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UT Code § 10-3-1305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 13 - Municipal Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act|Section 1305 - Compensation for assistance in transaction involving municipality -- Public disclosure and filing required.

10-3-1305. Compensation for assistance in transaction involving municipality -- Public disclosure and filing required.    (1) As used in this section, "municipal body" means any public board, commission, committee, or other public group organized to make public policy decisions or to advise persons who make public policy decisions.     (2) Except as provided in Subsection (6), it is an offense for an elected officer, or an appointed officer, who is a member of a public body to receive or agree to receive compensation for assisting any person or business entity in any transaction involving the municipality in which the member is an officer unless the member:   (a) files with the mayor a sworn statement giving the information required by this section; and     (b) discloses the information required by Subsection (5) in an open meeting to the members of the body of which the officer is a member immediately before the discussion.       (3) It is an offense for an appointed officer who is not a member of a public body or a municipal employee to receive or agree to receive compensation for assisting any person or business entity in any transaction involving the municipality by which the person is employed unless the officer or employee:   (a) files with the mayor a sworn statement giving the information required by this section; and     (b) discloses the information required by Subsection (5) to:   (i) the officer or employee's immediate supervisor; and     (ii) any other municipal officer or employee who may rely upon the employee's representations in evaluating or approving the transaction.         (4)   (a) The officer or employee shall file the statement required to be filed by this section 10 days before the date of any agreement between the elected or appointed officer or municipal employee and the person or business entity being assisted or 10 days before the receipt of compensation by the officer or employee, whichever is earlier.     (b) The statement is public information and shall be available for examination by the public.       (5) The statement and disclosure shall contain:   (a) the name and address of the officer or municipal employee;     (b) the name and address of the person or business entity being or to be assisted or in which the appointed or elected official or municipal employee has a substantial interest; and     (c) a brief description of the transaction as to which service is rendered or is to be rendered and of the nature of the service performed or to be performed.       (6) This section does not apply to an elected officer, or an appointed officer, who is a member of a public body and who engages in conduct that constitutes a violation of this section to the extent that the elected officer or appointed officer is chargeable, for the same conduct, under Section 76-8-105.    Amended by Chapter 445, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-1306 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 13 - Municipal Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act|Section 1306 - Interest in business entity regulated by municipality -- Disclosure statement required.

10-3-1306. Interest in business entity regulated by municipality -- Disclosure statement required.    (1) Every appointed or elected officer or municipal employee who is an officer, director, agent, or employee or the owner of a substantial interest in any business entity which is subject to the regulation of the municipality in which he is an elected or appointed officer or municipal employee shall disclose the position held and the nature and value of his interest upon first becoming appointed, elected, or employed by the municipality, and again at any time thereafter if the elected or appointed officer's or municipal employee's position in the business entity has changed significantly or if the value of his interest in the entity has increased significantly since the last disclosure.     (2) The disclosure shall be made in a sworn statement filed with the mayor. The mayor shall report the substance of all such disclosure statements to the members of the governing body, or may provide to the members of the governing body copies of the disclosure statement within 30 days after the statement is received by him.     (3) This section does not apply to instances where the value of the interest does not exceed $2,000. Life insurance policies and annuities may not be considered in determining the value of any such interest.    Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-1307 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 13 - Municipal Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act|Section 1307 - Interest in business entity doing business with municipality -- Disclosure.

10-3-1307. Interest in business entity doing business with municipality -- Disclosure.    (1) Every appointed or elected officer or municipal employee who is an officer, director, agent, employee, or owner of a substantial interest in any business entity which does or anticipates doing business with the municipality in which he is an appointed or elected officer or municipal employee, shall publicly disclose to the members of the body of which he is a member or by which he is employed immediately prior to any discussion by such body concerning matters relating to such business entity, the nature of his interest in that business entity.     (2) The disclosure statement shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting.     (3) Disclosure by a municipal employee under this section is satisfied if the employee makes the disclosure in the manner required by Sections 10-3-1305 and 10-3-1306.    Amended by Chapter 147, 1989 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-1308 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 13 - Municipal Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act|Section 1308 - Investment creating conflict of interest with duties -- Disclosure.

10-3-1308. Investment creating conflict of interest with duties -- Disclosure.  Any personal interest or investment by a municipal employee or by any elected or appointed official of a municipality which creates a conflict between the employee's or official's personal interests and his public duties shall be disclosed in open meeting to the members of the body in the manner required by Section 10-3-1306.  Amended by Chapter 147, 1989 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-1309 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 13 - Municipal Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act|Section 1309 - Inducing officer or employee to violate part prohibited.

10-3-1309. Inducing officer or employee to violate part prohibited.  It is a class A misdemeanor for any person to induce or seek to induce any appointed or elected officer or municipal employee to violate any of the provisions of this part.  Amended by Chapter 241, 1991 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-1310 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 13 - Municipal Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act|Section 1310 - Penalties for violation -- Dismissal from employment or removal from office.

