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UT Code § 10-3-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 2 - Election of Governing Body|Section 201 - Municipal general election -- Terms of office.

10-3-201. Municipal general election -- Terms of office.    (1) Consistent with Section 20A-1-202, on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in odd-numbered years, a municipal general election shall be held in all municipalities to fill all elective offices vacated by 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday in the January following the election. The officers elected shall continue in the office to which they were elected for four years except in case of death, resignation, removal or disqualification from office.     (2) The officers so elected shall begin their term of office at 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday in January following their election.    Amended by Chapter 256, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 2 - Election of Governing Body|Section 202 - Terms of elected municipal officers.

10-3-202. Terms of elected municipal officers.  Each elected officer of a municipality shall hold office for the term for which he is elected and until his successor is chosen and qualified, unless the office becomes vacant under Section 10-3-301.  Amended by Chapter 32, 1990 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 2 - Election of Governing Body|Section 205 - Election of officers in municipalities operating under a city council form of government.

 Effective 5/9/2017  10-3-205. Election of officers in municipalities operating under a city council form of government.  Each municipality operating under a five-member or six-member city council form of government shall hold municipal elections to fill, for a term of four years, the following offices in the following years:  (1) in the year following a year in which a presidential election is held, the offices of:   (a) approximately half the council members; and     (b) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b) or 10-2a-410(2)(a)(ii), mayor; and        (2) in the year preceding a year in which a presidential election is held, the offices of:   (a) the remaining council members; and     (b) for a municipality that elected a mayor in 2015 for a term of four years, mayor.       Amended by Chapter 158, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-205.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 2 - Election of Governing Body|Section 205.5 - At-large election of officers -- Election of commissioners or council members.

 Effective 3/10/2016  10-3-205.5. At-large election of officers -- Election of commissioners or council members.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), (3), or (4), the officers of each city shall be elected in an at-large election held at the time and in the manner provided for electing municipal officers.     (2)   (a) The governing body of a city may by ordinance provide for the election of some or all commissioners or council members, as the case may be, by district equal in number to the number of commissioners or council members elected by district.     (b)   (i) Each district shall be of substantially equal population as the other districts.     (ii) Within six months after the Legislature completes its redistricting process, the governing body of each city that has adopted an ordinance under Subsection (2)(a) shall make any adjustments in the boundaries of the districts as may be required to maintain districts of substantially equal population.         (3)   (a) The municipal council members of a metro township, as defined in Section 10-2a-403, are elected:   (i) for a metro township with a population of 10,000 or more, by district in accordance with Subsection 10-2a-410(1)(a); or     (ii) for a metro township with a population of less than 10,000, at-large in accordance with Subsection 10-2a-410(1)(b).       (b) The council districts in a metro township with a population of 10,000 or more shall comply with the requirements of Subsections (2)(b)(i) and (ii).       (4)   (a) For a city 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:   (i) the council members are elected by district in accordance with Section 10-2a-410; and     (ii) the mayor is elected at-large in accordance with Section 10-2a-410.       (b) The council districts in a city described in Subsection (4)(a) shall comply with the requirements of Subsections (2)(b)(i) and (ii).      Amended by Chapter 14, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 3 - Membership on Governing Body, Vacancies, and Power to Vote|Section 302 - Mayoral or council vacancy of a municipality.

10-3-302. Mayoral or council vacancy of a municipality.  Mayoral or council vacancies shall be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-510.  Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 1, 1993 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-502 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 5 - Meetings, Procedure, and Conduct - Voting|Section 502 - Regular and special council meetings.

