Part 1 General Provisions 10-3b-101 – 10-3b-105
Part 2 Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government 10-3b-201 – 10-3b-205
Part 3 Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government 10-3b-301 – 10-3b-303
Part 4 Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government 10-3b-401 – 10-3b-403
Part 5 Metro Township Council Form of Municipal Government 10-3b-501 – 10-3b-504
Part 6 Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government 10-3b-601 – 10-3b-607

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 10 > Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government

  • Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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.
  • Animal: means any nonhuman vertebrate life form. See Utah Code 11-46a-101
  • Animal: means a cat or dog. See Utah Code 11-46-102
  • Animal control officer: means any person employed or appointed by a county or a municipality who is authorized to investigate violations of laws and ordinances concerning animals, to issue citations in accordance with Utah law, and to take custody of animals as appropriate in the enforcement of laws and ordinances concerning animals. See Utah Code 11-46-102
  • Animal enterprise: includes an animal competition, exposition, fair, rodeo, farm, feedlot, furrier, ranch, or event intended to exhibit or advance agricultural arts and sciences. See Utah Code 11-46a-101
  • Animal shelter: includes a private humane society or private animal welfare organization. See Utah Code 11-46-102
  • Annual financial report: means a comprehensive annual financial report or similar financial report required by Section 51-2a-201. See Utah Code 11-50-102
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assessment: means the inpatient hospital assessment established by this part. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • Assessment: means the Medicaid expansion hospital assessment established by this part. See Utah Code 26B-3-601
  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Blind: means an individual, or class of individuals, whose central acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than 20 degrees. See Utah Code 55-5a-2
  • Board: means the Drug Utilization Review Board created in Section 26B-3-302. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • Catastrophic public nuisance: means a condition on state or federal land where natural resources and biota have been managed or neglected to such an extent as to cause:
    (a) the threat of a catastrophic wildfire demonstrated by:
    (i) stand density, basal area, or ground fuel load greater than 150% of land health standards; or
    (ii) an insect or disease infestation severe enough to threaten the mortality of at least 20% of the trees in the area; or
    (b) a condition in the area that threatens the:
    (i) quantity or quality of the public water supply of a political subdivision;
    (ii) health, safety, or welfare of the citizens of a political subdivision;
    (iii) air quality of a nonattainment area; or
    (iv) vegetative resources required to support land health and authorized livestock grazing. See Utah Code 11-51a-102
  • Certified program: means a nursing care facility program with Medicaid certification. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Chief administrative officer: means the chief administrative officer designated in accordance with Section 11-50-202. See Utah Code 11-50-102
  • Chief executive officer: means :
    (a) for a municipality:
    (i) the mayor, if the municipality is operating under a form of municipal government other than the council-manager form of government; or
    (ii) the city manager, if the municipality is operating under the council-manager form of government; or
    (b) for a county:
    (i) the chair of the county commission, if the county is operating under the county commission or expanded county commission form of government;
    (ii) the county executive officer, if the county is operating under the county-executive council form of government; or
    (iii) the county manager, if the county is operating under the council-manager form of government. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • Chief executive officer: means :
    (a) for a municipality:
    (i) the mayor, if the municipality is operating under a form of municipal government other than the council-manager form of government; or
    (ii) the city manager, if the municipality is operating under the council-manager form of government;
    (b) for a county:
    (i) the chair of the county commission, if the county is operating under the county commission or expanded county commission form of government;
    (ii) the county executive officer, if the county is operating under the county-executive form of government; or
    (iii) the county manager, if the county is operating under the council-manager form of government. See Utah Code 11-51a-102
  • Chief financial officer: means the chief financial officer designated in accordance with Section 11-50-202. See Utah Code 11-50-102
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • CMS: means the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
  • CMS: means the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
  • Community cat: means a feral or free-roaming cat that is without visibly discernable or microchip owner identification of any kind, and has been sterilized, vaccinated, and ear-tipped. See Utah Code 11-46-302
  • Community cat caretaker: means any person other than an owner who provides food, water, or shelter to a community cat or community cat colony. See Utah Code 11-46-302
  • Community cat colony: means a group of cats that congregate together. See Utah Code 11-46-302
  • Compendia: means resources widely accepted by the medical profession in the efficacious use of drugs, including "American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information" "U. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • Consumer price index: means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food & Energy, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. See Utah Code 54-23-102
  • 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.
