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UT Code § 17-52a-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 52a - Changing Forms of County Government|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Forms of county government -- County commission form required unless another is adopted -- Restrictions on form of county government.

 Affected by 63I-2-217 on 1/1/2028  Effective 3/24/2020  17-52a-103. Forms of county government -- County commission form required unless another is adopted -- Restrictions on form of county government.    (1) Subject to Subsection (2), each county shall operate under one of the following forms of county government:   (a) the county commission form under Section 17-52a-201;     (b) the expanded county commission form under Section 17-52a-202;     (c) the county executive and council form under Section 17-52a-203; or     (d) the council-manager form under Section 17-52a-204.       (2) Unless a county adopts another form of government as provided in this chapter, the county shall operate under the county commission form of government under Section 17-52a-201.     (3)   (a) In a county that operates under a form of government that is not described in Subsection (2):   (i) the county's legislative body shall, before July 1, 2018, initiate the process under Section 17-52a-302 of changing the county's form of government;     (ii) the county shall hold a special election on November 6, 2018;     (iii) if the voters approve the appointment of a study committee at the special election described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii):   (A) the study committee may not recommend under Section 17-52a-403 that the county retain the county's current form of government; and     (B) the county shall hold an election described in Section 17-52a-501 before December 31, 2020, on an optional plan that the study committee creates; and       (iv) the registered voters of the county may not repeal an optional plan under Section 17-52a-505 that is adopted at an election described in Subsection (3)(a)(iii)(B).       (b) If the voters of a county described in Subsection (3)(a) do not approve a change in the county's form of government at an election described in Subsection (3)(a)(iii)(B) before December 31, 2020:   (i) the county shall operate under the county commission form of government under Section 17-52a-201; and     (ii) the county shall transition to the form of government described in Subsection (3)(b)(i) in the same manner as if the voters of the county had approved the change in the form of government described in Subsection (3)(b)(i) in the applicable election described in Subsection (3)(b).         (4) In a county of the fifth or sixth class, if the county legislative body under Section 17-52a-302 or the registered voters under Section 17-52a-303, after March 24, 2020, initiate the process to adopt an optional plan, the proposed optional plan may only propose a form of government authorized under Section 17-52a-405.    Amended by Chapter 47, 2020 General SessionRevisor instructions Chapter 47, 2020 General Session  Revisor instructions to modify language.
UT Code § 17-52a-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 52a - Changing Forms of County Government|Part 2 - Forms of County Government|Section 203 - County executive-council form of county government.

 Effective 3/15/2018  17-52a-203. County executive-council form of county government.    (1)   (a) The following shall govern a county operating under the form of government known as the "county executive-council" form:   (i) an elected county council;     (ii) an elected county executive; and     (iii) other officers and employees authorized by law.       (b) The optional plan shall provide for the qualifications, time, and manner of election, term of office and compensation of the county executive.       (2) The county executive is the chief executive officer or body of the county.     (3) In the county executive-council form of county government:   (a) the county council is the county legislative body and has the powers, duties, and functions of a county legislative body under Chapter 53, Part 2, County Legislative Body; and     (b) the county executive has the powers, duties, and functions of a county executive under Chapter 53, Part 3, County Executive.       (4) References in any statute or state rule to the "governing body" or the "board of county commissioners" of the county, in the county executive-council form of county government, means:   (a) the county council, with respect to legislative functions, duties, and powers; and     (b) the county executive, with respect to executive functions, duties, and powers.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 68, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 17-52a-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 52a - Changing Forms of County Government|Part 3 - Procedure for Initiating Adoption of Optional Plan|Section 301 - Procedure for initiating adoption of optional plan -- Limitations -- Pending proceedings.

