This bill:

• defines the term "finance officer" and modifies definitions;
• describes when a county legislative body shall submit the question of moving the county seat to the county's voters;
• modifies provisions related to the annexation or consolidation of counties and the creation of a new county;
• addresses pending criminal and civil proceedings following the creation of a new county;
• provides that a county shall hold an election on an optional plan to change the form of county government at the next regular general election that is no less than 180 days after the day on which the county attorney submits to the county clerk the attorney's report;
• modifies provisions related to county costs following a change of venue;
• repeals a requirement that a county financial officer be bonded;
• modifies the ability of a legislative body to investigate the actions of a county officer that impacts county business or operations;
• modifies provisions related to the consolidation of county offices;
• modifies the qualification requirements of a county assessor;
• provides that, if a county council delegates the provision of accounting services to a finance officer, the county auditor is not required to fulfill an accounting obligation described in statute unless statute explicitly states that the county auditor shall provide the accounting obligation;
• modifies provisions related to county surveyor duties;
• modifies the circumstances in which an election official is required to notify eligible voters via email about the disqualification of a candidate;
• modifies the manner in which a county recorder is required to index recorded instruments;
• authorizes a county legislative body to set fees for services of the county recorder;
• increases certain statutorily provided fees for certain county recorder services;
• provides a method for an individual requesting a record related to military service to demonstrate that the individual is a lineal descendant of the individual who is the subject of the record;
• provides that, when a county contracts with a licensed professional land surveyor to fulfill certain county surveyor duties, the licensed professional land surveyor may utilize the county surveyor seal or a personal seal;
• modifies provisions related to survey monuments, corners, and boundaries;
• authorizes a county surveyor to charge a plat fee to an infrastructure financing district or public infrastructure district;
• authorizes a county treasurer to enter an agreement with a special district for the county treasurer to bill and collect assessments on behalf of the special district;
• modifies provisions related to merit system employment, including administrative appeals to a career service council or an administrative law judge;
• repeals a criminal penalty for individuals who willfully violate provisions related to county personnel management;
• renumbers authority for a county to expend county funds as considered advisable for the development of the county's resources;
• repeals sections related to the Title 17 recodification during the 2025 First Special Session;
• recodifies Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 13, Infrastructure Financing District, as Title 17D, Chapter 5, Infrastructure Financing District Act; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.