Utah Code Ann. § 17B-1-311 – Board member prohibited from district employment -- Exception.

(1) No elected or appointed member of the board of trustees of a local district may, while serving on the board, be employed by the district, whether as an employee or under a contract.
(2) No person employed by a local district, whether as an employee or under a contract, may serve on the board of that local district.
(3) A local district is not in violation of a prohibition described in Subsection (1) or (2) if the local district:
1. (a) treats a member of a board of trustees as an employee for income tax purposes; and
2. (b) complies with the compensation limits of Section 17B-1-307 for purposes of that member.
(4) This section does not apply to a local district if:
1. (a) fewer than 3,000 people live within 40 miles of the primary place of employment, measured over all weather public roads; and
2. (b) with respect to the employment of a board of trustees member under Subsection (1):
  1. (i) the job opening has had reasonable public notice; and
  2. (ii) the person employed is the best qualified candidate for the position.