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Utah Senate consents to governor's slate of appointments during extraordinary August session
Summary
In an August 2017 extraordinary session, the Utah State Senate unanimously consented to a list of gubernatorial appointments to state boards and commissions after committee reports recommended confirmation; the vote was announced as 28 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent.
The Utah State Senate on Aug. 2017 consented to a package of appointments transmitted by Gov. Gary R. Herbert, approving nominees to state boards including the Utah Communications Authority, the Utah Indigent Defense Commission and the Permanent Community Impact Fund Board.
The governor's proclamation calling the fourth extraordinary session said the session's sole purpose was to consider appointments made since the close of the 2017 general session. Committee chairs reported unanimous or favorable recommendations for a number of nominees after confirmation hearings, including Dean J. Cox, D. Lance Davenport, Craig Dearden, John W. Park, Randy Swalberg and Clint D. Toppin for the Utah Communications Authority and David H. Shawcroft for the Utah Indigent Defense Commission.
Sen. David G. Buxton and other committee members characterized the appointees as experienced and well qualified. Buxton: "These were great individuals that we had a chance to interview and report out favorably." Senate confirmation committees filed recommendations from meetings held in mid- to late August 2017.
With no substantive floor discussion, the presiding officer called a roll-call vote on a motion "to consent to the governor's appointments." The presiding officer announced, "Having received 28 yay votes, 0 nay votes, 1 being absent, the Senate has consented to the governor appointments." The record does not identify a mover by name for the final consent motion.
The approvals place nominees on several state boards and commissions that advise regulatory, communications, public-safety and community-impact programs. The proclamation and communications cited constitutional and statutory authorities for the extraordinary session, specifically the Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 6, and Utah Code 67-1-1 and 67-1-2. The Senate concluded the extraordinary-session business and moved to a special order of recognition and remarks.
