Utah Code 17-16-17. Change of class — Effect on salaries — Salaries for new counties
Terms Used In Utah Code 17-16-17
- County legislative body: means :(8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;(8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section
17-52a-203 ; and(8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section17-52a-204 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:
(3)(a) the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and(3)(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101If the taxable value of any existing county has been reduced below or raised above the class and rank first assumed, the county legislative body of the county shall designate the class to which the county has been reduced or raised, and the county is in that class, and the salaries of county officers shall be adjusted on or before January 1 next succeeding by the county legislative body, but in no event may the salaries be reduced for the term for which the officers were elected and are qualified. The county legislative body in a newly created county shall at its first meeting after the organization of the county, for the purpose of fixing salaries and compensation of county officers, determine to which class the county belongs, and fix the salaries for the first term of the officers accordingly.
- Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to: