Utah Code 10-3b-203. Council in a council-mayor form of government
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(1) The council in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of government:
Terms Used In Utah Code 10-3b-203
- 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
- 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- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Writing: includes :
(48)(a) printing;(48)(b) handwriting; and(48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5(1)(a) shall:(1)(a)(i) by ordinance, provide for the manner in which:(1)(a)(i)(A) municipal property is bought, sold, traded, encumbered, or otherwise transferred; and(1)(a)(i)(B) a subdivision or annexation is approved, disapproved, or otherwise regulated;(1)(a)(ii) pass ordinances, appropriate funds, and review municipal administration;(1)(a)(iii) perform all duties that the law imposes on the council; and(1)(a)(iv) elect one of its members to be the chair of the council;(1)(b) may:(1)(b)(i) adopt an ordinance, to be known as the municipal administrative code:(1)(b)(i)(A) dividing the municipality’s administrative service into departments, divisions, and bureaus; and(1)(b)(i)(B) defining the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau;(1)(b)(ii) adopt an ordinance:(1)(b)(ii)(A) creating, consolidating, or abolishing departments, divisions, and bureaus; and(1)(b)(ii)(B) defining or altering the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau;(1)(b)(iii) notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c)(iii), make suggestions or recommendations to a subordinate of the mayor;(1)(b)(iv)(1)(b)(iv)(A) notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c), appoint a committee of council members or citizens to conduct an investigation into:(1)(b)(iv)(A)(I) an officer, department, or agency of the municipality; or(1)(b)(iv)(A)(II) any other matter relating to the welfare of the municipality; and(1)(b)(iv)(B) delegate to an appointed committee powers of inquiry that the council considers necessary;(1)(b)(v) make and enforce any additional rule or regulation for the government of the council, the preservation of order, and the transaction of the council’s business that the council considers necessary; and(1)(b)(vi) take any action allowed under Section 10-8-84; and(1)(c) may not:(1)(c)(i) direct or request, other than in writing, the appointment of a person to or the removal of a person from an executive municipal office;(1)(c)(ii) interfere in any way with an executive officer’s performance of the officer’s duties; or(1)(c)(iii) publicly or privately give orders to a subordinate of the mayor.(2) A member of a council in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government may not have any other compensated employment with the municipality.