(1) "Appointment council" means a commission-initiated appointment council or a petition-initiated appointment council.

(2) "Commission-initiated appointment council" means, for a process to change a county's form of government that is initiated by the county legislative body under Section 17-52a-302, a group of five individuals consisting of: (a) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by a majority of all state senators and representatives whose districts include any part of the county in which the optional plan is proposed; (b) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by the county legislative body; and (c) (i) if registered voters qualify to select a member of an appointment council under Subsection 17-52a-303(6): (A) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by the petition sponsors; and (B) two other residents of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by majority vote of the three other members of the appointment council; or (ii) if registered voters do not qualify to select a member of an appointment council under Subsection 17-52a-303(6), three other residents of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated individually by: (A) a unanimous vote of the commission-initiated appointment council members described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b); or (B) if the commission-initiated appointment council members described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b) cannot reach a unanimous vote to fill an appointment council member position, the legislators described in Subsection (2)(a), who shall, by a majority vote, designate an individual to fill the appointment council member position.

(a) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by a majority of all state senators and representatives whose districts include any part of the county in which the optional plan is proposed;

(b) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by the county legislative body; and

(c) (i) if registered voters qualify to select a member of an appointment council under Subsection 17-52a-303(6): (A) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by the petition sponsors; and (B) two other residents of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by majority vote of the three other members of the appointment council; or (ii) if registered voters do not qualify to select a member of an appointment council under Subsection 17-52a-303(6), three other residents of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated individually by: (A) a unanimous vote of the commission-initiated appointment council members described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b); or (B) if the commission-initiated appointment council members described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b) cannot reach a unanimous vote to fill an appointment council member position, the legislators described in Subsection (2)(a), who shall, by a majority vote, designate an individual to fill the appointment council member position.

(i) if registered voters qualify to select a member of an appointment council under Subsection 17-52a-303(6): (A) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by the petition sponsors; and (B) two other residents of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by majority vote of the three other members of the appointment council; or

(A) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by the petition sponsors; and

(B) two other residents of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by majority vote of the three other members of the appointment council; or

(ii) if registered voters do not qualify to select a member of an appointment council under Subsection 17-52a-303(6), three other residents of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated individually by: (A) a unanimous vote of the commission-initiated appointment council members described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b); or (B) if the commission-initiated appointment council members described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b) cannot reach a unanimous vote to fill an appointment council member position, the legislators described in Subsection (2)(a), who shall, by a majority vote, designate an individual to fill the appointment council member position.

(A) a unanimous vote of the commission-initiated appointment council members described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b); or

(B) if the commission-initiated appointment council members described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b) cannot reach a unanimous vote to fill an appointment council member position, the legislators described in Subsection (2)(a), who shall, by a majority vote, designate an individual to fill the appointment council member position.

(3) "Optional plan" means a plan establishing an alternate form of government for a county as provided in Section 17-52a-404.

(4) "Petition-initiated appointment council" means, for a process to change a county's form of government that registered voters initiate under Section 17-52a-303, the five sponsors described in Subsection 17-52a-303(1)(b)(i).

(5) "Study committee" means the committee that has seven members: (a) appointed under Section 17-52a-401; and (b) charged with the duties provided in Section 17-52a-403.

(a) appointed under Section 17-52a-401; and

(b) charged with the duties provided in Section 17-52a-403.