(1)  No elected or appointed officer may receive or agree to receive compensation for assisting any person or business entity in any transaction involving the county in which he is an officer unless he files with the county legislative body a sworn statement giving the information required by this section, and discloses in open meeting to the members of the body of which he is a member, immediately prior to the discussion, the information required by Subsection (3).

Terms Used In Utah Code 17-16a-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
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (2)  The statement required to be filed by this section shall be filed 10 days prior to the date of any agreement between the elected or appointed officer and the person or business entity being assisted or 10 days prior to the receipt of compensation by the business entity. The statement is public information and is available for examination by the public.

    (3)  The statement and disclosure shall contain the following information:

    (a)  the name and address of the officer;

    (b)  the name and address of the person or business entity being or to be assisted, or in which the appointed or elected official has a substantial interest; and

    (c)  a brief description of the transaction as to which service is rendered or is to be rendered and of the nature of the service performed or to be performed.

    Amended by Chapter 227, 1993 General Session

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