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UT Code § 10-2-608 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 6 - Consolidation of Municipalities|Section 608 - Contents of notice.

10-2-608. Contents of notice.  The notice required in the preceding section shall contain a summary of:  (1) the contents of the resolutions or petitions for consolidation;     (2) the consolidation plan;     (3) where the resolutions or petitions and consolidation plan can be found;     (4) the time and place where public hearings on the question of consolidation will be held and shall state that any interested person may be heard on the question of consolidation and on the plan for consolidation;     (5) a description of the territory and the names of the municipalities which will be included within the proposed consolidated municipality which descriptions may be by any means which describe the territories involved;     (6) the time and place or places at which the election for consolidation shall be held; and     (7) the form of the ballot to be used in the election to determine the question of consolidation which shall read substantially as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ Shall the municipality of ________YES be consolidated with themunicipality (or municipalities) of ________NO  ______________________________________________________________________________  The voters shall mark their ballots with a cross (x) opposite the words "yes" or "no."    Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-609 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 6 - Consolidation of Municipalities|Section 609 - Election on consolidation.

10-2-609. Election on consolidation.  The election on consolidation shall be held as nearly as possible in the same manner as a general election.  Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-610 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 6 - Consolidation of Municipalities|Section 610 - Canvass of election -- Notice of results -- Filing of notice and plat -- Recording requirements.

10-2-610. Canvass of election -- Notice of results -- Filing of notice and plat -- Recording requirements.    (1) The legislative body of each county in which a proposed consolidating municipality is located shall canvass the results of the election or elections in the same manner as for general elections and shall certify the results of the election to the county clerk or clerks.     (2) If a majority of the ballots cast at the election on consolidation in each municipality are for consolidation, the county clerk or clerks shall immediately, on receiving notice of the results of the canvass under Subsection (1), give notice of the result by publication in the same manner and for the same time as provided in Section 10-2-608.     (3) The mayors of the municipalities to be consolidated shall:   (a) within 30 days after the canvass of an election at which voters approve consolidation, file with the lieutenant governor:   (i) a copy of a notice of an impending boundary action, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5, that meets the requirements of Subsection 67-1a-6.5(3); and     (ii) a copy of an approved final local entity plat, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5; and       (b) upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of consolidation under Section 67-1a-6.5:   (i) if the consolidated municipality is located within the boundary of a single county, submit to the recorder of that county the original:   (A) notice of an impending boundary action;     (B) certificate of consolidation; and     (C) approved final local entity plat; or       (ii) if the consolidated municipality is located within the boundaries of more than a single county, submit the original of the documents listed in Subsections (3)(b)(i)(A), (B), and (C) to the recorder of one of those counties and a certified copy of those documents to the recorder of each other county.        Amended by Chapter 350, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-611 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 6 - Consolidation of Municipalities|Section 611 - When consolidation effective -- Disincorporation of original municipalities -- Effective date for assessment purposes.

10-2-611. When consolidation effective -- Disincorporation of original municipalities -- Effective date for assessment purposes.    (1) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of consolidation under Section 67-1a-6.5:   (a) the consolidation is effective; and     (b) the original municipalities involved in the consolidation are disincorporated.       (2)   (a) The effective date of a consolidation of municipalities for purposes of assessing property within the consolidated municipality is governed by Section 59-2-305.5.     (b) Until the documents listed in Subsection 10-2-610(3)(b) are recorded in the office of the recorder of each county in which the property is located, a consolidated municipality may not:   (i) levy or collect a property tax on property within the consolidated municipality;     (ii) levy or collect an assessment on property within the consolidated municipality; or     (iii) charge or collect a fee for service provided to property within the consolidated municipality.        Amended by Chapter 350, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-612 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 6 - Consolidation of Municipalities|Section 612 - New municipality -- Ownership of property -- Indebtedness of original municipalities.

10-2-612. New municipality -- Ownership of property -- Indebtedness of original municipalities.  Any consolidated municipality shall be deemed to be a continuation of the merged municipalities, except as herein expressly provided, and shall own all of the assets, property, records, seals, equipment, and be responsible for the liabilities of each and all of the municipalities dissolved by the consolidation. The new municipality shall require the inhabitants of an original municipality included in the consolidation, by special tax levy, to satisfy any indebtedness incurred by the original municipalities provided inhabitants residing in other parts of the consolidated municipality did not or do not benefit by the revenue or services obtained by the expenditures causing the indebtedness. The governing body of the consolidated municipality shall be subject to the terms of the consolidation plan.  Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-613 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 6 - Consolidation of Municipalities|Section 613 - Governing body until next election.

