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Committee backs bill to require districted county council seats, 14‑1; Wasatch and Salt Lake counties discussed
Summary
The Political Subdivisions Interim Committee voted 14‑1 to recommend a draft bill for a possible special session that would make districted county council seats the default across counties and grandfather certain counties that met a prior 65% district threshold.
The Political Subdivisions Interim Committee on Aug. 20 voted 14‑1 to recommend draft legislation that would make fully districted county councils the default form for counties that adopt a county council form of government, while grandparenting counties that met a prior 65% district threshold.
Representative John Tuscher, who outlined the bill as a cleanup and expansion of last session's House Bill 356, told the committee the draft would extend a prior requirement beyond just third through sixth class counties and set a 100% districted default for any county that moves to a county council form. He said counties that already met the 65% districted…
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