17B-1-513.  Termination of terms of trustees representing withdrawn areas.

(1)  Except as provided in Subsection (4), on the effective date of withdrawal of an area from a special district, any trustee residing in the withdrawn area shall cease to be a member of the board of trustees of the special district.

Terms Used In Utah Code 17B-1-513

  • 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:
(a) this chapter; or
(b) 
(i) this chapter; and
(ii) 
(A) 1;
(B) 2;
(C) 3;
(D) 4;
(E) 5;
(F) 6;
(G) 7;
(H) 8;
(I) 9;
(J) 10; or
(K) 11. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • (2)  Except as provided in Subsection (4), if the special district has been divided into divisions for the purpose of electing or appointing trustees and the area withdrawn from a district constitutes all or substantially all of the area in a division of the special district that is represented by a member of the board of trustees, on the effective date of the withdrawal, the trustee representing the division shall cease to be a member of the board of trustees of the special district.

    (3)  In the event of a vacancy on the board of trustees as a result of an area being withdrawn from the special district:

    (a)  the board of trustees shall reduce the number of trustees of the special district as provided by law; or

    (b)  the trustee vacancy shall be filled as provided by law.

    (4)  Subsections (1) and (2) apply only to a trustee who is required by law to be a resident of the special district or of a particular division within the special district.

    Amended by Chapter 15, 2023 General Session