53G-7-208. Local governmental entities and school districts — Contracts and cooperation — Disbursement of funds — Municipal and county representative participation in local school board meetings — Notice required.
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Local governmental entities and school districts may contract and cooperate with one another in matters affecting the health, welfare, education, and convenience of the inhabitants within their respective territorial limits. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 53G-7-208
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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A local governmental entity may disburse public funds in aid of a school district located wholly or partially within the limits of its jurisdiction. |
| (3) |
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As used in this Subsection (3):
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“Interested county executive” means the county executive or county manager of a county with unincorporated area within the boundary of a school district, or the designee of the county executive or county manager. |
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“Interested mayor” means the mayor of a municipality that is partly or entirely within the boundary of a school district, or the mayor’s designee. |
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A local school board shall allow an interested mayor and interested county executive to attend and participate in the local school board discussions at a local school board meeting that is open to the public under Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act. |
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An interested county executive and interested mayor may attend and participate in local school board discussions at a local school board meeting that is closed to the public under Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, if:
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the local school board invites the interested county executive or interested mayor to attend and participate; and |
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for a closed meeting held for the purpose of discussing the local school board’s disposition or acquisition of real property, the interested county executive or interested mayor does not have a conflict of interest with respect to the real estate disposition or acquisition. |
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| (d) |
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A county or municipality may enter into an agreement with a school district under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, to govern the attendance of an interested county executive or interested mayor at a local school board meeting. |
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An agreement under Subsection (3)(d)(i) may not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Subsection (3). |
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Each local school board shall give notice of local school board meetings to each interested mayor and interested county executive. |
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The notice required under Subsection (3)(c) shall be provided by:
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other effective means agreed to by the person to whom notice is given. |
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Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
