(1)  A local entity may issue warrants, bearing interest at a rate determined by the governing body, against a guaranty fund or reserve fund to meet any financial liabilities accruing against the fund.

Terms Used In Utah Code 11-42-705

  • Governing body: means :
(a) for a county, city, or town, the legislative body of the county, city, or town;
(b) for a special district, the board of trustees of the special district;
(c) for a special service district:
(i) the legislative body of the county, city, or town that established the special service district, if no administrative control board has been appointed under Section 17D-1-301; or
(ii) the administrative control board of the special service district, if an administrative control board has been appointed under Section 17D-1-301;
(d) for the military installation development authority created in Section 63H-1-201, the board, as defined in Section 63H-1-102;
(e) for the Utah Inland Port Authority, created in Section 11-58-201, the board, as defined in Section 11-58-102; and
(f) for a public infrastructure district, the board of the public infrastructure district as defined in Section 17D-4-102. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Guaranty fund: means the fund established by a local entity under Section 11-42-701. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Local entity: means :
    (a) a county, city, town, special service district, or special district;
    (b) an interlocal entity as defined in Section 11-13-103;
    (c) the military installation development authority, created in Section 63H-1-201;
    (d) a public infrastructure district under Title 17D, Chapter 4, Public Infrastructure District Act, including a public infrastructure district created by a development authority;
    (e) the Utah Inland Port Authority, created in Section 11-58-201; or
    (f) any other political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Property: includes real property and any interest in real property, including water rights and leasehold rights. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Reserve fund: means a fund established by a local entity under Section 11-42-702. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • (2) 

    (a)  If a local entity issues warrants under Subsection (1), the local entity shall, subject to Subsection (2)(b), include in its next annual tax levy an amount sufficient, with other guaranty fund or reserve fund resources, to pay all issued and outstanding warrants under Subsection (1) for all assessment areas within the local entity.

    (b)  A levy under Subsection (2)(a):

    (i)  may not exceed .0002 per dollar of taxable value of taxable property in the local entity; and

    (ii)  is exempt from the statutory limit applicable to the local entity’s property tax levy.

    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session