Utah Code § 63J-4-401 Planning coordinator appointment, functions, and duties.
63J-4-401. Planning coordinator appointment, functions, and duties.
(1)
(a) The executive director shall appoint a planning coordinator to perform the functions and duties stated in this section.
(b) The planning coordinator serves at the pleasure of and under the direction of the executive director.
(2) The planning coordinator shall:
(a) act as the governor's adviser on state, regional, metropolitan, and local governmental planning matters relating to public improvements and land use;
(b) counsel with the authorized representatives of the Department of Transportation, the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, the Department of Health, the Department of Workforce Services, the Labor Commission, the Department of Natural Resources, the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, and other proper persons concerning all state planning matters;
(c) when designated to do so by the governor, receive funds made available to the state by the federal government;
(d) receive, review, and provide an internet-accessible repository of plans and studies of the various state agencies and political subdivisions relating to public improvements, housing, land use, economic development, transportation infrastructure, water infrastructure, and utility infrastructure;
(e) if a conflict occurs between the plans and proposals of state agencies, prepare specific recommendations for the resolution of the conflict and submit the recommendations to the governor for a decision resolving the conflict;
(f) if a conflict occurs between the plans and proposals of a state agency and a political subdivision or between two or more political subdivisions, advise these entities of the conflict and make specific recommendations for the resolution of the conflict;
(g) act as the governor's planning agent in planning public improvements and land use and, in this capacity, undertake special studies and investigations, participate in cross-jurisdictional planning activities, and, if needed, provide coordination;
(h) provide information and cooperate with the Legislature or any of its committees in conducting planning studies;
(i) cooperate and exchange information with federal agencies and local, metropolitan, or regional agencies as necessary to assist with federal, state, regional, metropolitan, and local programs;
(j) make recommendations to the governor that the planning coordinator considers advisable for the proper development and coordination of plans for state government and political subdivisions;
(k) assist in the interpretation of projections and analyses with respect to future growth needs; and
(l) actively participate in informing the short-term and long-term budgetary needs of the state.
(3)
(a) The planning coordinator may:
(i) perform regional and state planning and assist state government planning agencies in performing state planning;
(ii) provide planning assistance to Indian tribes regarding planning for Indian reservations;
(iii) assist city, county, metropolitan, and regional planning agencies in performing local, metropolitan, and regional planning, subject to Subsection (3)(b); and
(iv) conduct, or coordinate with stakeholders to conduct, public meetings or hearings to:
(A) encourage maximum public understanding of and agreement with the factual data and assumptions upon which projections and analyses are based; and
(B) receive suggestions as to the types of projections and analyses that are needed.
(b) In performing the duties described in Subsection (3)(a)(iii), to the extent possible the planning coordinator and any agent or designee of the planning coordinator shall recognize and promote the plans, policies, programs, processes, and desired outcomes of the city, county, metropolitan, or regional planning agency that the planning coordinator or the planning coordinator's agent or designee is assisting.
(4) In assisting in the preparation of plans, policies, programs, or processes related to the management or use of federal lands or natural resources on federal lands in the state, the planning coordinator shall coordinate with the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office created in Section 63L-11-201.
Amended by Chapter 421, 2022 General Session