Utah Code 17-36-2. Purpose of chapter
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Terms Used In Utah Code 17-36-2
- 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
The purpose of this act is to codify and revise the law relating to county fiscal procedures in order to establish uniform accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting procedures for all counties. The act provides for the establishment of uniform procedures for the adoption and administration of fiscal and optional performance budgets.
The act is intended to enable counties to make financial plans for both current and capital expenditures, to ensure that executive staffs administer their respective functions in accordance with adopted budgets, and to provide taxpayers and investors with information about the financial policies and administration of the county in which they are interested.