Title 17, Title 17: Counties

17-63-704. Property tax levy -- Amount. (1) Before June 22 of each year, the county legislative body shall levy a tax on the taxable real and personal property within the county. In the legislative body's computation of the total levy subject to Sectionsand, the legislative body …

17-63-705. Use of incremental tax revenue for relocation expenses of displaced mobile home park residents. (1) As used in this section: "Displaced mobile home park resident" means a resident within a mobile home park who is required to relocate his or her residence from the mobil…

17-63-706. County charges enumerated. (1) County charges are: charges incurred against the county by any law; the necessary expenses of the county attorney or district attorney incurred in criminal cases arising in the county, and all other expenses necessarily incurred by the co…

17-63-707. Fees for services -- Exceptions. The legislative body of each county shall adopt an ordinance or resolution that establishes fees for services provided by each county officer, except: (1) fees for the recorder described in; Chapter 71, County Recorder (2) fees for the …

17-63-708. Special assessment. (1) A county may make a special assessment. (2) Money received by the county treasurer from any special assessment shall be: applied toward payment of the improvement for which the assessment was approved; and used exclusively for the payment of the…

17-63-709. County authorized to accept electronic payments. (1) As used in this section: "Electronic payment" means the payment of money to a county by electronic means, including by means of a credit card, charge card, debit card, prepaid or stored value card or similar device, …

17-63-710. County permitted to establish Public Land Corner Preservation Fund -- Use of fund -- Fee schedule for filing maps. (1) The county legislative body may establish by ordinance a fund to be known as the Public Land Corner Preservation Fund. (2) The county legislative body…

17-63-711. Transportation utility fee. (1) As used in this section: "Transportation facility" means any of the items listed in Subsectionas purposes for which revenue from a local option sales and use tax under Sectionmay be expended. 59-12-2212.2(1) 59-12-2212.2 "Transportation …

17-63-801. Property taxes levied for specified services -- Special revenue fund -- Limitations on use -- Collection, accounting, and expenditures. (1) A county may account separately for the revenues derived from a property tax, that is lawfully levied for a specific purpose, in …

17-63-802. Operating and capital budget -- Expenditures. (1) As used in this section, "operating and capital budget" means a plan of financial operation for an enterprise or other special fund embodying estimates of operating and nonoperating resources and expenses and other outl…

17-63-803. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Creation -- Purpose -- Limitation. (1) The legislative body of any county may establish and maintain, by ordinance, a cumulative reserve fund to be accumulated by levy for the purpose of financing the purchase of real property a…

17-63-804. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Estimate of amount required -- Tax levy -- Accumulation from year to year -- Restriction on use. (1) Subject to Subsectionthe legislative body of a county that has established a reserve fund under Sectionmay: (4) 17-63-803 inclu…

17-63-805. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Transfer to fund of unencumbered surplus -- Investment -- Interest and income -- Modification of use -- Special election. (1) At any time after the creation of a reserve fund under Section, the county legislative body may transf…

17-63-806. Establishment of tax stability and trust fund -- Increase in tax levy -- Deposit or investment of funds -- Use of interest or other income. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in statute, the legislative body of any county may by ordinance establish …

17-63-807. Amount in tax stability and trust fund limited -- Disposition of excess -- Use of principal -- Determination of necessity -- Election -- Exception. (1) The total amount in a county's tax stability and trust fund established under Sectionshall be limited to the percenta…

17-63-808. Special funds -- Ceases -- Transfer. (1) A county legislative body may: establish a salary fund or any other special fund as the legislative body considers necessary for the proper transaction of the business of the county; and transfer money from one fund to another a…

17-63-809. Interfund loans -- Acquisition of issued unmatured bonds. (1) Subject to this section, restrictions imposed by bond covenants, or other controlling regulations, the governing body may: subject to the restrictions in Section, authorize an interfund loan from one fund to…

17-63-901. Authority and applicable procedure for issuance of bonds -- Application of proceeds -- Debt limit. (1) This part is adopted for the purpose of: eliminating or reducing, so far as possible, the ad valorem taxes necessary to be levied for the payment of bonds; improving …

17-63-902. Bond elections -- Consolidating voting districts and precincts -- Voting places. The county legislative body may in any bond election consolidate voting districts and precincts and may select for the purposes of such election any voting places which the legislative bod…

17-63-903. Additional purposes for which bonds may be issued -- Joint ownership of facilities authorized. (1) In addition to other purposes for which bonds may be issued, bonds may be issued for the purpose of: acquiring, improving or extending systems for the collection, retenti…

17-63-904. Bond issue for certain facilities -- Board of directors -- Use of revenues from facilities -- Rights of bondholders. (1) A county legislative body adopting proceedings authorizing the issuance of county bonds for the purpose of acquiring, improving, extending, furnishi…

17-64-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Chair" means the member of the legislative body selected under Section. 17-64-304 (2) "County officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 17-66-101 (3) "Finance officer" means the same as that term is defined i…

17-64-102. Members of county legislative bodies constitute county officers. A member of a county legislative body: (1) is a county officer, as described in Section; and 17-66-102 (2) shall comply with the relevant provisions of, in addition to the provisions of this chapter. Chap…

17-64-103. Seal for county -- Optional seal for county district court. (1) The legislative body of each county shall: adopt a seal for the county, the impression of which shall contain the words "State of Utah, County of ________________"; and file an impression of the seal in th…

17-64-201. Eligibility -- Election. Each member of a legislative body shall: (1) be a registered voter of the county which the member represents; and (2) have been a registered voter for at least one year immediately before the member's election.