10-3-1310. Penalties for violation -- Dismissal from employment or removal from office.  In addition to any penalty contained in any other provision of law, any person who knowingly and intentionally violates this part, with the exception of Sections 10-3-1306, 10-3-1307, 10-3-1308, and 10-3-1309, shall be dismissed from employment or removed from office and is guilty of:  (1) a felony of the second degree if the total value of the compensation, conflict of interest, or assistance exceeds $1,000;     (2) a felony of the third degree if:   (a) the total value of the compensation, conflict of interest, or assistance is more than $250 but not more than $1,000; or     (b) the elected or appointed officer or municipal employee has been twice before convicted of violation of this chapter and the value of the conflict of interest, compensation, or assistance was $250 or less;       (3) a class A misdemeanor if the value of the compensation or assistance was more than $100 but does not exceed $250; or     (4) a class B misdemeanor if the value of the compensation or assistance was $100 or less.    Amended by Chapter 147, 1989 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-1311 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 13 - Municipal Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act|Section 1311 - Municipal ethics commission -- Complaints charging violations.

 Effective 5/8/2018  10-3-1311. Municipal ethics commission -- Complaints charging violations.    (1) A municipality may establish by ordinance an ethics commission to review a complaint against an officer or employee subject to this part for a violation of a provision of this part.     (2)   (a) A person filing a complaint for a violation of this part shall file the complaint:   (i) with the municipal ethics commission, if a municipality has established a municipal ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or     (ii) with the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission in accordance with Title 63A, Chapter 15, Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission, if the municipality has not established a municipal ethics commission.       (b) A municipality that receives a complaint described in Subsection (2)(a) may:   (i) accept the complaint if the municipality has established a municipal ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or     (ii) forward the complaint to the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission established in Section 63A-15-201:   (A) regardless of whether the municipality has established a municipal ethics commission; or     (B) if the municipality has not established a municipal ethics commission.           (3) If the alleged ethics complaint is against a person who is a member of the municipal ethics commission, the complaint shall be filed with or forwarded to the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission.    Amended by Chapter 461, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 10-3-1312 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3 - Municipal Government|Part 13 - Municipal Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act|Section 1312 - Violation of disclosure requirements -- Penalties -- Rescission of prohibited transaction.

10-3-1312. Violation of disclosure requirements -- Penalties -- Rescission of prohibited transaction.  If any transaction is entered into in connection with a violation of Section 10-3-1305, 10-3-1306, 10-3-1307, or 10-3-1308, the municipality:  (1) shall dismiss or remove the appointed or elected officer or municipal employee who knowingly and intentionally violates this part from employment or office; and     (2) may rescind or void any contract or subcontract entered into pursuant to that transaction without returning any part of the consideration received by the municipality.    Amended by Chapter 147, 1989 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

10-3b-101. Title.  This chapter is known as "Forms of Municipal Government."  Enacted by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-3b-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Council-mayor form of government" means the form of municipal government that:   (a)   (i) is provided for in Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48;     (ii) may not be adopted without voter approval; and     (iii) consists of two separate, independent, and equal branches of municipal government; and       (b) on and after May 5, 2008, is described in Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government.       (2) "Five-member council form of government" means the form of municipal government described in Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government.     (3) "Metro township" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403.     (4) "Metro township council form of government" means the form of metro township government described in Part 5, Metro Township Council Form of Municipal Government.     (5) "Six-member council form of government" means the form of municipal government described in Part 3, Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government.    Amended by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 104 - Powers and duties of mayor in six-member council and five-member council forms of government.

10-3b-104. Powers and duties of mayor in six-member council and five-member council forms of government.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the mayor in a municipality operating under a six-member council form of government or a five-member council form of government:   (a) is the chief executive officer of the municipality to whom all employees of the municipality report;     (b) shall:   (i) keep the peace and enforce the laws of the municipality;     (ii) ensure that all applicable statutes and municipal ordinances and resolutions are faithfully executed and observed;     (iii) if the mayor remits a fine or forfeiture under Subsection (1)(c)(ii), report the remittance to the council at the council's next meeting after the remittance;     (iv) perform all duties prescribed by statute or municipal ordinance or resolution;     (v) report to the council the condition and needs of the municipality; and     (vi) report to the council any release granted under Subsection (1)(c)(iv); and       (c) may:   (i) recommend for council consideration any measure that the mayor considers to be in the best interests of the municipality;     (ii) remit fines and forfeitures;     (iii) if necessary, call on residents of the municipality over the age of 21 years to assist in enforcing the laws of the state and ordinances of the municipality;     (iv) release a person imprisoned for a violation of a municipal ordinance;     (v) with the council's advice and consent:   (A) assign or appoint a member of the council to administer one or more departments of the municipality; and     (B) appoint a person to fill:   (I) a municipal office; or     (II) a vacancy on a commission or committee of the municipality; and         (vi) at any reasonable time, examine and inspect the official books, papers, records, or documents of:   (A) the municipality; or     (B) any officer, employee, or agency of the municipality.           (2) The powers and duties in Subsection (1) are subject to:   (a) municipal ordinances in effect on May 4, 2008 modifying the powers and duties of the mayor; and     (b) the council's authority to limit or expand the mayor's powers and duties under:   (i) Subsection 10-3b-303(2)(a), for a municipality operating under the six-member council form of government; and     (ii) Subsection 10-3b-403(2)(a), for a municipality operating under the five-member council form of government.        Enacted by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 105 - Municipal council in six-member council and five-member council forms of government.