 Affected by 63I-2-217 on 6/1/2022  Effective 3/24/2020  17-52a-301. Procedure for initiating adoption of optional plan -- Limitations -- Pending proceedings.    (1) An optional plan proposing an alternate form of government for a county may be adopted as provided in this chapter.     (2) The process to adopt an optional plan establishing an alternate form of county government may be initiated by:   (a) the county legislative body as provided in Section 17-52a-302; or     (b) registered voters of the county as provided in Section 17-52a-303.       (3)   (a) If the process to adopt an optional plan is initiated under Laws of Utah 1973, Chapter 26, Section 3, 4, or 5, or Section 17-52a-302 or 17-52a-303, or under a provision described in Subsection 17-52a-104(1)(b) or (2)(b), the county legislative body may not initiate the process again under Section 17-52a-302, and registered voters may not initiate the process again under Section 17-52a-303, until:   (i) the first initiated process concludes with an election under Section 17-52a-501;     (ii) the first initiated process concludes under Subsection 17-52a-403(7) because the study committee recommended that the county's form of government not change;     (iii) the first initiated process concludes because registered voters fail to submit a sufficient number of valid signatures for a petition before the deadline described in Subsection 17-52a-303(2)(c); or     (iv) for a process governed by Section 17-52a-104, the first initiated process concludes:   (A) because registered voters fail to submit a sufficient number of valid signatures for a petition before the deadline described in Subsection 17-52a-104(1)(c)(i) or (2)(c)(i); or     (B) under a provision described in Subsection 17-52a-104(1)(a)(ii) or (2)(a)(ii).         (b) A county legislative body may not initiate the process to adopt an optional plan under Section 17-52a-302 within four years of an election at which voters first elect elected county officials in accordance with Section 17-52a-503 and as specified in an optional plan proposed as a result of a process initiated by the county legislative body.     (c) Registered voters of a county may not initiate the process to adopt an optional plan under Section 17-52a-303 within four years of an election at which voters first elect elected county officials in accordance with Section 17-52a-503 and as specified in an optional plan proposed as a result of a process initiated by registered voters.      Amended by Chapter 47, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 17-52a-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 52a - Changing Forms of County Government|Part 3 - Procedure for Initiating Adoption of Optional Plan|Section 302 - County legislative body initiation of adoption of optional plan -- Procedure.

 Effective 3/24/2020  17-52a-302. County legislative body initiation of adoption of optional plan -- Procedure.    (1)   (a) A county legislative body may only initiate the process of adopting an optional plan by:   (i) approving a motion to establish a study committee to study changing the form of government; and     (ii) adopting a resolution to submit to the voters the question of whether the county should adopt an optional plan proposed by the study committee described in Subsection (1)(a)(i).       (b) The county legislative body may not submit to the voters an optional plan unless the optional plan complies with the requirements of Sections 17-52a-404 and 17-52a-405.       (2)   (a) No later than 10 days after the day on which the county legislative body approves a motion as described in Subsection (1)(a)(i), the county legislative body shall notify the county executive of the county legislative body's approval to establish a study committee.     (b) No later than 10 days after the day on which the county legislative body adopts a resolution as described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), the legislative body shall send a copy of the optional plan that the legislative body recommends to:   (i) the county clerk; and     (ii) the county attorney for review in accordance with Section 17-52a-406.        Amended by Chapter 47, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 17-52a-305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 52a - Changing Forms of County Government|Part 3 - Procedure for Initiating Adoption of Optional Plan|Section 305 - Public hearings.

 Effective 3/24/2020  17-52a-305. Public hearings.  The county legislative body shall hold four public hearings on a proposed optional plan within 45 days after the day on which:  (1) the county legislative body adopts a resolution that proposes an optional plan under Subsection 17-52a-302(1)(a)(ii); or     (2) the county clerk certifies, in accordance with Subsection 17-52a-303(3), a petition that proposes an optional plan under Subsection 17-52a-303(1)(a)(ii).    Amended by Chapter 47, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 17-52a-402 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 52a - Changing Forms of County Government|Part 4 - Study Committee and Optional Plan|Section 402 - Convening of first meeting of study committee.

 Effective 3/24/2020  17-52a-402. Convening of first meeting of study committee.    (1) The county executive shall convene the first meeting of the study committee no later than 10 days after the day on which the county executive receives notification:   (a) of the establishment of a study committee by the county legislative body as described in Section 17-52a-302; or     (b) of a certified petition from the county clerk as described in Section 17-52a-303.       (2)   (a) At the study committee's first meeting, the study committee shall select a chair from among the members of the study committee.     (b) The chair of the study committee is responsible for convening each future meeting of the study committee.      Amended by Chapter 47, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 17-52a-405 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 52a - Changing Forms of County Government|Part 4 - Study Committee and Optional Plan|Section 405 - Plan may propose changing forms of county government -- Partisan elections.

