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Provo council recesses and schedules 6 p.m. public hearing on recreation, arts and parks tax; state law cited
Summary
The Provo Municipal Council recessed its Oct. 7 meeting and said it will reconvene at 6 p.m. to begin a public hearing on a recreation, arts and parks tax proposition, citing state law that hearings cannot start before 6 p.m.
The Provo Municipal Council recessed its Oct. 7 meeting and said it will reconvene at 6 p.m. to begin a public hearing on a proposed recreation, arts and parks (RAP) tax proposition after receiving public comment.
Council members said the recess was required by state law and by noticing requirements for the hearing. A council representative explained the hearing could not begin before 6 p.m., so the council adjourned the earlier portion of the meeting and scheduled a separate session to begin the RAP tax public hearing at 6 p.m.
The council took no formal vote on the substance of the RAP tax during the earlier meeting; the action taken was procedural: to recess/adjourn and reconvene at the statutory start time for the public hearing. The city recorder administered oaths for newly sworn police officers earlier in the session before the recess.
A city staff member identified as Brian explained the timing: because state law requires the RAP tax hearing to start at or after 6 p.m., the council paused the first meeting and planned a separate meeting at 6 p.m. to comply with that requirement. No details of the RAP tax proposition itself were discussed in the portion of the meeting covered by the transcript; the hearing was placed as the first item on the subsequent meeting’s agenda.
