(1) Individuals constituting a quorum of a public body may not act together outside a meeting in a concerted and deliberate way to predetermine an action to be taken by the public body at a meeting on a relevant matter.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 52-4-208

  • Meeting: means a gathering:
         (5)(a) of a public body or specified body;
         (5)(b) with a quorum present; and
         (5)(c) that is convened:
              (5)(c)(i) by an individual:
                   (5)(c)(i)(A) with authority to convene the public body or specified body; and
                   (5)(c)(i)(B) following the process provided by law for convening the public body or specified body; and
              (5)(c)(ii) for the express purpose of acting as a public body or specified body to:
                   (5)(c)(ii)(A) receive public comment about a relevant matter;
                   (5)(c)(ii)(B) deliberate about a relevant matter; or
                   (5)(c)(ii)(C) take action upon a relevant matter. See Utah Code 52-4-103
  • Public body: includes :
              (7)(b)(i) an interlocal entity or joint or cooperative undertaking, as those terms are defined in Section 11-13-103, except for the Water District Water Development Council created pursuant to Section 11-13-228;
              (7)(b)(ii) a governmental nonprofit corporation as that term is defined in Section 11-13a-102;
              (7)(b)(iii) the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission; and
              (7)(b)(iv) a project entity, as that term is defined in Section 11-13-103. See Utah Code 52-4-103
  • Relevant matter: means a matter that is within the scope of the authority of a public body or specified body. See Utah Code 52-4-103
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an individual acting as a member of a body that is not a public body under Subsection 52-4-103(7)(c).