Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 14 (2021GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Handy, S.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/16/2021

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• establishes a process for filling a vacancy on the board of a water conservancy district located in more than one county, including providing notice, nominating candidates, and appointing an individual to fill the vacancy.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Stephen G. Handy
Senate Sponsor: 
Todd D. Weiler
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions of the Election Code to provide for filling a vacancy on the
board of a water conservancy district located in more than one county.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ establishes a process for filling a vacancy on the board of a water conservancy
district located in more than one county, including providing notice, nominating
candidates, and appointing an individual to fill the vacancy.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
20A-1-512
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 40
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
20A-1-512
 is amended to read:
20A-1-512.
Midterm vacancies on local district boards.
(1) (a) [
Whenever
] 
When
 a vacancy occurs on any local district board for any reason,
the following shall appoint a replacement to serve out the unexpired term in accordance with
this section:
(i) the local district board, if the person vacating the position was elected; or
(ii) the appointing authority, as that term is defined in Section 
17B-1-102
, if the
appointing authority appointed the person vacating the position.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c) 
or (d)
, before acting to fill the vacancy, the
local district board or appointing authority shall:
(i) give public notice of the vacancy at least two weeks before the local district board
or appointing authority meets to fill the vacancy by:
(A) if there is a newspaper of general circulation, as that term is defined in Section
45-1-201
, within the district, publishing the notice in the newspaper of general circulation;
(B) posting the notice in three public places within the local district; and
(C) posting on the Utah Public Notice Website created under Section 
63F-1-701
; and
(ii) identify, in the notice:
(A) the date, time, and place of the meeting where the vacancy will be filled;
(B) the individual to whom an individual who is interested in an appointment to fill the
vacancy may submit the individual's name for consideration; and
(C) any submission deadline.
(c) An appointing authority is not subject to Subsection (1)(b) if:
(i) the appointing authority appoints one of the appointing authority's own members;
and
(ii) that member meets all applicable statutory board member qualifications.
(d) When a vacancy occurs on the board of a water conservancy district located in
more than one county:
(i) the board shall give notice of the vacancy to the county legislative bodies that
nominated the vacating trustee as provided in Section 
17B-2a-1005
;
(ii) the county legislative bodies described in Subsection (1)(d)(i) shall collectively
compile a list of three nominees to fill the vacancy; and
(iii) the governor shall, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint an
individual to fill the vacancy from nominees submitted as provided in Subsection
17B-2a-1005
(2)(c).
(2) If the local district board fails to appoint an individual to complete an elected board
member's term within 90 days, the legislative body of the county or municipality that created
the local district shall fill the vacancy in accordance with the procedure for a local district
described in Subsection (1)(b).