  • Corporation: includes an association and a joint stock company having any powers or privileges not possessed by individuals or partnerships. See Utah Code 54-2-1
  • Cost savings: means a decrease in an expenditure, including a future replacement expenditure, by a political subdivision resulting from a performance efficiency measure adopted under this chapter. See Utah Code 11-44-102
  • Council-mayor form of government: means the form of municipal government that:
    (a) 
    (i) is provided for in Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48;
    (ii) may not be adopted without voter approval; and
    (iii) consists of two separate, independent, and equal branches of municipal government; and
    (b) on and after May 5, 2008, is described in 2. See Utah Code 10-3b-102
  • Counseling: means the activities conducted by a pharmacist to inform Medicaid recipients about the proper use of drugs, as required by the board under this part. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • County sheriff: means an individual elected to the office of county sheriff in the state who meets the qualifications described in Section 17-22-1. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • County sheriff: means an individual:
    (a) elected to the office of county sheriff; and
    (b) who fulfills the duties described in Subsection 17-22-1. See Utah Code 11-51a-102
  • Criteria: means those predetermined and explicitly accepted elements used to measure drug use on an ongoing basis in order to determine if the use is appropriate, medically necessary, and not likely to result in adverse medical outcomes. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • Crossing: means a telecommunications facility constructed under or across a railroad right-of-way:
    (i) at an angle between 80 degrees and 100 degrees;
    (ii) with a minimum depth of:
    (A) 10 feet below rail level for nonhorizontal directional drilling; or
    (B) 15 feet below rail for horizontal directional drilling; and
    (iii) within a county that is not a county of the first class. See Utah Code 54-23-102
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 54-2-1
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Direct labor: means work required for preparation, processing and packing, other than supervision, administration, inspection, or shipping. See Utah Code 55-5a-2
  • Discharges: means the number of total hospital discharges reported on:
    (a) Worksheet S-3 Part I, column 15, lines 14, 16, and 17 of the 2552-10 Medicare cost report for the applicable assessment year; or
    (b) a similar report adopted by the department by administrative rule, if the report under Subsection (3)(a) is no longer available. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • Discharges: means the number of total hospital discharges reported on:
    (a) Worksheet S-3 Part I, column 15, lines 14, 16, and 17 of the 2552-10 Medicare cost report for the applicable assessment year; or
    (b) a similar report adopted by the department by administrative rule, if the report under Subsection (3)(a) is no longer available. See Utah Code 26B-3-601
  • Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare within the department, established under Section 26B-3-102. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
  • Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare within the department. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare within the department. See Utah Code 26B-3-601
  • division: means the Utah Division of Indian Affairs created in Section 9-9-102. See Utah Code 9-9-101
  • DUR: means the program designed to measure and assess, on a retrospective and prospective basis, the proper use of outpatient drugs in the Medicaid program. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • Energy code: means the energy efficiency code adopted under Section 15A-1-204. See Utah Code 11-45-102
  • Energy efficiency project: means :
    (i) for an existing building, a retrofit to improve energy efficiency; or
    (ii) for a new building, an enhancement to improve energy efficiency beyond the minimum required by the energy code. See Utah Code 11-45-102
  • Energy efficiency projects: include the following expenses:
    (i) construction;
    (ii) engineering;
    (iii) energy audit; or
    (iv) inspection. See Utah Code 11-45-102
  • Enhancement waiver program: means the program established by the Primary Care Network enhancement waiver program described in Section 26B-3-211. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • 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.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Federal agency: means the United States Bureau of Land Management, the United States Forest Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the National Park Service. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • Federal agency: means the:
    (a) United States Bureau of Land Management;
    (b) United States Forest Service;
    (c) United States Fish and Wildlife Service; or
    (d) National Park Service. See Utah Code 11-51a-102
  • Federally managed land: means land that is managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management, the United States Forest Service, or the National Park Service. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • Federally managed land: means land that is managed by a federal agency. See Utah Code 11-51a-102
  • Fiber optic carrier: means a telecommunications corporation or a telecommunications corporation's contractor or agent. See Utah Code 54-23-102
  • 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.
