{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-17b-1-311","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 17B-1-311","heading":"Board member prohibited from district employment -- Exception.","body":"(1) No elected or appointed member of the board of trustees of a special district may, while serving on the board, be employed by the district, whether as an employee or under a contract.\n(2) No person employed by a special district, whether as an employee or under a contract, may serve on the board of that special district.\n(3) A special district is not in violation of a prohibition described in Subsection (1) or (2) if the special district:\n(a) treats a member of a board of trustees as an employee for income tax purposes; and\n(b) complies with the compensation limits of Section 17B-1-307 for purposes of that member.\n(4) This section does not apply to a special district if:\n(a) fewer than 3,000 people in the state live within 40 miles of the special district's boundaries or primary place of employment, measured over all weather public roads; and\n(b) with respect to the employment of a board of trustees member under Subsection (1):\n(i) the job opening has had reasonable public notice; and\n(ii) the person employed is the best qualified candidate for the position.\n(5) This section does not apply to a transit commission of a large public transit district as described in Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act.","path":["Title 17B Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts","Chapter 17B-1 Provisions Applicable to All Special Districts","Part 17B-1-3 Board of Trustees"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17B/Chapter1/17B-1-S311.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"64631c11e314108d171b5bb701616aeaad32619091e33a67d05ca2b006f9f844","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-17b-1-310","next":"us-ut/utah-code-17b-1-312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}