A metro township is a type of municipal government[1] in Utah equivalent to a civil township. These were first allowed in Utah starting in 2015 (per Senate Bill 199 – the Community Preservation Act) both to allow existing unincorporated communities to avoid piecemeal annexation, and to give those residents some say in local government, without creating additional government overhead. While each metro township has a mayor[2] and township council, manages a budget, and cannot be annexed without its permission, its powers of taxation are limited, and it must contract with other municipalities and/or municipal shared-service districts[3] for most municipal services (police,[4] for example). The five metro townships – all located in Salt Lake County – are Kearns,[5] Magna,[6] Copperton,[7] Emigration Canyon[8] and White City.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "What is a Metro Township? | Magna Utah". www.magnametrotownship.org. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
- ^ "With a stroke of his pen, Utah governor gives township leaders the title of mayor". www.sltrib.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ "Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District". msd.utah.gov. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ "Meet the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake". updsl.org. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "Metro Township of Kearns, Utah". www.kmtutah.org. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Metro Township of Magna, Utah". www.magnametrotownship.org. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "Metro Township of Copperton, Utah". coppertonutah.org. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Metro Township of Emigration Canyon, Utah". www.ecmetro.org. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Metro Township of White City, Utah". whitecity-ut.org. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
