The Lakepoint Cemetery and Park Service Area was established by Tooele County Ordinance No. 93-4, which Ordinance was adopted on March 9, 1993. Ordinance 93-4 took effect upon its publication which was on March 11, 1993. Ordinance 93-4:

Establishment of the Lakepoint Cemetery and Park Service Area: There is hereby established a Special Service Area within Tooele County, Utah, to be known as the “Lakepoint Cemetery and Park Service Area.” Said Service Area is ordered and declared duly formed, organized, and established under and by virtue of the provisions of Utah Code Annotated, Section 17A-2-401 et seq. 1953, as amended (the “Act”) and the Lake Point Cemetery and Park Service Area is a Special District Under the State of Utah laws and which is (i) a body corporate and politic with perpetual succession; (ii) a quasi-municipal corporation; and (iii) a political subdivision of the state; and (iv) separate and distinct from and independent of any other political subdivision of the state.

Services Provided. The Lakepoint Cemetery and Park Service Area is established with all rights, powers and authority granted by law and the Act to provide within the boundaries of the service area, extended cemetery, and local park services.

A Board of Trustees is appointed which shall consist of 7 appointed persons, each of whom shall be tax payers and qualified voters of the service area. Members of the first Board of Trustees shall serve for 2 and 4-year terms, which terms shall end on December 31, 1994, and December 31, 1996, respectively. Initial terms shall be selected by lot and shall be apportioned so that 4 members shall serve 2-year terms and 3 members shall serve 4-year terms. Except for appointments to fill unexpired terms, subsequent appointments when a term expires shall be made for 4-year terms.

Board of Trustees – Delegation of Authority. There is hereby created as the governing authority of the Lakepoint Cemetery and Park Service Area, a Board of Trustees which shall consist of 7 appointed persons, each of whom shall be taxpayers and qualified voters of the service area. Pursuant to Utah Code Annotated, Section 17A-2-411, 1953, as amended, the Board of Trustees is hereby delegated all of the power, authority and responsibility, without limitation, that a Board of Trustees may exercise under the Act.

Each Board of trustee member exercises equal authority as a voting member of the board and votes taken by the board require a board majority to pass.