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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) If a county or municipal legislative body also serves as the board of trustees of a special district:
(a) the board of trustees shall hold district meetings and keep district minutes, accounts, and other records separate from those of the county or municipality;
(b) subject to Subsection (2), the board of trustees may use, respectively, existing county or municipal facilities and personnel for district purposes;
(c) notwithstanding Subsections 17B-1-303(1) and (2), the term of office of each board of trustees member coincides with the member's term as a county or municipal legislative body member;
(d) each board of trustees member represents the district at large; and
(e) board members may not receive compensation for service as board members in addition to compensation the board members receive as members of a county or municipal legislative body.
(2) The county or municipal legislative body, as the case may be, shall charge the special district, and the special district shall pay to the county or municipality, a reasonable amount for:
(a) the county or municipal facilities that the district uses; and
(b) except for services that the county or municipal legislative body members render, the services that the county or municipality renders to the special district.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 17B. Limited Purpose Local Government Entities--Special Districts § 17B-1-308. Boards of trustees composed of county or municipal legislative body members - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-17b-limited-purpose-local-government-entities-special-districts/ut-code-sect-17b-1-308/
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