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The Particulars of Procurement - How Does it Work in Counties? The State is making changes in certain aspects of procurement for both themselves and the county. UAC is watching, but here’s how it works now.
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The Recorder With the Green Thumb
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What’s in a Name?
Millard County Recorder Connie Hansen has a love for the outdoors that takes her all kinds of interesting places.
Allowing Another Entity to Use the County’s Name: Good Idea or Lawsuit Waiting to Happen?
Everything Else... UAC Calendar 4... UAC Notes 5... NACo Notes 5... New Officials Profiled 14... County Pride 15... UAC Service Partners 19... Know Your Legislator 20... This Issue’s Infographic: And the Cool Kid is You...21 UAC Executive Committee John Jones, President (Carbon) Brandy Grace, 1st VP (Millard) David Wilde, 2nd VP (Salt Lake) Gordon Topham, Secretary (Sevier) Robert Kirk, Past Pres. (Utah)
UAC Staff Brent Gardner, Chief Executive Officer Jill Brown, Accountant TBA, UBHC Admin Asst. Debbie Goodwin, Office Manager Alice Hancock, Admin. Assistant Doug Perry, Communications Dir. Adam Trupp, General Counsel Arie Van De Graaff, Legislative Analyst Mark Ward, Senior Policy Analyst
The County Voice Published six times annually, The County Voice is the official magazine of the Utah Association of Counties. To subscribe: uacnet.org/archived-newsletters/ To submit articles, ads or other content, contact Doug Perry here: Utah Association of Counties 5397 S. Vine Street Murray, UT 84107 (801) 265-1331 doug@uacnet.org
2013 Utah Association of Counties Board of Directors Past Secretary Art Partridge (Washington)
Uintah Basin Kirk Wood (Duchesne)
Utah County Larry Ellertson (Utah)
Commissioner Bret Millburn (Davis)
Five-County Doug Heaton (Kane)
Washington County Alan Gardner (Washington)
Clerk Norm Johnson (San Juan)
Southeastern Jeff Horrocks (Emery)
Washington County Russell Shirts (Washington)
Auditor Diana Carroll (Grand)
Six-County Claudia Jarrett (Sanpete)
At-Large Kim Carson (Summit)
Sheriff Dave Edmunds (Summit)
Davis County Louenda Downs (Davis)
At-Large Jeff Merrell (Uintah)
Assessor John Ulibarri (Weber)
Davis County Steve Rawlings (Davis)
At-Large Mike Kohler (Wasatch)
Recorder Brenda Nelson (Morgan)
Weber County Jan Zogmaister (Weber)
At-Large Dale Eyre (Sevier)
Treasurer John Bond (Weber)
Weber County Kerry Gibson (Weber)
At-Large Jim Eardley (Washington)
Attorney Doug Hogan (Tooele)
Salt Lake County Ben McAdams (Salt Lake)
At-Large Cindy Bulloch (Iron)
Surveyor Reid Demman (Salt Lake)
Salt Lake County Richard Snelgrove (Salt Lake)
At-Large Les Barker (Garfield)
Bear River LuAnn Adams (Box Elder)
Utah County Gary Anderson (Utah)
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CALENDAR August 7 August 15
USACCC Transportation Meeting UAC Staggered Elections Meeting
Murray (UAC office) - Noon to 2 pm Murray (UAC Office) - 10 am to Noon
September 19-20 September 25 September 25-27
Joint Highway Committee Meeting UAC Board Meeting USACCC Fall Conference
Logan (City Hall Building) Midway (Homestead) Midway (Homestead)
November 13 November 13-15
UAC Board Meeting UAC Annual Convention
St. George (Dixie Center) St. George (Dixie Center)
February 20, 2014
UAC County Legislature Day
Salt Lake City (State Capitol)
March 1-5, 2014
NACo Legislative Conference
Washington DC
April 16, 2014 April 16-18, 2014
UAC Board Meeting UAC Management Conference
Salt Lake City (City Creek Marriott) Salt Lake City (City Creek Marriott)
May 21-23, 2014
WIR Annual Conference
Anchorage
July 11-4, 2014
NACo Annual Conference
New Orleans
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NOTES from UAC HB 155 and Related Provisions Repealed
documents/publications. Click here for more information.
