Utah Code 17-30a-102. Definitions
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(1) “Appointing authority” means the county sheriff or the chief executive officer of a police interlocal entity.
Terms Used In Utah Code 17-30a-102
- Executive: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer, refers to:(2)(a) the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; and(2)(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 executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
- 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 17-50-101(2) “Commission” means the merit system commission consisting of three persons appointed in accordance with Section 17-30a-202.(3) “Department” means a county sheriff’s office or a police interlocal entity.(4) “Legislative body” means the county legislative body or the governing body of the police interlocal entity.(5) “Merit system officer” means a peace officer who has merit status as defined in this chapter.(6) “Peace officer” means a paid deputy sheriff or law enforcement officer, other than a chief deputy or other exempt appointed officer designated by the appointing authority, who is in the continuous employ of the appointing authority.(7) “Police interlocal entity” means an interlocal entity, as defined in Section 11-13-103, created:(7)(a) under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, by an agreement to which a county of the first class is a party; and(7)(b) to provide law enforcement service to an area that includes the unincorporated part of the county. - Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to: