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Senate removes compensation cap for small special-district boards, adds transparency requirements
Summary
Lawmakers passed a bill eliminating a statutory cap on pay for volunteer boards that govern small districts such as cemetery, water and sewer districts while adding public-notice and separate-meeting requirements before compensation changes take effect.
Salt Lake City — The Utah State Senate on the floor passed a bill that removes a statutory cap on compensation for elected volunteer boards governing small local districts and adds transparency safeguards for any future compensation changes.
A sponsor on the floor said small special districts across rural Utah — including cemetery, water and sewer districts — often operate with volunteer boards and small budgets. Because many board members provide in-kind labor or services, the sponsor told…
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