district, adopted by the board of
             63      trustees of an existing local district whose boundaries completely encompass the proposed
             64      local district, if:
             65          (i) the proposed local district is being created to provide one or more components of
             66      the same service that the initiating local district is authorized to provide; and
             67          (ii) the initiating local district is not providing to the area of the proposed local district
             68      any of the components that the proposed local district is being created to provide.
             69          (2) (a) Each resolution under Subsection (1)(d) or (e) shall:
             70          (i) describe the area proposed to be included in the proposed local district;
             71          (ii) be accompanied by a map that shows the boundaries of the proposed local district;
             72          (iii) describe the service proposed to be provided by the proposed local district;
             73          (iv) if the resolution proposes the creation of a specialized local district, specify the
             74      type of specialized local district proposed to be created;
             75          (v) explain the anticipated method of paying the costs of providing the proposed
             76      service;
             77          (vi) state the estimated average financial impact on a household within the proposed
             78      local district;
             79          (vii) state the number of members that the board of trustees of the proposed local
             80      district will have, consistent with the requirements of Subsection 17B-1-302 (2);
             81          (viii) for a proposed basic local district:
             82          (A) state whether the members of the board of trustees will be elected or appointed or
             83      whether some members will be elected and some appointed, as provided in Section
             84      17B-1-1402 ;
             85          (B) if one or more members will be elected, state the basis upon which each elected
             86      member will be elected; and
             87          (C) if applicable, explain how the election or appointment of board members will
             88      transition from one method to another based on stated milestones or events, as provided in
             89      Section 17B-1-1402 ;


             90          (ix) for a proposed improvement district whose remaining area members or county
             91      members, as those terms are defined in Section 17B-2a-404 , are to be elected, state that those
             92      members will be elected; and
             93          (x) for a proposed service area that is entirely within the unincorporated area of a single
             94      county, state whether the initial board of trustees will be:
             95          (A) the county legislative body;
             96          (B) appointed as provided in Section 17B-1-304 ; or
             97          (C) elected as provided in Section 17B-1-306 .
             98          (b) Each county or municipal legislative body adopting a resolution under Subsection
             99      (1)(d) shall, on or before the first public hearing under Section 17B-1-210 , mail or deliver a
             100      copy of the resolution to the responsible body if the county or municipal legislative body's
             101      resolution is one of multiple resolutions adopted by multiple county or municipal legislative
             102      bodies proposing the creation of the same local district.
             103          Section 2. Section 17B-1-214 is amended to read:
             104           17B-1-214. Election -- Exceptions.
             105          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3) and in Subsection 17B-1-213 (2)(a), an
             106      election on the question of whether the local district should be created shall be held by:
             107          (i) if the proposed local district is located entirely within a single county, the
             108      responsible clerk; or
             109          (ii) except as provided under Subsection (1)(b), if the proposed local district is located
             110      within more than one county, the clerk of each county in which part of the proposed local
             111      district is located, in cooperation with the responsible clerk.
             112          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(ii), if the proposed local district is located
             113      within more than one county and the only area of a county that is included within the proposed
             114      local district is located within a single municipality, the election for that area shall be held by
             115      the municipal clerk or recorder, in cooperation with the responsible clerk.
             116          (2) Each election under Subsection (1) shall be held at the next special or regular
             117      general election date that is:
             118          (a) for an election pursuant to a property owner or registered voter petition, more than
             119      45 days after certification of the petition under Subsection 17B-1-209 (3)(a); or
             120          (b) for an election pursuant to a resolution, more than 60 days after the latest hearing


             121      required under Section 17B-1-210 .
             122          (3) The election requirement of Subsection (1) does not apply to:
             123          (a) a petition filed under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(a) if it contains the signatures of the
             124      owners of private real property that:
             125          (i) is located within the proposed local district;
             126          (ii) covers at least 67% of the total private land area within the proposed local district
             127      as a whole and within each applicable area; and
             128          (iii) is equal in value to at least 50% of the value of all private real property within the
             129      proposed local district as a whole and within each applicable area;
             130          (b) a petition filed under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(b) if it contains the signatures of
             131      registered voters residing within the proposed local district as a whole and within each
             132      applicable area, equal in number to at least 67% of the number of votes cast in the proposed
             133      local district as a whole and in each applicable area, respectively, for the office of governor at
             134      the last general election prior to the filing of the petition;
             135          (c) a groundwater right owner petition filed under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(c) if the
             136      petition contains the signatures of the owners of groundwater rights that:
             137          (i) are diverted within the proposed local district; and
             138          (ii) cover at least 67% of the total amount of groundwater diverted in accordance with
             139      groundwater rights within the proposed local district as a whole and within each applicable
             140      area;
             141          (d) a resolution adopted under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(d) on or after May 5, 2003,
             142      that proposes the creation of a local district to provide fire protection, paramedic, and
             143      emergency services or law enforcement service, if the proposed local district includes [a
             144      majority of] the unincorporated area, whether in whole or in part, of one or more counties;
             145          (e) a resolution adopted under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(d) or (e) if the resolution
             146      proposes the creation of a local district that has no registered voters within its boundaries; or
             147          (f) a resolution adopted under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(d) on or after May 11, 2010,
             148      that proposes the creation of a local district described in Subsection 17B-1-202 (1)(a)(xiii).
             149          (4) (a) If the proposed local district is located in more than one county, the responsible
             150      clerk shall coordinate with the clerk of each other county and the clerk or recorder of each
             151      municipality involved in an election under Subsection (1) so that the election is held on the


