H.B. 171

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COMPENSATION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
2 2001 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Neil A. Hansen
5 This act modifies the Utah Municipal Code to eliminate a prohibition against city council
6 members having other compensated employment with the city and to make technical
7 changes.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 AMENDS:
10 10-3-1211, as enacted by Chapter 48, Laws of Utah 1977
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 10-3-1211 is amended to read:
13 10-3-1211. Council members -- Qualifications -- Terms of office.
14 [Council members] (1) Each council member shall be [residents] a resident of the
15 municipality from which [they are elected, and, if elected from districts, of the districts from which
16 they are elected. Council members shall have no other compensated employment with the
17 municipality. Terms of office of the council members shall be four years each] elected, and, if
18 elected from a district, of the district from which elected.
19 (2) The term of office of each council member shall be four years, or until a successor is
20 qualified, except that initially, approximately one-half of the council members shall serve terms
21 of two years each.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-25-01 9:55 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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