10-3b-105. Municipal council in six-member council and five-member council forms of government.  In a municipality operating under a six-member council form of government or a five-member council form of government, the council:  (1) is the legislative body of the municipality and exercises the legislative powers and performs the legislative duties and functions of the municipality; and     (2) may:   (a) adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with statute, for the efficient administration, organization, operation, conduct, and business of the municipality;     (b) prescribe by resolution additional duties, powers, and responsibilities for any elected or appointed municipal official, unless prohibited by statute;     (c) require by ordinance that any or all appointed officers reside in the municipality;     (d) create any office that the council considers necessary for the government of the municipality;     (e) provide for filling a vacancy in an elective or appointive office;     (f) take any action allowed under Section 10-8-84; and     (g) perform any function specifically provided for by statute or necessarily implied by law.      Enacted by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 2 - Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government|Section 201 - Separate branches of government under a council-mayor form of government.

10-3b-201. Separate branches of government under a council-mayor form of government.  The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government are vested in two separate, independent, and equal branches of municipal government consisting of:  (1) a council composed of five or seven members; and     (2) a mayor and, under the mayor's supervision, any executive or administrative departments, divisions, and offices and any executive or administrative officers provided for by statute or municipal ordinance.    Enacted by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 2 - Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government|Section 203 - Council in a council-mayor form of government.

10-3b-203. Council in a council-mayor form of government.    (1) The council in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of government:   (a) shall:   (i) by ordinance, provide for the manner in which:   (A) municipal property is bought, sold, traded, encumbered, or otherwise transferred; and     (B) a subdivision or annexation is approved, disapproved, or otherwise regulated;       (ii) pass ordinances, appropriate funds, and review municipal administration;     (iii) perform all duties that the law imposes on the council; and     (iv) elect one of its members to be the chair of the council;       (b) may:   (i) adopt an ordinance, to be known as the municipal administrative code:   (A) dividing the municipality's administrative service into departments, divisions, and bureaus; and     (B) defining the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau;       (ii) adopt an ordinance:   (A) creating, consolidating, or abolishing departments, divisions, and bureaus; and     (B) defining or altering the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau;       (iii) notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c)(iii), make suggestions or recommendations to a subordinate of the mayor;     (iv)   (A) notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c), appoint a committee of council members or citizens to conduct an investigation into:   (I) an officer, department, or agency of the municipality; or     (II) any other matter relating to the welfare of the municipality; and       (B) delegate to an appointed committee powers of inquiry that the council considers necessary;       (v) make and enforce any additional rule or regulation for the government of the council, the preservation of order, and the transaction of the council's business that the council considers necessary; and     (vi) take any action allowed under Section 10-8-84; and       (c) may not:   (i) direct or request, other than in writing, the appointment of a person to or the removal of a person from an executive municipal office;     (ii) interfere in any way with an executive officer's performance of the officer's duties; or     (iii) publicly or privately give orders to a subordinate of the mayor.         (2) A member of a council in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government may not have any other compensated employment with the municipality.    Enacted by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 2 - Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government|Section 204 - Presenting council action to mayor -- Veto -- Reconsideration -- When ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation takes effect.

10-3b-204. Presenting council action to mayor -- Veto -- Reconsideration -- When ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation takes effect.    (1) The council in each municipality operating under a council-mayor form of municipal government shall present to the mayor each ordinance, tax levy, and appropriation passed by the council.     (2)   (a) The mayor in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of municipal government may veto an ordinance or tax levy or all or any part of an appropriation passed by the council.     (b) If a mayor vetoes an ordinance or tax levy or all or any part of an appropriation, the mayor shall return the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the council within 15 days after the council presents the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the mayor, with a statement explaining the mayor's objections.       (3) At its next meeting following a mayor's veto under Subsection (2), the council shall reconsider the vetoed ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation.     (4) An ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council takes effect upon recording as provided in Chapter 3, Part 7, Municipal Ordinances, Resolutions, and Procedure, if:   (a) the mayor signs the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation;     (b) the mayor fails to sign the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation within 15 days after the council presents the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the mayor; or     (c) following a veto, the council reconsiders the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation and passes it by a vote of at least two-thirds of all council members.      Enacted by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 3b - Forms of Municipal Government|Part 2 - Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government|Section 205 - Rules and regulations by municipal officers.

10-3b-205. Rules and regulations by municipal officers.  A municipal officer in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of government may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with statute, municipal ordinance, or the merit plan.  Enacted by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-3b-301 (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 301 - Municipal government powers vested in a six-member council.

10-3b-301. Municipal government powers vested in a six-member council.  The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the six-member council form of government are vested in a council consisting of six members, one of which is a mayor.  Enacted by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session