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Terms Used In Utah Code 17-37-8

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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
  • (a)  Subject to Subsection (1)(b), the county executive shall appoint a competent person as planetarium director to have immediate charge of:

    (i)  planetarium facilities and activities not contracted to an outside entity; and

    (ii)  overseeing the performance of the terms of any contract or lease entered into with a contracting entity.

    (b)  In a county with a form of government that has a county executive that is separate from the county legislative body, the appointment under Subsection (1)(a) shall be with the advice and consent of the county legislative body.
  • (2)  The planetarium director shall:

    (a)  have such duties and receive such compensation for the director’s services as the county executive shall determine; and

    (b)  act as the executive officer for the planetarium board and implement the policies of the board.

    (3) 

    (a)  The county executive may appoint, upon the recommendation of the planetarium director, other planetarium personnel.

    (b)  Each county employee working at the planetarium shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 33, County Personnel Management Act, and other general laws relating to county personnel matters.

    Amended by Chapter 31, 2003 General Session