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For purposes of this chapter:
Terms Used In Utah Code 11-14a-1- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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“Debt” includes bonds, lease purchase agreements, certificates of participation, and contracts with municipal building authorities. |
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“Debt” does not include tax and revenue anticipation notes or refunding bonds. |
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“Local government entity” means a county, city, town, school district, special district, or special service district. |
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“New debt resolution” means a resolution authorizing the issuance of debt wholly or partially to fund a rejected project. |
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“Rejected Project” means a project for which a local government entity sought voter approval for general obligation bond financing and failed to receive that approval. |
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Unless a local government entity complies with the requirements of this section, it may not adopt a new debt resolution. |
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Before adopting a new debt resolution, a local government entity shall
advertise the local government entity’s intent to issue debt by providing a notice of that intent for the local government entity, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for the two weeks before the meeting at which the resolution will be considered. |
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The local government entity shall ensure that the notice:
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except for website publication, is at least as large as the bill or other mailing that it accompanies; |
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is entitled, in type size no smaller than 24 point, “Intent to Issue Debt”; and |
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contains the information required by Subsection (3)(c). |
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| (c) |
The local government entity shall ensure that the advertisement or notice described in Subsection (3)(a):
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identifies the local government entity; |
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states that the entity will meet on a day, time, and place identified in the advertisement or notice to hear public comments regarding a resolution authorizing the issuance of debt by the entity and to explain to the public the reasons for the issuance of debt; |
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contains:
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the name of the entity that will issue the debt; |
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the purpose of the debt; and |
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that type of debt and the maximum principal amount that may be issued; |
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invites all concerned citizens to attend the public hearing; and |
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states that some or all of the proposed debt would fund a project whose general obligation bond financing was rejected by the voters. |
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The resolution considered at the hearing shall identify:
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the type of debt proposed to be issued; |
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the maximum principal amount that might be issued; |
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the term of the debt; and |
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how the debt will be repaid. |
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| (b) |
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Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b)(ii), the resolution considered at the hearing need not be in final form and need not be adopted or rejected at the meeting at which the public hearing is held. |
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The local government entity may not, in the final resolution, increase the maximum principal amount of debt contained in the notice and discussed at the hearing. |
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The local government entity may adopt, amend and adopt, or reject the resolution at a later meeting without recomplying with the published notice requirements of this section. |
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Amended by Chapter 16, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 435, 2023 General Session