10-3-502. Regular and special council meetings.    (1) The council of each municipality shall:   (a) by ordinance prescribe the time and place for holding its regular meeting, subject to Subsection (1)(b); and     (b) hold a regular meeting at least once each month.        (2)   (a) The mayor of a municipality or two council members may order the convening of a special meeting of the council.     (b) Each order convening a special meeting of the council shall:   (i) be entered in the minutes of the council; and     (ii) provide at least three hours' notice of the special meeting.       (c) The municipal recorder or clerk shall serve notice of the special meeting on each council member who did not sign the order by delivering the notice personally or by leaving it at the member's usual place of abode.     (d) The personal appearance by a council member at a special meeting of the council constitutes a waiver of the notice required under Subsection (2)(c).      Amended by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-504 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 5 - Meetings, Procedure, and Conduct - Voting|Section 504 - Quorum defined.

10-3-504. Quorum defined.  The number of council members necessary to constitute a quorum is:  (1) in a municipality with a seven-member council, four;     (2) in a municipality with a five-member council, three; and     (3) in a municipality operating under a six-member council form of government, three, excluding the mayor.    Amended by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-505 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 5 - Meetings, Procedure, and Conduct - Voting|Section 505 - Compelling attendance at meetings of legislative body.

10-3-505. Compelling attendance at meetings of legislative body.  The legislative body of a municipality may compel the attendance of its own members at its meetings and provide penalties it considers necessary for the failure to comply with an exercise of the authority to compel attendance.  Amended by Chapter 237, 2003 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-506 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 5 - Meetings, Procedure, and Conduct - Voting|Section 506 - How the vote is taken.

10-3-506. How the vote is taken.  A roll call vote shall be taken and recorded for all ordinances, resolutions, and any action which would create a liability against the municipality and in any other case at the request of any member of the governing body by a "yes" or a "no" vote and shall be recorded. Every resolution or ordinance shall be in writing before the vote is taken.  Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-507 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 5 - Meetings, Procedure, and Conduct - Voting|Section 507 - Minimum vote required.

 Effective 5/13/2014  10-3-507. Minimum vote required.    (1) The minimum number of yes votes required to pass any ordinance or resolution, or to take any action by the council, unless otherwise prescribed by law, is a majority of the voting members of the council, regardless of absence or vacancy.     (2)   (a) Any ordinance, resolution, or motion of the council having fewer favorable votes than required in this section is defeated and invalid.     (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), a council meeting may be adjourned to a specific time by a majority vote of the council even though the majority vote is less than that required in this section.       (3) If a vacancy exists in one or more council seats, a majority of the council members presently occupying council seats, regardless of number, may vote to fill the vacancy as provided under Section 20A-1-510.    Amended by Chapter 338, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-508 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 5 - Meetings, Procedure, and Conduct - Voting|Section 508 - Reconsideration.

10-3-508. Reconsideration.  Any action taken by the governing body may not be reconsidered or rescinded at any special meeting unless the number of members of the governing body present at the special meeting is equal to or greater than the number of members present at the meeting when the action was approved.  Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-601 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 6 - Public Meetings, Executive Sessions, Records and Publication, Procedure|Section 601 - Business of governing body conducted only in open meeting.

10-3-601. Business of governing body conducted only in open meeting.  All meetings of the governing body of each municipality shall be held in compliance with the provisions of Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.  Amended by Chapter 14, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-603 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 6 - Public Meetings, Executive Sessions, Records and Publication, Procedure|Section 603 - Public records.

10-3-603. Public records.  The governing body of each municipality shall keep a journal of its proceedings. The books, records, accounts and documents of each municipality shall be kept at the office of the recorder and approved copies shall be open and available to the public during regular business hours for examination and copying. The governing body may by resolution establish reasonable charges for providing copies of its public records to individuals, except when by law the municipality must provide the records without cost to the public.  Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-604 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 6 - Public Meetings, Executive Sessions, Records and Publication, Procedure|Section 604 - Annual examination of municipal finances -- Publication of results.