Earlier this month during a special session, the Utah State Legislature repealed HB 155 and related provisions, legislation that attempted to establish a boundary between the law enforcement powers of federal land management agencies and county sheriffs. Passed during the 2013 General Legislative Session, HB 155 had the support of the Utah Association of Counties as well as the Utah Sheriffs’ Association. The bill declared among other things, the State’s non-recognition of attempts by federal land management agency officials to directly enforce state and local laws, and the bill broadened the class B misdemeanor offense of impersonating a peace officer to include such attempts.
Staggered County Elections Meeting At the June 19 meeting of the Legislative Government Operations Interim Committee, 2011’s HB 103 was considered. HB 103 is set to begin staggering the election of county offices in 2014. The committee requested that the membership of the Utah Association of Counties meet to ensure a consensus on if and how the bill should be implemented. This meeting is to address that issue and is open to all county officials. The meeting will be held in Room 210 of the Senate Building of the State Capitol Complex on August
15 from 10 a.m. to noon. Click here for more information including documents you can review and download prior to the meeting.
UAC Building Update Construction to partially finish the basement of UAC’s building and add two additional meeting rooms on the top floor is 99% complete. The build-out enables the Association to rent the space to another tenent. The only remaining pieces to complete the project are a few furnishings and putting the finishing touches on the building’s two new awnings.
NOTES from NACo Langston Installed as New NACo President
Aetna Parnters with NACo
Linda Langston, supervisor, Linn County, Iowa was installed as 201314 president of the National Association of Counties (NACo) on the final day of the 2013 NACo Annual Conference: County Solutions and Idea Marketplace in Tarrant County/ Fort Worth, Texas. Langston is the first Iowan to serve as NACo President in its almost 80-year history
National Association of Counties (NACo) announced that Aetna (NYSE: AET), one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits companies, has joined NACo as a new Premier Member and a Healthy Counties Initiative Sponsor.
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Feds Tinker With Local Government Taxes Although there may be growing
pessimism that the 113th Congress will achieve any significant legislative accomplishments, nothing has stopped either chamber from producing noteworthy developments in the world of state and local taxes. First, in a positive development for state and local governments, a bipartisan letter to House leadership in support of the tax exemption for municipal bond interest led by Reps. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) and Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.), garnered more than 130 representative signatures. NACo worked closely with congressional staff to move this effort forward and commends counties for reaching out to their representatives on such a critical issue to state and local governments. Click Here for More
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The particulars of procurement how does it work in counties?
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rocurement has been in the spotlight on the heels of the recently-passed SB190, which more clearly defines penalties associated with inappropriate conduct by state officials in roles of procurement. This has led to a review of procurement policies on local government level too. Along with SB190, the State has formed a task force made up of local and state government officials to review and propose any changes deemed necessary to the local code ahead of the 2014 Session. UAC has been monitoring the discussion carefully to ensure county interests are represented. More information about proposed legislation will be announced in the coming months.
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In the mean time, we thought it appropriate to give county officials an overview of how procurement works in Utah. The counties have fairly broad powers to acquire goods and services through contracting. Counties are not required to have a particular purchasing ordinance or procedure in place, though, there are many circumstances in which state law requires that the county either have its own purchasing ordinance or follow purchasing and procurement requirements established by state statute. Counties are permitted to either adopt their own ordinances or rely on the State of Utah’s Procurement Code. The purchasing power is set under the direction and supervision of the board of county commissioners—in a separation of powers form of government, purchasing is under the direction and supervision of the county executive.
