17B-1-609. Hearing to consider adoption -- Notice.

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Effective 5/3/2023

(1)At the meeting at which the tentative budget is adopted, the board of trustees shall:

(a)establish the time and place of a public hearing to consider its adoption; and

(b)except as provided in Subsection

(6)or

(7), order that notice of the hearing be published for the district, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102 , for at least seven days before the day of the hearing.

(2)If the budget hearing is held in conjunction with a tax increase hearing, the notice required in Subsection (1)(b) :

(a)may be combined with the notice required under Section 59-2-919 ; and

(b)shall be published in accordance with the advertisement provisions of Section 59-2-919 .

(3)If the budget hearing is to be held in conjunction with a fee increase hearing, the notice required in Subsection (1)(b) :

(a)may be combined with the notice required under Section 17B-1-643 ; and

(b)shall be published or mailed in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 17B-1-643 .

(4)Proof that notice was given in accordance with Subsection (1)(b) ,

(2),

(3), or

(6)is prima facie evidence that notice was properly given.

(5)If a notice required under Subsection (1)(b) ,

(2),

(3), or

(6)is not challenged within 30 days after the day on which the hearing is held, the notice is adequate and proper.

(6)A board of trustees of a special district with an annual operating budget of less than $250,000 may satisfy the notice requirements in Subsection (1)(b) by:

(a)mailing a written notice, postage prepaid, to each voter in the special district; and

(b)posting the notice in three public places within the district.

(7)The notice described in this section is exempt from the physical posting requirement described in Subsection 63G-30-102(1) (c).

Amended by Chapter 15 , 2023 General Session

Amended by Chapter 435 , 2023 General Session