63C-7-103 - Definitions.
63C-7-103. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the Utah Communications Agency Network Board created in Section63C-7-201.
(2) "Bonds" means bonds, notes, certificates, debentures, contracts, lease purchaseagreements, or other evidences of indebtedness or borrowing issued or incurred by the UtahCommunications Agency Network pursuant to this chapter.
(3) "Communications network" means a regional or statewide public safety governmentalcommunications network and related facilities, including real property, improvements, andequipment necessary for the acquisition, construction, and operation of the services and facilities.
(4) "Effective date" means the first date after which the Utah Communications AgencyNetwork is officially created and shall be the first date after which:
(a) at least 10 public agencies have submitted to the Utah Communications AgencyNetwork office the membership resolutions required to become a member; and
(b) the governor has appointed the four state representatives to the executive committee.
(5) "Executive Committee" means the administrative body of the Utah CommunicationsAgency Network created in Section 63C-7-205.
(6) "Lease" means any lease, lease purchase, sublease, operating, management, or similaragreement.
(7) "Member" means a public agency which:
(a) adopts a membership resolution to be included within the Utah CommunicationsAgency Network; and
(b) submits an originally executed copy of an authorizing resolution to the UtahCommunications Agency Network office.
(8) "Member representative" means a person or that person's designee appointed by thegoverning body of each member.
(9) "Public agency" means any political subdivision of the state, including cities, towns,counties, school districts, local districts, and special service districts, dispatched by a publicsafety answering point.
(10) "Public safety answering point" means an organization, entity, or combination ofentities which have joined together to form a central answering point for the receipt,management, and dissemination to the proper responding agency, of emergency andnonemergency communications, including 911 calls, police, fire, emergency medical,transportation, parks, wildlife, corrections, and any other governmental communications.
(11) "State" means the state of Utah.
(12) "State representative" means:
(a) the four appointees of the governor or their designees; and
(b) the Utah State Treasurer or his designee.
Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session