After the county conducts the canvass of the final election of municipal officers under Section 10-2a-215, and until the future municipality becomes legally incorporated, the officers of the future municipality may:
Terms Used In Utah Code 10-2a-218
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
Municipality: means :
(a)
a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;
a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. See Utah Code 10-1-104
negotiate and make personnel contracts and hirings;
(c)
negotiate and make service contracts;
(d)
negotiate and make contracts to purchase equipment, materials, and supplies;
(e)
borrow funds from the county in which the future municipality is located under Subsection 10-2a-219(3);
(f)
borrow funds for startup expenses of the future municipality;
(g)
issue tax anticipation notes in the name of the future municipality; and
(h)
make appointments to the municipality’s planning commission.
(2)
The municipal council shall review and ratify each contract made by a municipal officer under Subsection (1) within 30 days after the day on which the municipality’s incorporation is effective under Section 10-2a-217.