             152      same date and in a consistent manner in each jurisdiction.
             153          (b) The clerk of each county and the clerk or recorder of each municipality involved in
             154      an election under Subsection (1) shall cooperate with the responsible clerk in holding the
             155      election.
             156          (c) Except as otherwise provided in this part, each election under Subsection (1) shall
             157      be governed by Title 20A, Election Code.
             158          Section 3. Section 17B-2a-905 is amended to read:
             159           17B-2a-905. Service area board of trustees.
             160          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2) or (3):
             161          (i) the initial board of trustees of a service area located entirely within the
             162      unincorporated area of a single county may, as stated in the petition or resolution that initiated
             163      the process of creating the service area:
             164          (A) consist of the county legislative body;
             165          (B) be appointed, as provided in Section 17B-1-304 ; or
             166          (C) be elected, as provided in Section 17B-1-306 ;
             167          (ii) if the board of trustees of a service area consists of the county legislative body, the
             168      board may adopt a resolution providing for future board members to be appointed, as provided
             169      in Section 17B-1-304 , or elected, as provided in Section 17B-1-306 ; and
             170          (iii) members of the board of trustees of a service area shall be elected, as provided in
             171      Section 17B-1-306 , if:
             172          (A) the service area is not entirely within the unincorporated area of a single county;
             173          (B) a petition is filed with the board of trustees requesting that board members be
             174      elected, and the petition is signed by registered voters within the service area equal in number
             175      to at least 10% of the number of registered voters within the service area who voted at the last
             176      gubernatorial election; or
             177          (C) an election is held to authorize the service area's issuance of bonds.
             178          (b) If members of the board of trustees of a service area are required to be elected
             179      under Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(C) because of a bond election:
             180          (i) board members shall be elected in conjunction with the bond election;
             181          (ii) the board of trustees shall:
             182          (A) establish a process to enable potential candidates to file a declaration of candidacy


             183      sufficiently in advance of the election; and
             184          (B) provide a ballot for the election of board members separate from the bond ballot;
             185      and
             186          (iii) except as provided in this Subsection (1)(b), the election shall be held as provided
             187      in Section 17B-1-306 .
             188          (2) (a) This Subsection (2) applies to a service area created on or after May 5, 2003, if:
             189          (i) the service area was created to provide:
             190          (A) fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; or
             191          (B) law enforcement service; [and]
             192          (ii) in the creation of the service area, an election was not required under Subsection
             193      17B-1-214 (3)(d)[.]; and
             194          (iii) the service area is not a service area described in Subsection (3).
             195          (b) (i) Each county whose unincorporated area is included within a service area
             196      described in Subsection (2)(a), whether in conjunction with the creation of the service area or
             197      by later annexation, shall appoint three members to the board of trustees.
             198          (ii) Each municipality whose area is included within a service area described in
             199      Subsection (2)(a), whether in conjunction with the creation of the service area or by later
             200      annexation, shall appoint one member to the board of trustees.
             201          (iii) Each member appointed by a county or municipality under Subsection (2)(b)(i) or
             202      (ii) shall be an elected official of the appointing county or municipality, respectively.
             203          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection 17B-1-302 (2), the number of members of a board of
             204      trustees of a service area described in Subsection (2)(a) shall be the number resulting from
             205      application of Subsection (2)(b).
             206          (3) (a) This Subsection (3) applies to a service area created on or after May 14, 2013,
             207      if:
             208          (i) the service area was created to provide fire protection, paramedic, and emergency
             209      services;
             210          (ii) in the creation of the service area, an election was not required under Subsection
             211      17B-1-213 (3)(d); and
             212          (iii) each municipality whose area is included within the service area or county whose
             213      unincorporated area, whether in whole or in part, is included within a service area is a party to


             214      an agreement:
             215          (A) entered into in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act
             216      with all the other municipalities or counties whose area is included in the service area;
             217          (B) to provide the services described in Subsection (3)(a)(i); and
             218          (C) at the time a resolution proposing the creation of the service area is adopted by
             219      each applicable municipal or county legislative body in accordance with Subsection
             220      17B-1-203 (1)(d).
             221          (b) (i) Each county whose unincorporated area, whether in whole or in part, is included
             222      within a service area described in Subsection (3)(a), whether in conjunction with the creation of
             223      the service area or by later annexation, shall appoint one member to the board of trustees.
             224          (ii) Each municipality whose area is included within a service area described in
             225      Subsection (3)(a), whether in conjunction with the creation of the service area or by later
             226      annexation, shall appoint one member to the board of trustees.
             227          (iii) Each member appointed by a county or municipality under Subsection (3)(b)(i) or
             228      (ii) shall be an elected official of the appointing county or municipality, respectively.
             229          (iv) A vote by a member of the board of trustees may be weighted or proportional if the
             230      same voting distribution was agreed to in the agreement described in Subsection (3)(a)(iii).
             231          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection 17B-1-302 (2), the number of members of a board of
             232      trustees of a service area described in Subsection (3)(a) shall be the number resulting from the
             233      application of Subsection (3)(b).




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