Case Title: Biddle, et al v. Washington Terrace City, et al

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Docket Number: 990484

State: utah

Court: Utah Supreme Court

Date: 1999-09-10T00:00:00Z

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Biddle, et al v. Washington Terrace City, et al  Clarence H. Biddle v. Washington Terrace City IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH ----oo0oo---- Clarence H. Biddle, Paul G.Biddle, David E Christensen, Jess Decaria, Orville L. Greathouse, Lola Morgan, and Harold E. Scott, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Washington Terrace City, a Utah municipality, Richard E. Jackson, David Berg, John Giles, Paula Hensley, Marian Jensen, and Robert Tucker, all in their official capacities, Defendants and Appellees. No. 990484 F I L E D September 10, 1999 1999 UT 88 --- Second District, Weber County The Honorable Parley R. Baldwin Attorneys: Brad C. Smith, Ogden, for plaintiffs Jody K. Burnett, Salt Lake City, Stephan F. Noel, Ogden, for defendants --- ORDER PER CURIAM: ¶1 The court holds that under the Optional Forms of Municipal Government Act, § 10-3-1201 et seq., the former mayor of Washington Terrace City, Richard Jackson, is one of the "elected officials of the municipality whose positions . . . no longer exist as a result of the adoption of a form of government provided for in this act" Id., § 10-3-1208. The position of mayor under the newly created council-mayor optional form of government is in effect a new position structurally and substantively, and it must be filled by election as provided in the Act. Therefore, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed. ¶2 Full opinion to follow. ---