Utah § 17-66-104 Consolidation of county offices -- County clerk to perform duties of county auditor under certain circumstances.

Utah Statutes

§ 17-66-104 — Consolidation of county offices -- County clerk to perform duties of county auditor under certain circumstances.

Utah § 17-66-104

Title 17Counties

Ch. 17-66County Officers and Officials Generally

Part 17-66-1General Provisions

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Utah Code Ann. § 17-66-104 (2026).

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(1)A legislative body may, unless prohibited by Subsection (2), pass an ordinance that:

(1)(a) consolidates county offices and establishes the duties of consolidated county offices;

(1)(b) separates any previously consolidated offices and reconsolidates county offices; or

(1)(c) separates any previously consolidated county offices without reconsolidating them.

(2)A legislative body may not:

(2)(a) consolidate the offices of county commissioner, county council member, or county treasurer with the office of county auditor;

(2)(b) consolidate the office of county executive with the office of county auditor, unless a referendum approving that consolidation passes; or

(2)(c) consolidate the offices of county commissioner, county council member, county executive, county assessor, or county aud

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(1) A legislative body may, unless prohibited by Subsection (2), pass an ordinance that:
(1)(a) consolidates county offices and establishes the duties of consolidated county offices;
(1)(b) separates any previously consolidated offices and reconsolidates county offices; or
(1)(c) separates any previously consolidated county offices without reconsolidating them.
(2) A legislative body may not:
(2)(a) consolidate the offices of county commissioner, county council member, or county treasurer with the office of county auditor;
(2)(b) consolidate the office of county executive with the office of county auditor, unless a referendum approving that consolidation passes; or
(2)(c) consolidate the offices of county commissioner, county council member, county executive, county assessor, or county auditor with the office of county treasurer.
(3) Each legislative body shall ensure that any ordinance consolidating or separating county offices:
(3)(a) is enacted before November 1 of the year before the year in which county officers are elected; and
(3)(b) takes effect on the first Monday in January after the year in which county officers are elected.
(4) (4)(a) Each legislative body shall:
(4)(a)(i) enact an ordinance by February 1, 2010, separating any county offices that are prohibited from consolidation by this section; and
(4)(a)(ii) publish, by February 15, 2010, a notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county identifying the county offices that will be filled in the November 2010 election.
(4)(b) If a legislative body has, by February 1, 2006, enacted an ordinance, in compliance with this Subsection (4) then in effect, separating county offices that are prohibited from consolidation by this section, the legislative body may repeal that ordinance.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and Section 17-66-102, in counties having a taxable value of less than $100,000,000, the county clerk shall be ex officio county auditor and shall perform the duties of the office without extra compensation.