Utah Code 17-50-401. Review of claims by county executive — Auditor review — Attorney review — Claim requirements — Approval or disapproval of claim — Written explanation of claim process
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17-50-401. Review of claims by county executive — Auditor review — Attorney review — Claim requirements — Approval or disapproval of claim — Written explanation of claim process.
(1) | Subject to Subsection (3), each county executive shall review each claim, as defined in Section 17-19a-102, against the county and disapprove or, if payment appears to the county executive to be just, lawful, and properly due and owing, approve the claim. |
(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 |
(2) | Upon receiving a notice of claim under Section 63G-7-401, the county clerk shall deliver the notice of claim to the county executive. |
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(5) | If the county executive refuses to hear or consider a claim because it is not properly made out, the county executive shall cause notice of the refusal to be given to the claimant or the claimant’s agent and shall allow a reasonable amount of time for the claim to be properly itemized and substantiated. |
(6) | Each county shall prepare and make available to a person submitting or intending to submit a claim under this part a written explanation, in simple and easy to understand language, of how to submit a claim to the county and of the county’s process for receiving, reviewing, and deciding a claim. |
(7) | Upon receiving a claim in accordance with Subsection (3)(b), the county auditor shall:
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(8) | After receiving the county or district attorney’s recommendation in accordance with Subsection (3)(a), or the county auditor’s recommendation in accordance with Subsection (3)(b), the county executive shall decide whether to approve or reject a claim. |
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(10) | Nothing in this section may be construed to modify the requirements of Section 63G-7-401. |
Amended by Chapter 17, 2012 General Session