Resources and links
***Here are some websites for you to use in an effort to collect information to aid in your research.
Utah State Auditor’s Office with laws for local governments, and past audit reports. Utah State Auditor: SAO- Local Gov’t Publications & resources
GO TO UTAH GRAMA REQUEST PORTAL HERE! You can now file GRAMA requests for any state government entity in one convenient place. GRAMA requests are used by the public to receive PUBLIC documents from government entities. Some entities will allow you to walk in and ask (very informal). Others will not release anything WITHOUT a GRAMA request. Just know that if you do not file one, the entity has no time limit to deliver it to you. The GRAMA holds them to 10 days (if you do not ask for an expedited response of 5 days). Also, it shouldn’t cost much, if anything, if you specifically ask for an electronic copy (emailed to you).
Utah State GRAMA portal website To APPEAL GRAMA to state- Records Committee
“Utah Investigative Journalism Project” GRAMA Resource– Helps understand the GRAMA process.
Utah Political Subdivisions Ethics Commission – FAQ’s Page. A citizen can file an ethics complaint with this state committee (who actually has powers to hold public officials accountable) UTAH STATE CODE for ethic’s committee Report concerns to this website- UTAH Ethics Website
Special Service District ethics training – for all public entities, but website by “Utah Association of Special Districts”.
UTAH OPEN MEETINGS ACT summary of compliance and penalties if violations-UTAH Open Mtgs Act Open Meetings & GRAMA handbook
Welcome to the Utah Taxpayer Receipt– Enter your state income tax and sales tax payments to discover where and how your tax money is being spent.
Wasatch County- Certified Tax Website See property taxes for each public entity.
transparent.utah.gov – All financial information for any LOCAL public entity! Individual invoices paid by each public entity.
Utah Office of Education- www.schools.utah.gov finance- www.schools.utah.gov/financialoperations
Utah Schools Data Gateway- datagateway.schools.utah.gov
Utah Office of Education- Reports & Assessments- schools.utah.gov/data/reports
Utah State Legislature le.utah.gov Search Utah State codes, legislators, listen to audio, or email alerts to track certain bills or committees.
ALL Wasatch County Public Meetings: www.utah.gov/pmn You can subscribe to each public entity to get email alerts of upcoming meetings and agendas.
Wasatch County: www.wasatch.utah.gov
Heber City: heberut.gov
Midway City: midwaycityut.org
Wasatch School District: www.wasatch.edu
Jordanelle Special Service District: jssd.us
USA Facts- USAFacts is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan, civic initiative making government data easy for all Americans to access and understand. They provide accessible analysis on US spending and outcomes in order to ground public debates in facts.
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