(1) The elected county executive is the chief executive officer of the county.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 17-53-301

  • County executive: means :
         (7)(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;
         (7)(b) the county executive, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; or
         (7)(c) the county manager, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) Each county executive shall exercise all executive powers, have all executive duties, and perform all executive functions of the county, including those enumerated in this part, except as expressly provided otherwise in statute and except as contrary to the powers, duties, and functions of other county officers expressly provided for in:

     (2)(a) Chapter 16, County Officers;
     (2)(b) Chapter 17, County Assessor;
     (2)(d) Chapter 19a, County Auditor;
     (2)(e) Chapter 20, County Clerk;
     (2)(f) Chapter 21, Recorder;
     (2)(g) Chapter 22, Sheriff;
     (2)(h) Chapter 23, County Surveyor; and
(3) A county executive may take any action required by law and necessary to the full discharge of the executive’s duties, even though the action is not expressly authorized in statute.

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