10-3-604. Annual examination of municipal finances -- Publication of results.  At the end of each fiscal year, the governing body of each city of the first and second class shall cause a full and complete examination of all books and accounts of the city to be made by certified public accountants, and shall publish the results of the examination and a detailed and itemized statement of all receipts and disbursements of the city in a summary of their proceedings and expenses during the fiscal year. The city shall then provide printed copies to the newspapers of the city and to the city recorder who shall provide one copy of it to any person on request.  Amended by Chapter 49, 1981 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-605 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 6 - Public Meetings, Executive Sessions, Records and Publication, Procedure|Section 605 - Penalty.

10-3-605. Penalty.  Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of Section 10-3-603 or 10-3-604 without just cause shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.  Amended by Chapter 28, 1979 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-606 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 6 - Public Meetings, Executive Sessions, Records and Publication, Procedure|Section 606 - Rules of order and procedure.

10-3-606. Rules of order and procedure.    (1) As used in this section, "rules of order and procedure" means a set of rules that govern and prescribe in a public meeting:   (a) parliamentary order and procedure;     (b) ethical behavior; and     (c) civil discourse.       (2)   (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a municipal legislative body shall:   (i) adopt rules of order and procedure to govern a public meeting of the legislative body;     (ii) conduct a public meeting in accordance with the rules of order and procedure described in Subsection (2)(a)(i); and     (iii) make the rules of order and procedure described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) available to the public:   (A) at each meeting of the municipal legislative body; and     (B) on the municipality's public website, if available.         (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not affect a municipal legislative body's duty to comply with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.      Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 107, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-607 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 6 - Public Meetings, Executive Sessions, Records and Publication, Procedure|Section 607 - Expulsion of members prohibited -- Exception for disorderly conduct.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-3-607. Expulsion of members prohibited -- Exception for disorderly conduct.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the governing body may not expel a member of the governing body from an open public meeting or prohibit the member from attending an open public meeting.     (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), following a two-thirds vote of the members of the governing body, the governing body may fine or expel a member of the governing body for:   (a) disorderly conduct at the open public meeting;     (b) a member's direct or indirect financial conflict of interest regarding an issue discussed at or action proposed to be taken at the open public meeting; or     (c) a commission of a crime during the open public meeting.       (3) A governing body may adopt rules or ordinances that expand the reasons or establish more restrictive procedures for the expulsion of a member from a public meeting.    Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 196, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-608 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 6 - Public Meetings, Executive Sessions, Records and Publication, Procedure|Section 608 - Rules of conduct for the public.

10-3-608. Rules of conduct for the public.  The governing body on a two-thirds vote may expel any person who is disorderly during the meeting of the governing body. This section or any action taken by the governing body pursuant hereto does not preclude prosecution under any other provision of law.  Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-609 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 6 - Public Meetings, Executive Sessions, Records and Publication, Procedure|Section 609 - Action on committee reports.

10-3-609. Action on committee reports.  Final action on any report of any committee appointed by the governing body shall be deferred to the next regular meeting of the governing body on the request of any two members, except that the council in a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class or a town may call a special meeting to consider final action.  Amended by Chapter 292, 2003 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-610 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 6 - Public Meetings, Executive Sessions, Records and Publication, Procedure|Section 610 - Requiring attendance of witnesses, production of evidence.

10-3-610. Requiring attendance of witnesses, production of evidence.  The governing body of each municipality may require the attendance of any person to give testimony or produce records, documents or things for inspection, copying or examination necessary or useful for the governance of the municipality. The governing body may by ordinance establish its own procedures for issuing subpoenas to require attendance and production under this section or it may issue subpoenas in its own name in the same manner as is provided in the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.  Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-701 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 7 - Municipal Ordinances, Resolutions, and Procedure|Section 701 - Legislative power exercised by ordinance.

10-3-701. Legislative power exercised by ordinance.  Except as otherwise specifically provided, the governing body of each municipality shall exercise its legislative powers through ordinances.  Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-702 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 7 - Municipal Ordinances, Resolutions, and Procedure|Section 702 - Extent of power exercised by ordinance.

