UT Code § 10-2a-213 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 2 - Incorporation of a Municipality|Section 213 - Determination of number of council members -- Determination of election districts -- Hearings and notice.

 Effective 7/1/2021  10-2a-213. Determination of number of council members -- Determination of election districts -- Hearings and notice.    (1) If the incorporation proposal passes, the petition sponsors shall, within 60 days after the day on which the county conducts the canvass of the election under Section 10-2a-212:   (a) for the incorporation of a city:   (i) if the voters at the incorporation election choose the council-mayor form of government, determine the number of council members that will constitute the city council of the city; and     (ii) if the voters at the incorporation election vote to elect council members by district, determine the number of council members to be elected by district and draw the boundaries of those districts, which shall be substantially equal in population; and       (b) for the incorporation of any municipality:   (i) determine the initial terms of the mayor and members of the municipal council so that:   (A) the mayor and approximately half the members of the municipal council are elected to serve an initial term, of no less than one year, that allows the mayor's and members' successors to serve a full four-year term that coincides with the schedule established in Subsection 10-3-205(1); and     (B) the remaining members of the municipal council are elected to serve an initial term, of no less than one year, that allows the members' successors to serve a full four-year term that coincides with the schedule established in Subsection 10-3-205(2); and       (ii) submit in writing to the county legislative body the results of the determinations made by the sponsors under Subsections (1)(a) and (b)(i).         (2) A newly incorporated town shall operate under the five-member council form of government as defined in Section 10-3b-102.     (3) Before making a determination under Subsection (1)(a) or (b)(i), the petition sponsors shall hold a public hearing within the future municipality on the applicable issues described in Subsections (1)(a) and (b)(i).     (4) The petition sponsors shall provide notice of the public hearing described in Subsection (3):   (a)   (i) at least two weeks before the day of the public hearing, by posting one notice, and at least one additional notice per 2,000 population of the future municipality, in places within the future municipality that are most likely to give notice to the residents within, and the owners of real property located within, the future municipality, subject to a maximum of 10 notices; or     (ii) at least two weeks before the day of the public hearing, by mailing notice to each residence within, and each owner of real property located within, the future municipality;       (b) by posting notice on the Utah Public Notice Website, created in Section 63A-16-601, for two weeks before the day of the public hearing;     (c) if the future municipality has a website, by posting notice on the future municipality's website for two weeks before the day of the public hearing; and     (d) by posting notice on the county's website for two weeks before the day of the public hearing.      Amended by Chapter 15, 2021 Special Session 1