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Purchasing Agent The county commission is permitted, in counties with over $500 million in taxable value, to appoint a county purchasing agent; in a council/executive form of county government, the appointment is by the executive with the advice and consent of the county legislative body. The purchasing agent is unique among non-elected county officials in that he or she undertakes the Constitutional oath of office and is secured by a bond whose amount is set by the county commission. If the county does not appoint a purchasing agent, then the purchasing duties and functions are performed by the county “budget officer” (the county auditor or clerk/auditor or, in some optional forms of government, the county executive). The purchasing agent serves under the direction and supervision of the county executive. Responsibilities include negotiating contracts for supplies and materials and submitting those contracts to the county commission or executive for approval. All county purchases and encumbrances are processed through the purchasing agent, who is required to keep detailed records of all such purchases and, if requested, provide reports to the county commission or council. The county commission or council may, by ordinance, relieve the purchasing agent of responsibilities regarding the purchase of election supplies by the county clerk or the purchase of jail food and other supplies by the sheriff. County Procurement Procedures As mentioned, counties have the legal authority to either establish their own purchasing procedures by ordinance or adopt all or part of the Utah State Procurement Code. The state code is a comprehensive set of procurement procedures; some of its more notable elements include the following: the code provides for the creation of a “procurement policy board,” as well as the appointment of a chief procurement officer. The code provides specific rules and regulations for drafting specifications for bids and other purposes and for the award of contracts based on sealed bids or, alternatively, competitive sealed proposals. It further specifies circumstances under which contracts may be awarded
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without competition and when bids may be canceled or rejected. Certain preferences are expressed in the state code, including the use of recycled goods, purchases from local producers or contractors, and purchase of prison industry goods. It has detailed provisions regarding the procurement of building construction and architect-engineer services. Certain specific required contract clauses are spelled out and, lastly, it includes provisions regarding bid protest procedures and debarment. If a county does not adopt the State Procurement Code, it is still permitted to purchase under or otherwise participate in state procurement contracts. Counties are required to establish procedures, by ordinance or policy, regarding the purchase and disposition of real property. Real property is held or deeded in the name of the county. The disposition of real property requires certain specific procedures on the part of counties, including a required 14-day notice and a public hearing regarding the sale of “significant” real property (the county is required to define “significant property” by ordinance). Counties must satisfy particular procedural requirements for the construction or repair of public buildings or other improvements or public works. These amount to specified bidding requirements for the construction of buildings over a certain dollar amount. Specifically, a county is required to have plans, specifications, and a cost estimate before it begins the contracting process. The county is thereafter required to follow its own procurement code but, if it does not have a county ordinance, it must abide by the following
statutory procedures: If the estimated cost of the building or repairs exceeds $125,000 (adjusted upward from the year 2003 by the Consumer Price Index), then the county must institute a bidding process which includes specific notice and advertising requirements. The bid must be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, and counties and private bidders are prohibited from splitting costs to avoid the application of the state law. The county is permitted to reject all bids and go through the procedure a second time. If the second process again fails to yield a responsible and responsive low bid, then the county is permitted to secure a construction contractor by whatever procedure it chooses. These procedural requirements do not apply to bona fide emergency repairs. Counties are prohibited from accepting change orders in either specifications or contracts except in writing, approved by the county commission or executive, and these must be within the terms of the contract or in accordance with construction industry standards. The authority to approve change orders may be delegated to other county officers or employees. If this procedure for the approval of change orders is not followed, the county is not liable for the cost of any extra work done on the building or public structure. Counties are permitted to establish and maintain a special fund in the county budget specifically for capital improvements.
features of the normal procurement of good and services. Therefore, interlocal agreements are not subject to state laws regarding the duties of the purchasing agent, county procurement procedures or other matters mentioned above. (However, it is notable that the Utah Procurement Code does address intergovernmental contracts and the Interlocal Cooperation Act includes several procedural requirements.) Based on the foregoing, interlocal agreements may be considered outside the responsibilities of a county purchasing agent or procurement ordinance; that said, it may still be valuable to have the county’s purchasing agent keep records and other information regarding interlocal agreements. In addition, if a county adopts its own procurement ordinance, it may be wise to specifically provide for the processing of interlocal agreements in that ordinance.
Interlocal Agreements By their nature, interlocal agreements between the county and another government entity would not be subject to most county policies and procedures regarding the purchase of supplies and materials from private vendors. Such contracts are rarely amenable to bid specifications and the other July/August 2013 • countyVoice
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Millard County Recorder Connie Hansen loves her family and her gardening.
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ictional proprietor, Amos Pettingill, of the famed White Flower Farm Nursery of Connecticut once penned: “I guess a good gardener always starts as a good weeder.”