  • Five-member council form of government: means the form of municipal government described in 4. See Utah Code 10-3b-102
  • Food service: includes restaurant, cafeteria, snack bar, vending machines for food and beverages, and goods and services customarily offered in connection with them. See Utah Code 55-5-6
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Fund: means the Energy Efficiency Fund created in 2. See Utah Code 11-45-102
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Governing body: means :
    (a) for a county, city, or town, the legislative body of the county, city, or town;
    (b) for a special district, the board of trustees of the special district;
    (c) for a school district, the local board of education; or
    (d) for a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act:
    (i) the governing body of the county or municipality that created the special service district, if no administrative control board has been established under Section 17D-1-301; or
    (ii) the administrative control board, if one has been established under Section 17D-1-301. See Utah Code 11-50-102
  • Health coverage improvement program: means the health coverage improvement program described in Section 26B-3-207. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Hospital share: means the hospital share described in Section 26B-3-505. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • Hospital share: means the hospital share described in Section 26B-3-605. See Utah Code 26B-3-601
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Intellectual disability: means a significant, subaverage general intellectual functioning that:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability: means an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, as defined in Title XIX of the Social Security Act. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Intervention: means a form of communication utilized by the board with a prescriber or pharmacist to inform about or influence prescribing or dispensing practices. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Medicaid accountable care organization: means a managed care organization, as defined in 42 C. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • Medicaid certification: means the right of a nursing care facility, as a provider of a nursing care facility program, to receive Medicaid reimbursement for a specified number of beds within the facility. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • Medicaid Expansion Fund: means the Medicaid Expansion Fund created in Section 26B-1-315. See Utah Code 26B-3-601
  • Medicaid program: means the state program for medical assistance for persons who are eligible under the state plan adopted pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
  • Medicaid waiver expansion: means a Medicaid expansion in accordance with Section 26B-3-113 or 26B-3-210. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • Medical assistance: means services furnished or payments made to or on behalf of a member. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
  • Medicare cost report: means CMS-2552-10, the cost report for electronic filing of hospitals. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • Medicare cost report: means CMS-2552-10, the cost report for electronic filing of hospitals. See Utah Code 26B-3-601
  • member: means an individual whom the department has determined to be eligible for assistance under the Medicaid program. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
  • Metro township: means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403. See Utah Code 10-3b-102
  • Metro township council form of government: means the form of metro township government described in 5. See Utah Code 10-3b-102
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
  • 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
  • Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 11-48-101.5
  • National monument: means a national monument designated or declared in accordance with the Antiquities Act of 1906, 54 U. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • National recreation area: means a recreation area designated by an act of Congress. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • Non-state government hospital: means a hospital owned by a non-state government entity. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • Nursing care facility: means the following facilities licensed by the department under 2:
    (i) skilled nursing facilities;
    (ii) intermediate care facilities; and
    (iii) an intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • Nursing care facility: means :
    (i) a nursing care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201;
    (ii) beginning January 1, 2006, a designated swing bed in:
    (A) a general acute hospital as defined in Section 26B-2-201; and
    (B) a critical access hospital which meets the criteria of 42 U. See Utah Code 26B-3-401
  • Nursing care facility program: means the personnel, licenses, services, contracts, and all other requirements that shall be met for a nursing care facility to be eligible for Medicaid certification under this part and division rule. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • 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.
