Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 243 (2016GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Redd, E.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/18/2016

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• provides that the requirement that a public transit district have an internal auditor as an officer of the district only applies to certain public transit districts.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

PUBLIC TRANSIT DISTRICT OFFICERS AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Edward H. Redd
Senate Sponsor: 
Lyle W. Hillyard
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies the Public Transit District Act by amending provisions relating to
public transit district officers.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ provides that the requirement that a public transit district have an internal auditor as
an officer of the district only applies to certain public transit districts.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
17B-2a-810
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 281
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
17B-2a-810
 is amended to read:
17B-2a-810.
Officers of a public transit district.
(1) (a) The officers of a public transit district shall consist of:
(i) the members of the board of trustees;
(ii) a chair and vice chair, appointed by the board of trustees, subject to Subsection
(1)(c);
(iii) a secretary, appointed by the board of trustees;
(iv) a general manager, appointed by the board of trustees as provided in Section
17B-2a-811
, whose duties may be allocated by the board of trustees, at the board of trustees'
discretion, to a chief executive officer, or both;
(v) a chief executive officer appointed by the board of trustees, as provided in Section
17B-2a-811
;
(vi) a general counsel, appointed by the board of trustees, subject to Subsection (1)(d);
(vii) a treasurer, appointed as provided in Section 
17B-1-633
;
(viii) a comptroller, appointed by the board of trustees, subject to Subsection (1)(e);
(ix) 
for a public transit district with more than 200,000 people residing within the
boundaries of the public transit district,
 an internal auditor, appointed by the board of trustees,
subject to Subsection (1)(f); and
(x) other officers, assistants, and deputies that the board of trustees considers
necessary.
(b) The board of trustees may, at its discretion, appoint a president, who shall also be
considered an officer of a public transit district.
(c) The district chair and vice chair shall be members of the board of trustees.
(d) The person appointed as general counsel shall:
(i) be admitted to practice law in the state; and
(ii) have been actively engaged in the practice of law for at least seven years next
preceding the appointment.
(e) The person appointed as comptroller shall have been actively engaged in the
practice of accounting for at least seven years next preceding the appointment.
(f) The person appointed as internal auditor shall be a licensed certified internal auditor
or certified public accountant with at least five years experience in the auditing or public
accounting profession, or the equivalent, prior to appointment.
(2) (a) The district's general manager or chief executive officer, as the board prescribes,
shall appoint all officers and employees not specified in Subsection (1).
(b) Each officer and employee appointed by the district's general manager or chief
executive officer serves at the pleasure of the appointing general manager or chief executive
officer.
(3) The board of trustees shall by ordinance or resolution fix the compensation of all
district officers and employees, except as otherwise provided in this part.
(4) (a) Each officer appointed by the board of trustees or by the district's general
manager or chief executive officer shall take the oath of office specified in Utah Constitution
,
Article IV, Section 10.
(b) Each oath under Subsection (4)(a) shall be subscribed and filed with the district
secretary no later than 15 days after the commencement of the officer's term of office.