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2011 Utah Code
Title 17B Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts
Chapter 1 Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts

Section 101 Title.
Section 102 Definitions.
Section 103 Local district status and powers.
Section 104 Property owner provisions.
Section 104.5 Groundwater right owner provisions -- Vote.
Section 105 Name of local district -- Name change.
Section 106 Notice before preparing or amending a long-range plan or acquiring certain property.
Section 107 Recording a release of lien.
Section 108 Restrictions on local district procurement of architect-engineer services.
Section 109 Procurement -- Use of recycled goods.
Section 110 Compliance with nepotism requirements.
Section 111 Impact fee resolution -- Notice and hearing requirements.
Section 112 Publishing district information in telephone directory.
Section 113 Liability insurance.
Section 114 Local district property taxes on a parity with general taxes.
Section 115 Validation of previously created local districts -- Continuation of certain local districts under this chapter -- Providing a previously authorized service.
Section 116 Property exempt from taxation and execution.
Section 117 Severability.
Section 118 Local district hookup fee -- Preliminary design or site plan from a specified public agency.
Section 119 Service provided -- Requirements -- Reasonable diligence required for determination of whether improvements or warranty work meets standards -- Money damages prohibited.
Section 120 Exactions -- Exaction for water interest -- Requirement to offer to original owner property acquired by exaction.
Section 121 Limit on fees -- Requirement to itemize and account for fees -- Appeals.
Section 201 Definitions.
Section 202 Local district may be created -- Services that may be provided -- Limitations.
Section 203 Process to initiate the creation of a local district -- Petition or resolution.
Section 204 Request for service required before filing of petition -- Request requirements.
Section 205 Petition and request requirements -- Withdrawal of signature.
Section 206 Request certification -- Amended request.
Section 207 Signature on request may be used on petition.
Section 208 Additional petition requirements and limitations.
Section 209 Petition certification -- Amended petition.
Section 210 Public hearing.
Section 211 Notice of public hearings -- Publication of resolution.
Section 212 Resolution indicating whether the requested service will be provided.
Section 213 Protest after adoption of resolution -- Adoption of resolution approving creation for certain districts.
Section 214 Election -- Exceptions.
Section 215 Notice and plat to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Certificate of incorporation -- Local district incorporated as specialized local district or basic local district -- Effective date.
Section 216 Costs and expenses of creating a local district.
Section 217 Conclusive presumption regarding creation and existence.
Section 301 Board of trustees duties and powers.
Section 302 Board member qualifications -- Number of board members.
Section 303 Term of board of trustees members -- Oath of office -- Bond.
Section 304 Appointment procedures for appointed members.
Section 305 Notice of offices to be filled.
Section 306 (Superseded 01/01/12) Local district board -- Election procedures.
Section 306 (Effective 01/01/12) Local district board -- Election procedures.
Section 306.5 Dividing a local district into divisions.
Section 307 Annual compensation -- Per diem compensation -- Participation in group insurance plan -- Reimbursement of expenses.
Section 308 Boards of trustees comprised of county or municipal legislative body members.
Section 309 Board officers -- Term.
Section 310 Quorum of board of trustees -- Meetings of the board.
Section 311 Board member prohibited from district employment -- Exception.
Section 312 Training for board members.
Section 313 Publication of notice of board resolution or action -- Contest period -- No contest after contest period.
Section 314 Compelling attendance at board meetings.
Section 401 Definitions.
Section 402 Annexation of area outside local district.
Section 403 Initiation of annexation process -- Petition and resolution.
Section 404 Petition requirements.
Section 405 Petition certification.
Section 406 Notice to county and municipality -- Exception.
Section 407 Notice of intent to consider providing service -- Public hearing requirements.
Section 408 Resolution indicating whether the requested service will be provided.
Section 409 Public hearing on proposed annexation.
Section 410 Notice of public hearing.
Section 411 Modifications to area proposed for annexation -- Limitations.
Section 412 Protests -- Election.
Section 413 Hearing, notice, and protest provisions do not apply for certain petitions.
Section 414 Resolution approving an annexation -- Filing of notice and plat with lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date.
Section 415 Annexation of wholesale district through expansion of retail provider -- Annexation of a local district that provides transportation services.
Section 416 Automatic annexation to a district providing fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services or law enforcement service.
Section 417 Boundary adjustment -- Notice and hearing -- Protest -- Resolution adjusting boundaries -- Filing of notice and plat with the lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date.
Section 418 Annexed area subject to fees, charges, and taxes.
Section 501 Definition.
Section 502 Withdrawal of area from local district -- Automatic withdrawal in certain circumstances -- Definitions.
Section 503 Withdrawal or boundary adjustment with municipal approval.
Section 504 Initiation of withdrawal process -- Notice of petition.
Section 505 Withdrawal of municipality in certain districts providing fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services or law enforcement service.
Section 506 Withdrawal petition requirements.
Section 507 Withdrawal petition certification -- Amended petition.
Section 508 Public hearing -- Quorum of board required to be present.
