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Ruth Ann Ogi Frost, legislative counsel, said a recodification reorganizes outdated language, updates drafting style, and eliminates legalese but generally does not make substantive policy changes. \"We don't make substantive changes in a recod,\" she said. Frost added that limited clarifications may be made when older provisions are ambiguous and stakeholders agree on the intended meaning.
The office has split the effort into five bills because of the size of Title 17: two bills to reorganize the title, two bills to update cross-references across the code (for example in Title 59), and a bill to coordinate municipal provisions in Title 10 so county and municipal land-use acts remain parallel. Frost said the reorganized Title 17 will begin with chapter 60 because earlier chapter numbers are already used by prior recodifications.
Staff provided an index and a section-by-section crosswalk on the committee web page to help reviewers track where existing sections will move in the new structure. Frost said stakeholders and counties have participated in drafting and that the office will correct any crosswalk errors identified during review.
Committee members then voted to open a sixth committee bill file to address substantive policy issues that stakeholders flagged during the recod process. Representative Colford moved to open the file; the motion carried unanimously.
Lincoln Shirts, representing the Association of Counties, told the committee the association is supportive of the technical recod effort and will bring a few substantive items to the separate substantive bill file. \"We are supportive of the draft recod as currently constituted,\" Shirts said.
The recodification and the substantive bill file will proceed separately; the recod bills are intended to be non-substantive reorganizations while the sixth bill will be used for policy changes requiring committee deliberation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Political Subdivisions Interim Committee - September 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Staff updated the committee on a multi-bill recodification of Title 17 (county code) that reorganizes and modernizes the code without substantive policy changes; the committee also opened a separate committee bill file to consider substantive policy changes discovered during the recod process.","taxTitle","2025 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah","taxId",78171,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5984490,"Committee opens bill file to study county classification rules",478,362000,840000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5761329-6d956e395ce1057c8a83ec32d5f11270&start=362&end=840","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5761329-6d956e395ce1057c8a83ec32d5f11270/thumbnail_362000.jpg","/articles/5984490/Utah/Committee-opens-bill-file-to-study-county-classification-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984490-8beda6026eba773717cf236708f16c6c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770402119&Signature=GdBEEZoa8oupCL~WDSdcBGezuIAC1NVlWMV0hfUmiAbSI4YNrcrJiVMPnMM3kDbvGisnRlIplUErIpJM8SXaMzTsfod5Wrnqm8fsHWD73uc9h3mrlITkHZBStR2aY0d5i1E1O0Ghjztil2870k3JGzwLU89XMfnmgrQVgUlXw0qsxdhINhqot02YJPYVntq6FsOuEEZrmZRtM2NO8JehmgzIisqEgz4qf7I7DjLD7Ab8vPYAkUTiGfDrL10JHUApHI64CDH3e7fcZsosgeqjuKY1uoOzvr8xkSLzWniWYVHwX86uqvdDTOtdB3pozCtK0YHdiKG56FaDqLRU6WoZNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Political Subdivisions Interim Committee voted Aug. 20 to open a committee bill file to study county classifications and the criteria that determine whether a county is first through sixth class.
Senator Winterton told the committee, \"For years now, we've been, kicking the can down the road with classifications.\" He said the current system relies on population thresholds and that state policymakers have repeatedly raised those thresholds to avoid counties automatically changing class.
Winterton said the study will examine whether population should remain the principal criterion or whether other measures, such as a county's revenue, should factor into classification. \"If a county can afford it, they shouldn't be coming to the state for a handout,\" he said, describing the need to evaluate program eligibility and incentives tied to class.
Senator Thatcher moved to open the committee bill file. After discussion, the committee approved the motion by unanimous voice vote.
Members raised the practical difficulty of classification changes, including the \"domino effect\" of statutory differences tied to class and the need to define a clear process. Representative Bennion asked whether such a reclassification would affect forms of government or the number of governing members; Winterton said those governance questions would be separate bills and addressed after the classification study.
