.
(1)(a) An officer, employee, or member of a governing body of a county or a
police interlocal entity, whether elected or appointed, may not directly or indirectly
coerce, command, or advise a merit system officer to pay, lend, or contribute part of
the officer's salary or compensation or anything else of value to a party, committee,
organization, agency, or person for political purpose.
(b) A county or police interlocal entity officer, employee, or member of a
governing body, whether elected or appointed, may not make or attempt to make a
merit system officer's personnel status dependent upon the officer's support or lack
of support for a political party, committee, organization, agency, or person engaged
in a political activity.
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(2) Subsection (1)
{
(d)
}
does not apply to political speeches or use of mass
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(5) The commission may hear appeals regarding demotion, reduction in pay,
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suspension, or discharge of a merit system officer for any cause provided in Section
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{
17-30a-313
}
17-30a-402
.
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:
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(11) In resolving an appeal, the commission may sustain
{
or
}
, modify, or
vacate a decision of the
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appointing authority.
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17-30a-404. Appeal to
{
district court
}
Court of Appeals
-- Scope of
review.
570
{
(1) A party may appeal to the district court the commission's final decision
regarding
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disciplinary charges under Section
17-30a-403
.
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(2) (a) The court:
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(i) shall conduct its review on the record of the hearing held by the
commission; and
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(ii) may affirm or overturn the ruling.
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(b) The district court shall overturn the commission only if the commission's
decision
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is arbitrary or capricious.
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(3) An appeal to the district court shall be made within 30 days after the
commission's
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written decision.
}
(1) A person may appeal a final action or order of the commission to the
Court of Appeals for review.
(2) A person shall file a notice of appeal within 30 days of the issuance of the
final action or order of the commission.
(3) The Court of Appeals shall base its review on the record of the commission
and for the purpose of determining if the commission has abused its discretion or
exceeded its authority.
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Section 32.
Section
17-30a-501
is enacted to read:
The motion to amend passed with Rep. Grover, Rep. Layton, Rep. Seelig, and Rep. Wheatley
absent for the vote.
Spoke against the bill: Kelly Atkinson, Fraternal Order of Police
Spoke for the bill: Sheriff Jim Winder, Salt Lake County Sheriff
Don Campbell, Unified Police Federation
MOTION: Rep. Ipson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously
with Rep. Layton, Rep. Redd, Rep. Seelig, and Rep. Wheatley absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Grover moved to approve the minutes of the March 5, 2014 meeting. The
motion passed unanimously with Rep. Layton, Rep. Redd, Rep. Seelig, and Rep.
Wheatley absent for the vote.
Chair Oda asked Vice Chair Greenwood to conduct the meeting.
H.B. 276 Disorderly Conduct Amendments (Rep. C. Oda)
Rep. Oda explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Steve Garside, Layton City Attorney's Office
Chief Ron Kirby, Tooele City Chief of Police
Spoke for the bill Clark Aposhian, Utah Shooting Sports Council
Brian Judy, National Rifle Association
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously
with Rep. Seelig absent for the vote.
Chair Oda resumed the chair.
H.B. 359 Workplace Discrimination (Rep. M. Wheatley)
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to replace H.B. 359 with 1st Sub. H.B. 359. The motion passed
unanimously with Rep. Ipson and Rep. Seelig absent for the vote.
Rep. Wheatley explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of Lauren Scholnick,
attorney, Strindberg and Scholnick.
Spoke against the bill: Monica Whalen, President, The Employers Council
Dave Davis, Utah Food Industry and Utah Retail Merchants
Association
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to return the bill to the Rules Committee with a recommendation
for interim study.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Seelig moved to amend the bill as follows:
Page 6, Line 157 after "practice" insert ", as defined in section 34A-5-102,"
The substitute motion to amend failed with Rep. Greenwood, Rep. Redd, Rep. Seelig, and Rep.
Wheatley voting in favor. Rep. Ipson was absent for the vote.
The original motion to return 1st Sub. H.B. 350 to the Rules Committee passed unanimously
with Rep. Ipson absent for the vote.
H.B. 185 Juvenile Detention Facilities Amendments (Rep. E. Hutchings)
Rep. Hutchings explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of Susan Burke, Director,
Juvenile Justice Services.
MOTION: Rep. moved to amend the bill as follows:
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(8) If the minor ordered to a juvenile detention facility under Subsection (5) attains
the
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age of 18 years, the minor
{
will
}
shall
be transferred within 30 days to an adult
jail until released by
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6, Line 178
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(12)
{
A
}
The
district court may
{
review
}
reconsider
the
decision
{
made by the juvenile court
}
on where the
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10, Line 292
:
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(13)
{
A
}
The
district court may
{
review
}
reconsider
the
decision
{
from the juvenile court
}
on where the
The motion to amend passed unanimously with Rep. Ipson and Rep. Seelig absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Greenwood moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed
unanimously with Rep. Ipson and Rep. Seelig absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Layton moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with
Rep. Ipson and Rep. Seelig absent for the vote.
Chair Oda adjourned the meeting at 9:55 a.m.
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Rep. Curtis Oda, Chair