Section 509 Notice of hearing and withdrawal.
Section 510 Resolution approving or rejecting withdrawal -- Criteria for approval or rejection -- Terms and conditions.
Section 511 Continuation of tax levy after withdrawal to pay for proportionate share of district bonds.
Section 512 Filing of notice and plat -- Recording requirements -- Contest period -- Judicial review.
Section 513 Termination of terms of trustees representing withdrawn areas.
Section 601 Definitions.
Section 602 Fiscal year.
Section 603 Uniform accounting system.
Section 604 Funds and account groups maintained.
Section 605 Budget required for certain funds -- Capital projects fund.
Section 606 Total of revenues to equal expenditures.
Section 607 Tentative budget to be prepared -- Review by governing body.
Section 608 Tentative budget and data -- Public records.
Section 609 Hearing to consider adoption.
Section 610 Public hearing on tentatively adopted budget.
Section 611 Continuing authority of governing body.
Section 612 Accumulated fund balances -- Limitations -- Excess balances -- Unanticipated excess of revenues -- Reserves for capital projects.
Section 613 Appropriations not to exceed estimated expendable revenue -- Determination of revenue -- Appropriations for existing deficits.
Section 614 Adoption of final budget -- Certification and filing.
Section 615 Budgets in effect for budget year.
Section 616 Property tax levy -- Amount in budget as basis for determining.
Section 617 Fund expenditures -- Budget officer's duties.
Section 618 Purchasing procedures.
Section 619 Expenditures or encumbrances in excess of appropriations prohibited -- Processing claims.
Section 620 Transfer of appropriation balance between accounts in same fund.
Section 621 Review of individual governmental fund budgets -- Hearing.
Section 622 Amendment and increase of individual fund budgets.
Section 623 Emergency expenditures.
Section 624 Lapse of appropriations -- Exceptions.
Section 625 Transfer of balances in special funds.
Section 626 Loans by one fund to another.
Section 627 Property tax levy -- Time for setting -- Computation of total levy -- Apportionment of proceeds -- Maximum levy.
Section 628 Certification of resolution setting levy.
Section 629 Operating and capital budgets.
Section 630 Increase in appropriations for operating and capital budget funds -- Notice.
Section 631 District clerk -- Meetings and records.
Section 632 District clerk -- Bookkeeping duties.
Section 633 District treasurer -- Duties generally.
Section 634 Receipts for payment.
Section 635 Duties with respect to issuance of checks.
Section 636 Special assessments -- Application of proceeds.
Section 637 Deposit of district funds -- Commingling with personal funds unlawful -- Suspension from office.
Section 638 Quarterly financial reports required.
Section 639 Annual financial reports -- Independent audit reports.
Section 640 Independent audits required.
Section 641 Local district may expand uniform procedures -- Limitation.
Section 642 Approval of district expenditures.
Section 643 Imposing or increasing a fee for service provided by local district.
Section 644 Definitions -- Electronic payments -- Fee.
Section 645 Residential fee credit.
Section 701 Definitions.
Section 702 Local districts to submit budgets.
Section 703 Local districts to submit audit reports.
Section 801 Establishment of local district merit system.
Section 802 Review of personnel policies.
Section 803 Merit principles.
Section 804 Compliance with Labor Code requirements.
Section 901 A single bill for multiple commodities, services, or facilities -- Suspending service to a delinquent customer.
Section 902 Lien for past due service fees -- Limitations.
Section 903 Authority to require written application for water or sewer service and to terminate for failure to pay -- Limitations.
Section 904 Collection of service fees.
Section 905 Right of entry on premises of water user.
Section 906 Extraterritorial supply of surplus.
Section 1001 Provisions applicable to property tax levy.
Section 1002 Limit on local district property tax levy -- Exclusions.
Section 1101 Provisions applicable to a local district's issuance of bonds.
Section 1102 General obligation bonds.
Section 1103 Levy to pay for general obligation bonds.
Section 1104 Pledge of revenues to pay for bonds.
Section 1105 Revenue bonds -- Requirement to impose rates and charges to cover revenue bonds -- Authority to make agreements and covenants to provide for bond repayment.
Section 1106 Board of trustees required to fix rates to cover district expenses and bonds.
Section 1107 Ratification of previously issued bonds and previously entered contracts.
Section 1201 Definitions.
Section 1202 Authority to file a validation petition -- Petition requirements -- Amending or supplementing a validation petition.
Section 1203 Hearing on a validation petition.
Section 1204 Notice of the hearing on a validation petition -- Amended or supplemented validation petition.
Section 1205 Property owner or interested person may appear in validation proceedings -- Failure to appear.
Section 1206 Validation petition hearing -- Validation proceedings.
Section 1207 Findings, conclusions, and judgment -- Costs -- Effect of judgment -- Appeal.
Section 1301 Definitions.
Section 1302 Local district dissolution.
Section 1303 Initiation of dissolution process.
Section 1304 Petition requirements.
Section 1305 Petition certification.
Section 1306 Public hearing.
Section 1307 Notice of public hearing and of dissolution.
Section 1308 Dissolution resolution -- Limitations on dissolution -- Distribution of remaining assets -- Notice to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements.
Section 1401 Status of and provisions applicable to a basic local district.
Section 1402 Board of trustees of a basic local district.

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2011 Utah Code Title 17B Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts Chapter 1 Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts

2011 Utah Code
Title 17B Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts
Chapter 1 Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts