Utah Code 17-52a-504. Amendment of optional plan

17-52a-504. Amendment of optional plan.

(1)	Subject to Subsection (2), an optional plan, after going into effect following an election held under Section 17-52a-501, may be amended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the county legislative body.

Terms Used In Utah Code 17-52a-504

Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
County executive: 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

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

Optional plan: means a plan establishing an alternate form of government for a county as provided in Section 17-52a-404. See Utah Code 17-52a-102

(2)

Notwithstanding Subsection (1), an amendment to an optional plan that is in effect may not take effect until a majority of registered voters voting in a general or special election at which the amendment is proposed approve the amendment, if the amendment changes:

(a)	the size or makeup of the legislative body, except for adjustments necessary due to decennial reapportionment;

(b)	the distribution of powers between the executive and legislative branches of county government; or

(c)	the status of the county executive or legislative body from full-time to part-time or vice versa.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 68, 2018 General Session

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