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Utah State Government Organization Charts UTAH STATE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION CHARTS December 2008 Utah State Government Organization Charts Prepared by the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel Utah State Capitol Complex, House Building Suite W210 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-5210 INTRODUCTION Background Utahns are served by a host of state officials, departments, boards, commissions, committees, and judges not to mention various local government units and subunits. Utah state government is extensive, varied, and complex. In fact, it is one of Utah's largest employers, employing over 22,000 persons as of January 2008. This publication includes organization charts for Utah's legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government as well as independent governmental entities. As state government is ever changing, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel updates this compilation of charts every two years. The information in this report has been reviewed by the departments and the other major entities and reflects structures as of July 1, 2008. Document Explanation Figure 1 defines the four shapes and two lines used to create the organization charts. If you are viewing this document electronically, there are three colors of font, red, blue, and black. Red font signifies a link to another Figure 1 page within the document. Blue font signifies a link to an internet web page, and black font has no special significance. There are also button links throughout the document designed for faster, easier navigation. Additional Information Inquiries about personnel, organizational units, and other details related to a specific governmental entity should be directed to the department, division, or other entity in question. Contact information for major entities is found in the lower left hand corner of each chart. Other inquiries may be directed to the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel: Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel W210 State Capitol Complex Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5210 801-538-1032 www.le.state.ut.us ii CHART INDEX (Click on a chart you would like to view) UTAH STATE GOVERNMENT PAGE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. ................................................................... 1 EXECUTIVE BRANCH (overview)............................................................ 2 Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor.................................................. 3 DEPARTMENTS Administrative Services................................................................. 4 Agriculture and Food................................................................... 5 Alcoholic Beverage Control.............................................................. 6 Commerce........................................................................... 7 Community and Culture................................................................. 8 Corrections.......................................................................... 9 Environmental Quality................................................................. 1 0 Financial Institutions.................................................................. 1 1 Health............................................................................. 1 2 Human Resource Management......................................................... 1 3 Human Services..................................................................... 1 4 Insurance........................................................................... 1 5 Natural Resources.................................................................... 1 6 Public Safety........................................................................ 1 7 Technology Services.................................................................. 1 8 Transportation....................................................................... 1 9 Veterans' Affairs..................................................................... 2 0 Workforce Services................................................................... 2 1 DEPARTMENT EQUIVALENT Labor Commission................................................................... 2 2 National Guard...................................................................... 2 3 Office of Economic Development........................................................ 2 4 Public Service Commission............................................................. 2 5 State Tax Commission................................................................ 2 6 JUDICIAL BRANCH....................................................................... 2 7 INDEPENDENT ENTITIES.............................................................. 28-29 OTHER ENTITIES (overview)............................................................... 3 0 State Board of Education.............................................................. 3 1 State Board of Regents................................................................ 3 2 ii Utah State Legislature House of Senate Representatives Interim Legislative Executive Appropriations Committees Management Committee Committee Standing and Confirmation Standing Committees Committees Business and Labor Business and Labor Other Panels, Committees, Legislative Management Executive Appropriation Business and Labor and Commissions Subcommittees Subcommittees Education Education Education Administrative Rules Review Audit Capital Facilities and Government Operations Committee Subcommittee Administrative Services Government Operations Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Child Welfare Legislative Health and Human Services Research and General Commerce and Revenue Oversight Panel Counsel Subcommittee Health and Human Health and Human Services Services Economic Development Judiciary House Ethics Committee Budget and Human Resources Subcommittee Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Judiciary and Criminal Justice Law Enforcement and Judicial Rules Review Executive Offices and Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Committee Criminal Justice Law Enforcement and Oversight Natural Resources, Criminal Justice Agriculture,and Environment Natural Resources, Agriculture Health and Human Legislative Process Committee Office of and Environment Services Natural Resources, Agriculture Legislative Retirement and and Environment Auditor General Independent Entities Native American Legislative Political Subdivisions Higher Education Liaison Committee Office of Political Subdivisions Revenue and Taxation Legislative Public Utilities and Occupational & Professional Fiscal Analyst Natural Resources Technology Licensure Review Committee Public Utilities and Rules Technology Legislative Retirement and Independent Rural Development Legislative Printing/ Public Education Entities Liaison Committee Retirement and Independent Bill Room Transportation, Public Entities Utilities, and Technology Retirement and Revenue and Taxation Senate Ethics Committee Office of Legislative Independent Entities Research and Workforce Services,Community Revenue and Taxation General Counsel and Economic Development State Water Development Transportation,Environmental Transportation Commission Quality, and National Guard Rules Judicial Confirmation Workforce Services, Community Utah Constitutional Revision and Economic Development Commission Executive Confirmation Transportation (there are 9 of these) Utah International Trade Commission Workforce Services, Community and Economic Development Utah Tax Review Commission Utah State Senate Utah House of Representatives 320 State Capitol 350 State Capitol Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 (801) 538-1035 (801) 538-1029 Legislative Branch Page 1 www.utahsenate.org www.le.state.ut.us/house/index.htm Lieutenant Auditor Attorney General Treasurer Governor Governor Departments and Chief Information Commission on Criminal Office of the Governor's Office of Planning and Governor's Washington Utah's Commission for Governor's Rural Department Equivalents Officer and Juvenile Justice Spouse Budget Office Women and Families Partnership Board Administrative Services Crime Victims Administrative Rural Coordinating Agriculture and Food Reparation Office Services Committee Alcoholic Beverage Control Crime Victims Commerce Demographic and Reparation Board Economic Analysis Community and Culture Corrections Commission on Information Criminal and Technology Policy Environmental Quality Juvenile Justice and Planning Financial Institutions Utah Council on Policy and Budget Health Victims Analysis Human Resource Management Human Services Sentencing Resource Planning Commission Insurance and Legal Review Natural Resources Utah Substance State and Local Public Safety Abuse & Anti-Violence Planning Rules Coordination Council Review Technology Services Transportation Quality Growth Commission Veterans' Affairs Workforce Services Legislative Labor Commission Compensation Commission National Guard Office of Economic Development Public Service Commission State Tax Commission Governor's Office Utah State Auditor's Office Utah State Treasurer's Office Mr. Neil Ashdown Mr. Auston Johnson Mr. Edward T. Alter Chief of Staff Utah State Auditor Utah State Treasurer (801) 538-1504 (801) 538-1360 (801) 538-1042 Executive Branch (overview) Page 2 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.utah.gov/government/governor.html www.sao.state.ut.us www.treasurer.state.ut.us Attorney Lieutenant Communications General Administration Governor Elections Criminal Civil Chief Deputy Chief Deputy Notary Public Commissions Children's Justice Division Tax and Revenue Division
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