Emery County (Utah). County Commission

25754--Ordinances
84032--Minutes

AGENCY: Emery County (Utah). County Commission

SERIES: 25754
TITLE: Ordinances
DATES: 1915-1921, 1947-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by adoption date.

DESCRIPTION: These records document the legislative action of the county commissioners. The county commission may "pass all ordinances and rules and make all regulations, not repugnant to law, necessary for carrying into effort or discharging the powers and duties" of their office (UCA 17-5-263 (1995)). The county clerk is required "to authenticate with his signature and the seal of the county clerk all ordinances or laws passed by the board and record the same at length in the ordinance book" (UCA 17-5-209(9) (1995)).

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Local government ordinances and indexes, GRS-49

AUTHORIZED: 12/27/2022

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently or until administrative need ends and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

The records in this series have permanent historical value as documentation of ordinances in force at at a given time and the evolution of laws over time.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public


AGENCY: Emery County (Utah). County Commission

SERIES: 84032
TITLE: Minutes
DATES: i 1880-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by date of meeting.

DESCRIPTION: Minute books of the county commission, includes information on budgeting; equipment purchasing, and auditing; use of county lands; districting for schools, roads, voting, drainage, taxing; acting as an ex-officio board of equalization; business licensing; arranging for the construction of roads, public buildings, etc.; contracting for services; supervising the conduct and payment of all county personnel; providing for basic health care, public safety, and care of the indigent; convassing electin returns and apointing certain officials; incorporating municipalities. The day's entires are prefaced by the dat, names of those present, and where and when they met.

RETENTION

Retain permanently

DISPOSITION

May Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is proposed and has not yet been approved.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Fiscal Historical Legal

This disposition is based on the value of the series as the legal record for the county, probably the best single source of historical information on official activities (building, bonding, employees, voting, licensing, taxing, zoning, etc.)

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public