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UT Code § 10-3b-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 3 - Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government|Section 302 - Mayor in six-member council form of government -- Mayor pro tempore.

10-3b-302. Mayor in six-member council form of government -- Mayor pro tempore.    (1) The mayor in a municipality operating under a six-member council form of municipal government:   (a) is, except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a nonvoting member of the council;     (b) votes as a voting member of the council:   (i) on each matter for which there is a tie vote of the other council members present at a council meeting; or     (ii) when the council is voting on:   (A) whether to appoint or dismiss a municipal manager; or     (B) an ordinance that enlarges or restricts the mayor's powers, duties, or functions;         (c) is the chair of the council and presides at all council meetings;     (d) exercises ceremonial functions for the municipality;     (e) may not veto an ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council;     (f) except as modified by ordinance under Subsection 10-3b-303(2), has the powers and duties described in Section 10-3b-104; and     (g) may, within budget constraints, appoint one or more administrative assistants to the mayor.       (2)   (a) If the mayor is absent or unable or refuses to act, the council may elect a member of the council as mayor pro tempore, to:   (i) preside at a council meeting; and     (ii) perform, during the mayor's absence, disability, or refusal to act, the duties and functions of mayor.       (b) The municipal clerk or recorder shall enter in the minutes of the council meeting the election of a council member as mayor pro tempore under Subsection (2)(a).      Enacted by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-401 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 4 - Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government|Section 401 - Municipal government powers vested in a five-member council.

10-3b-401. Municipal government powers vested in a five-member council.  The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the five-member council form of municipal government are vested in a council consisting of five members, one of which is a mayor.  Enacted by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-402 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 4 - Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government|Section 402 - Mayor in a five-member council form of government.

10-3b-402. Mayor in a five-member council form of government.    (1) The mayor in a municipality operating under a five-member council form of municipal government:   (a) is a regular and voting member of the council;     (b) is the chair of the council and presides at all council meetings;     (c) exercises ceremonial functions for the municipality;     (d) may not veto any ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council; and     (e) except as modified by ordinance under Subsection 10-3b-403(2), has the powers and duties described in Section 10-3b-104.       (2)   (a) If the mayor is absent or unable or refuses to act, the council may elect a member of the council as mayor pro tempore, to:   (i) preside at a council meeting; and     (ii) perform, during the mayor's absence, disability, or refusal to act, the duties and functions of mayor.       (b) The municipal clerk or recorder shall enter in the minutes of the council meeting the election of a council member as mayor pro tempore under Subsection (2)(a).      Enacted by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-501 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 5 - Metro Township Council Form of Municipal Government|Section 501 - Metro township government powers vested in a five-member council.

 Effective 5/8/2018  10-3b-501. Metro township government powers vested in a five-member council.  The powers of municipal government in a metro township, as defined in Section 10-2a-403, are vested in a council consisting of five members, one of which is the mayor. Amended by Chapter 174, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-502 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 5 - Metro Township Council Form of Municipal Government|Section 502 - Governance of metro townships that are not in a municipal services district.

