Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
Board: means the special district board of trustees. See Utah Code 17B-1-701
Budget: means a plan of financial operations for a fiscal year that includes:
(a)
estimates of proposed expenditures for given purposes and the proposed means of financing them;
(b)
the source and amount of estimated revenue for the district for the fiscal year;
(c)
fund balance in each fund at the beginning of the fiscal year and the projected fund balance for each fund at the end of the fiscal year; and
(d)
capital projects or budgets for proposed construction or improvement to capital facilities within the district. See Utah Code 17B-1-701
Constituent entity: means any county, city, or town that levies property taxes within the boundaries of the district. See Utah Code 17B-1-701
Customer agencies: means those governmental entities, except school districts, institutions of higher education, and federal government agencies that purchase or obtain services from the special district. See Utah Code 17B-1-701
Public transit district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a public transit district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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:
Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), within 30 days after it is approved by the board, and at least 30 days before the board adopts a final budget, the board of each special district with an annual budget of $50,000 or more shall send a copy of its tentative budget and notice of the time and place for its budget hearing to:
(i)
each of its constituent entities that has in writing requested a copy; and
(ii)
to each of its customer agencies that has in writing requested a copy.
(b)
Within 30 days after it is approved by the board, and at least 30 days before the board adopts a final budget, the board of trustees of a large public transit district as defined in Section 17B-2a-802 shall send a copy of its tentative budget and notice of the time and place for its budget hearing to:
(i)
each of its constituent entities;
(ii)
each of its customer agencies that has in writing requested a copy;
(iii)
the governor; and
(iv)
the Legislature.
(c)
The special district shall include with the tentative budget a signature sheet that includes:
(i)
language that the constituent entity or customer agency received the tentative budget and has no objection to it; and
(ii)
a place for the chairperson or other designee of the constituent entity or customer agency to sign.
(2)
Each constituent entity and each customer agency that receives the tentative budget shall review the tentative budget submitted by the district and either:
(a)
sign the signature sheet and return it to the district; or
(b)
attend the budget hearing or other meeting scheduled by the district to discuss the objections to the proposed budget.
(3)
(a)
If any constituent entity or customer agency that received the tentative budget has not returned the signature sheet to the special district within 15 calendar days after the tentative budget was mailed, the special district shall send a written notice of the budget hearing to each constituent entity or customer agency that did not return a signature sheet and invite them to attend that hearing.
(b)
If requested to do so by any constituent entity or customer agency, the special district shall schedule a meeting to discuss the budget with the constituent entities and customer agencies.
(c)
At the budget hearing, the special district board shall:
(i)
explain its budget and answer any questions about it;
(ii)
specifically address any questions or objections raised by the constituent entity, customer agency, or those attending the meeting; and
(iii)
seek to resolve the objections.
(4)
Nothing in this part prevents a special district board from approving or implementing a budget over any or all constituent entity’s or customer agency’s protests, objections, or failure to respond.
