As provided in this part, a municipality may change from the form of government under which it operates to:

(1) the council-mayor form of government with a five-member council;

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Terms Used In Utah Code 10-3b-601

  • 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
  • Five-member council form of government: means the form of municipal government described in Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government. See Utah Code 10-3b-102
  • 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 Section 10-2-301; or
         (5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
  • Six-member council form of government: means the form of municipal government described in Part 3, Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government. See Utah Code 10-3b-102
(2) the council-mayor form of government with a seven-member council;
(3) the six-member council form of government; or
(4) the five-member council form of government.