17B-1-308. Boards of trustees composed of county or municipal legislative body members.
(1)
If a county or municipal legislative body also serves as the board of trustees of a special district:
Terms Used In Utah Code 17B-1-308
facilities: includes any structure, building, system, land, water right, water, or other real or personal property required to provide a service that a special district is authorized to provide, including any related or appurtenant easement or right-of-way, improvement, utility, landscaping, sidewalk, road, curb, gutter, equipment, or furnishing. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17B-1-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in:
the board of trustees shall hold district meetings and keep district minutes, accounts, and other records separate from those of the county or municipality;
(b)
subject to Subsection (2), the board of trustees may use, respectively, existing county or municipal facilities and personnel for district purposes;
(c)
notwithstanding Subsections 17B-1-303(1) and (2), the term of office of each board of trustees member coincides with the member’s term as a county or municipal legislative body member;
(d)
each board of trustees member represents the district at large; and
(e)
board members may not receive compensation for service as board members in addition to compensation the board members receive as members of a county or municipal legislative body.
(2)
The county or municipal legislative body, as the case may be, shall charge the special district, and the special district shall pay to the county or municipality, a reasonable amount for:
(a)
the county or municipal facilities that the district uses; and
(b)
except for services that the county or municipal legislative body members render, the services that the county or municipality renders to the special district.
