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Senate confirms governor’s nominees for human services and workforce roles; waives 15-day rule
Summary
The Utah Senate unanimously waived a 15-day waiting period and confirmed multiple gubernatorial appointees Feb. 7, 2005, including Lisa Michelle Church as executive director of Human Services and Toni Downing as executive director of Workforce Services (vote: 27–0; 2 absent).
The Utah Senate on Feb. 7, 2005 waived the statutory 15‑day requirement and confirmed a slate of gubernatorial nominees transmitted by Gov. Jon M. Huntsman Jr. Communications from the governor listed multiple appointments; the Senate voted (roll call) to waive the waiting period and then consented to the nominees by recorded vote.
Confirmed appointments included Lisa Michelle Church as executive director of the Department of Human Services and Toni Downing as executive director of the Department of Workforce Services. The Senate recorded 27 yes votes, 0 nay votes, with 2 senators absent on the confirmation roll call. Senators also discussed that one nominee (Yvette Donoso Diaz) was being submitted as an interim director pending a proposed departmental restructuring and future nomination for a reconstituted department.
Sen. Eastman moved to waive the 15-day notice requirement under Utah Code to allow the confirmations to proceed; the motion carried by voice vote and the subsequent roll call recorded the confirmations. Several appointees addressed the chamber in a brief Committee of the Whole, expressing priorities for serving vulnerable populations and seeking cooperation with legislators.
The confirmations are effective immediately upon the Senate’s consent; the Senate instructed staff to note the interim status of nominees tied to pending reorganizations.
