Utah Code 17-50-315. Study and improvement of county government — Charges and expenses
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(1) A county may, individually or in association with other counties, study the processes and methods of county government with a view to improvement and cause to be assembled and presented to the Legislature or the Congress of the United States, or to or before the appropriate committees of either or both, such information and factual data with respect to the effect upon counties, the taxpayers, and the people, of existing, pending or proposed legislation, as in the judgment of county executives and legislative bodies, will be in the interest of and beneficial to counties, taxpayers, and people.
Terms Used In Utah Code 17-50-315
- 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
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) The charges and expenses incurred under Subsection (1) shall be proper claim against county funds, to be audited and paid as other county claims.