 Effective 3/24/2020  17-52a-405. Plan may propose changing forms of county government -- Partisan elections.    (1)   (a) The optional plan proponent described in Subsection 17-52a-404(1) shall ensure that each optional plan proposes changing the form of county government to:   (i) for a county of the first, second, third, or fourth class:   (A) the county commission form under Section 17-52a-201;     (B) the expanded county commission form under Section 17-52a-202;     (C) the county executive and council form under Section 17-52a-203; or     (D) the council-manager form under Section 17-52a-204; and       (ii) for a county of the fifth or sixth class:   (A) the county commission form under Section 17-52a-201; or     (B) the expanded county commission form under Section 17-52a-202.         (b) The optional plan proponent described in Subsection 17-52a-404(1) may not recommend an optional plan that:   (i) proposes changing the form of government to a form not authorized in Subsection (1)(a);     (ii) provides for the nonpartisan election of elected officers;     (iii) imposes a limit on the number of terms or years that an elected officer may serve;     (iv) provides for elected officers to be subject to a recall election; or     (v) provides, in a county with a population of 225,000 or more, for a full-time county commission in an expanded county commission form of government under Section 17-52a-202.         (2) A county that provides for the election of the county's elected officers through a partisan election may not change to a process that provides for the election of the county's elected officers through a nonpartisan election.    Amended by Chapter 47, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 17-52a-501 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 52a - Changing Forms of County Government|Part 5 - Adoption and Implementation of Optional Plan|Section 501 - Election on recommended optional plan.

 Affected by 63I-2-217 on 6/1/2020  Effective 3/24/2020  17-52a-501. Election on recommended optional plan.    (1) If the county attorney finds under Section 17-52a-406 that a proposed optional plan does not violate a statutory or constitutional provision, a county shall hold an election on the optional plan at the next regular general election that is not less than 65 days after the day on which the county attorney submits to the county clerk the attorney's report described in Section 17-52a-406.     (2) The county clerk shall prepare the ballot for an election under this section so that the question on the ballot states substantially the following: "Shall ___________________ County adopt the alternate form of government known as the (insert the proposed form of government) as recommended in the proposed optional plan?"     (3) The county clerk shall:   (a) publish the complete text of the proposed optional plan in a newspaper of general circulation within the county at least once during two different calendar weeks within the 30-day period immediately before the date of the election described in Subsection (1);     (b) post the complete text of the proposed optional plan in a conspicuous place on the county's website during the 45-day period that immediately precedes the election on the optional plan; and     (c) make a complete copy of the optional plan and the study committee report available free of charge to any member of the public who requests a copy.       (4) A county clerk shall declare an optional plan as adopted by the voters if a majority of voters voting on the optional plan vote in favor of the optional plan.    Amended by Chapter 47, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 17-52a-502 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 52a - Changing Forms of County Government|Part 5 - Adoption and Implementation of Optional Plan|Section 502 - Voter information pamphlet.

 Effective 3/24/2020  17-52a-502. Voter information pamphlet.    (1) In anticipation of an election under Section 17-52a-501, the county clerk shall prepare a voter information pamphlet to inform the public of the proposed optional plan in accordance with the provisions of Title 20A, Chapter 7, Part 7, Voter Information Pamphlet.     (2) In preparing a voter information pamphlet under this section, the county clerk shall:   (a) allow proponents and opponents of the proposed optional plan to provide written statements to be included in the pamphlet; and     (b) ensure each written statement described in Subsection (2)(a) is printed in the same font style and point size.       (3) A county clerk shall cause the publication and distribution of the pamphlet in a manner that the county clerk determines is adequate.    Amended by Chapter 47, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 17-52a-504 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 52a - Changing Forms of County Government|Part 5 - Adoption and Implementation of Optional Plan|Section 504 - Amendment of optional plan.

 Effective 3/15/2018  17-52a-504. Amendment of optional plan.    (1) Subject to Subsection (2), an optional plan, after going into effect following an election held under Section 17-52a-501, may be amended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the county legislative body.     (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), an amendment to an optional plan that is in effect may not take effect until a majority of registered voters voting in a general or special election at which the amendment is proposed approve the amendment, if the amendment changes:   (a) the size or makeup of the legislative body, except for adjustments necessary due to decennial reapportionment;     (b) the distribution of powers between the executive and legislative branches of county government; or     (c) the status of the county executive or legislative body from full-time to part-time or vice versa.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 68, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 17-53-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 53 - County Executive, Legislative Body, and Other Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - County officers enumerated.

 Effective 3/15/2018  17-53-101. County officers enumerated.    (1) The elected officers of a county are:   (a)   (i) in a county operating under a county commission or expanded county commission form of government, county commission members; or     (ii) in a county operating under one of the other forms of county government under Subsection 17-52a-405(1)(a), county legislative body members and the county executive;       (b) a county treasurer, a sheriff, a county clerk, a county auditor, a county recorder, a county attorney, a district attorney in a county which is part of a prosecution district, a county surveyor, and a county assessor; and     (c) any others provided by law.       (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), in counties having a taxable value of less than $100,000,000 the county clerk shall be ex officio auditor of the county and shall perform the duties of the office without extra compensation.    Amended by Chapter 68, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 17-53-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 53 - County Executive, Legislative Body, and Other Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Unauthorized payment or warrant -- Investigation by another county attorney -- Action to enjoin or recover payment.

