Utah Code 17-15-32. County website listing of local government entities

(1)

As used in this section:

Terms Used In Utah Code 17-15-32

Executive: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer, refers to:

(a)	the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; and

(b)

those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101

Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:

(a)	the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and

(b)

those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101

State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(a)

(i)

“Limited purpose entity” means a legal entity that:

(A)	performs a single governmental function or limited governmental functions; and

(B)	is not a state executive branch agency, a state legislative office, or within the judicial branch.

(ii)

“Limited purpose entity” includes:

(A)	area agencies, area agencies on aging, and area agencies on high risk adults, as those terms are defined in Section 62A-3-101;

(B)	charter schools created under Title 53G, Chapter 5, Charter Schools;

(C)	community reinvestment agencies, as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102;

(D)	conservation districts, as that term is defined in Section 17D-3-102;

(E)	governmental nonprofit corporations, as that term is defined in Section 11-13a-102;

(F)	housing authorities, as that term is defined in Section 35A-8-401;

(G)	independent entities and independent state agencies, as those terms are defined in Section 63E-1-102;

(H)	interlocal entities, as that term is defined in Section 11-13-103;

(I)	local building authorities, as that term is defined in Section 17D-2-102;

(J)	special districts, as that term is defined in Section 17B-1-102;

(K)	local health departments, as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102;

(L)	nonprofit corporations that receive an amount of money requiring an accounting report under Section 51-2a-201.5;

(M)	school districts under Title 53G, Chapter 3, School District Creation and Change; and

(N)	special service districts, as that term is defined in Section 17D-1-102.

(b)	“Local government entity” means a municipality, as that term is defined in Section 10-1-104.

(2)

Beginning on July 1, 2019, each county shall list on the county’s website any of the following information that the lieutenant governor publishes in a registry of local government entities and limited purpose entities regarding each limited purpose entity and local government entity that operates, either in whole or in part, within the county or has geographic boundaries that overlap or are contained within the boundaries of the county:

(a)	the entity’s name;

(b)	the entity’s type of local government entity or limited purpose entity;

(c)	the entity’s governmental function;

(d)	the entity’s physical address and phone number, including the name and contact information of an individual whom the entity designates as the primary contact for the entity;

(e)	names of the members of the entity’s governing board or commission, managing officers, or other similar managers;

(f)	the entity’s sources of revenue; and

(g)	if the entity has created an assessment area, as that term is defined in Section 11-42-102, information regarding the creation, purpose, and boundaries of the assessment area.

Amended by Chapter 15, 2023 General Session

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