 Effective 5/8/2018  10-3b-502. Governance of metro townships that are not in a municipal services district.  For a metro township in which the voters at an election held in accordance with Section 10-2a-404 do not choose a metro township with limited municipal powers that is included in a municipal services district:  (1)   (a) the council:   (i) has the same powers, authority, and duties as a council described in Section 10-3b-403; and     (ii) is not subject to Section 10-3b-504; and       (b) the mayor:   (i) has the same powers, authority, and duties as a mayor described in Section 10-3b-402; and     (ii) is not subject to Section 10-3b-503.        Amended by Chapter 174, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-601 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 6 - Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government|Section 601 - Authority to change to another form of municipal government.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-3b-601. Authority to change to another form of municipal government.    (1) As provided in this part, a municipality may change from the form of government under which it operates to:   (a) the council-mayor form of government with a five-member council;     (b) the council-mayor form of government with a seven-member council;     (c) the six-member council form of government; or     (d) the five-member council form of government.       (2)   (a) A metro township that changes from the metro township council form of government to a form described in Subsection (1):   (i) is no longer a metro township; and     (ii) subject to Subsection (2)(b), is a city or town and operates as and has the authority of a city or town.       (b) If a metro township with a population that qualifies as a town in accordance with Section 10-2-301 changes the metro township's form of government in accordance with this part, the metro township may only change to the five-member council form of government.       (3) A municipality other than a metro township may not operate under the metro township council form of government.    Enacted by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-602 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 6 - Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government|Section 602 - Voter approval required for a change in the form of government.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-3b-602. Voter approval required for a change in the form of government.  A municipality may not change its form of government under this part unless voters of the municipality approve the change at an election held for that purpose. Enacted by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-603 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 6 - Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government|Section 603 - Resolution or petition proposing a change in the form of government.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-3b-603. Resolution or petition proposing a change in the form of government.    (1) The process to change the form of government under which a municipality operates is initiated by:   (a) the council's adoption of a resolution proposing a change; or     (b) the filing of a petition, as provided in Title 20A, Chapter 7, Part 5, Local Initiatives - Procedures, proposing a change.       (2) Within 45 days after the adoption of a resolution under Subsection (1)(a) or the declaring of a petition filed under Subsection (1)(b) as sufficient under Section 20A-7-507, the council shall hold at least two public hearings on the proposed change.     (3)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the council shall hold an election on the proposed change in the form of government at the next municipal general election or regular general election that is more than 75 days after, as the case may be:   (i) a resolution under Subsection (1)(a) is adopted; or     (ii) a petition filed under Subsection (1)(b) is declared sufficient under Section 20A-7-507.       (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), an election on a proposed change in the form of government may not be held if:   (i) in the case of a proposed change initiated by the council's adoption of a resolution under Subsection (1)(a), the council rescinds the resolution within 60 days after adopting it; or     (ii) in the case of a proposed change initiated by a petition under Subsection (1)(b), enough signatures are withdrawn from the petition within 60 days after the petition is declared sufficient under Section 20A-7-507 that the petition is no longer sufficient.         (4) Each resolution adopted under Subsection (1)(a) or petition filed under Subsection (1)(b) shall:   (a) state the method of election and initial terms of council members; and     (b) specify the boundaries of districts substantially equal in population, if some or all council members are to be elected by district.       (5) A resolution under Subsection (1)(a) or petition under Subsection (1)(b) proposing a change to a council-mayor form of government may require that, if the change is adopted, the mayor appoint, with the council's advice and consent and subject to Section 10-3b-202, a chief administrative officer, to exercise the administrative powers and perform the duties that the mayor prescribes.    Enacted by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-604 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 6 - Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government|Section 604 - Limitations on adoption of a resolution and filing of a petition.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-3b-604. Limitations on adoption of a resolution and filing of a petition.  A resolution may not be adopted under Subsection 10-3b-603(1)(a) and a petition may not be filed under Subsection 10-3b-603(1)(b) within:  (1) four years after an election at which voters reject a proposal to change the municipality's form of government, if the resolution or petition proposes changing to the same form of government that voters rejected at the election; or     (2) four years after the effective date of a change in the form of municipal government or an incorporation as a municipality.    Enacted by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-605 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 6 - Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government|Section 605 - Ballot form.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-3b-605. Ballot form.  The ballot at an election on a proposal to change the municipality's form of government shall:  (1) state the ballot question substantially as follows: "Shall [state the municipality's name], Utah, change its form of government to the [state "council-mayor form, with a five-member council," "council-mayor form, with a seven-member council," "six-member council form," or "five-member council form," as applicable]?"; and     (2) provide a space or method for the voter to vote "yes" or "no."    Enacted by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-606 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 6 - Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government|Section 606 - Election of officers after a change in the form of government.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-3b-606. Election of officers after a change in the form of government.    (1) If voters approve a proposal to change the municipality's form of government at an election held as provided in this part, an election of officers under the new form of government shall be held on the municipal general election date following the election at which voters approve the proposal.     (2) If a municipality changes its form of government under this part resulting in the elimination of an elected official's position, the municipality shall continue to pay that official at the same rate until the date on which the official's term would have expired, unless under the new form of government the official holds municipal office for which the official is regularly compensated.     (3) A council member whose term has not expired at the time the municipality changes its form of government under this part may, at the council member's option, continue to serve as a council member under the new form of government for the remainder of the member's term.     (4) The term of the mayor and each council member is four years or until a successor is qualified, except that approximately half of the initial council members, chosen by lot, shall serve a term of two years or until a successor is qualified.    Enacted by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-607 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 6 - Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government|Section 607 - Effective date of change in the form of government.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-3b-607. Effective date of change in the form of government.  A change in the form of government under this chapter takes effect at noon on the first Monday of January next following the election of officers under Section 10-3b-606. Enacted by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-3c-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3c - Administration of Metro Townships|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-3c-101. Title.    (1) This chapter is known as "Administration of Metro Townships."     (2) This part is known as "General Provisions."    Enacted by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-3c-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3c - Administration of Metro Townships|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-3c-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Municipal services district" means a local district created in accordance with Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 11, Municipal Services District Act.     (2) "Metro township" means a metro township incorporated in accordance with Chapter 2a, Part 4, Incorporation of Metro Townships and Unincorporated Islands in a County of the First Class on and after May 12, 2015.    Enacted by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-3c-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3c - Administration of Metro Townships|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Status and powers.

 Effective 5/10/2016  10-3c-103. Status and powers.  A metro township:  (1) is:   (a) a body corporate and politic with perpetual succession;     (b) a municipal corporation; and     (c) a political subdivision of the state; and       (2) may:   (a) sue and be sued; and     (b) except where expressly prohibited, exercise any power or responsibility generally granted to a municipality.      Amended by Chapter 176, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 10-3c-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3c - Administration of Metro Townships|Part 2 - Administration of Metro Township|Section 201 - Title.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-3c-201. Title.  This part is known as "Administration of Metro Township." Enacted by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-3c-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3c - Administration of Metro Townships|Part 2 - Administration of Metro Township|Section 202 - Budget.

 Effective 3/14/2017  10-3c-202. Budget.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a metro township is subject to and shall comply with Chapter 6, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities.     (2) For a metro township that is included in a municipal services district, created in accordance with Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 11, Municipal Services District Act, the fiscal year for the metro township budget is the calendar year.    Amended by Chapter 13, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 10-3c-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3c - Administration of Metro Townships|Part 2 - Administration of Metro Township|Section 204 - Taxing authority limited.

 Effective 5/5/2021  10-3c-204. Taxing authority limited.    (1) A metro township may impose:   (a) a municipal energy sales and use tax in accordance with Chapter 1, Part 3, Municipal Energy Sales and Use Tax Act; or     (b) a municipal telecommunication's license tax in accordance with Chapter 1, Part 4, Municipal Telecommunications License Tax Act.       (2)   (a) Before a metro township enacts a tax described in Subsection (1), the metro township council shall hold a public hearing:   (i) on a weekday evening other than a holiday beginning no earlier than 6:00 p.m.;     (ii) that is open to the public; and     (iii) to allow an individual present to comment on the proposed tax:   (A) within reasonable time limits; and     (B) without unreasonable restriction on the number of individuals permitted to comment on the proposed tax.         (b)   (i) A metro township council shall publish notice of the public hearing described in Subsection (2)(a):   (A) by mailing notice to each mailing address in the metro township at least 14 days before the day of the public hearing;     (B) by posting notice on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63A-16-601 for each of the 14 days before the day of the public hearing; and     (C) if the metro township has a website, by posting notice on the metro township's website for each of the 14 days before the day of the public hearing.       (ii) The council of a metro township that is included in a municipal services district satisfies the requirement described in Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A) by mailing notice, at least 14 days before the day of the public hearing, to each mailing address in the metro township, using records or information available to the municipal services district in which the metro township is included.       (c) The notice described in Subsection (2)(b) shall:   (i) state "NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX" at the top of the notice, in bold upper-case type no smaller than 18 point;     (ii) indicate the date, time, and location of the public hearing described in Subsection (2)(a); and     (iii) indicate the proposed tax rate.        Amended by Chapter 210, 2021 General SessionAmended by Chapter 367, 2021 General Session, (Coordination Clause)Amended by Chapter 29, 2020 General Session, (Coordination Clause)
UT Code § 10-3c-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3c - Administration of Metro Townships|Part 2 - Administration of Metro Township|Section 205 - Fees.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-3c-205. Fees.    (1) A metro township may impose a fine, fee, or charge.     (2) For a metro township of which the electors at an election under Section 10-2a-404 chose a metro township that is included in a municipal services district and has limited municipal powers, or if a metro township subsequently joins a municipal services district, the municipal services district of which a metro township is a part shall, upon request by the metro township, collect on behalf of the metro township all fines, fees, charges, levies, and other payments imposed by the metro township.    Enacted by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-7-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 7 - Miscellaneous Powers of Cities and Towns|Part 2 - Local Boards of Health|Section 3 - Participation in and cooperation with local health department -- Adoption of ordinances.

