Lamar L. Sayer has been appointed deputy director of the Utah State Tax Commission's operations division.
Sayer, who has worked for the commission for 41/2 years, had served as director of management research and analysis.The West Jordan resident has also been a program analyst for the state's legislative fiscal analyst and for California's joint legislative budget committee as well as a research analyst for the Utah Foundation.
Sayer succeeds Rick Leimbach, who was transferred to the commission's Motor Vehicle Division.