A county legislative body may, if it considers it necessary and expedient so to do, annually at its session at which the annual tax levy for county purposes is fixed and levied, assess and levy a tax for:
Terms Used In Utah Code 17-53-221
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
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
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(a)
the care, maintenance, and relief of the indigent sick or dependent poor persons having a lawful settlement in the county;
(b)
the temporary relief of indigent persons not having a lawful settlement in the county temporarily residing therein, and for the burial of such indigent persons who die within the county;
(c)
the erection and maintenance of hospitals, infirmaries, and farms in connection with Subsections (1)(a) and (b);
(d)
the employment of a superintendent for such county hospitals and infirmaries, and any other necessary help in them; and
(e)
the salary of the county physician for attending the indigent sick or dependent poor and other duties as provided by law.
(2)
The taxes authorized under Subsection (1) shall be assessed, levied, and collected in the same manner as other county taxes are assessed, levied, and collected.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 133, 2000 General Session