10-7-3. Participation in and cooperation with local health department -- Adoption of ordinances.  Each municipality shall participate in and cooperate with the local health department operating in the county in which the municipality is located. The municipality shall cooperate with the board of health of the local health department in the adoption of ordinances necessary for the protection of public health.  Amended by Chapter 249, 2002 General Session
UT Code § 10-7-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 7 - Miscellaneous Powers of Cities and Towns|Part 3 - Water, Lighting, and Sewers|Section 4 - Water supply -- Acquisition -- Condemnation -- Protest -- Special election -- Determination of just compensation.

10-7-4. Water supply -- Acquisition -- Condemnation -- Protest -- Special election -- Determination of just compensation.    (1) The board of commissioners, city council or board of trustees of any city or town may acquire, purchase or lease all or any part of any water, waterworks system, water supply or property connected therewith, and whenever the governing body of a city or town shall deem it necessary for the public good such city or town may bring condemnation proceedings to acquire the same; provided, that if within 30 days after the passage and publication of a resolution or ordinance for the purchase or lease or condemnation herein provided for one-third of the resident taxpayers of the city or town, as shown by the assessment roll, shall protest against the purchase, lease or condemnation proceedings contemplated, such proposed purchase, lease or condemnation shall be referred to a special election, and if confirmed by a majority vote thereat, shall take effect; otherwise it shall be void.     (2) In all condemnation proceedings the value of land affected by the taking shall be considered in connection with the water or water rights taken for the purpose of supplying the city or town or the inhabitants thereof with water.     (3) In determining just compensation in a condemnation proceeding under this section in a municipality located in a county of the first class where a determination of market value of what is proposed to be taken is impractical because there is no meaningful market for what is proposed to be taken, the value shall be:   (a) presumed to be the amount the owner paid to acquire ownership of what is proposed to be taken, as adjusted by a change in value due to post-acquisition deterioration and any other factor reasonably and equitably bearing on the value of what is proposed to be taken; and     (b) determined by applying equitable considerations including:   (i) whether the owner will be unjustly enriched;     (ii) whether the owner acquired the property by exaction or similar method; and     (iii) the extent to which the consideration the owner provided in acquiring the property consists of an obligation to maintain the property and whether that obligation will be assumed by the municipality because of the condemnation.         (4) This section may not be construed to provide the basis for a municipality's condemnation of a political subdivision of the state or of the political subdivision's property or holdings.    Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 10-7-5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 7 - Miscellaneous Powers of Cities and Towns|Part 3 - Water, Lighting, and Sewers|Section 5 - Limitations on lease or purchase.

10-7-5. Limitations on lease or purchase.  It is not lawful for any city or town to lease or purchase any part of such waterworks less than the whole, or to lease the same, unless the contract therefor shall provide that the city or town shall have control thereof and that the net revenues therefrom shall be divided proportionately to the interests of the parties thereto; said contract shall also provide a list of water rates to be enforced during the term of such contract.  Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 General Session