  • Office: means the Office of Energy Development created in Section 79-6-401. See Utah Code 11-45-102
  • Office: means the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation created in Section 35A-1-202. See Utah Code 55-5a-2
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Patient day: means each calendar day in which an individual patient is admitted to the nursing care facility during a calendar month, even if on a temporary leave of absence from the facility. See Utah Code 26B-3-401
  • Performance efficiency agreement: means an agreement between a political subdivision and a qualified performance efficiency service provider for evaluation, recommendation, and implementation of one or more performance efficiency measures. See Utah Code 11-44-102
  • Performance efficiency measure: includes :
    (i) insulation installed in a wall, roof, floor, foundation, or heating and cooling distribution system;
    (ii) a storm window or door, multiglazed window or door, heat absorbing or heat reflective glazed and coated window or door system, additional glazing, or reduction in glass area;
    (iii) an automatic energy control system;
    (iv) a heating, ventilating, or air conditioning and distribution system modification or replacement in a facility;
    (v) caulking and weatherstripping;
    (vi) a replacement or modification of a lighting fixture to increase the energy efficiency of the lighting system without increasing the overall illumination of a facility unless the increase in illumination is necessary to conform to the applicable building code for the proposed lighting system;
    (vii) an energy recovery system;
    (viii) a cogeneration system that produces steam or another form of energy for use primarily within a facility;
    (ix) a renewable energy or alternate energy system;
    (x) a change in operation or maintenance practice;
    (xi) a procurement of a low-cost energy supply, including electricity, natural gas, or water;
    (xii) an indoor air quality improvement that conforms to applicable building code requirements;
    (xiii) a daylighting system;
    (xiv) a building operation program that provides cost savings, including computerized energy management and consumption tracking programs or staff and occupant training;
    (xv) a service to reduce utility costs by identifying utility errors and optimizing rate schedules; or
    (xvi) the purchase and operation of an alternative fuel vehicle and the infrastructure to support the operation of alternative fuel vehicles. See Utah Code 11-44-102
  • Performance efficiency program: means a program established by a political subdivision under this chapter to adopt a performance efficiency measure. See Utah Code 11-44-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104
  • Person: means an individual, an entity, or a representative of an entity. See Utah Code 11-46-102
  • Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Pharmacist: means a person licensed in this state to engage in the practice of pharmacy under Title 58, Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • Physical facility: means the buildings or other physical structures where a nursing care facility program is operated. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • Physician: means a person licensed in this state to practice medicine and surgery under Section 58-67-301 or osteopathic medicine under Section 58-68-301. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • Political subdivision: means :
    (a) a city, town, or metro township; or
    (b) a county, as it relates to the licensing and regulation of an animal enterprise or working animal in the unincorporated area of the county. See Utah Code 11-46a-101
  • Political subdivision: means a county, city, town, special district, or service district. See Utah Code 11-48-101.5
  • Political subdivision: means a municipality or county. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • Political subdivision: means a county, city, town, or school district. See Utah Code 11-45-102
  • Political subdivision: means any county, city, town, school district, community reinvestment agency, special improvement or taxing district, special district, special service district, an entity created by an interlocal agreement adopted under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or other governmental subdivision or public corporation. See Utah Code 11-50-102
  • Political subdivision: means a municipality or county. See Utah Code 11-51a-102
  • PPACA: means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
  • Private hospital: means :
    (i) a general acute hospital, as defined in Section 26B-2-201, that is privately owned and operating in the state; and
    (ii) a privately owned specialty hospital operating in the state, including a privately owned hospital whose inpatient admissions are predominantly for:
    (A) rehabilitation;
    (B) psychiatric care;
    (C) chemical dependency services; or
    (D) long-term acute care services. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • Private hospital: means :
    (i) a privately owned general acute hospital operating in the state as defined in Section 26B-2-201; or
    (ii) a privately owned specialty hospital operating in the state, including a privately owned hospital for which inpatient admissions are predominantly:
    (A) rehabilitation;
