35A-16-501.5. County winter response task force.
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Subject to the requirements of Section 35A-16-502, the council of governments of each applicable county shall annually convene a county winter response task force. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 35A-16-501.5
- Applicable county: means a county of the first or second class. See Utah Code 35A-16-501
- Applicable local homeless council: means the local homeless council that is responsible for coordinating homeless response within an applicable county. See Utah Code 35A-16-501
- Chief executive officer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-51-102. See Utah Code 35A-16-501
- City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Conference of mayors: means an association consisting of the mayor of each municipality located within a county. See Utah Code 35A-16-501
- Coordinator: means the state homelessness coordinator appointed under Section 63J-4-202. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
- Council of governments: means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-2-117. See Utah Code 35A-16-501
- Homelessness council: means the Utah Homelessness Council created in Section 35A-16-204. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
- Local homeless council: means a local planning body designated by the steering committee to coordinate services for individuals experiencing homelessness within an area of the state. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- task force: means a task force described in Section 35A-16-501. See Utah Code 35A-16-501
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The task force for Salt Lake County shall consist of the following 14 voting members:
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the chief executive officer of Salt Lake County, or the chief executive officer’s designee; |
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the chief executive officer, or the chief executive officer’s designee, of each of the following 11 municipalities:
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West Valley City; and |
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the chief executive officer, or the chief executive officer’s designee, of any two municipalities located in Salt Lake County that are not described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), appointed by the conference of mayors of Salt Lake County. |
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| (b) |
A task force for an applicable county not described in Subsection (2)(a) shall consist of the following voting members:
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the chief executive officer of the applicable county, or the chief executive officer’s designee; and |
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the chief executive officer, or the chief executive officer’s designee, of a number of municipalities located in the applicable county that the conference of mayors of the applicable county considers to be appropriate, appointed by the conference of mayors of the applicable county. |
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In addition to the voting members required in Subsection (2), a task force shall include the following nonvoting members:
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the coordinator, or the coordinator’s designee; |
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one representative of the Utah League of Cities and Towns, appointed by the Utah League of Cities and Towns, or the representative’s designee; |
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one representative of the Utah Association of Counties, appointed by the Utah Association of Counties, or the representative’s designee; |
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two individuals experiencing homelessness or having previously experienced homelessness, appointed by the applicable local homelessness council; |
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three representatives of the applicable local homeless council, appointed by the applicable local homeless council, or the representative’s designee; and |
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any other individual appointed by the council of governments of the applicable county. |
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Any vacancy on a task force shall be filled in the same manner as the appointment of the member whose vacancy is being filled. |
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Each member of a task force shall serve until a successor is appointed. |
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A majority of the voting members of a task force constitutes a quorum and may act on behalf of the task force. |
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A task force shall:
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select officers from the task force’s members as the task force finds necessary; and |
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meet as necessary to effectively conduct the task force’s business and duties as prescribed by statute. |
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A task force may establish one or more working groups as is deemed appropriate to assist on specific issues related to the task force’s duties, including a working group for site selection of temporary winter response shelters. |
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A task force member may not receive compensation or benefits for the task force member’s service. |
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A task force member may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
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rules made by the Division of Finance in accordance with Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107. |
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The applicable county for which a task force is convened shall provide administrative support to the task force. |
Enacted by Chapter 302, 2023 General Session