Amos must have had Millard County Recorder Connie Hansen in mind because when her fingers aren’t sifting through endless pages of county maps or carefully scrutinizing an infinite field of boundaries she’s probably out beautifying the grounds in her neighborhood and home. “Oh, I love it,” she says enthusiastically. “People ask me all the time if I’ll come and do their yards.”
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and gardening tools to keep several folks’ lawns trim and flower beds weed-free – not to mention her own which is easily the most beautiful lot in her Delta neighborhood. “I love to do yard work and when my kids are around they just know that they will come and help me,” she says, adding that she likes to use the extra money for trips and Christmas. A native of Arimo, Idaho, Connie’s love of gardening started with a deep seeded belief, planted by her father, that weeds are harmful not only in agricultural production but also financially.
And she does.
“I was taught, when I was younger, that you don’t have rye in your fields and you don’t have weeds around because when you are raising seed grain it lowers the value.
When her county work is done, she grabs her lawn mower
“And so I came to Utah and there’s rye everywhere and it just
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drives me crazy,” she says with a laugh. She acknowledges there’s plenty of additional gardening she could take on, but doesn’t let that get in the way of some of
horses. But it was also quality time with her dad, whom she considers one of the most influential people in her life. “He’s the one who taught me how to work and how to think things out, which sometimes I think he wondered how good a job he did,” she jokes. “He just took the time and I worked with him a lot.” After graduation from Marsh Valley High School, the self-described “shy” teenager enrolled at Ricks College to pursue a degree in Veterinary Science. While there she dated and married her first husband, who she went on to have four children with. They later divorced, but marriage changed her career plans as she opted to have children and do various odd jobs – mostly drawing on her farming background.
her other hobbies, which include traveling, four-wheeling, boating, skiing and photography. Recently she and her husband, Lyle, road their motorcycle to South Dakota. “We went to Mt. Rushmore, Devil’s Tower, and Custer City,” she said. “It was awesome. We just had a ball. And I think [South Dakota] is one of the prettier states, next to Utah, Idaho and Wyoming.” She adds that they had so much fun they are planning another motorcycle trip up the Pacific Coast, from California to British Columbia. The couple don’t always have to go far to have fun. They love to go four-wheeling with their family in the nearby mountains of Millard County. And their backyard is literally a small lake where they can take their boat out from their own private dock. “Anything to do with the outdoors – I just love being out in the open,” she adds. Connie pretty much grew up outside, encouraged by her parents to fully experience farm life. “I was kind of like my dad’s second boy because my brother had allergies so I got do all the hay and did most of the cowboying with the cattle,” she reflected. It was good training, she said, and as she got older gave her the funds to afford college as she raised and sold cattle and
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“Having children changed me a lot. It made me see that there is more to life than “things”,” she said. “That the people around me are more important. That taking time to be with them and making sure they know you love them is the biggest thing for me.”
She has since re-married, and with Lyle’s daughter, they have five children and now 12 grand children. In 1986, Connie was hired by then County Recorder Linda Carter as a deputy recorder at Millard County. This was a good fit for her, as she was familiar and enjoyed working with maps and property boundaries in rural Idaho. “Along with farming and ranching, I had a lot to do with my dad’s property boundary lines, so I kind of knew what was going on when I started here,” she said. So what’s a typical work day like for this recorder? “I get up around five or five-thirty, drive to work and then review all the recording that took place the day before.” “Then I start reviewing plans, answering phone calls or working with my staff and visitors to mainly do name changes and title work,” she adds. It’s mostly routine work, but she still loves it. She especially loves it when she’s able to help weed out
a property-related issue or beautify the symmetry between conflicting boundaries. “Just knowing I can help track things for people so they know where their property is is rewarding,” she says with a smile. “I like working with different people – people in my office, my neighbors, at my church. It’s really fun.” But always in the back of her mind are the real weeds that she will later pluck and the borders of grass she will trim of friends and neighbors in the county she loves and calls home.
