Board of Duchesne County Commissioners' Meeting
Rules of Order and Procedure

The construction of authority in all matters associated with the meetings and activities of the County Commission, including the Agenda, shall be: 1) the United States Constitution and statutes of the United States of America; 2) the Utah Constitution and statutes of the State of Utah; 3) the Code and Ordinances of Duchesne County, Utah; 4) and these Rules.

All meetings of the Board of County Commissioners shall be public, and notices thereof shall be posted as provided in accordance with Utah Law.

Meetings of the Board of County Commissioners of Duchesne County shall be conducted according to these Rules.

Regular Meetings of the Board of County Commissioners shall be on Monday of each week beginning at 9:00 a.m. unless otherwise determined and set by the Board of County Commissioners for any reason it deems appropriate.

Special meetings may be called upon by request of the Chair or any member of the County Commission, provided that two Commissioners agree to call a special meeting.

In case of an emergency or urgent public necessity, which shall be expressed in the meeting notice, it shall be sufficient if members receive and notice is posted in accordance with State Law governing emergency meetings.

Closed meetings are meetings closed to the public. They are only permitted for the purpose of discussing matters enumerated in the Open Meetings Act of the Utah State Code. Disclosure of topics to be discussed shall be made to the public in accordance with the requirements of the Open Meetings Act.

The County Commission can retire into a closed meeting if a motion is duly made and seconded and a two-thirds roll call vote is affirmed by the commissioners present at the meeting. Generally, closed meetings are held at the end of a regular open meeting of the County Commission, but this may be changed as determined by the County Commission.