10-3-702. Extent of power exercised by ordinance.  The governing body may pass any ordinance to regulate, require, prohibit, govern, control or supervise any activity, business, conduct or condition authorized by this act or any other provision of law. An officer of the municipality may not be convicted of a criminal offense where he relied on or enforced an ordinance he reasonably believed to be a valid ordinance. It shall be a defense to any action for punitive damages that the official acted in good faith in enforcing an ordinance or that he enforced an ordinance on advice of legal counsel.  Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-703 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 7 - Municipal Ordinances, Resolutions, and Procedure|Section 703 - Criminal penalties for violation of ordinance -- Civil penalties prohibited -- Exceptions.

 Effective 5/12/2020  10-3-703. Criminal penalties for violation of ordinance -- Civil penalties prohibited -- Exceptions.    (1)   (a) The governing body of a municipality may impose a criminal penalty for the violation of any municipal ordinance by a fine not to exceed the maximum class B misdemeanor fine under Section 76-3-301, by a term of imprisonment up to six months, or by both the fine and term of imprisonment.     (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), a municipality may not impose a criminal penalty greater than an infraction for a violation pertaining to an individual's pet, as defined in Section 4-12-102, or an individual's use of the individual's residence unless:   (i) the violation:   (A) is a nuisance as defined in Subsection 78B-6-1101(1); and     (B) threatens the health, safety, or welfare of the individual or an identifiable third party; or       (ii) the municipality has imposed a fine on the individual for a violation that involves the same residence or pet on three previous occasions within the past 12 months.       (c) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to municipal enforcement of a building code or fire code ordinance in accordance with Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Codes Act.       (2)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the governing body may prescribe a civil penalty for the violation of any municipal ordinance by a fine not to exceed the maximum class B misdemeanor fine under Section 76-3-301.     (b) A municipality may not impose a civil penalty and adjudication for the violation of a municipal moving traffic ordinance.       (3)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b) or Section 77-7-18, a municipal officer or official who is not a law enforcement officer described in Section 53-13-103 or a special function officer described in Section 53-13-105 may not issue a criminal citation for a violation that is punished as a misdemeanor.     (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1) or (3)(a), the following may issue a criminal citation for a violation that is punished as a misdemeanor if the violation threatens the health and safety of an animal or the public:   (i) a fire officer described in Section 53-7-102; or     (ii) an animal control officer described in Section 11-46-102.         (4) A municipality may not issue more than one infraction within a 14-day time period for a violation described in Subsection (1)(b) that is ongoing.    Amended by Chapter 89, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-703.7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 7 - Municipal Ordinances, Resolutions, and Procedure|Section 703.7 - Administrative proceedings -- Penalty for code violation.

 Effective 5/14/2019  10-3-703.7. Administrative proceedings -- Penalty for code violation.    (1) A municipality may adopt an ordinance establishing an administrative proceeding to review and decide a violation of a civil municipal ordinance.     (2) An ordinance adopted in accordance with Subsection (1) shall provide due process for parties participating in the administrative proceeding.     (3)   (a) A municipality may not impose a nonjudicial penalty for a violation of a land use regulation or a nuisance ordinance unless the municipality provides to the individual who is subject to the penalty written notice that:   (i) identifies the relevant regulation or ordinance at issue;     (ii) specifies the violation of the relevant regulation or ordinance; and     (iii) provides for a reasonable time to cure the violation, taking into account the cost of curing the violation.       (b) A municipality may not collect on a nonjudicial penalty for a violation of a land use regulation or a nuisance ordinance that is outstanding or pending on or after May 14, 2019, unless the municipality imposed the outstanding or pending penalty in relation to a written notice that:   (i) identified the relevant regulation or ordinance at issue;     (ii) specified the violation of the relevant regulation or ordinance; and     (iii) provided for a reasonable time to cure the violation, taking into account the cost of curing the violation.        Amended by Chapter 278, 2019 General Session