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Utah League director says "state of the league is strong," cites data-driven advocacy win and new member services
Summary
The Lead Director of the Utah League of Cities and Towns told the organization's annual gathering that the League remains financially stable and effective, highlighting a recent advocacy success that used inspection data to defeat a bill provision, the statewide Local Administrative Advisor program, expanded member engagement and operations gains.
Lead Director, Utah League of Cities and Towns, told attendees at the League's annual meeting that "the state of the league is strong," detailing advocacy, member services and operational work the League has undertaken this year.
The director said the League used data from member cities to change the course of legislation that would have allowed builders to select their own inspectors. He said the League gathered a dataset of about 421,000 residential inspections and reported that 93% were completed within 24 business hours and 99.7% within three business days, and that those figures helped legislators drop the contested provision.
The Hutchinson decision, the director said, frames the League's advocacy in Utah. He explained that unlike the majority of states governed by Dillon's rule,…
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