The Utah Public Notice Website functioned as a tool for searching notices through various filters such as entity type, public body name, and notice title. The platform allowed for searches based on keywords in notices or agendas, as well as specific tags.
Date Range Search Parameters
Users could define search parameters using start and end dates. The system defaulted to a start date of 180 days before the current date and an end date of the current date.
Government Type Filtering Options
The search interface included options for filtering by government type, which encompassed categories such as state, county, municipality, schools, and special districts. The term special district served as a common term for all local districts and special service districts.
Searchable Entities and Public Bodies
Entities searchable on the platform included state agencies, political subdivisions like cities and counties, the legislature, the judiciary, and public or state-funded higher education institutions. Public bodies were defined as boards, commissions, or committees that posted notices or held meetings in accordance with the Open and Public Meetings Act, Utah Code 52-4-103(7).
Requesting Additional Public Documents
For those unable to find specific information, the site noted that publicly available documents could be requested from most government agencies through the Open Records Portal.
Data Privacy and Public Records
Personal data collected on the website was classified as a public record under Utah Code § 63A-16-601(4) and was available to the public as provided by the Government Records Access and Management Act (Utah Code § 63G-2-201).
