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Utah Senate consents to multiple gubernatorial appointees, including members of indigent defense commission
Summary
In the same extraordinary June 2016 session, the Utah Senate consented to a slate of gubernatorial appointees to the Utah Indigent Defense Commission, the Utah State Fair Corporation board and the Utah State Developmental Center Board, after committee recommendations and a waiver of the usual 15-day notification window.
The Utah Senate, meeting in an eleventh extraordinary session in June 2016, consented to a series of gubernatorial appointments to state commissions and boards. The confirmations included multiple members of the Utah Indigent Defense Commission and appointees to the Utah State Fair Corporation board and the Utah State Developmental Center Board.
The Senate Judiciary Confirmation Committee reported favorable recommendations for nominees to the Utah Indigent Defense Commission, listing appointees such as Mary Corporone, David C. Wilson, Patrick L. Anderson, Ryan W. Luce, Nicole Caudill, Michael D. Zimmerman and Senator Todd Wyler; later readings included Walter F. Buckton Jr., Samuel Alba and Claudia Jarrett. The committee chair told the Senate these were vetted appointments and observed the roles were unpaid and would demand significant volunteer time.
Committee members warned the commission’s forthcoming recommendations could carry budgetary consequences. One senator noted the commission was created by recent legislation and that implementing recommendations could require additional general fund appropriations, citing Senate Bill 155 as the enabling legislation; the committee discussion emphasized that funding implications would need future legislative attention.
Leadership waived the standard 15-day notification requirement before a floor vote. The Senate recorded 'Aye' votes on the confirmations and the President announced consent with 25 'yay' votes and absent senators noted in the transcript. Senators congratulated the confirmed appointees and directed Senator Harper to notify the governor’s representatives that the Senate had completed its work.
The confirmations move multiple advisory and oversight bodies into operation; the newly confirmed Indigent Defense Commission is expected to hire an executive director and begin grant awards to local jurisdictions as authorized under the enabling statute.