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Official Introductions
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here have been no changes or announcements since our last publication. It is still anticipated that Salt Lake County Assessor Lee Gardner will retire from his post by the end of August. No one has been appointed to fill that impending vacancy yet but someone will be named by the County Council before September 1. Since we have fewer changes to announce this issue, we will expand on the number of new officials we continue to introduce you to from those who took office in January or as mid-term replacements shortly Austin Turner Recently appointed to the Morgan County Council, has worked previously in both the Morgan and Summit County Sheriff ’s offices. He also is currently working for Morgan County Ambulance. When not at work he enjoys riding OHV’s with his family. Logan Wilde Recently elected to the Morgan County Council, has served as an elected officer of the Morgan Conservation District previously and has also worked with the Department of Agriculture. His primary occupation has been as a rancher.
Seth Oveson Recently appointed as the Carbon County Clerk/Auditor, is in his first stint as a local government official. He worked previously in public accounting as a CPA. He enjoys spending time with family, camping, fishing, wood working, and shooting.
Daryl Ballantyne Recently elected to the Morgan County Council, this is his first experience in local government work. However, his recent career includes work with the Utah Department of Transportation. Among his long list of hobbies, he includes tennis, photography, skiing, biking, running, camping, coaching, scrapbooking, and drinking Pepsi.
Jon Cox Recently appointed to the Sanpete County Commission, he is getting his first opportunity to work in local government. Professionally, he was a history professor at Snow College and former aid to Senator Bob Bennett. He is an avid fan of the outdoors and maintains an open challenge to any other elected official in a game of tennis.
Karen Perry Recently elected to the Daggett County Commission, she spent 19 years working as grounds supervisor at the Salt Lake City School District. She also worked in a similar capacity at the University of Utah. For fun she enjoys cooking, fishing, hunting, writing fiction, and reading.
Kim Carson Recently elected to the Summit County Council, she has served two terms on the Park City Board of Education (president four of those years). She was in corporate sales and training professionally and also served as executive director of the Park City Education Foundation. She loves riding bikes, horseback riding, skiing, gardening, and travelling.
Watch our next issue for more!
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Brian Stephenson Recently appointed as the Beaver County Clerk/Auditor, is getting his first opportunity to serve in local government. He has worked professionally as a farm leader for Circle 4 Farms. He likes reading, cooking, camping, horseback riding, raising livestock, and emergency medicine
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County Pride: Wasatch County elcome to Heber Valley, one of Utah’s finest
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treasures. Situated only minutes between
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and western spirit of the valley’s original settlers. During the
from Salt Lake City, the beautiful Heber Valley is a quick
2002 Winter Olympics, Midway’s Soldier Hollow was selected
and convenient family escape that offers a wide-range of
to host the cross-country and biathlon events.
adventures and activities. During its beginnings, the Heber Valley was a major Midway City, located at the base of the majestic Wasatch
transporter of sheep on the Heber Valley Rail Road,
mountain range, is a popular destination within the
commonly known as the “Heber Creeper.” Today, the Rail
Heber Valley due to its unique and historic architecture.
Road transports tens of thousands of visitors around the
Originally settled by Swiss immigrants in the late 1800’s,
valley to capture glimpses of the “Old West” and to show
Midway maintains a Swiss-themed town square, business
off the natural beauty of the surrounding lakes, rivers, and
district, and residential community. In the heart of
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Throughout the year, Heber Valley is home to dozens of events that are sure to entertain, educate, and inspire. For the Western folks, the annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering will bring out your inner cowboy spirit while making you laugh and cry and then laugh again. During Labor Day weekend, more than 90,000 people participate in the Swiss Days celebration as well as the Sheep Dog Trials. Mountain races, world-class rodeos, challenging marathons, and memorable
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What’s in a Name? Allowing Another Entity to Use the County’s Name: Good Idea or Lawsuit Waiting to Happen?
