A. Legislative Authority; Department Created: Utah Code Annotated section 26A-1-105, as amended, authorizes the governing bodies of two (2) or more contiguous counties to unite in order to create and maintain a district health department. Millard County, Sevier County, Sanpete County, Juab County, Wayne County, and Piute County have joined together to create the central Utah district health department. It is the governing health department for the county. (1988 Code § 7.01.010)
B. Jurisdiction: In all matters relating to public health, the central Utah district health department has jurisdiction over all areas of the county, both incorporated and unincorporated regions. (1988 Code § 7.01.020)
C. Governing Rules And Regulations: The central Utah district health department's practices and procedures are dictated by its duly adopted rules and regulations and the provisions found in Utah Code Annotated title 26A, chapter 1, as amended. (1988 Code § 7.01.030)
D. Local Health Officer: The central Utah district health department's administrative and executive officer shall be known as the "local health officer". The local health officer's offices are located in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah. Said officer's duties and responsibilities are those prescribed by Utah law and as dictated by local regulations and practices. (1988 Code § 7.01.040)