Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 35A > Chapter 16 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Board: means the Utah Homeless Services Board created in Section 35A-16-204. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
• Continuum of care: means a regional or local planning body designated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate services for individuals experiencing homelessness within an area of the state. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
• Coordinator: means the state homelessness coordinator appointed under Section 63J-4-202. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
• Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
• Executive committee: means the executive committee of the board. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
• First-tier eligible municipality: means a municipality that:
       (9)(a) is located within a county of the first or second class;
       (9)(b) as determined by the office, has or is proposed to have an eligible shelter within the municipality's geographic boundaries within the following fiscal year;
       (9)(c) due to the location of an eligible shelter within the municipality's geographic boundaries, requires eligible services; and
       (9)(d) is certified as a first-tier eligible municipality in accordance with Section 35A-16-404. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
• Office: means the Office of Homeless Services. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
• Second-tier eligible municipality: means a municipality that:
       (14)(a) is located within a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class;
       (14)(b) as determined by the office, has or is proposed to have an eligible shelter within the municipality's geographic boundaries within the following fiscal year;
       (14)(c) due to the location of an eligible shelter within the municipality's geographic boundaries, requires eligible services; and
       (14)(d) is certified as a second-tier eligible municipality in accordance with Section 35A-16-404. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
• 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
• Steering committee: means the Utah Homeless Network Steering Committee created in Section 35A-16-206. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
• Strategic plan: means the statewide strategic plan to minimize homelessness in the state described in Subsection 35A-16-203(1)(c). See Utah Code 35A-16-102
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5