Auditor lays out required trainings: Open Public Meetings Act, special district board member course and GRAMA
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Summary
The auditor's office reviewed training requirements for public officials, including annual Open Public Meetings Act training for public-body members, special district board member training within one year of appointment, and GRAMA training for records officers.
Auditor staff reviewed statutory and recommended training for municipal and special-district officials. The Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) training is required annually for public-body members; the presenter said the presiding officer of a public body may determine an approved training provider and that the auditor's online course is one acceptable method.
The special district and special service district board member training is required within one year of appointment or election and can only be completed through the auditor's office; it results in a certificate that entities can retain. The presenter said the special-district course generally takes less than an hour and may also be delivered in person at the Utah Association of Special Districts annual conference.
The recorder/records officer must complete GRAMA (Government Records Access and Management Act) training annually; that training is provided by the Division of Archives and Records Service rather than the auditor's office. Auditor staff noted that the fraud risk assessment includes a question about whether governing-body members have completed entity-specific online training, and they recommended keeping training certificates to document compliance.
Ending: Staff provided the training portal link, instructions for creating accounts, and an auditor contact for assistance with account or course issues.