Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 10 > Chapter 3 > Part 6 - Public Meetings, Executive Sessions, Records and Publication, Procedure

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• 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.
• Attorney general: means the attorney general of the state or one of his assistants. See Utah Code 11-30-2
• Bonds: means any evidence or contract of indebtedness that is issued or authorized by a public body, including, without limitation, bonds, refunding bonds, advance refunding bonds, bond anticipation notes, tax anticipation notes, notes, certificates of indebtedness, warrants, commercial paper, contracts, and leases, whether they are general obligations of the issuing public body or are payable solely from a specified source, including annual appropriations by the public body. See Utah Code 11-30-2
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• County attorney: means the county attorney of a county or one of his assistants. See Utah Code 11-30-2
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Governing body: means collectively the legislative body and the executive of any municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lease: means any lease agreement, lease purchase agreement, and installment purchase agreement, and any certificate of interest or participation in any of the foregoing. See Utah Code 11-30-2
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Municipality: means :

  (a)	a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;

  (b)	a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or

  (c)

  a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Person: means any person, association, corporation, or other entity. See Utah Code 11-30-2 Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Public body: means the state or any agency, authority, instrumentality, or institution of the state, or any county, municipality, quasi-municipal corporation, school district, special district, special service district, political subdivision, or other governmental entity existing under the laws of the state, whether or not possessed of any taxing power. See Utah Code 11-30-2 Refunding bonds: means bonds issued under the authority of this chapter for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds. See Utah Code 11-27-2 Refunding bonds: means any bonds that are issued to refund outstanding bonds, including both refunding bonds and advance refunding bonds. See Utah Code 11-30-2 State: means the state of Utah. See Utah Code 11-30-2 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Town: means a municipality classified by population as a town under Section 10-2-301. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Validity: means any matter relating to the legality and validity of the bonds and the security therefor, including, without limitation, the legality and validity of: (a)  a public body's authority to issue and deliver the bonds; (b)  any ordinance, resolution, or statute granting the public body authority to issue and deliver the bonds; (c)  all proceedings, elections, if any, and any other actions taken or to be taken in connection with the issuance, sale, or delivery of the bonds; (d)  the purpose, location, or manner of the expenditure of funds; (e)  the organization or boundaries of the public body; (f)  any assessments, taxes, rates, rentals, fees, charges, or tolls levied or that may be levied in connection with the bonds; (g)  any lien, proceeding, or other remedy for the collection of those assessments, taxes, rates, rentals, fees, charges, or tolls; (h)  any contract or lease executed or to be executed in connection with the bonds; (i)  the pledge of any taxes, revenues, receipts, rentals, or property, or encumbrance thereon or security interest therein to secure the bonds; and (j)  any covenants or provisions contained in or to be contained in the bonds. See Utah Code 11-30-2