(1)  The elected county officers of all counties, except those in counties having a population of less than 8,000, shall have their offices at the county seats.

Terms Used In Utah Code 17-16-9

  • County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
(2) 

(a)  In all counties the clerk, sheriff, recorder, auditor, treasurer, assessor, and attorney shall keep their offices open for the transaction of business as authorized by resolution of the county legislative body.

(b)  If the county legislative body does not authorize hours of operation for Saturdays, then the hours served by the employees of the county may not be less than under their present schedule.

(c) 

(i)  Any act authorized, required, or permitted to be performed at or by, or with respect to, any county office on a Saturday when the county office is closed, may be performed on the next business day.

(ii)  No liability or loss of rights of any kind may result from the delay described in Subsection (2)(c)(i).

Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session

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