10-2-412 - Boundary commission authority -- Expenses -- Records.
10-2-412. Boundary commission authority -- Expenses -- Records.
(1) The boundary commission for each county shall hear and decide, according to theprovisions of this part, each protest filed under Section 10-2-407, with respect to an area that islocated within that county.
(2) A boundary commission may:
(a) adopt and enforce rules of procedure for the orderly and fair conduct of itsproceedings;
(b) authorize a member of the commission to administer oaths if necessary in theperformance of the commission's duties;
(c) employ staff personnel and professional or consulting services reasonably necessaryto enable the commission to carry out its duties; and
(d) incur reasonable and necessary expenses to enable the commission to carry out itsduties.
(3) The legislative body of each county shall, with respect to the boundary commission inthat county:
(a) furnish the commission necessary quarters, equipment, and supplies;
(b) pay necessary operating expenses incurred by the commission; and
(c) reimburse the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by each member appointedunder Subsection 10-2-409(2)(a)(iii) or (b)(iii), unless otherwise provided by interlocalagreement.
(4) Each county or municipal legislative body shall reimburse the reasonable andnecessary expenses incurred by a commission member who is an elected county or municipalofficer, respectively.
(5) Records, information, and other relevant materials necessary to enable thecommission to carry out its duties shall, upon request by the commission, be furnished to theboundary commission by the personnel, employees, and officers of:
(a) for a proposed annexation of an area located in a county of the first class:
(i) each county, local district, and special service district whose boundaries include anarea that is the subject of a protest under the commission's consideration; and
(ii) each municipality whose boundaries may be affected by action of the boundarycommission; or
(b) for a proposed annexation of an area located in a specified county, each affectedentity:
(i) whose boundaries include any part of the area proposed for annexation; or
(ii) that may be affected by action of the boundary commission.
Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session