Utah Code > Title 17 > Chapter 52a > Part 4 – Study Committee and Optional Plan


§ 17-52a-402	Convening of first meeting of study committee
§ 17-52a-403	Study committee — Members — Powers and duties — Proposed plan and report — Services provided by county
§ 17-52a-404	Contents of proposed optional plan
§ 17-52a-405	Plan may propose changing forms of county government — Partisan elections
§ 17-52a-406	County attorney review of proposed optional plan — Conflict with statutory or constitutional provisions — Processing of optional plan after attorney review

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 17 > Chapter 52a > Part 4 - Study Committee and Optional Plan

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 executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Executive: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer, refers to:

(a)	the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; and

(b)

those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101

Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:

(a)	the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and

(b)

those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101

Optional plan: means a plan establishing an alternate form of government for a county as provided in Section 17-52a-404. See Utah Code 17-52a-102

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.

Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

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.

Study committee: means the committee that has five members appointed and charged with the duties as provided in Section 17-52a-403. See Utah Code 17-52a-102

United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5