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s many of you know, there are prohibitions on businesses and special service districts using the word “county” as part of its name without permission and/or in violation of Utah law. While no one would seriously believe that a business called the “Salt Lake County Tattoo Parlor” was a governmental entity, there are other instances where the distinction is not so clear. What has happened in the past, and most likely will happen in the future, is that a plaintiff suing a business whose name contains the word “county” often assumes the county owns
or controls the business and therefore must be named in the lawsuit. The next thing you know, the county is served with a summons and complaint because the plaintiff believes that the county is involved in the business. Yes, eventually the county is dismissed from the lawsuit after spending defense costs to get there but all this could have been avoided in the first place if the business had not used the county name. Of particular concern are the special service districts and local districts that use the county name. There is a July/August 2013 • countyVoice
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difference between “Box Elder School District” and “Box Elder County School District.” The former is the correct name and the latter is not. Yet many times the two are used interchangeably for example, on websites—and no one notices until there is a lawsuit and a county is sued along with the school district (a state entity). Here’s how you can protect the county from needless litigation. First, know the law. Pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 17-50-103, a district is prohibited from using the word “county” in its name. The statute distinguishes between “existing local entity” and “new local entity.” An “existing local entity” means a local district, special service district, or other political subdivision of the state which was created before May 1, 2000. After January 1, 2005, an existing local entity may not use the word “county” in its name unless the county whose name is used by the existing local entity gives its written consent. The board of each local district affected is charged with ensuring compliance with this subsection. See Utah Code Ann. § 17B-1-105(1)(b).
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A “new local entity” means a city, town, school district, local district, special service district, or other political subdivision of the state which was created on or after May 1, 2000. The statute directs that a new local entity may not use the word “county” in its name and provides that the affected county may bring legal action in district court to compel compliance. Second, review the county’s website and the websites for any local entities that are not county-controlled such as a school district or special service to see if someone has inadvertently used the word “county” in the entity’s name when it should not be part of it. If so, take the appropriate steps as described in the statute to protect your county from time-wasting and money-wasting litigation.
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Know Your State Legislator In and effort to help you become better acquainted with our state legislature, UAC will provide a few bits of information about a handful of state legislators in each issue of The County Voice.
Senate House Howard Stephenson hstephenson@le.utah.gov 801-972-8814 Senate District 11 Profession: Public Administration
Daniel Thatcher dthatcher@le.utah.gov 801-759-4746 Senate District 12 Profession: Independent Contractor
Michael Kennedy Brian King mikekennedy@le.utah.gov briansking@le.utah.gov 801-358-2362 801-560-0769 House District 27 House District 28 Profession: Profession: Family Physician Attorney
LaVar Christensen lavarchristensen@le.utah.gov 801-808-5105 House District 32 Profession: Attorney, Business Owner
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Craig Hall chall@le.utah.gov 801-573-1774 House District 33 Profession: Attorney
Carol Spackman Moss csmoss@le.utah.gov 801-647-8764 House District 37 Profession: Retired2013 Educator countyVoice • July/August
Mark Madsen mmadsen@le.utah.gov 801-360-9389 Senate District 13 Profession: Attorney, Developer
John Valentine jvalentine@le.utah.gov 801-373-6345 Senate District 14 Profession: Attorney
Margaret Dayton mdayton@le.utah.gov 801-221-0623 Senate District 15 Profession: Homemaker
Lee Perry leeperry@le.utah.gov 435-720-7838 House District 29 Profession: Law Enforcement
Janice Fisher janicefisher@le.utah.gov 801-250-2698 House District 30 Profession: Homemaker
Larry Wiley lwiley@le.utah.gov 801-487-8095 House District 31 Profession: Building Inspector
Mark Wheatley Johnny Anderson janderson34@le.utah.gov markwheatley@le.utah.gov 801-264-8844 801-898-1168 House District 35 House District 34 Profession: Profession: Education Administrator Education, Business
Eric Hutchings ehutchings@le.utah.gov 801-963-2639 House District 38 Profession: Financial Services
Patrice Arent parent@le.utah.gov 801-889-7849 House District 36 Profession: Attorney
James Dunnigan jdunnigan@le.utah.gov 801-968-8594 House District 39 Profession: Insurance Agent
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And the Cool Kid is... You! A recent (March) Pew Research poll found that local governments continue to be the most liked among their state and federal counterparts. In fact, local government has nearly always held the top spot, falling short only briefly in 2001 and 2003, when federal government approval ratings spiked up. Analysis: Aside from historial “moments” county official have the incredible opportunity to connect with their constituents on a more frequent and personal level. UAC encourages county officials in every office to continue to make quality one-on-one connections as they are an essential asset to a county’s ability to maintain the public’s confidence.
Local Government 63% Favorable State Government 57% Favorable
Federal Government 28% Favorable
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