17-53-103. Unauthorized payment or warrant -- Investigation by another county attorney -- Action to enjoin or recover payment.    (1)   (a) If a county officer, without authority of law, orders any money paid for any purpose, or if any other county officer draws a warrant in the officer's own favor or in favor of any other person without being authorized to do so by the county legislative body or by law, the county attorney of that county shall request a county attorney from another county to investigate whether an unauthorized payment has been ordered or an unauthorized warrant drawn.     (b) If the county attorney requests a county attorney from another county to investigate under Subsection (1)(a), the county attorney shall deputize the investigating county attorney.       (2) If an investigating county attorney determines that an unauthorized payment has been ordered or that an unauthorized warrant has been drawn, that county attorney may commence and prosecute an action in the name of the county:   (a) if the payment has not been made or the warrant paid, to enjoin the payment of the unauthorized payment or of the unauthorized warrant; or     (b) if the payment has been made or the warrant paid, to recover from the payee or the county officer and the officer's official bondsman the amount paid.       (3) An order of the county legislative body is not necessary in order to maintain an action under Subsection (2).    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 133, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 17-53-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 53 - County Executive, Legislative Body, and Other Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 104 - Vacancy in a county office -- Vacancies in the office of county attorney or district attorney.

17-53-104. Vacancy in a county office -- Vacancies in the office of county attorney or district attorney.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a vacancy in a county office shall be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-508.     (2) A vacancy in the office of county attorney or district attorney shall be filled as provided in Sections 20A-1-509.1, 20A-1-509.2, and 20A-1-509.3.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 133, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 17-53-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 53 - County Executive, Legislative Body, and Other Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 105 - Deposit of money in treasury.

17-53-105. Deposit of money in treasury.  Each officer who collects any money on behalf of the county shall as rapidly as it is collected deposit it into the county treasury.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 133, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 17-53-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 53 - County Executive, Legislative Body, and Other Officers|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 106 - Supervision of county elected officers -- Legislative body and executive may examine and audit accounts and conduct investigation.

17-53-106. Supervision of county elected officers -- Legislative body and executive may examine and audit accounts and conduct investigation.    (1) As used in this section, "professional duties" means a county elected officer's functions, duties, and responsibilities specifically provided for by law and includes:   (a) the exercise of professional judgment and discretion reasonably related to the officer's required functions, duties, and responsibilities; and     (b) the management of deputies and other employees under the supervision of the elected officer under statute or county ordinance, policy, or regulation.       (2)   (a) A county legislative body and a county executive each:   (i) may generally direct and supervise all elected county officers and employees to ensure compliance with general county administrative ordinances, rules, or policies;     (ii) may not direct or supervise other elected county officers or their sworn deputies with respect to the performance of the professional duties of the officers or deputies;     (iii) may examine and audit the accounts of all county officers having the care, management, collection, or distribution of money belonging to the county, appropriated to the county, or otherwise available for the county's use and benefit; and     (iv) may investigate any matter pertaining to a county officer or to the county or its business or affairs, and may require the attendance of witnesses and take evidence in any such investigation.       (b) In an investigation under Subsection (2)(a)(iv):   (i) the county executive or any member of the county legislative body may issue subpoenas and administer oaths to witnesses; and     (ii) if the county legislative body appoints members of the legislative body as a committee and confers on the committee power to hear or take evidence, the committee shall have the same power as the full county legislative body.         (3) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit the county executive or county legislative body from initiating an action for removal or prosecution of an elected county officer as provided by statute.    Amended by Chapter 11, 2002 General SessionAmended by Chapter 185, 2002 General Session
UT Code § 17-53-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 53 - County Executive, Legislative Body, and Other Officers|Part 2 - County Legislative Body|Section 201 - General powers, duties, and functions of county legislative body.

17-53-201. General powers, duties, and functions of county legislative body.    (1) Except as expressly provided otherwise in statute, each county legislative body shall exercise all legislative powers, have all legislative duties, and perform all legislative functions of the county, including those enumerated in this part.     (2) A county legislative body may take any action required by law and necessary to the full discharge of its duties, even though the action is not expressly authorized by statute.    Amended by Chapter 241, 2001 General Session