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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:03.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every county government office in Utah is unique
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.34,0:00:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because all are run by elected officials chosen by their community.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.48,0:00:11.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each has an important job and function as they work together
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.04,0:00:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to provide citizens with a variety of useful services.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.66,0:00:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's visit the county surveyor's office to see what they do.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.12,0:00:21.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As one of the only licensed county officials in Utah,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.75,0:00:25.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the surveyor's job is to create and manage safeguards that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.29,0:00:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,protect every citizen's right to own and quietly enjoy property.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.62,0:00:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has always been an important part of local government and was one of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.81,0:00:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first of four locally elected offices ever created in Utah,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.98,0:00:39.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,along with the county recorder,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.70,0:00:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,water master, and marshal, now called sheriff.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.54,0:00:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each job was viewed as critical to the foundation and welfare of an organized community.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.06,0:00:51.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, three of the four people depicted
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.08,0:00:54.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Mount Rushmore were county surveyors at one time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.11,0:00:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thomas Jefferson developed the idea of creating
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.02,0:01:00.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the public land survey system as a means to create accurate,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.65,0:01:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,organized boundaries and descriptions to enable the sale and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.74,0:01:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,settlement of western lands that prepared regional areas for statehood.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.52,0:01:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The US Congress adopted the system for the Land Ordinance of 1785.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.56,0:01:17.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This same system is utilized and protected by county surveyors to this day.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.58,0:01:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While the land in Utah has been mapped out for some time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.14,0:01:25.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,county surveyors have the important job of ensuring that those markers,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.37,0:01:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,boundaries, and descriptions are all protected and that they continue to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.60,0:01:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,provide accurate information about the location and size of every piece of land.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.54,0:01:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes markers get moved or boundaries need to change.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.28,0:01:42.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, only a county surveyor can approve and execute
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.23,0:01:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,changes within the official records of Utah's public land survey system.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.76,0:01:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To do this, county surveyors use expert professional judgment,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.02,0:01:54.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sophisticated mapping technology, and research methods that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.68,0:01:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also include aerial photography and on-the-ground inspections.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.76,0:02:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many critical public and private agencies and services rely on
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.20,0:02:05.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the work county surveyors do as a foundation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.99,0:02:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the support they provide communities and citizens.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.28,0:02:13.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's say your neighbor's house catches on fire and you call 911.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.43,0:02:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the first questions the dispatcher will ask is where the fire is located.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.88,0:02:20.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your street and house numbering relate to and
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.48,0:02:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rely on the system protected by county surveyors.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.80,0:02:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If no markers, boundaries,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.76,0:02:27.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,organized street and house numbering,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.72,0:02:31.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or mapping were created or if they were not accurate,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.30,0:02:35.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would be difficult for emergency responders to arrive quickly,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.03,0:02:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,resulting in great losses to property and possibly lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.18,0:02:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The identification and protection of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.30,0:02:45.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the public land survey system is also important in countless other ways,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.89,0:02:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as rights a renter might have to sources of water,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.48,0:02:52.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fair assessment and payment of taxes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.30,0:02:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you can vote in elections,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.48,0:02:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what community you live in,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.50,0:02:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your right to drive on roads,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.96,0:03:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where utility lines can be safely placed on your property,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.68,0:03:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how much your property is worth,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.58,0:03:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on and on.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.88,0:03:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's easy to see how the work of county surveyors touches
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.35,0:03:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the lives of every citizen in many different ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.98,0:03:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Surveyors are just one of many important offices at your county,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.20,0:03:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but without their accuracy in managing Utah's public land survey system in the county,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.34,0:03:27.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would be difficult for us to receive many important local services we depend on.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.24,0:03:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Counties are a key part of every community,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.60,0:03:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uniting local people with solutions to meet local needs.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.64,0:03:37.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are the Utah Association of Counties,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.52,0:03:40.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the unifying voice for county government.