10-2-613. Governing body until next election.  Until the next regular municipal election, the elected officials of the municipalities consolidated into the consolidated municipality shall constitute the governing body of the municipality. The governing body shall elect one of their members to serve as mayor of the municipality and may appoint such other officers as deemed necessary to carry out the business of the municipality.  Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-614 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 6 - Consolidation of Municipalities|Section 614 - Ordinances, resolutions, and orders.

10-2-614. Ordinances, resolutions, and orders.  All ordinances, resolutions and orders, in force in any of the municipalities when it is consolidated, shall remain in full force and effect within the respective areas of the municipalities which existed prior to consolidation insofar as the ordinances, resolutions and orders are not repugnant to law, until repealed or amended, but may not in any case exceed three years. The governing body of the new municipality shall as soon as possible adopt new ordinances, resolutions and orders for the uniform governance of the new municipality.  Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-701 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 7 - Dissolution of Municipalities|Section 701 - Petition for disincorporation -- Validity -- District court order for election.

10-2-701. Petition for disincorporation -- Validity -- District court order for election.  Disincorporation of a municipality shall be initiated upon petition. The petition shall bear signatures equal in number to 25% of all votes cast from the municipality at the last congressional election. No signature is valid, for purposes of this section, unless it is that of a registered voter who is a resident of the municipality proposed for disincorporation. The petition containing the specified number of signatures shall be filed with the county clerk for validation by that officer. If the county clerk finds the petition valid, the clerk shall file the original with the district court and furnish a copy to the governing body of the municipality. The district court, upon determining that the petition comports with Section 10-2-701.5 and that it does not offend Section 10-2-710 and is otherwise complete, shall order that the question of dissolution be placed before the voters of the municipality.  Enacted by Chapter 55, 1981 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-701.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 7 - Dissolution of Municipalities|Section 701.5 - Form of petition.

10-2-701.5. Form of petition.  A petition for municipal disincorporation shall substantially comply with, and be circulated in, the following form: PETITION FOR MUNICIPAL DISINCORPORATION  To the Honorable District Court of ____ County, Utah: We, the undersigned citizens and legal voters of the State of Utah, and residents of ____ City, Utah, respectfully petition the Court to submit a proposal to disincorporate ____ City, Utah, to the legal voters resident within said city for their approval or rejection at a special election ordered held by the court for that purpose; and each signator for himself or herself says: I have personally signed this petition; I am a legal voter of the State of Utah; I am a resident of ____ City, Utah, and my residence and post office address are correctly written after my name.  Enacted by Chapter 55, 1981 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-702 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 7 - Dissolution of Municipalities|Section 702 - District court to examine petition -- Set date for election.

10-2-702. District court to examine petition -- Set date for election.  If the court determines that the petition is complete, the court shall set a date for the election to determine the question of dissolution which date shall be at least 60 but not more than 90 days after the petition is filed with the court.  Amended by Chapter 55, 1981 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-703 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 7 - Dissolution of Municipalities|Section 703 - Providing notice of election.

 Effective 7/1/2021  10-2-703. Providing notice of election.    (1) Immediately after setting the date for the election, the court shall order for notice to be provided of the:   (a) petition; and     (b) date the election is to be held to determine the question of dissolution.       (2) The notice described in Subsection (1) shall be provided:   (a)   (i) at least four weeks before the day of the election, by posting one notice, and at least one additional notice per 2,000 population of the municipality, in places within the municipality that are most likely to give notice to the voters in the municipality, subject to a maximum of 10 notices; or     (ii) at least one month before the day of the election, by mailing notice to each registered voter in the municipality;       (b) by posting notice on the Utah Public Notice Website, created in Section 63A-16-601, for four weeks before the day of the election; and     (c) if the municipality has a website, by posting notice on the municipality's website for four weeks before the day of the election.      Amended by Chapter 15, 2021 Special Session 1
UT Code § 10-2-704 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 7 - Dissolution of Municipalities|Section 704 - Form of ballot.

10-2-704. Form of ballot.  The form of the ballot used to vote on the issue of dissolution shall be separate from any other ballot and shall read substantially as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ Shall the municipality of __________________Yes (insert name) be dissolved?No______________________________________________________________________________ The voters shall mark their ballots with a cross (x) opposite the word "yes" or "no".  Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-705 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 7 - Dissolution of Municipalities|Section 705 - Judgment -- Determination of claims.

10-2-705. Judgment -- Determination of claims.  The vote shall be taken and canvassed in the same manner as in other municipal elections, and return thereof made to the district court. If the district court finds that a majority of the votes cast favored dissolution, a judgment shall be entered approving the dissolution of the municipality and, upon dissolution, the corporate powers of such municipality shall cease, and the court shall cause notice to be given in a manner to be prescribed by it, requiring all claims against the municipality to be filed in the court within a time fixed in the notice, not exceeding six months, and all claims not so filed shall be forever barred. At the expiration of the time so fixed the court shall adjudicate claims so filed, which shall be treated as denied, and any citizen of the municipality at the time the vote was taken may appear and defend against any claim so filed, or the court may in its discretion appoint some person for that purpose.  Amended by Chapter 350, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-706 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 7 - Dissolution of Municipalities|Section 706 - Taxes to meet municipal obligations.

10-2-706. Taxes to meet municipal obligations.  The court shall have power to wind down the affairs of the municipality, to dispose of its property as provided by law, and to make provisions for the payment of all indebtedness thereof and for the performance of its contracts and obligations, and shall order such taxes levied from time to time as may be requisite therefore, which the county legislative body shall levy against the property within the municipality. The taxes shall be collected by the county treasurer in the manner for collecting other property taxes and shall be paid out under the orders of the court, and the surplus, if any, shall be paid into the school fund for the district in which the taxes were levied. All municipal property remaining after the winding down of the affairs of the municipality, shall be transferred to the board of education of such school district, which board hereby is empowered to enforce all claims for the same and to have the use of all property so vesting.  Amended by Chapter 227, 1993 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-707 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 7 - Dissolution of Municipalities|Section 707 - Disposition of records.

10-2-707. Disposition of records.  The books, documents, records, papers, and seal of any dissolved municipality shall be deposited with the county clerk for safekeeping and reference. All court records of justice court judges shall be deposited with a justice court judge of the county to be designated by the court, and other records with the district court. The courts respectively have authority to execute and complete all unfinished business standing on the same.  Amended by Chapter 59, 1990 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-708 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 7 - Dissolution of Municipalities|Section 708 - Notice of disincorporation.

 Effective 7/1/2021  10-2-708. Notice of disincorporation.  When a municipality has been dissolved, the clerk of the court shall provide notice of the dissolution:  (1)   (a) by posting one notice, and at least one additional notice per 2,000 population of the county in places within the county that are most likely to give notice to the residents within, and the owners of real property located within, the county, including the residents and owners within the municipality that is dissolved, subject to a maximum of 10 notices; or     (b) by mailing notice to each residence within, and each owner of real property located within, the county;       (2) by posting notice on the Utah Public Notice Website, created in Section 63A-16-601, for four weeks;     (3) if the municipality has a website, by posting notice on the municipality's website for four weeks; and     (4) by posting notice on the county's website for four weeks.    Amended by Chapter 15, 2021 Special Session 1
UT Code § 10-2-709 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 7 - Dissolution of Municipalities|Section 709 - Expenses of election.

10-2-709. Expenses of election.  The expenses of the election, of winding down the affairs and of dissolving the municipality, shall be the obligation of the municipality and shall be paid by it.  Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-710 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 7 - Dissolution of Municipalities|Section 710 - Limitation on jurisdiction of court to consider disincorporation petition.

10-2-710. Limitation on jurisdiction of court to consider disincorporation petition.  No district court has jurisdiction to consider a petition seeking disincorporation of a municipality or to order an election based upon the submission of such a petition if:  (1) the disincorporation petition is filed with the court less than two years after the official date of incorporation of the municipality which the petition seeks to dissolve; or     (2) the disincorporation petition is filed with the court less than two years after the date of an election held to decide the question of dissolution of the municipality which the petition seeks to dissolve.    Enacted by Chapter 55, 1981 General Session
UT Code § 10-2-711 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 7 - Dissolution of Municipalities|Section 711 - Dissolution by the county legislative body.

 Effective 5/8/2018  10-2-711. Dissolution by the county legislative body.    (1)   (a) A municipality having fewer than 50 residents may be dissolved on application to the district court by the county legislative body of the county where the municipality is located.     (b)   (i) The population figure under Subsection (1)(a) shall be derived from the most recent official census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census.     (ii) If the population figure is not available from the United States Bureau of the Census, the population figure shall be derived from the estimate from the Utah Population Committee.         (2) Notice of the application shall be served on the municipality in the manner prescribed by law or by publication in the manner provided by law if the municipal authorities cannot be served.     (3) The district court may enter an order approving the dissolution of the municipality on a finding that the existence of the municipality serves no valid municipal purpose, its existence is a sham, or on a clear and convincing showing that the best interests of the community would be served by the dissolution.     (4) If the municipality is dissolved, the district court shall wind down the affairs and dissolve the municipality as quickly as possible in the same manner as is provided in Sections 10-2-705 through 10-2-709.    Amended by Chapter 330, 2018 General Session