17-64-202. Crime insurance for breach of duty by county legislative body member. A legislative body shall: (1) obtain, and pay the premiums for, crime insurance on the members of the legislative body in relation to the performance of the member's duties; and (2) set the amount of…

17-64-301. Meetings -- At county seat -- Exception. (1) The legislative body shall provide by ordinance for the holding of regular meetings of the legislative body. The legislative body may cancel a regular meeting as the legislative body considers appropriate. (2) Except as prov…

17-64-302. Special meetings -- How called -- Business limited. (1) If the business of the county requires a special meeting of the legislative body, a meeting may be ordered by a majority of the legislative body or by the chair. (2) Each order calling a special meeting shall: be …

17-64-303. Meetings to comply with open meetings law -- Records and minutes -- Compelling attendance at meetings of legislative body. (1) Each meeting of the legislative body shall comply with. Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act (2) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a …

17-64-304. Chair -- Oaths -- Quorum. (1) Each legislative body shall: elect a chair from the membership of the legislative body; and may elect a vice chair from the membership of the legislative body. (2) Except as provided in Subsection, the chair shall preside at all meetings o…

17-64-305. Rules and regulations governing legislative body and transaction of business -- Expulsion of members prohibited -- Exception for disorderly conduct. (1) The legislative body may make and enforce regulations for: the government of the legislative body; the preservation …

17-64-401. General powers, duties, and functions of legislative body. (1) Except as expressly provided otherwise in statute, a legislative body shall exercise all legislative powers, have all legislative duties, and perform all legislative functions of the county, including those…

17-64-402. Records to be kept. A legislative body shall ensure the following records are kept: (1) a minute record, in which shall be recorded: all orders and decisions made by the legislative body; and the daily proceedings had at all regular and special meetings; (2) an allowan…

17-64-403. Dividing county into precincts and districts. A legislative body may: (1) divide the county into precincts, districts, or other entities as permitted or required by law; and (2) may change any precinct, district, or other entity and create new precincts, districts, or …

17-64-404. Examination and audit of accounts. (1) A legislative body may examine and audit the accounts of all county officers having the care, management, collection, or disbursement of money belonging to the county or appropriated by law or otherwise for the county's use and be…

17-64-405. Investigation by legislative body -- Witnesses -- Hearings. (1) A legislative body may investigate any matter pertaining to the county or county business, or the actions of any county officer that impact county business or operations, and may require the attendance of …

17-64-406. County hospitals under jurisdiction of legislative body. (1) All county hospitals are under the jurisdiction of the legislative body. (2) The legislative body shall ensure that any county hospital complies with. Chapter 77, Local Health and Human Services

17-64-407. Duties as board of equalization. The legislative body shall perform the duties as a county board of equalization that are provided by law.

17-64-501. Ordinances -- Power to enact -- Penalty for violation. (1) A legislative body may: pass ordinances: necessary for carrying into effect or discharging the powers and duties conferred by this title; and as are necessary and proper to provide for the safety, and preserve …

17-64-502. Ordinances -- Effective dates -- Publication -- Adoption of ordinances printed in book form -- Review of nuisance ordinances. (1) The enacting clause of an ordinance adopted by the county legislative body shall be as follows: "The County Legislative Body of ___________…

17-64-503. Duty of county legislative body to provide for operation and functioning of county personnel -- Conflicts with state or federal law. (1) It is the duty of the legislative body to provide for the operation and functioning of any activity within the purpose and spirit of…

17-64-504. Administrative hearings and procedures -- Penalty for code violation. (1) A legislative body may adopt an ordinance establishing an administrative hearing process to review and decide matters relating to the violation, enforcement, or administration of a county civil o…

17-64-505. Business license fees and taxes -- Application information to be transmitted to the county assessor. (1) As used in this section, "business" means any enterprise carried on for the purpose of gain or economic profit, except that the acts of employees rendering services…

17-65-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Architect-engineer services" means those professional services within the scope of the practice of architecture as defined in Section, or professional engineering as defined in Section. 58-3a-102 58-22-102 (2) "Finance officer…

17-65-301. General powers, duties, and functions. (1) The elected county executive is the chief executive officer of the county. (2) Each county executive shall exercise all executive powers, have all executive duties, and perform all executive functions of the county, including …

17-65-302. Specific duties. Each county executive shall: (1) exercise supervisory control over all functions of the executive branch of county government; (2) direct and organize the management of the county in a manner consistent with state law, county ordinance, and the county'…