    (B) psychiatric;
    (C) chemical dependency; or
    (D) long-term acute care services. See Utah Code 26B-3-601
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Proof of sterilization: means a written document signed by a veterinarian licensed under Title 58, Chapter 28, Veterinary Practice Act, stating:
    (a) a specified animal has been sterilized;
    (b) the date on which the sterilization was performed; and
    (c) the location where the sterilization was performed. See Utah Code 11-46-202
  • Public office building: means all county courthouses, all city or town halls, and all buildings used primarily for governmental offices of the state or any county, city, or town. See Utah Code 55-5-6
  • Qualified performance efficiency service provider: means a person who:
    (a) has a record of successful performance efficiency agreements; or
    (b) has:
    (i) experience in the design, implementation, and installation of performance efficiency measures;
    (ii) technical capabilities to ensure that a performance efficiency measure generates cost savings; and
    (iii) the ability to secure the financing necessary to support the proposed performance efficiency measure. See Utah Code 11-44-102
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Railroad: includes every commercial, interurban, and other railway, other than a street railway, and each branch or extension of a railway, by any power operated, together with all tracks, bridges, trestles, rights-of-way, subways, tunnels, stations, depots, union depots, yards, grounds, terminals, terminal facilities, structures, and equipment, and all other real estate, fixtures, and personal property of every kind used in connection with a railway owned, controlled, operated, or managed for public service in the transportation of persons or property. See Utah Code 54-2-1
  • real property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Recipient: means a person who has received medical assistance under the Medicaid program. See Utah Code 26B-3-101
  • Recipient: means the person to whom an animal shelter transfers an animal for adoption. See Utah Code 11-46-202
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Rural county: means a county with a population of less than 50,000, as determined by:
    (a) the most recent official census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census; or
    (b) the most recent population estimate for the county from the Utah Population Committee, if a population figure for the county is not available under Subsection (20)(a). See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • Six-member council form of government: means the form of municipal government described in 3. See Utah Code 10-3b-102
  • Sponsor: means any person or organization that traps feral cats, sterilizes, vaccinates against rabies, and ear-tips them before returning them to the location where they were trapped. See Utah Code 11-46-302
  • Standards: means the acceptable range of deviation from the criteria that reflects local medical practice and that is tested on the Medicaid recipient database. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • State teaching hospital: means a state owned teaching hospital that is part of an institution of higher education. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Sterilization deposit: means the portion of a fee charged by an animal shelter to a recipient or claimant of an unsterilized animal to ensure the animal is timely sterilized in accordance with an agreement between the recipient or the claimant and the animal shelter. See Utah Code 11-46-202
  • Sterilized: means that an animal has been surgically altered either by the spaying of a female animal or by the neutering of a male animal, so it is unable to reproduce. See Utah Code 11-46-202
  • SURS: means the Surveillance Utilization Review System of the Medicaid program. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • telecommunications facility: means fiber optics or related conduit installed in a crossing. See Utah Code 54-23-102
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Town: means a municipality classified by population as a town under Section 10-2-301. See Utah Code 10-1-104
  • Transfer: means that an animal shelter sells, gives away, places for adoption, or transfers an animal to a recipient. See Utah Code 11-46-202
  • tribe: means a tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. See Utah Code 9-9-101
  • tribe: means a tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. See Utah Code 9-9-101
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • underutilization: means the use of a drug in such quantities that the desired therapeutic goal is not achieved. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Upper payment limit gap: means the difference between the private hospital outpatient upper payment limit and the private hospital Medicaid outpatient payments, as determined in accordance with 42 C. See Utah Code 26B-3-501
  • Urban county: means a county that is not a rural county. See Utah Code 26B-3-301
  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
  • Working animal: means an animal used for performing a specific duty or function in commerce, including an animal used for entertainment, herding, transportation, education, or exhibition. See Utah Code 11-46a-101