Utah Code 10-3b-201. Separate branches of government under a council-mayor form of government
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The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government are vested in two separate, independent, and equal branches of municipal government consisting of:
(1) a council composed of five or seven members; and
Terms Used In Utah Code 10-3b-201
- Council-mayor form of government: means the form of municipal government that:(1)(a)(1)(a)(i) is provided for in Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48;(1)(a)(ii) may not be adopted without voter approval; and(1)(a)(iii) consists of two separate, independent, and equal branches of municipal government; and(1)(b) on and after May 5, 2008, is described in Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government. See Utah Code 10-3b-102
- Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
- Municipality: means :
(5)(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;(5)(b) a town, as classified in Section10-2-301 ; or(5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) a mayor and, under the mayor’s supervision, any executive or administrative departments, divisions, and offices and any executive or administrative officers provided for by statute or municipal ordinance.
