UTAH PROSECUTION COUNCIL 
EXECUTIVE MEETING 

September 9 - 10, 2019 

Monday, 8 a.m. -5 p.m. 
Tuesday, 8 a.m. -5:00 p.m. 

5272 College Drive 
Murray, UT 84057 
1st Floor Training Room 

Note: 
We will plan on breaking for 10 minutes every hour. 
We will break for lunch each day at 11:30 a.m. for 90 minutes. 
Susan May, HR Director, AG Office will present at 1 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2019 

1. Introductions, Welcome and Setting the Stage 
2. What is the Utah Prosecution Council? 
a. What is the role of the Council as a whole 
i. Statutory responsibilities per UCA 67-5a-1 
(1) Provide training and continuing legal education for state and local 
prosecutors; and 
(2) Provide assistance to local prosecutors; 
(3) As funds are available and as are budgeted, provide reimbursement for 
unusual prosecution related expenses 
(4) Provide training and assistance to law enforcement officers 
ii. Perceived role of the Council among prosecutors; right or wrong 
b. What are individual Council member roles? Should there be a 'role? 
i. Council Members: 
(1) 'AG or designee; 
(a) Craig Barlow 
(2) Commissioner of Public Safety or designee; 
(a) Scott Stephenson 
(3) Four serving county or district attorneys designated by UAC; 
(a) Jann Farris 
(b) Ryan Peters 
(c) Rob Van Dyke 
(d) Stephen Foote 
(4) Four city prosecutors; 
(a) 2 designated by UMAA 
(i) Steve Garside 
(ii) Robert Cosson 
(b) 2 designated by UMPA 
(i) Ed Montgomery 
(ii) Yvette Rodier 
(5) Chair of the Board of Directors of SWAP 
(a) Sim Gill 
(6) Chair of UPAA 
(a) Haley Christensen 
c. Council Chair, Chair Elect 
i. Term 
ii. Duties/responsibilities of being Chair 
3. Training Committee 
a. Report 
b. SWAP - need for training on bias, inherent bias 
c. Other areas of concern 
4. SWAP and UCDAA Overview 
a. SWAP - Jeff Buhman 
b. UCDAA - Rob VanDyke 
c. How do we work together? 
5. Perceived role of UPC among legislature 
a. Legislators have referenced UPC as the agency to oversee prosecutors 
b. How do we fix this 
c. Should we fix this 
d. What solutions can we offer 
6. Best Practices 
a. SWAP is spear-heading this effort 
b. Council issues, guidance for this committee 
i. UPC's role 
ii. Implementation of their recommendations 
7. Mission Statement 
a. Needs a facelift 
8. By-laws 
a. Do we need any? 
9. UPC's Own Policies 
a. Adopt AG policy, except for when it conflicts with statute 
b. Other areas: does there need to be a written policy 
10. AG Personnel Policies, Susan May - Monday, September 9, 1 p.m. 
a. UPC staff employee status. 
b. AG hiring policies 
c. AG policy regarding salary increases. 
d. AG personnel disciplinary and/or grievance 
11. Council Meeting Agendas 
a. Currently 
i. Budget review 
ii. Review of past and future conferences 
b. Not being covered 
i. SWAP issues 
ii. UCDAA or UMPA issues 
iii. Reports from any UPC designated representatives on various committees, 
working groups, etc. 
(1) Children's Justice Advisory Board - Craig Johnson 
(2) Criminal Code Evaluation Task Force - Will Carlson 
(3) Indigent Trust Fund Board - Kevin Daniels 
(4) Criminal Law Section of the Bar CLE - Janise Macanas 
(5) Pawnshop and Secondhand Merchandise - Jen Bailey 
12. Community Outreach Programs 
a. Is anyone doing this? 
b. Should we be doing this? 
i. Media attention 
ii. Legislative attention 
c. Examples from other states: 
i. Traffic Safety 
ii. Human Trafficking 
iii. What is a Prosecutor? 
iv. Elder Financial Law 
v. Elder Abuse 
vi. Safe at Home: Prosecuting DV 
vii. Constitutional Law Day 
viii. Victim's Rights/What to do if you're a victim of crime? 
ix. Reaching out to Minority Communities 
x. Crimes Against Children 
xi. What my Office is Doing for Our Community 
13. Indigent Defense Commission 
a. Marilyn and I met with IDC's training coordinator. 
b. Collaboration 
14. Leadership Values - Ethics