Committee members are encouraged to get copies of the bills from the Internet. Members were given a copy of an article that appeared in the January 17 issue of the Salt Lake Tribune regarding Governor Leavitt's proposal to eliminate the sales tax on food. Committee members were also given a copy of the ULCT status sheet. Some bills do not yet have positions - the committee will be asked to take positions on most of these.
Most municipalities allow their employees to work on political campaigns.
Ogden City, however, does not allow employees to participate in campaigns. HB 7 says that municipalities cannot restrict the political activities of employees occurring on their own time. The ULCT will support HB 7 - Restriction on Political Activity of Municipal Employees . Concerns were raised about the possibility of municipal employees being involved in races in their own city or county. It was asked why the committee would take away the cities' ability to take a stand on an issue.