The Utah Public Employees’ Association (UPEA) is accepting applications from current UPEA members interested in applying for a seat on the Privatization Policy Board. Members interested in applying must send a letter of intent and a resume to:
UPEA
Attn: Kendle
1000 Bellwood Lane
Murray, UT 84123
Email kendle@upea.net
UPEA encourages members in good standing to submit a letter of intent and resume is Dec. 5, 2018.
The appointment is for four years and duties will include:
- Reviewing whether certain services performed by existing state agencies should be privatized to provide the same types and quality of services at a lower cost;
- Reviewing specific requests for to determine whether privatization would be feasible and result in cost savings;
- Reviewing issues related to agency competition with the private sector with the intent of eliminating unfair competition
For a detailed list of Privatization Policy Board duties, please refer to Utah Code Section 63-55a-3.