The committee did not adopt substantive classification criteria at the meeting; it authorized staff to open a bill file and conduct the study.","The committee voted unanimously to open a committee bill file to study county classification criteria, including whether population alone should determine class and whether revenue might be a better indicator; sponsor said the issue has been deferred repeatedly.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5984496,"Committee endorses draft to let counties choose full-time or part-time officials",681,191000,872000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5761329-6d956e395ce1057c8a83ec32d5f11270&start=191&end=872","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5761329-6d956e395ce1057c8a83ec32d5f11270/thumbnail_191000.jpg","/articles/5984496/Utah/Committee-endorses-draft-to-let-counties-choose-full-time-or-part-time-officials","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984496-eef78da651073a43e9b3590e3bf23c4f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770402119&Signature=egIfSlw7Q~M5B3RRiER8AeQblZP3K~BlvVIzDoqkze1t2fMzfFKTkCtDVrp3a5UKDhRv7bbkbK46zgKhbARujjgeQWShSrBJhtHm4vKV0UzYT1mq5q0oK2T51V8IiXJQM7xoYOu2QqJGa6E0rBCxdE7VehPvjID4WGTZZjBxmzq5VyhtPSiH-g2y6775tcNOomFF57Y7oRjsVqG7Lw1wrQI-R-rc3REwZKiLG5Mdm7~RxkXyUdKpNL25Ygj3j8FsQVTQ3093NyWiVvlqJ6DhQzcnwkPhqv6l-L5vKdoqYbzxGPDxACnnibH-LKPBESzMznkDZcEbZq9BEgytYz-edg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Political Subdivisions Interim Committee on Aug. 20 recommended favorably draft legislation that would allow counties to choose whether their legislative and executive officers serve on a part-time or full-time basis.
Senator Winterton, sponsor of the draft, said the change simply \"opens it up so that ... they do have an option to be full time or part time, and with pay.\" He said the draft removes statutory language that currently prevents some counties from designating officials as full time.
Winterton described Salt Lake County as an example: \"They're part time, but they have a staff of between 30 and 35 people to do all of the work that we elect officials to do,\" he said, noting that counties now either hire staff or must meet population thresholds that determine part-time status.
The draft would strike specified lines of the existing county code (identified in the draft as lines 46'47 and 64'65) to give counties the option to set employment status and pay through local budget decisions. Committee discussion noted the choice ultimately comes down to county budgets and voter preferences.
A motion to approve the draft legislation carried unanimously; the committee recorded no roll-call vote during the meeting. The committee did not enact the language into law at the meeting; the action was a recommendation to open or advance the draft for legislative consideration.
Representative Bennion and other members asked for examples and clarification about governance implications; Winterton said questions about forms of county government and council composition would be addressed in separate legislation.
No statutory citation was changed at the meeting; the committee's action was to recommend the draft for further consideration.","The interim committee recommended favorably a draft bill that would allow counties to opt for full-time or part-time status for legislative and executive members by striking statutory lines that now restrict that choice; supporters said local budgets or staff capacity would determine the option.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5984501,"Committee receives Community Reinvestment Agency annual report; five more reports expected",114,29000,143000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5761329-6d956e395ce1057c8a83ec32d5f11270&start=29&end=143","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5761329-6d956e395ce1057c8a83ec32d5f11270/thumbnail_29000.jpg","/articles/5984501/Utah/Committee-receives-Community-Reinvestment-Agency-annual-report-five-more-reports-expected","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984501-fa9b78d2f946678c7989fb000949fb75/orig.mp4?Expires=1770402119&Signature=AcGFGXnlayuA4qghvqHKXdugpmaav1lRfqGKusiEtqKyomyAnwcqQ1A4tGmnYCBNZJNiDuAWfO-5HWvqXCRIet34pzB0MPb8iq9s9E4WcjeDEmT98UDSfR4EqJ-pCbSsLI7l6Fm7eYP33ztj1cjdu3VpGBSVf~iyyZkbDk9MPofXf~WDbgXod7TZ1ijCGLHyyyw4jevRjtlC1WNcrQWQ1~ShntTdR8SYTWOVSoKm~7AW7CyEb0G3DqhJZk9GKt8R3PF0CNlBkNqK~mVz-RmaOlGMR-pMDvl0IWqwZPAK3EF2BIPbeK4MY1Wo0lEdz8g~9wyoX7zmlD5lIbbsyUl1Cg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Political Subdivisions Interim Committee was told on Aug. 20 that the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity submitted the Community Reinvestment Agency annual report required by statute.
Nathan Brady, legislative analyst with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, said the office received the report on time even though it experienced delays getting it posted to the agency reporting website. \"This report...was submitted on time,\" Brady said.
The report is one of seven annual reports the committee expects this year; staff said five of the remaining six are due in October. Brady said the reports will be posted to the agency reporting website and that committee materials on the interim committee web page include a list and links to the documents.
Brady told members that if they want a reporting entity to appear before the committee to discuss a report, they should contact the chairs or legislative staff to arrange it. No committee action was taken on the report during the meeting.
For members and the public, Brady noted the specific statutory citation requiring the report and the statutory deadline; the committee staff will continue to monitor postings and notify members when additional reports arrive.","The Political Subdivisions Interim Committee was told the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity submitted the Community Reinvestment Agency annual report on time despite a posting delay; staff noted six additional statutory reports are expected this year.","actionData","errors"]

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