Utah Code 17-19a-102. Definitions

17-19a-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:

(1)

“Account” or “accounting” means:

Terms Used In Utah Code 17-19a-102

accounting: means :

(a)	the systematic recording, classification, or summarizing of a financial transaction or event; and

(b)

the interpretation or presentation of the result of an action described in Subsection (1)(a). See Utah Code 17-19a-102

County auditor: includes a person given the title of county controller under Subsection 17-19a-202(6). See Utah Code 17-19a-102

Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.

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

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)

the systematic recording, classification, or summarizing of a financial transaction or event; and

(b)	the interpretation or presentation of the result of an action described in Subsection (1)(a).

(2)

(a)	“Accounting services” means the creation, modification, or deletion of transactions and records in a financial accounting system, including the preparation of a county’s annual financial report.

(b)	“Accounting services” does not include the creation of a purchase order.

(3)

“Audit” or “auditing” means an examination that is a formal analysis of a county account or county financial record:

(a)	to verify accuracy, completeness, or compliance with an internal control;

(b)	to give a fair presentation of a county’s financial status; and

(c)	that conforms to the uniform classification of accounts established by the state auditor.

(4)	“Book” means a financial record of the county, regardless of a record’s format.

(5)

(a)	“Budget” or “budgeting” means the preparation or presentation of a proposed or tentative budget as provided in Chapter 36, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Counties.

(b)

“Budget” or “budgeting” includes:

(i)	a revenue projection;

(ii)	a budget request compilation; or

(iii)

the performance of an activity described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) or (ii).

(6)

(a)

“Claim” means under the color of law:

(i)	a demand presented for money or damages; or

(ii)	a cause of action presented for money or damages.

(b)	“Claim” does not mean a routine, uncontested, or regular payment, including a bill, purchase, or payroll.

(7)

(a)	“County auditor” means the county officer elected as the county auditor under Section 17-53-101.

(b)	“County auditor” includes a person given the title of county controller under Subsection 17-19a-202(6).

(8)	“County executive” means the elected chief executive officer of a county.

(9)

“Performance audit” means an assessment of whether a county office, officer, department, division, court, or entity, or any related county program is:

(a)	managing public resources and exercising authority in compliance with law and policy;

(b)	achieving objectives and desired outcomes; and

(c)	providing services effectively, efficiently, economically, ethically, and equitably.

Amended by Chapter 178, 2023 General Session

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