Utah Code 17-20-1.7. Clerk’s duties
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The clerk shall:
(1) record all proceedings of the county legislative body;
Terms Used In Utah Code 17-20-1.7
- 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- 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- Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) make full entries of all resolutions and decisions of the county legislative body on all questions concerning the county;(3) record the vote of each member on any question upon which there is a division;(4) prepare and certify duplicate lists of all claims, showing the amount and date of each claim or order and the date of the allowance or rejection of the claim, which lists shall be countersigned by the county executive;(5) deliver to and leave with the county auditor one of the lists referred to in Subsection (4) and deliver to and leave with the county treasurer the other list;(6) file and preserve the reports of the county officers to the county legislative body;(7) preserve and file all accounts acted upon by the county legislative body, except such as are necessarily kept by the auditor;(8) preserve and file all petitions and applications for franchises, and record the action of the county legislative body on them;(9) authenticate with the clerk’s signature and the seal of the county the proceedings of the county legislative body if the proceedings are ordered published;(10) authenticate with the clerk’s signature and the seal of the county all ordinances or laws passed by the county legislative body, and record them at length in the ordinance book;(11) record all orders levying taxes;(12) keep at the clerk’s office all county books, records, and accounts that the clerk is required by law to keep and keep them open at all times during regular business hours for public inspection; and(13) perform all other duties required by law or by any rule or order of the county legislative body. - 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: