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First Substitute S.B. 20

Senator Carlene M. Walker proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENTS

             2     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Carlene M. Walker

             5     
House Sponsor: Aaron Tilton

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies provisions of the Utah Municipal Code.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    rewrites and reorganizes provisions relating to forms of municipal government and
             13      municipal administration;
             14          .    repeals provisions relating to forms of municipal government that have been
             15      rewritten or made obsolete by the rewritten provisions;
             16          .    clarifies the forms of government under which a municipality may operate;
             17          .    clarifies provisions relating to the council-mayor, six-member council, and
             18      five-member council forms of municipal government;
             19          .    requires municipalities to operate under a council mayor, six-member council, or
             20      five-member council form of government, except those currently operating under a
             21      specified council-manager form;
             22          .    requires municipalities operating under the former council-manager form of
             23      government to continue to operate under that form of government, subject to a
             24      future potential change to another form; and
             25          .    makes technical and conforming changes.


             26      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             27          None
             28      Other Special Clauses:
             29          None
             30      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             31      AMENDS:
             32          10-2-112, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             33          10-2-114, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             34          10-2-125, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 212
             35          10-2-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             36          10-3-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 65
             37          10-3-502, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             38          10-3-504, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             39          10-3-507, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             40          10-3-820, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             41          10-3-902, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             42          10-3-1106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 260
             43          10-6-151, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 71
             44          10-9a-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 188, 199, and 329
             45          20A-1-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 75, 256, 285, and 329
             46          20A-1-506, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 16
             47          20A-1-510, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 3
             48          78-5-134, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 16
             49      ENACTS:
             50          10-3b-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             51          10-3b-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             52          10-3b-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             53          10-3b-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             54          10-3b-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             55          10-3b-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             56          10-3b-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953


             57          10-3b-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             58          10-3b-205, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             59          10-3b-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             60          10-3b-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             61          10-3b-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             62          10-3b-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             63          10-3b-402, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             64          10-3b-403, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             65          10-3b-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             66          10-3b-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             67          10-3b-503, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             68          10-3b-504, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             69          10-3b-505, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             70          10-3b-506, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             71          10-3b-507, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             72      REPEALS:
             73          10-3-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             74          10-3-102, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             75          10-3-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapters 90 and 202
             76          10-3-207, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             77          10-3-403, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             78          10-3-404, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             79          10-3-501, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 30
             80          10-3-503, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 92
             81          10-3-802, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 92
             82          10-3-804, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 39
             83          10-3-806, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 4
             84          10-3-807, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 39
             85          10-3-808, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             86          10-3-809, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             87          10-3-810, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292


             88          10-3-811, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             89          10-3-812, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             90          10-3-813, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             91          10-3-814, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             92          10-3-815, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             93          10-3-816, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             94          10-3-817, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             95          10-3-830, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 266
             96          10-3-901, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             97          10-3-1201, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             98          10-3-1202, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             99          10-3-1203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapters 202 and 371
             100          10-3-1204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             101          10-3-1205, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             102          10-3-1206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1985, Chapter 222
             103          10-3-1207, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             104          10-3-1208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             105          10-3-1210, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             106          10-3-1211, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             107          10-3-1212, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 14
             108          10-3-1213, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             109          10-3-1214, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             110          10-3-1215, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             111          10-3-1216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 54
             112          10-3-1217, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1981, Chapter 47
             113          10-3-1218, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 1
             114          10-3-1219, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 156
             115          10-3-1219.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 39
             116          10-3-1220, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             117          10-3-1221, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             118          10-3-1222, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 231


             119          10-3-1223, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             120          10-3-1224, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             121          10-3-1225, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             122          10-3-1226, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             123          10-3-1227, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             124          10-3-1228, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             125     
             126      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             127          Section 1. Section 10-2-112 is amended to read:
             128           10-2-112. Ballot used at the incorporation election.
             129          (1) The ballot at the incorporation election under Subsection 10-2-111 (1) shall pose the
             130      incorporation question substantially as follows:
             131          Shall the area described as (insert a description of the proposed city) be incorporated as
             132      the city of (insert the proposed name of the proposed city)?
             133          (2) The ballot shall provide a space for the voter to answer yes or no to the question in
             134      Subsection (1).
             135          (3) (a) The ballot at the incorporation election shall also pose the question relating to
             136      the form of government substantially as follows:
             137          If the above incorporation proposal passes, under what form of municipal government
             138      shall (insert the name of the proposed city) operate? Vote for one:
             139          Five-member [City] Council form
             140          Six-member [City] Council form
             141          [Council-Mayor] Five-member council-mayor form
             142          [Council-Manager form] Seven-member council-mayor form.
             143          (b) The ballot shall provide a space for the voter to vote for one form of government.
             144          (4) (a) The ballot at the incorporation election shall also pose the question of whether
             145      to elect city council members by district substantially as follows:
             146          If the above incorporation proposal passes, shall members of the city council of (insert
             147      the name of the proposed city) be elected by district?
             148          (b) The ballot shall provide a space for the voter to answer yes or no to the question in
             149      Subsection (4)(a).


             150          Section 2. Section 10-2-114 is amended to read:
             151           10-2-114. Determination of number of council members -- Determination of
             152      election districts -- Hearings and notice.
             153          (1) If the incorporation proposal passes, the petition sponsors shall, within 25 days of
             154      the canvass of the election under Section 10-2-111 :
             155          (a) if the voters at the incorporation election choose [either] the council-mayor [or the
             156      council-manager] form of government, determine the number of council members that will
             157      constitute the council of the future city;
             158          (b) if the voters at the incorporation election vote to elect council members by district,
             159      determine the number of council members to be elected by district and draw the boundaries of
             160      those districts, which shall be substantially equal in population;
             161          (c) determine the initial terms of the mayor and members of the city council so that:
             162          (i) the mayor and approximately half the members of the city council are elected to
             163      serve an initial term, of no less than one year, that allows their successors to serve a full
             164      four-year term that coincides with the schedule established in Subsection 10-3-205 (1); and
             165          (ii) the remaining members of the city council are elected to serve an initial term, of no
             166      less than one year, that allows their successors to serve a full four-year term that coincides with
             167      the schedule established in Subsection 10-3-205 (2); and
             168          (d) submit in writing to the county legislative body the results of the sponsors'
             169      determinations under Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (c).
             170          (2) (a) Before making a determination under Subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c), the petition
             171      sponsors shall hold a public hearing within the future city on the applicable issues under
             172      Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (c).
             173          (b) (i) The petition sponsors shall publish notice of the public hearing under Subsection
             174      (2)(a) in a newspaper of general circulation within the future city at least once a week for two
             175      successive weeks before the hearing.
             176          (ii) The last publication of notice under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be at least three days
             177      before the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a).
             178          (c) (i) If there is no newspaper of general circulation within the future city, the petition
             179      sponsors shall post at least one notice of the hearing per 1,000 population in conspicuous
             180      places within the future city that are most likely to give notice of the hearing to the residents of


             181      the future city.
             182          (ii) The petition sponsors shall post the notices under Subsection (2)(c)(i) at least seven
             183      days before the hearing under Subsection (2)(a).
             184          Section 3. Section 10-2-125 is amended to read:
             185           10-2-125. Incorporation of a town.
             186          (1) As used in this section:
             187          (a) "Base petition" means a petition under this section proposing the incorporation of a
             188      town and signed by the owners of private real property that:
             189          (i) is located within the area proposed to be incorporated;
             190          (ii) covers at least a majority of the total private land area within the area proposed to
             191      be incorporated; and
             192          (iii) is equal in value to at least 1/3 but not more than 1/2 of the value of all private real
             193      property within the area proposed to be incorporated.
             194          (b) "Qualifying petition" means a petition under this section proposing the
             195      incorporation of a town and signed by the owners of private real property that:
             196          (i) is located within the area proposed to be incorporated;
             197          (ii) covers at least a majority of the total private land area within the area proposed to
             198      be incorporated; and
             199          (iii) is equal in value to more than 1/2 of the value of all private real property within
             200      the area proposed to be incorporated.
             201          (2) (a) A contiguous area of a county not within a municipality, with a population of at
             202      least 100 but less than 1,000, may incorporate as a town as provided in this section.
             203          (b) (i) The population figure under Subsection (2)(a) shall be derived from the most
             204      recent official census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census.
             205          (ii) If the population figure is not available from the United States Bureau of the
             206      Census, the population figure shall be derived from the estimate from the Utah Population
             207      Estimates Committee.
             208          (3) (a) The process to incorporate an area as a town is initiated by filing a petition with
             209      the clerk of the county in which the area is located.
             210          (b) Each petition under Subsection (3)(a) shall:
             211          (i) be signed by the owners of private real property that:


             212          (A) is located within the area proposed to be incorporated;
             213          (B) covers a majority of the total private land area within the area; and
             214          (C) is equal in value to at least 1/3 of the value of all private real property within the
             215      area;
             216          (ii) state the legal description of the boundaries of the area proposed to be incorporated
             217      as a town;
             218          (iii) designate up to five signers of the petition as sponsors, one of whom shall be
             219      designated as the contact sponsor, with the mailing address of each owner signing as a sponsor;
             220          (iv) be accompanied by and circulated with an accurate map or plat, prepared by a
             221      licensed surveyor, showing the boundaries of the proposed town; and
             222          (v) substantially comply with and be circulated in the following form:
             223          PETITION FOR INCORPORATION OF (insert the proposed name of the proposed
             224      town)
             225          To the Honorable County Legislative Body of (insert the name of the county in which
             226      the proposed town is located) County, Utah:
             227          We, the undersigned owners of real property within the area described in this petition,
             228      respectfully petition the county legislative body for the area described in this petition to be
             229      incorporated as a town. Each of the undersigned affirms that each has personally signed this
             230      petition and is an owner of real property within the described area, and that the current
             231      residence address of each is correctly written after the signer's name. The area proposed to be
             232      incorporated as a town is described as follows: (insert an accurate description of the area
             233      proposed to be incorporated).
             234          (c) A petition under this section may not describe an area that includes some or all of
             235      an area proposed for annexation in an annexation petition under Section 10-2-403 that:
             236          (i) was filed before the filing of the petition; and
             237          (ii) is still pending on the date the petition is filed.
             238          (4) Section 10-2-104 applies to a petition for incorporation as a town in any county,
             239      except that the notice under Subsection 10-2-104 (1) shall be sent within seven calendar days
             240      after the filing of a petition under Subsection (3).
             241          (5) (a) (i) The legislative body of each county with which a base petition is filed under
             242      this section shall commission and pay for a feasibility study as provided in Section 10-2-103 .


             243          (ii) If the results of the feasibility study under Subsection (5)(a)(i) meet the
             244      requirements of Subsection 10-2-109 (3), the county legislative body shall grant the petition.
             245          (iii) If the results of the feasibility study under Subsection (5)(a)(i) do not meet the
             246      requirements of Subsection 10-2-109 (3), the county legislative body may:
             247          (A) deny the petition;
             248          (B) grant the petition; or
             249          (C) with the consent of the petition sponsors, grant the petition, after:
             250          (I) imposing conditions to mitigate the fiscal inequities identified in the feasibility
             251      study; or
             252          (II) altering the boundaries of the area proposed to be incorporated as a town to
             253      approximate the boundaries necessary to meet the requirements of Subsection 10-2-109 (3).
             254          (iv) Each town that incorporates pursuant to a petition granted after the county
             255      legislative body imposes conditions under Subsection (5)(a)(iii)(C)(I) shall comply with those
             256      conditions.
             257          (b) The legislative body of each county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class
             258      with which a qualifying petition is filed shall grant the petition.
             259          (6) (a) Upon the granting of a petition filed under this section, the legislative body of
             260      the county in which the proposed town is located shall appoint a mayor and members of the
             261      town council from a list of qualified individuals approved by the petition sponsors.
             262          (b) The officers appointed under Subsection (6)(a) shall hold office until the next
             263      regular municipal election and until their successors are elected and qualified.
             264          (7) Each newly incorporated town shall operate under the [six-member] five-member
             265      council form of government as [described] defined in Section [ 10-3-101 ] 10-3b-102 .
             266          (8) (a) Each mayor appointed under Subsection (6) shall, within seven days of
             267      appointment, file articles of incorporation of the new town with the lieutenant governor.
             268          (b) The articles of incorporation shall meet the requirements of Subsection
             269      10-2-119 (2).
             270          (9) A town is incorporated upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of
             271      entity creation under Section 67-1a-6.5 .
             272          (10) The legislative body of the new town shall comply with the notice requirements of
             273      Section 10-1-116 .


             274          Section 4. Section 10-2-303 is amended to read:
             275           10-2-303. Effect of change in class.
             276          (1) [(a)] If a municipality changes from one class to another:
             277          [(i)] (a) all property, property rights, and other rights that belonged to or were vested in
             278      the municipality at the time of the change shall belong to and be vested in it after the change;
             279          [(ii)] (b) no contract, claim, or right of the municipality or demand or liability against it
             280      shall be altered or affected in any way by the change;
             281          [(iii)] (c) each ordinance, order, and resolution in force in the municipality when it
             282      changes classes shall, to the extent that it is not inconsistent with law, not be affected by the
             283      change and shall remain in effect until repealed or amended;
             284          [(iv)] (d) the change shall not affect the identity of the municipality;
             285          [(v)] (e) each municipal officer in office at the time of the change shall continue as an
             286      officer until that officer's term expires and a successor is duly elected and qualified; and
             287          [(vi) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b),]
             288          (f) the municipality maintains after the change in class the same form of government
             289      that it had immediately before the change.
             290          [(b) (i) If a town operating under a five-member council form of government changes
             291      classes to a fifth class city, its form of government shall, upon issuance of the lieutenant
             292      governor's certificate under Section 10-2-302 , change to a six-member council form.]
             293          [(ii) As soon as practicable after the change in form of government under Subsection
             294      (1)(b)(i), the governing body shall appoint a sixth council member to serve until a successor is
             295      elected at the next municipal general election at which the mayor is not subject to election.]
             296          (2) (a) A change in class does not affect an action at law, prosecution, business, or
             297      work of the municipality changing classes, and proceedings shall continue and may be
             298      conducted and proceed as if no change in class had occurred.
             299          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), if the law applicable to a municipality under the
             300      new class provides the municipality a different remedy with respect to a right that it possessed
             301      at the time of the change, the remedy shall be cumulative to the remedy applicable before the
             302      change in class.
             303          Section 5. Section 10-3-301 is amended to read:
             304           10-3-301. Eligibility and residency requirements for elected municipal office.


             305          (1) (a) A person filing a declaration of candidacy for a municipal office shall:
             306          (i) have been a resident of the municipality in which the person seeks office for at least
             307      365 consecutive days immediately before the date of the election; and
             308          (ii) meet the other requirements of Section 20A-9-203 .
             309          (b) A person living in an area annexed to a municipality meets the residency
             310      requirement of this subsection if that person resided within the area annexed to the
             311      municipality for at least 365 consecutive days before the date of the election.
             312          (c) For purposes of determining whether a person meets the residency requirement of
             313      Subsection (1)(a)(i) in a municipality that was incorporated less than 365 days before the
             314      election, the municipality shall be considered to have been incorporated 365 days before the
             315      election.
             316          (2) Any person elected to municipal office shall be a registered voter in the
             317      municipality in which the person was elected.
             318          (3) (a) Each elected officer of a municipality shall maintain residency within the
             319      boundaries of the municipality during the officer's term of office.
             320          (b) If an elected officer of a municipality establishes a principal place of residence as
             321      provided in Section 20A-2-105 outside the municipality during the officer's term of office, the
             322      office is automatically vacant.
             323          (4) If an elected municipal officer is absent from the municipality any time during the
             324      officer's term of office for a continuous period of more than 60 days without the consent of the
             325      municipal legislative body, the municipal office is automatically vacant.
             326          (5) (a) A mayor of a municipality may not also serve as the municipal recorder or
             327      treasurer.
             328          (b) The recorder of a municipality may not also serve as the municipal treasurer.
             329          Section 6. Section 10-3-502 is amended to read:
             330           10-3-502. Meetings in cities of the third, fourth, or fifth class and towns.
             331          [In each city of the third, fourth, or fifth class and each town, the governing body shall]
             332          (1) The council of each municipality shall:
             333          (a) by ordinance prescribe the time and place for holding its regular meeting [which
             334      shall be held], subject to Subsection (1)(b); and
             335          (b) hold a regular meeting at least once each month. [If at any time the business of


             336      such city or town requires a special meeting of the governing body, such meeting may be
             337      ordered by the mayor or any two members of the governing body. The order shall]
             338          (2) (a) The mayor of a municipality or a majority of council members may order the
             339      convening of a special meeting of the council.
             340          (b) Each order convening a special meeting of the council shall:
             341          (i) be entered in the minutes of the [governing body. The order shall] council; and
             342          (ii) provide at least three hours' notice of the special meeting [and notice thereof shall
             343      be served by the].
             344          (c) The municipal recorder or clerk shall serve notice of the special meeting on each
             345      council member who did not sign the order by delivering the notice personally or by leaving it
             346      at the member's usual place of abode.
             347          (d) The personal appearance by a council member at [any specially called] a special
             348      meeting of the council constitutes a waiver of the notice required [in this section] under
             349      Subsection (2)(c).
             350          Section 7. Section 10-3-504 is amended to read:
             351           10-3-504. Quorum defined.
             352          [(1)] The number of council members [of the governing body] necessary to constitute a
             353      quorum [is:] of the council is a majority of all voting members, without considering any
             354      vacancy in the council.
             355          [(a) in a municipality operating under a five-member or six-member city council form
             356      of government or a five-member council-manager form of government, three or more; or]
             357          [(b) in a seven-member council-manager form of government, four or more.]
             358          [(2) The number of members of the legislative body of a municipality operating under
             359      a council-mayor form of government necessary to constitute a quorum is:]
             360          [(a) for a five-member council-mayor form, three; and]
             361          [(b) for a seven-member council-mayor form, four.]
             362          Section 8. Section 10-3-507 is amended to read:
             363           10-3-507. Minimum vote required.
             364          (1) [(a)] The minimum number of yes votes required to pass any ordinance or
             365      resolution, or to take any action by the [governing body] council, unless otherwise prescribed
             366      by law, [shall be a majority of the members of the quorum, but may never be less than:] is the


             367      minimum number required for a quorum under Section 10-3-504 .
             368          [(i) for a municipality operating under a five-member or six-member council form of
             369      government or a five-member council-manager form of government, three; or]
             370          [(ii) for a municipality operating under a seven-member council-manager form of
             371      government, four.]
             372          [(b) The minimum number of yes votes requires to pass an ordinance or resolution or
             373      to take an action by the legislative body of a municipality operating under a council-mayor
             374      form of government, unless otherwise prescribed by law, shall be a majority of the members of
             375      the quorum, but may never be less than:]
             376          [(i) for a five-member council-mayor form, three; and]
             377          [(ii) for a seven-member council-mayor form, four.]
             378          (2) (a) Any ordinance, resolution, or motion of the [governing body] council having
             379      fewer favorable votes than required in this section [shall be considered] is defeated and
             380      invalid[, except].
             381          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), a council meeting may be adjourned to a
             382      specific time by a majority vote of the [governing body] council even though [such] the
             383      majority vote is less than that required in this section.
             384          (3) A majority of the council members [of the governing body], regardless of number,
             385      may fill any vacancy in the [governing body] council.
             386          Section 9. Section 10-3-820 is amended to read:
             387           10-3-820. Cities of the first and second class.
             388          In cities of the first and second class, the mayor and each [commissioner] council
             389      member shall give a penal bond, with approved corporate surety, in the amount of not less than
             390      $10,000 and the auditor shall give a penal bond with approved corporate surety in the sum of
             391      not less than $20,000 conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of their offices and
             392      payment of all monies received by them according to law and the ordinances of the city.
             393          Section 10. Section 10-3-902 is amended to read:
             394           10-3-902. City engineer required to be licensed.
             395          [In cities of the first and second class the board of commissioners shall appoint a
             396      qualified person to each of the offices of recorder, treasurer, engineer and attorney, and may
             397      create any other office that may be deemed necessary for the government of the city, and


             398      regulate and prescribe the powers, duties and compensation of all officers of the city, except as
             399      otherwise provided by law. The]
             400          Each person [so] appointed as city engineer shall be a registered professional engineer
             401      under Title 58, Chapter 22[. The board of commissioners may appoint all officers and agents as
             402      may be provided for by law or ordinances, and fill all vacancies occurring therein],
             403      Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Act.
             404          Section 11. Section 10-3-1106 is amended to read:
             405           10-3-1106. Discharge, suspension without pay, or involuntary transfer -- Appeals
             406      -- Board -- Procedure.
             407          (1) An employee to which Section 10-3-1105 applies may not be discharged, suspended
             408      without pay, or involuntarily transferred to a position with less remuneration:
             409          (a) because of the employee's politics or religious belief; or
             410          (b) incident to, or through changes, either in the elective officers, governing body, or
             411      heads of departments.
             412          (2) (a) If an employee is discharged, suspended for more than two days without pay, or
             413      involuntarily transferred from one position to another with less remuneration for any reason,
             414      the employee may, subject to Subsection (2)(b), appeal the discharge, suspension without pay,
             415      or involuntary transfer to a board to be known as the appeal board, established under
             416      Subsection (7).
             417          (b) If the municipality provides an internal grievance procedure, the employee shall
             418      exhaust the employee's rights under that grievance procedure before appealing to the board.
             419          (3) (a) Each appeal under Subsection (2) shall be taken by filing written notice of the
             420      appeal with the municipal recorder within ten days after:
             421          (i) if the municipality provides an internal grievance procedure, the employee receives
             422      notice of the final disposition of the municipality's internal grievance procedure; or
             423          (ii) if the municipality does not provide an internal grievance procedure, the discharge,
             424      suspension, or involuntary transfer.
             425          (b) (i) Upon the filing of an appeal under Subsection (3)(a), the municipal recorder
             426      shall forthwith refer a copy of the appeal to the appeal board.
             427          (ii) Upon receipt of the referral from the municipal recorder, the appeal board shall
             428      forthwith commence its investigation, take and receive evidence, and fully hear and determine


             429      the matter which relates to the cause for the discharge, suspension, or transfer.
             430          (4) An employee who is the subject of the discharge, suspension, or transfer may:
             431          (a) appear in person and be represented by counsel;
             432          (b) have a public hearing;
             433          (c) confront the witness whose testimony is to be considered; and
             434          (d) examine the evidence to be considered by the appeal board.
             435          (5) (a) (i) Each decision of the appeal board shall be by secret ballot, and shall be
             436      certified to the recorder within 15 days from the date the matter is referred to it, except as
             437      provided in Subsection (5)(a)(ii).
             438          (ii) For good cause, the board may extend the 15-day period under Subsection (5)(a)(i)
             439      to a maximum of 60 days, if the employee and municipality both consent.
             440          (b) If it finds in favor of the employee, the board shall provide that the employee shall
             441      receive:
             442          (i) the employee's salary for the period of time during which the employee is
             443      discharged or suspended without pay; or
             444          (ii) any deficiency in salary for the period during which the employee was transferred
             445      to a position of less remuneration.
             446          (6) (a) A final action or order of the appeal board may be appealed to the Court of
             447      Appeals by filing with that court a notice of appeal.
             448          (b) Each notice of appeal under Subsection (6)(a) shall be filed within 30 days after the
             449      issuance of the final action or order of the appeal board.
             450          (c) The Court of Appeals' review shall be on the record of the appeal board and for the
             451      purpose of determining if the appeal board abused its discretion or exceeded its authority.
             452          (7) (a) The method and manner of choosing the members of the appeal board, the
             453      number of members, the designation of their terms of office, and the procedure for conducting
             454      an appeal and the standard of review shall be prescribed by the governing body of each
             455      municipality by ordinance.
             456          (b) For a municipality operating under a form of government other than a
             457      council-mayor form under [Part 12, Optional Forms of Municipal Government Act] Subsection
             458      10-36-103 (3), an ordinance adopted under Subsection (7)(a) may provide that the governing
             459      body of the municipality shall serve as the appeal board.


             460          Section 12. Section 10-3b-101 is enacted to read:
             461     
CHAPTER 3a. (RESERVED)

             462     
CHAPTER 3b. FORMS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

             463     
Part 1. General Provisions

             464          10-3b-101. Title.
             465          This chapter is known as "Forms of Municipal Government."
             466          Section 13. Section 10-3b-102 is enacted to read:
             467          10-3b-102. Definitions.
             468          As used in this chapter:
             469          (1) "Council-mayor form of government" means the form of municipal government
             470      described in Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government.
             471          (2) "Five-member council form of government" means the form of municipal
             472      government described in Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             473          (3) "Six-member council form of government" means the form of municipal
             474      government described in Part 3, Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             475          Section 14. Section 10-3b-103 is enacted to read:
             476          10-3b-103. Forms of municipal government -- Form of government for towns --
             477      Former council-manager form.
             478          (1) Subject to Subsection (2) and except as provided in Subsection (3), each
             479      municipality shall operate under:
             480          (a) the council-mayor form of government, with a five-member council;
             481          (b) the council-mayor form of government, with a seven-member council;
             482          (c) the six-member council form of government; or
             483          (d) the five-member council form of government.
             484          (2) Unless it changes to another form of government under Part 5, Changing to
             485      Another Form of Municipal Government, each town shall operate under a five-member council
             486      form of government.
             487          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "council-manager form of government" means
             488      the form of municipal government:
             489          (i) provided for in Chapter 48, Laws of Utah 1977;
             490          (ii) that cannot be adopted without voter approval; and


             491          (iii) that provides for an appointed manager with duties and responsibilities established
             492      in Chapter 48, Laws of Utah 1977.
             493          (b) Each municipality operating on May 4, 2008 under the council-manager form of
             494      government shall continue to operate, on and after May 5, 2008, under the council-manager
             495      form of government according to the applicable provisions of Chapter 48, Laws of Utah 1977.
             496          (c) Subsection (3)(b) may not be construed to prevent a municipality operating under a
             497      council-mayor form of government from changing to another form of government as provided
             498      in Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government.
             499          (d) A municipality operating under the council-manager form of government is not
             500      subject to:
             501          (i) Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government;
             502          (ii) Part 3, Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government; or
             503          (iii) Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             504          Section 15. Section 10-3b-104 is enacted to read:
             505          10-3b-104. Municipal council.
             506          Under each form of municipal government, the council:
             507          (1) is the legislative body of the municipality and exercises the legislative powers and
             508      performs the legislative duties and functions of the municipality; and
             509          (2) may:
             510          (a) adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with statute, for the efficient
             511      administration, organization, operation, conduct, and business of the municipality;
             512          (b) prescribe by resolution additional duties, powers, and responsibilities for any
             513      elected or appointed municipal official, unless prohibited by statute;
             514          (c) require by ordinance that any or all appointed officers reside in the municipality;
             515          (d) create any office that the council considers necessary for the government of the
             516      municipality;
             517          (e) provide for filling a vacancy in an elective or appointive office; and
             518          (f) perform any function specifically provided for by statute or necessarily implied by
             519      law.
             520          Section 16. Section 10-3b-201 is enacted to read:
             521     
Part 2. Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government


             522          10-3b-201. Separate branches of government under a council-mayor form of
             523      government.
             524          The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the
             525      council-mayor form of government are vested in two separate, independent, and equal branches
             526      of municipal government consisting of:
             527          (1) a council composed of five or seven members; and
             528          (2) a mayor and, under the mayor's supervision, any executive or administrative
             529      departments, divisions, and offices and any executive or administrative officers provided for by
             530      statute or municipal ordinance.
             531          Section 17. Section 10-3b-202 is enacted to read:
             532          10-3b-202. Mayor in council-mayor form of government.
             533          (1) The mayor in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of
             534      government:
             535          (a) is the chief executive and administrative officer of the municipality;
             536          (b) exercises the executive and administrative powers and performs or supervises the
             537      performance of the executive and administrative duties and functions of the municipality;
             538          (c) shall:
             539          (i) keep the peace and enforce the laws and ordinances of the municipality;
             540          (ii) execute the policies adopted by the council;
             541          (iii) appoint, with the council's advice and consent, a qualified person for each of the
             542      following positions:
             543          (A) subject to Subsection (3), chief administrative officer, if required under the
             544      resolution or petition under Subsection 10-3b-503 (1)(a) that proposed the change to a
             545      council-mayor form of government;
             546          (B) recorder;
             547          (C) treasurer;
             548          (D) engineer; and
             549          (E) attorney;
             550          (iv) provide to the council, at intervals provided by ordinance, a written report to the
             551      council setting forth:
             552          (A) the amount of budget appropriations;


             553          (B) total disbursements from the appropriations;
             554          (C) the amount of indebtedness incurred or contracted against each appropriation,
             555      including disbursements and indebtedness incurred and not paid; and
             556          (D) the percentage of the appropriations encumbered;
             557          (v) inform the council of the condition and needs of the municipality;
             558          (vi) remit fines and forfeitures to the council at the council's next regular meeting after
             559      the fines and forfeitures are collected;
             560          (vii) report to the council any release that the mayor grants under Subsection (4)(k);
             561      and
             562          (viii) perform each other duty:
             563          (A) prescribed by statute; or
             564          (B) required by a municipal ordinance that is not inconsistent with statute;
             565          (d) may:
             566          (i) subject to budget constraints:
             567          (A) appoint:
             568          (I) a chief administrative officer; and
             569          (II) one or more deputies or administrative assistants to the mayor; and
             570          (B) (I) create any other administrative office that the mayor considers necessary for
             571      good government of the municipality; and
             572          (II) appoint a person to the office;
             573          (ii) with the council's advice and consent and except as otherwise specifically limited
             574      by statute, appoint:
             575          (A) each department head of the municipality;
             576          (B) each statutory officer of the municipality; and
             577          (C) each member of a statutory commission, board, or committee of the municipality;
             578          (iii) dismiss any person appointed by the mayor;
             579          (iv) as provided in Section 10-3b-204 , veto an ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation
             580      passed by the council;
             581          (v) exercise control of and supervise each executive or administrative department,
             582      division, or office of the municipality;
             583          (vi) within the general provisions of statute and ordinance, regulate and prescribe the


             584      powers and duties of each other executive or administrative officer or employee of the
             585      municipality;
             586          (vii) attend each council meeting, take part in council meeting discussions, and freely
             587      give advice to the council;
             588          (viii) appoint a budget officer to serve in place of the mayor to comply with and fulfill
             589      in all other respects the requirements of, as the case may be:
             590          (A) Chapter 5, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Towns; or
             591          (B) Chapter 6, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities, as the case may be;
             592          (ix) if necessary, call on residents of the municipality over the age of 21 years to assist
             593      in enforcing state laws and municipal ordinances;
             594          (x) at any reasonable time, examine and inspect the official books, papers, records, or
             595      documents of the municipality or of any officer, employee, or agent of the municipality;
             596          (xi) release a person imprisoned for a violation of a municipal ordinance; and
             597          (xii) execute an agreement on behalf of the municipality, or delegate, by written
             598      executive order, the authority to execute an agreement on behalf of the municipality:
             599          (A) if the obligation under the agreement is within certified budget appropriations; and
             600          (B) subject to Section 10-6-138 ; and
             601          (e) may not vote on any matter before the council.
             602          (2) (a) The first mayor elected under a newly established mayor-council form of
             603      government shall, within six months after taking office, draft and submit to the council a
             604      proposed ordinance:
             605          (i) providing for the division of the municipality's administrative service into
             606      departments, divisions, and bureaus; and
             607          (ii) defining the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau.
             608          (b) Before the council adopts an ordinance on the municipality's administrative service,
             609      the mayor may establish temporary rules and regulations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
             610      in the divisions of the municipal government.
             611          (3) Each person appointed as chief administrative officer under Subsection
             612      (1)(c)(iii)(A) shall be appointed on the basis of:
             613          (a) the person's ability and prior experience in the field of public administration; and
             614          (b) any other qualification prescribed by ordinance.


             615          Section 18. Section 10-3b-203 is enacted to read:
             616          10-3b-203. Council in a council-mayor form of government.
             617          (1) The council in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of government:
             618          (a) shall:
             619          (i) by ordinance, provide for the manner in which:
             620          (A) municipal property is bought, sold, traded, encumbered, or otherwise transferred;
             621      and
             622          (B) a subdivision or annexation is approved, disapproved, or otherwise regulated; and
             623          (ii) elect one of its members to be the chair of the council;
             624          (b) may:
             625          (i) adopt an ordinance, to be known as the municipal administrative code:
             626          (A) dividing the municipality's administrative service into departments, divisions, and
             627      bureaus; and
             628          (B) defining the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau;
             629          (ii) upon the mayor's recommendation, adopt an ordinance:
             630          (A) creating, consolidating, or abolishing departments, divisions, and bureaus; and
             631          (B) defining or altering the functions and duties of each department, division, and
             632      bureau;
             633          (iii) notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c)(iii), make suggestions or recommendations to a
             634      subordinate of the mayor; and
             635          (iv) (A) notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c), appoint a committee of council members or
             636      citizens to conduct an investigation into:
             637          (I) an officer, department, or agency of the municipality; or
             638          (II) any other matter relating to the welfare of the municipality; and
             639          (B) delegate to an appointed committee powers of inquiry that the council considers
             640      necessary; and
             641          (c) may not:
             642          (i) direct or request, other than in writing, the appointment of a person to or the
             643      removal of a person from an executive municipal office;
             644          (ii) interfere in any way with an executive officer's performance of the officer's duties;
             645      or


             646          (iii) publicly or privately give orders to a subordinate of the mayor.
             647          (2) A member of a council in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of
             648      government may not have any other compensated employment with the municipality.
             649          Section 19. Section 10-3b-204 is enacted to read:
             650          10-3b-204. Presenting council action to mayor -- Veto -- Reconsideration -- When
             651      ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation takes effect.
             652          (1) The council in each municipality operating under a council-mayor form of
             653      municipal government shall present to the mayor each ordinance, tax levy, and appropriation
             654      passed by the council.
             655          (2) (a) The mayor in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of municipal
             656      government may veto an ordinance or tax levy or all or any part of an appropriation passed by
             657      the council.
             658          (b) If a mayor vetoes an ordinance or tax levy or all or any part of an appropriation, the
             659      mayor shall return the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the council within 15 days after
             660      the council presents the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the mayor, with a statement
             661      explaining the mayor's objections.
             662          (3) At its next meeting following a mayor's veto under Subsection (2), the council shall
             663      reconsider the vetoed ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation.
             664          (4) An ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council takes effect as
             665      provided in Chapter 3, Part 7, Municipal Ordinances, Resolutions, and Procedure, if:
             666          (a) the mayor signs the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation;
             667          (b) the mayor fails to sign the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation within 15 days after
             668      the council presents the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the mayor; or
             669          (c) following a veto, the council reconsiders the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation
             670      and passes it by a vote of at least two-thirds of all council members.
             671          Section 20. Section 10-3b-205 is enacted to read:
             672          10-3b-205. Rules and regulations by municipal officers.
             673          A municipal officer in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of
             674      government may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with statute, municipal
             675      ordinance, or the merit plan.
             676          Section 21. Section 10-3b-301 is enacted to read:


             677     
Part 3. Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government

             678          10-3b-301. Municipal government powers vested in a six-member council.
             679          The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the six-member
             680      council form of government are vested in a council consisting of six members, one of which is
             681      a mayor.
             682          Section 22. Section 10-3b-302 is enacted to read:
             683          10-3b-302. Mayor in six-member council form of government -- Mayor pro
             684      tempore.
             685          (1) The mayor in a municipality operating under a six-member council form of
             686      municipal government:
             687          (a) is, except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a nonvoting member of the council;
             688          (b) votes as a voting member of the council:
             689          (i) on each matter for which there is a tie vote of the other council members present at a
             690      council meeting; or
             691          (ii) when the council is voting on:
             692          (A) whether to appoint or dismiss a municipal manager; or
             693          (B) an ordinance that enlarges or restricts the mayor's powers, duties, or functions;
             694          (c) is the chair of the council and presides at all council meetings;
             695          (d) exercises ceremonial functions for the municipality;
             696          (e) may not veto an ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council;
             697          (f) exercises the executive and administrative powers and performs or supervises the
             698      performance of executive and administrative duties and functions of the municipality, if and to
             699      the extent provided by municipal ordinance; and
             700          (g) if delegated executive or administrative powers, duties, or functions, may, within
             701      budget constraints, appoint one or more administrative assistants to the mayor.
             702          (2) (a) If the mayor is absent from a council meeting or is unable or refuses to act as
             703      chair at a council meeting, the council may elect a member of the council as mayor pro tempore
             704      to preside at the council meeting and to perform the duties and functions of mayor at the
             705      meeting.
             706          (b) The municipal clerk or recorder shall enter in the minutes of the council meeting
             707      the election of a council member as mayor pro tempore under Subsection (2)(a).


             708          Section 23. Section 10-3b-303 is enacted to read:
             709          10-3b-303. Council in six-member council form of government.
             710          The council in a municipality operating under a six-member council form of
             711      government:
             712          (1) exercises the executive and administrative powers and performs or supervises the
             713      performance of the executive and administrative duties and functions of the municipality,
             714      including the powers, duties, and functions stated in Section 10-3b-202 , except:
             715          (a) to the extent that those powers, duties, or functions are delegated to the mayor by
             716      municipal ordinance; and
             717          (b) the power to veto under Subsection 10-3b-202 (1)(d)(iv);
             718          (2) may:
             719          (a) subject to Subsection 10-3b-302 (1)(b)(ii)(B), adopt an ordinance:
             720          (i) delegating to the mayor any of the powers, duties, or functions of a mayor under a
             721      council-mayor form of municipal government under Section 10-3b-202 , except the power to
             722      veto an ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council; or
             723          (ii) removing from the mayor any power, duty, or function previously delegated to the
             724      mayor by municipal ordinance;
             725          (b) subject to Subsection10-3b-302(1)(b)(ii)(A):
             726          (i) appoint a manager to perform executive and administrative duties or functions that
             727      the council by ordinance delegates to the manager, subject to Subsection (3); and
             728          (ii) dismiss a manager appointed under Subsection (2)(b)(i); and
             729          (c) assign any or all council members, including the mayor, to supervise one or more
             730      administrative departments of the municipality; and
             731          (3) may not delegate to a manager appointed by the council:
             732          (a) any of the mayor's legislative or judicial powers or ceremonial functions;
             733          (b) the mayor's position as chair of the council; or
             734          (c) any ex officio position that the mayor holds.
             735          Section 24. Section 10-3b-401 is enacted to read:
             736     
Part 4. Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government

             737          10-3b-401. Municipal government powers vested in a five-member council.
             738          The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the


             739      five-member council form of municipal government are vested in a council consisting of five
             740      members, one of which is a mayor.
             741          Section 25. Section 10-3b-402 is enacted to read:
             742          10-3b-402. Mayor in a five-member council form of government.
             743          (1) The mayor in a municipality operating under a five-member council form of
             744      municipal government:
             745          (a) is a regular and voting member of the council;
             746          (b) is the chair of the council and presides at all council meetings;
             747          (c) exercises ceremonial functions for the municipality; and
             748          (d) may not veto any ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council.
             749          (2) (a) If the mayor is absent from a council meeting or is unable or refuses to act as
             750      chair at a council meeting, the council may elect another member of the council as mayor pro
             751      tempore to preside at the council meeting and to perform the duties and functions of mayor at
             752      the meeting.
             753          (b) The municipal clerk or recorder shall enter in the minutes of the council meeting
             754      the election of a council member as mayor pro tempore under Subsection (2)(a).
             755          Section 26. Section 10-3b-403 is enacted to read:
             756          10-3b-403. Council in a five-member form of government.
             757          The council in a municipality operating under a five-member council form of municipal
             758      government:
             759          (1) exercises the executive and administrative powers and performs or supervises the
             760      performance of the executive and administrative duties and functions of the municipality,
             761      including the powers, duties, and functions stated in Section 10-3b-202 , except the power to
             762      veto under Subsection 10-3b-202 (1)(d)(iv);
             763          (2) may:
             764          (a) appoint a manager to perform executive and administrative duties or functions that
             765      the council by ordinance delegates to the manager, subject to Subsection (3); and
             766          (b) dismiss a manager appointed under Subsection (2)(a); and
             767          (c) assign any or all council members, including the mayor, to supervise one or more
             768      administrative departments of the municipality; and
             769          (3) may not delegate to a manager appointed by the council:


             770          (a) any of the mayor's legislative or judicial powers or ceremonial functions;
             771          (b) the mayor's position as chair of the council; or
             772          (c) any ex officio position that the mayor holds.
             773          Section 27. Section 10-3b-501 is enacted to read:
             774     
Part 5. Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government

             775          10-3b-501. Authority to change to another form of municipal government.
             776          As provided in this part, a municipality may change from the form of government under
             777      which it operates to:
             778          (1) the council-mayor form of government with a five-member council;
             779          (2) the council-mayor form of government with a seven-member council;
             780          (3) the six-member form of government; or
             781          (4) the five-member form of government.
             782          Section 28. Section 10-3b-502 is enacted to read:
             783          10-3b-502. Voter approval required for a change in the form of government.
             784          A municipality may not change its form of government under this part unless voters of
             785      the municipality approve the change at an election held for that purpose.
             786          Section 29. Section 10-3b-503 is enacted to read:
             787          10-3b-503. Resolution or petition proposing a change in the form of government
             788          (1) Subject to Section 10-3b-504 , the legislative body of a municipality shall hold an
             789      election on a proposal to change the municipality's form of government under this part:
             790          (a) if:
             791          (i) the municipal legislative body adopts a resolution proposing a change; or
             792          (ii) a petition is filed, as provided in Title 20A, Chapter 7, Part 5, Local Initiatives -
             793      Procedures, proposing a change; and
             794          (b) within 12 months after:
             795          (i) adoption of a resolution, for a resolution adopted under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A); or
             796          (ii) the petition is declared sufficient under Section 20A-7-507 , for an initiative petition
             797      filed under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(B).
             798          (2) Each resolution adopted under Subsection (1)(a)(i) or petition filed under
             799      Subsection (1)(a)(ii) shall:
             800          (a) state the method of election and initial terms of council members; and


             801          (b) specify the boundaries of districts substantially equal in population, if some or all
             802      council members are to be elected by district.
             803          (3) A resolution under Subsection (1)(a)(i) or petition under Subsection (1)(a)(ii)
             804      proposing a change to a council-mayor form of government may require that, if the change is
             805      adopted, the mayor appoint, with the council's advice and consent, a chief administrative
             806      officer, to exercise the administrative powers and perform the duties that the mayor prescribes.
             807          Section 30. Section 10-3b-504 is enacted to read:
             808          10-3b-504. Limitations on adoption of a resolution and filing of a petition.
             809          A resolution may not be adopted under Subsection 10-3b-503 (1)(a)(i) and a petition
             810      may not be filed under Subsection 10-3b-503 (1)(a)(ii) within:
             811          (1) two years after an election at which voters reject a proposal to change the
             812      municipality's form of government, if the resolution or petition proposes changing to the same
             813      form of government that voters rejected at the election; or
             814          (2) four years after the effective date of a change in the form of municipal government.
             815          Section 31. Section 10-3b-505 is enacted to read:
             816          10-3b-505. Ballot form.
             817          The ballot at an election on a proposal to change the municipality's form of government
             818      shall:
             819          (1) state the ballot question substantially as follows: "Shall (state the municipality's
             820      name), Utah change its form of government to the (state "council-mayor form, with a
             821      five-member council," "council-mayor form, with a seven-member council," "six-member
             822      council form," or "five-member council form," as applicable)?"; and
             823          (2) provide a space or method for the voter to vote "yes" or "no."
             824          Section 32. Section 10-3b-506 is enacted to read:
             825          10-3b-506. Election of officers after a change in the form of government.
             826          (1) If voters approve a proposal to change the municipality's form of government at an
             827      election held as provided in this part, an election of officers under the new form of government
             828      shall be held on the municipal general election date following the election at which voters
             829      approve the proposal.
             830          (2) If a municipality changes its form of government under this part resulting in the
             831      elimination of an elected official's position, the municipality shall continue to pay that official


             832      at the same rate until the date on which the official's term would have expired, unless under the
             833      new form of government the official holds municipal office for which the official is regularly
             834      compensated.
             835          (3) A council member whose term has not expired at the time the municipality changes
             836      its form of government under this part may, at the council member's option, continue to serve
             837      as a council member under the new form of government for the remainder of the member's
             838      term.
             839          Section 33. Section 10-3b-507 is enacted to read:
             840          10-3b-507. Effective date of change in the form of government.
             841          A change in the form of government under this chapter takes effect at noon on the first
             842      Monday of January next following the election of officers under Section 10-3b-506 .
             843          Section 34. Section 10-6-151 is amended to read:
             844           10-6-151. Independent audits required.
             845          Independent audits of all cities are required, to be performed in conformity with Title
             846      51, Chapter 2a, Accounting Reports from Political Subdivisions, Interlocal Organizations, and
             847      Other Local Entities Act. [In the case of a city organized under Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 12,
             848      Optional Forms of Municipal Government Act, the council shall appoint an independent
             849      auditor for the purpose of complying with the requirements of this section and of Title 51,
             850      Chapter 2a, Accounting Reports from Political Subdivisions, Interlocal Organizations, and
             851      Other Local Entities Act.]
             852          Section 35. Section 10-9a-103 is amended to read:
             853           10-9a-103. Definitions.
             854          As used in this chapter:
             855          (1) "Affected entity" means a county, municipality, local district, special service
             856      district under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 13, Utah Special Service District Act, school district,
             857      interlocal cooperation entity established under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act,
             858      specified public utility, a property owner, a property owners association, or the Utah
             859      Department of Transportation, if:
             860          (a) the entity's services or facilities are likely to require expansion or significant
             861      modification because of an intended use of land;
             862          (b) the entity has filed with the municipality a copy of the entity's general or long-range


             863      plan; or
             864          (c) the entity has filed with the municipality a request for notice during the same
             865      calendar year and before the municipality provides notice to an affected entity in compliance
             866      with a requirement imposed under this chapter.
             867          (2) "Appeal authority" means the person, board, commission, agency, or other body
             868      designated by ordinance to decide an appeal of a decision of a land use application or a
             869      variance.
             870          (3) "Billboard" means a freestanding ground sign located on industrial, commercial, or
             871      residential property if the sign is designed or intended to direct attention to a business, product,
             872      or service that is not sold, offered, or existing on the property where the sign is located.
             873          (4) "Charter school" includes:
             874          (a) an operating charter school;
             875          (b) a charter school applicant that has its application approved by a chartering entity in
             876      accordance with Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 5, The Utah Charter Schools Act; and
             877          (c) an entity who is working on behalf of a charter school or approved charter applicant
             878      to develop or construct a charter school building.
             879          (5) "Chief executive officer" means the:
             880          (a) mayor in municipalities operating under all forms of municipal government except
             881      the council-manager form under Subsection 10-3b-103 (3); or
             882          (b) city manager in municipalities operating under the council-manager form of
             883      municipal government under Subsection 10-3b-103 (3).
             884          (6) "Conditional use" means a land use that, because of its unique characteristics or
             885      potential impact on the municipality, surrounding neighbors, or adjacent land uses, may not be
             886      compatible in some areas or may be compatible only if certain conditions are required that
             887      mitigate or eliminate the detrimental impacts.
             888          (7) "Constitutional taking" means a governmental action that results in a taking of
             889      private property so that compensation to the owner of the property is required by the:
             890          (a) Fifth or Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States; or
             891          (b) Utah Constitution Article I, Section 22.
             892          (8) "Culinary water authority" means the department, agency, or public entity with
             893      responsibility to review and approve the feasibility of the culinary water system and sources for


             894      the subject property.
             895          (9) (a) "Disability" means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one
             896      or more of a person's major life activities, including a person having a record of such an
             897      impairment or being regarded as having such an impairment.
             898          (b) "Disability" does not include current illegal use of, or addiction to, any federally
             899      controlled substance, as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C.
             900      802.
             901          (10) "Elderly person" means a person who is 60 years old or older, who desires or
             902      needs to live with other elderly persons in a group setting, but who is capable of living
             903      independently.
             904          (11) "Fire authority" means the department, agency, or public entity with responsibility
             905      to review and approve the feasibility of fire protection and suppression services for the subject
             906      property.
             907          (12) "General plan" means a document that a municipality adopts that sets forth general
             908      guidelines for proposed future development of the land within the municipality.
             909          (13) "Identical plans" means building plans submitted to a municipality that are
             910      substantially identical to building plans that were previously submitted to and reviewed and
             911      approved by the municipality and describe a building that is:
             912          (a) located on land zoned the same as the land on which the building described in the
             913      previously approved plans is located; and
             914          (b) subject to the same geological and meteorological conditions and the same law as
             915      the building described in the previously approved plans.
             916          (14) "Land use application" means an application required by a municipality's land use
             917      ordinance.
             918          (15) "Land use authority" means a person, board, commission, agency, or other body
             919      designated by the local legislative body to act upon a land use application.
             920          (16) "Land use ordinance" means a planning, zoning, development, or subdivision
             921      ordinance of the municipality, but does not include the general plan.
             922          (17) "Land use permit" means a permit issued by a land use authority.
             923          (18) "Legislative body" means the municipal council.
             924          (19) "Local district" means an entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local


             925      Government Entities - Local Districts, and any other governmental or quasi-governmental
             926      entity that is not a county, municipality, school district, or unit of the state.
             927          (20) "Lot line adjustment" means the relocation of the property boundary line in a
             928      subdivision between two adjoining lots with the consent of the owners of record.
             929          (21) "Moderate income housing" means housing occupied or reserved for occupancy
             930      by households with a gross household income equal to or less than 80% of the median gross
             931      income for households of the same size in the county in which the city is located.
             932          (22) "Nominal fee" means a fee that reasonably reimburses a municipality only for time
             933      spent and expenses incurred in:
             934          (a) verifying that building plans are identical plans; and
             935          (b) reviewing and approving those minor aspects of identical plans that differ from the
             936      previously reviewed and approved building plans.
             937          (23) "Noncomplying structure" means a structure that:
             938          (a) legally existed before its current land use designation; and
             939          (b) because of one or more subsequent land use ordinance changes, does not conform
             940      to the setback, height restrictions, or other regulations, excluding those regulations, which
             941      govern the use of land.
             942          (24) "Nonconforming use" means a use of land that:
             943          (a) legally existed before its current land use designation;
             944          (b) has been maintained continuously since the time the land use ordinance governing
             945      the land changed; and
             946          (c) because of one or more subsequent land use ordinance changes, does not conform
             947      to the regulations that now govern the use of the land.
             948          (25) "Official map" means a map drawn by municipal authorities and recorded in a
             949      county recorder's office that:
             950          (a) shows actual and proposed rights-of-way, centerline alignments, and setbacks for
             951      highways and other transportation facilities;
             952          (b) provides a basis for restricting development in designated rights-of-way or between
             953      designated setbacks to allow the government authorities time to purchase or otherwise reserve
             954      the land; and
             955          (c) has been adopted as an element of the municipality's general plan.


             956          (26) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association,
             957      trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity.
             958          (27) "Plan for moderate income housing" means a written document adopted by a city
             959      legislative body that includes:
             960          (a) an estimate of the existing supply of moderate income housing located within the
             961      city;
             962          (b) an estimate of the need for moderate income housing in the city for the next five
             963      years as revised biennially;
             964          (c) a survey of total residential land use;
             965          (d) an evaluation of how existing land uses and zones affect opportunities for moderate
             966      income housing; and
             967          (e) a description of the city's program to encourage an adequate supply of moderate
             968      income housing.
             969          (28) "Plat" means a map or other graphical representation of lands being laid out and
             970      prepared in accordance with Section 10-9a-603 , 17-23-17 , or 57-8-13 .
             971          (29) "Public hearing" means a hearing at which members of the public are provided a
             972      reasonable opportunity to comment on the subject of the hearing.
             973          (30) "Public meeting" means a meeting that is required to be open to the public under
             974      Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
             975          (31) "Record of survey map" means a map of a survey of land prepared in accordance
             976      with Section 17-23-17 .
             977          (32) "Receiving zone" means an area of a municipality that the municipality's land use
             978      authority designates as an area in which an owner of land may receive transferrable
             979      development rights.
             980          (33) "Residential facility for elderly persons" means a single-family or multiple-family
             981      dwelling unit that meets the requirements of Section 10-9a-516 , but does not include a health
             982      care facility as defined by Section 26-21-2 .
             983          (34) "Residential facility for persons with a disability" means a residence:
             984          (a) in which more than one person with a disability resides; and
             985          (b) (i) is licensed or certified by the Department of Human Services under Title 62A,
             986      Chapter 2, Licensure of Programs and Facilities; or


             987          (ii) is licensed or certified by the Department of Health under Title 26, Chapter 21,
             988      Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act.
             989          (35) "Sanitary sewer authority" means the department, agency, or public entity with
             990      responsibility to review and approve the feasibility of sanitary sewer services or onsite
             991      wastewater systems.
             992          (36) "Sending zone" means an area of a municipality that the municipality's land use
             993      authority designates as an area from which an owner of land may transfer transferrable
             994      development rights to an owner of land in a receiving zone.
             995          (37) "Specified public utility" means an electrical corporation, gas corporation, or
             996      telephone corporation, as those terms are defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             997          (38) "Street" means a public right-of-way, including a highway, avenue, boulevard,
             998      parkway, road, lane, walk, alley, viaduct, subway, tunnel, bridge, public easement, or other
             999      way.
             1000          (39) (a) "Subdivision" means any land that is divided, resubdivided or proposed to be
             1001      divided into two or more lots, parcels, sites, units, plots, or other division of land for the
             1002      purpose, whether immediate or future, for offer, sale, lease, or development either on the
             1003      installment plan or upon any and all other plans, terms, and conditions.
             1004          (b) "Subdivision" includes:
             1005          (i) the division or development of land whether by deed, metes and bounds description,
             1006      devise and testacy, map, plat, or other recorded instrument; and
             1007          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (39)(c), divisions of land for residential and
             1008      nonresidential uses, including land used or to be used for commercial, agricultural, and
             1009      industrial purposes.
             1010          (c) "Subdivision" does not include:
             1011          (i) a bona fide division or partition of agricultural land for the purpose of joining one of
             1012      the resulting separate parcels to a contiguous parcel of unsubdivided agricultural land, if
             1013      neither the resulting combined parcel nor the parcel remaining from the division or partition
             1014      violates an applicable land use ordinance;
             1015          (ii) a recorded agreement between owners of adjoining unsubdivided properties
             1016      adjusting their mutual boundary if:
             1017          (A) no new lot is created; and


             1018          (B) the adjustment does not violate applicable land use ordinances;
             1019          (iii) a recorded document, executed by the owner of record:
             1020          (A) revising the legal description of more than one contiguous unsubdivided parcel of
             1021      property into one legal description encompassing all such parcels of property; or
             1022          (B) joining a subdivided parcel of property to another parcel of property that has not
             1023      been subdivided, if the joinder does not violate applicable land use ordinances; or
             1024          (iv) a recorded agreement between owners of adjoining subdivided properties adjusting
             1025      their mutual boundary if:
             1026          (A) no new dwelling lot or housing unit will result from the adjustment; and
             1027          (B) the adjustment will not violate any applicable land use ordinance.
             1028          (d) The joining of a subdivided parcel of property to another parcel of property that has
             1029      not been subdivided does not constitute a subdivision under this Subsection (39) as to the
             1030      unsubdivided parcel of property or subject the unsubdivided parcel to the municipality's
             1031      subdivision ordinance.
             1032          (40) "Transferrable development right" means the entitlement to develop land within a
             1033      sending zone that would vest according to the municipality's existing land use ordinances on
             1034      the date that a completed land use application is filed seeking the approval of development
             1035      activity on the land.
             1036          (41) "Unincorporated" means the area outside of the incorporated area of a city or
             1037      town.
             1038          (42) "Zoning map" means a map, adopted as part of a land use ordinance, that depicts
             1039      land use zones, overlays, or districts.
             1040          Section 36. Section 20A-1-102 is amended to read:
             1041           20A-1-102. Definitions.
             1042          As used in this title:
             1043          (1) "Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been classified as an inactive
             1044      voter by the county clerk.
             1045          (2) "Automatic tabulating equipment" means apparatus that automatically examines
             1046      and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot sheets and tabulates the results.
             1047          (3) "Ballot" means the storage medium, whether paper, mechanical, or electronic, upon
             1048      which a voter records his votes and includes ballot sheets, paper ballots, electronic ballots, and


             1049      secrecy envelopes.
             1050          (4) "Ballot sheet":
             1051          (a) means a ballot that:
             1052          (i) consists of paper or a card where the voter's votes are marked or recorded; and
             1053          (ii) can be counted using automatic tabulating equipment; and
             1054          (b) includes punch card ballots, and other ballots that are machine-countable.
             1055          (5) "Ballot label" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other materials that
             1056      contain the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be voted
             1057      on and which are used in conjunction with ballot sheets that do not display that information.
             1058          (6) "Ballot proposition" means opinion questions specifically authorized by the
             1059      Legislature, constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda, and judicial retention questions
             1060      that are submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection.
             1061          (7) "Board of canvassers" means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and
             1062      20A-4-306 to canvass election returns.
             1063          (8) "Bond election" means an election held for the purpose of approving or rejecting
             1064      the proposed issuance of bonds by a government entity.
             1065          (9) "Book voter registration form" means voter registration forms contained in a bound
             1066      book that are used by election officers and registration agents to register persons to vote.
             1067          (10) "By-mail voter registration form" means a voter registration form designed to be
             1068      completed by the voter and mailed to the election officer.
             1069          (11) "Canvass" means the review of election returns and the official declaration of
             1070      election results by the board of canvassers.
             1071          (12) "Canvassing judge" means a poll worker designated to assist in counting ballots at
             1072      the canvass.
             1073          (13) "Convention" means the political party convention at which party officers and
             1074      delegates are selected.
             1075          (14) "Counting center" means one or more locations selected by the election officer in
             1076      charge of the election for the automatic counting of ballots.
             1077          (15) "Counting judge" means a poll worker designated to count the ballots during
             1078      election day.
             1079          (16) "Counting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in Section


             1080      20A-3-201 to witness the counting of ballots.
             1081          (17) "Counting room" means a suitable and convenient private place or room,
             1082      immediately adjoining the place where the election is being held, for use by the poll workers
             1083      and counting judges to count ballots during election day.
             1084          (18) "County executive" has the meaning as provided in Subsection 68-3-12 (2).
             1085          (19) "County legislative body" has the meaning as provided in Subsection 68-3-12 (2).
             1086          (20) "County officers" means those county officers that are required by law to be
             1087      elected.
             1088          (21) "Election" means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a
             1089      statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal
             1090      primary election, and a local district election.
             1091          (22) "Election Assistance Commission" means the commission established by Public
             1092      Law 107-252, the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
             1093          (23) "Election cycle" means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to
             1094      file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed.
             1095          (24) "Election judge" means a poll worker that is assigned to:
             1096          (a) preside over other poll workers at a polling place;
             1097          (b) act as the presiding election judge; or
             1098          (c) serve as a canvassing judge, counting judge, or receiving judge.
             1099          (25) "Election officer" means:
             1100          (a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots;
             1101          (b) the county clerk or clerks for all county ballots and for certain ballots and elections
             1102      as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ;
             1103          (c) the municipal clerk for all municipal ballots and for certain ballots and elections as
             1104      provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ;
             1105          (d) the local district clerk or chief executive officer for certain ballots and elections as
             1106      provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ; and
             1107          (e) the business administrator or superintendent of a school district for certain ballots
             1108      or elections as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 .
             1109          (26) "Election official" means any election officer, election judge, or poll worker.
             1110          (27) "Election results" means, for bond elections, the count of those votes cast for and


             1111      against the bond proposition plus any or all of the election returns that the board of canvassers
             1112      may request.
             1113          (28) "Election returns" includes the pollbook, all affidavits of registration, the military
             1114      and overseas absentee voter registration and voting certificates, one of the tally sheets, any
             1115      unprocessed absentee ballots, all counted ballots, all excess ballots, all unused ballots, all
             1116      spoiled ballots, the ballot disposition form, and the total votes cast form.
             1117          (29) "Electronic ballot" means a ballot that is recorded using a direct electronic voting
             1118      device or other voting device that records and stores ballot information by electronic means.
             1119          (30) (a) "Electronic voting device" means a voting device that uses electronic ballots.
             1120          (b) "Electronic voting device" includes a direct recording electronic voting device.
             1121          (31) "Inactive voter" means a registered voter who has been sent the notice required by
             1122      Section 20A-2-306 and who has failed to respond to that notice.
             1123          (32) "Inspecting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in this title to
             1124      witness the receipt and safe deposit of voted and counted ballots.
             1125          (33) "Judicial office" means the office filled by any judicial officer.
             1126          (34) "Judicial officer" means any justice or judge of a court of record or any county
             1127      court judge.
             1128          (35) "Local district" means a local government entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose
             1129      Local Government Entities - Local Districts, and includes a special service district under Title
             1130      17A, Chapter 2, Part 13, Utah Special Service District Act.
             1131          (36) "Local district officers" means those local district officers that are required by law
             1132      to be elected.
             1133          (37) "Local election" means a regular municipal election, a local special election, a
             1134      local district election, and a bond election.
             1135          (38) "Local political subdivision" means a county, a municipality, a local district, or a
             1136      local school district.
             1137          (39) "Local special election" means a special election called by the governing body of a
             1138      local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political subdivision may
             1139      vote.
             1140          (40) "Municipal executive" means:
             1141          [(a) the city council or town council in the traditional management arrangement


             1142      established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;]
             1143          [(b)] (a) the mayor in the council-mayor [optional] form of government defined in
             1144      Section [ 10-3-101 ] 10-3b-102 ; and
             1145          [(c)] (b) the [manager] mayor in the council-manager [optional] form of government
             1146      defined in [Section 10-3-101 ] Subsection 10-3b-103 (3).
             1147          (41) "Municipal general election" means the election held in municipalities and local
             1148      districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year
             1149      for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202 .
             1150          (42) "Municipal legislative body" means[: (a)] the [city] council of the city or town
             1151      [council] in [the traditional management arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1,
             1152      Governing Body;] any form of municipal government.
             1153          [(b) the municipal council in the council-mayor optional form of government defined
             1154      in Section 10-3-101 ; and]
             1155          [(c) the municipal council in the council-manager optional form of government defined
             1156      in Section 10-3-101 .]
             1157          (43) "Municipal officers" means those municipal officers that are required by law to be
             1158      elected.
             1159          (44) "Municipal primary election" means an election held to nominate candidates for
             1160      municipal office.
             1161          (45) "Official ballot" means the ballots distributed by the election officer to the poll
             1162      workers to be given to voters to record their votes.
             1163          (46) "Official endorsement" means:
             1164          (a) the information on the ballot that identifies:
             1165          (i) the ballot as an official ballot;
             1166          (ii) the date of the election; and
             1167          (iii) the facsimile signature of the election officer; and
             1168          (b) the information on the ballot stub that identifies:
             1169          (i) the poll worker's initials; and
             1170          (ii) the ballot number.
             1171          (47) "Official register" means the official record furnished to election officials by the
             1172      election officer that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401 .


             1173          (48) "Paper ballot" means a paper that contains:
             1174          (a) the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be
             1175      voted on; and
             1176          (b) spaces for the voter to record his vote for each office and for or against each ballot
             1177      proposition.
             1178          (49) "Political party" means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to
             1179      participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 8, Political Party
             1180      Formation and Procedures.
             1181          (50) (a) "Poll worker" means a person assigned by an election official to assist with an
             1182      election, voting, or counting votes.
             1183          (b) "Poll worker" includes election judges.
             1184          (c) "Poll worker" does not include a watcher.
             1185          (51) "Pollbook" means a record of the names of voters in the order that they appear to
             1186      cast votes.
             1187          (52) "Polling place" means the building where voting is conducted.
             1188          (53) "Position" means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot
             1189      in which the voter marks his choice.
             1190          (54) "Provisional ballot" means a ballot voted provisionally by a person:
             1191          (a) whose name is not listed on the official register at the polling place;
             1192          (b) whose legal right to vote is challenged as provided in this title; or
             1193          (c) whose identity was not sufficiently established by a poll worker.
             1194          (55) "Provisional ballot envelope" means an envelope printed in the form required by
             1195      Section 20A-6-105 that is used to identify provisional ballots and to provide information to
             1196      verify a person's legal right to vote.
             1197          (56) "Primary convention" means the political party conventions at which nominees for
             1198      the regular primary election are selected.
             1199          (57) "Protective counter" means a separate counter, which cannot be reset, that is built
             1200      into a voting machine and records the total number of movements of the operating lever.
             1201          (58) "Qualify" or "qualified" means to take the oath of office and begin performing the
             1202      duties of the position for which the person was elected.
             1203          (59) "Receiving judge" means the poll worker that checks the voter's name in the


             1204      official register, provides the voter with a ballot, and removes the ballot stub from the ballot
             1205      after the voter has voted.
             1206          (60) "Registration form" means a book voter registration form and a by-mail voter
             1207      registration form.
             1208          (61) "Regular ballot" means a ballot that is not a provisional ballot.
             1209          (62) "Regular general election" means the election held throughout the state on the first
             1210      Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes
             1211      established in Section 20A-1-201 .
             1212          (63) "Regular primary election" means the election on the fourth Tuesday of June of
             1213      each even-numbered year, at which candidates of political parties and nonpolitical groups are
             1214      voted for nomination.
             1215          (64) "Resident" means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah.
             1216          (65) "Sample ballot" means a mock ballot similar in form to the official ballot printed
             1217      and distributed as provided in Section 20A-5-405 .
             1218          (66) "Scratch vote" means to mark or punch the straight party ticket and then mark or
             1219      punch the ballot for one or more candidates who are members of different political parties.
             1220          (67) "Secrecy envelope" means the envelope given to a voter along with the ballot into
             1221      which the voter places the ballot after he has voted it in order to preserve the secrecy of the
             1222      voter's vote.
             1223          (68) "Special election" means an election held as authorized by Section 20A-1-204 .
             1224          (69) "Spoiled ballot" means each ballot that:
             1225          (a) is spoiled by the voter;
             1226          (b) is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or a poll worker; or
             1227          (c) lacks the official endorsement.
             1228          (70) "Statewide special election" means a special election called by the governor or the
             1229      Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote.
             1230          (71) "Stub" means the detachable part of each ballot.
             1231          (72) "Substitute ballots" means replacement ballots provided by an election officer to
             1232      the poll workers when the official ballots are lost or stolen.
             1233          (73) "Ticket" means each list of candidates for each political party or for each group of
             1234      petitioners.


             1235          (74) "Transfer case" means the sealed box used to transport voted ballots to the
             1236      counting center.
             1237          (75) "Vacancy" means the absence of a person to serve in any position created by
             1238      statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation,
             1239      or other cause.
             1240          (76) "Valid voter identification" means:
             1241          (a) a form of identification that bears the name and photograph of the voter which may
             1242      include:
             1243          (i) a currently valid Utah driver license;
             1244          (ii) a currently valid identification card that is issued by:
             1245          (A) the state;
             1246          (B) a local government within the state; or
             1247          (C) a branch, department, or agency of the United States;
             1248          (iii) an identification card that is issued by an employer for an employee;
             1249          (iv) a currently valid identification card that is issued by a college, university, technical
             1250      school, or professional school that is located within the state;
             1251          (v) a currently valid Utah permit to carry a concealed weapon;
             1252          (vi) a currently valid United States passport; or
             1253          (vii) a valid tribal identification card; or
             1254          (b) two forms of identification that bear the name of the voter and provide evidence
             1255      that the voter resides in the voting precinct, which may include:
             1256          (i) a voter identification card;
             1257          (ii) a current utility bill or a legible copy thereof;
             1258          (iii) a bank or other financial account statement, or a legible copy thereof;
             1259          (iv) a certified birth certificate;
             1260          (v) a valid Social Security card;
             1261          (vi) a check issued by the state or the federal government or a legible copy thereof;
             1262          (vii) a paycheck from the voter's employer, or a legible copy thereof;
             1263          (viii) a currently valid Utah hunting or fishing license;
             1264          (ix) a currently valid United States military identification card;
             1265          (x) certified naturalization documentation;


             1266          (xi) a currently valid license issued by an authorized agency of the United States;
             1267          (xii) a certified copy of court records showing the voter's adoption or name change;
             1268          (xiii) a Bureau of Indian Affairs card;
             1269          (xiv) a tribal treaty card;
             1270          (xv) a valid Medicaid card, Medicare card, or Electronic Benefits Transfer Card; or
             1271          (xvi) a form of identification listed in Subsection (76)(a) that does not contain a
             1272      photograph, but establishes the name of the voter and provides evidence that the voter resides
             1273      in the voting precinct.
             1274          (77) "Valid write-in candidate" means a candidate who has qualified as a write-in
             1275      candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title.
             1276          (78) "Voter" means a person who meets the requirements for voting in an election,
             1277      meets the requirements of election registration, is registered to vote, and is listed in the official
             1278      register book.
             1279          (79) "Voter registration deadline" means the registration deadline provided in Section
             1280      20A-2-102.5 .
             1281          (80) "Voting area" means the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting
             1282      machines, and ballot box.
             1283          (81) "Voting booth" means:
             1284          (a) the space or compartment within a polling place that is provided for the preparation
             1285      of ballots, including the voting machine enclosure or curtain; or
             1286          (b) a voting device that is free standing.
             1287          (82) "Voting device" means:
             1288          (a) an apparatus in which ballot sheets are used in connection with a punch device for
             1289      piercing the ballots by the voter;
             1290          (b) a device for marking the ballots with ink or another substance;
             1291          (c) an electronic voting device or other device used to make selections and cast a ballot
             1292      electronically, or any component thereof;
             1293          (d) an automated voting system under Section 20A-5-302 ; or
             1294          (e) any other method for recording votes on ballots so that the ballot may be tabulated
             1295      by means of automatic tabulating equipment.
             1296          (83) "Voting machine" means a machine designed for the sole purpose of recording


             1297      and tabulating votes cast by voters at an election.
             1298          (84) "Voting poll watcher" means a person appointed as provided in this title to
             1299      witness the distribution of ballots and the voting process.
             1300          (85) "Voting precinct" means the smallest voting unit established as provided by law
             1301      within which qualified voters vote at one polling place.
             1302          (86) "Watcher" means a voting poll watcher, a counting poll watcher, an inspecting
             1303      poll watcher, and a testing watcher.
             1304          (87) "Western States Presidential Primary" means the election established in Title 20A,
             1305      Chapter 9, Part 8.
             1306          (88) "Write-in ballot" means a ballot containing any write-in votes.
             1307          (89) "Write-in vote" means a vote cast for a person whose name is not printed on the
             1308      ballot according to the procedures established in this title.
             1309          Section 37. Section 20A-1-506 is amended to read:
             1310           20A-1-506. Judicial vacancies -- Courts not of record.
             1311          (1) As used in this section:
             1312          (a) "Appointing authority" means:
             1313          (i) for a county:
             1314          [(i)] (A) the chair of the county commission in [counties] a county having the county
             1315      commission form of county government; and
             1316          [(ii)] (B) the county executive in [counties] a county having the county
             1317      executive-council form of government; and
             1318          [(iii) the chair] (ii) for a city, or town, the mayor of the city [council] or town [council
             1319      in municipalities having:].
             1320          [(A) the traditional management arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1,
             1321      Governing Body; and]
             1322          [(B) the council-manager optional form of government defined in Section 10-3-101 ;
             1323      and]
             1324          [(iv) the mayor, in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in Section
             1325      10-3-101 ;]
             1326          (b) "Local legislative body" means:
             1327          (i) the county commission or county council; and


             1328          (ii) the [city] council of the city or town [council].
             1329          (2) (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a municipal justice court judge before the
             1330      completion of his term of office, the appointing authority may:
             1331          (i) fill the vacancy by appointment for the unexpired term by following the procedures
             1332      and requirements for appointments in Section 78-5-134 ; or
             1333          (ii) contract with a justice court judge of the county, an adjacent county, or another
             1334      municipality within those counties for judicial services.
             1335          (b) When the appointing authority chooses to contract under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), it
             1336      shall ensure that the contract is for the same term as the term of office of the judge whose
             1337      services are replaced by the contract.
             1338          (c) The appointing authority shall notify the Office of the State Court Administrator in
             1339      writing of the appointment, resignation, or the contractual agreement for services of a judge
             1340      under this section within 30 days after filling the vacancy.
             1341          (3) (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a county justice court judge before the
             1342      completion of that judge's term of office, the appointing authority may fill the vacancy by
             1343      appointment for the unexpired term by following the procedures and requirements for
             1344      appointments in Section 78-5-134 .
             1345          (b) The appointing authority shall notify the Office of the State Court Administrator in
             1346      writing of any appointment of a county justice court judge under this section within 30 days
             1347      after the appointment is made.
             1348          (4) (a) When a vacancy occurs in the office of a justice court judge, the appointing
             1349      authority shall:
             1350          (i) advertise the vacancy and solicit applications for the vacancy;
             1351          (ii) appoint the best qualified candidate to office based solely upon fitness for office;
             1352          (iii) comply with the procedures and requirements of Title 52, Chapter 3, prohibiting
             1353      employment of relatives in making appointments to fill the vacancy; and
             1354          (iv) submit the name of the appointee to the local legislative body.
             1355          (b) If the local legislative body does not confirm the appointment within 30 days of
             1356      submission, the appointing authority may either appoint another of the applicants or reopen the
             1357      vacancy by advertisement and solicitations of applications.
             1358          Section 38. Section 20A-1-510 is amended to read:


             1359           20A-1-510. Midterm vacancies in municipal offices.
             1360          (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (2), if any vacancy occurs in the
             1361      office of municipal executive or member of a municipal legislative body, the municipal
             1362      legislative body shall appoint a registered voter in the municipality who meets the
             1363      qualifications for office established in Section 10-3-301 to fill the unexpired term of the office
             1364      vacated until the January following the next municipal election.
             1365          (b) Before acting to fill the vacancy, the municipal legislative body shall:
             1366          (i) give public notice of the vacancy at least two weeks before the municipal legislative
             1367      body meets to fill the vacancy; and
             1368          (ii) identify, in the notice:
             1369          (A) the date, time, and place of the meeting where the vacancy will be filled; and
             1370          (B) the person to whom a person interested in being appointed to fill the vacancy may
             1371      submit his name for consideration and any deadline for submitting it.
             1372          (c) (i) If, for any reason, the municipal legislative body does not fill the vacancy within
             1373      30 days after the vacancy occurs, the municipal legislative body shall vote upon the names that
             1374      have been submitted.
             1375          (ii) The two persons having the highest number of votes of the municipal legislative
             1376      body shall appear before the municipal legislative body and the municipal legislative body shall
             1377      vote again.
             1378          (iii) If neither candidate receives a majority vote of the municipal legislative body at
             1379      that time, the vacancy shall be filled by lot in the presence of the municipal legislative body.
             1380          (2) (a) A vacancy in the office of municipal executive or member of a municipal
             1381      legislative body shall be filled by an interim appointment, followed by an election to fill a
             1382      two-year term, if:
             1383          (i) the vacancy occurs, or a letter of resignation is received, by the municipal executive
             1384      at least 14 days before the deadline for filing for election in an odd-numbered year; and
             1385          (ii) two years of the vacated term will remain after the first Monday of January
             1386      following the next municipal election.
             1387          (b) In appointing an interim replacement, the municipal legislative body shall comply
             1388      with the notice requirements of this section.
             1389          (3) A member of a municipal legislative body may not participate in any part of the


             1390      process established in this section to fill a vacancy if that member is being considered for
             1391      appointment to fill the vacancy.
             1392          (4) (a) In a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government, as
             1393      defined in Section 10-3b-102 :
             1394          (i) the council may appoint a person to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor before the
             1395      effective date of the mayor's resignation by making the effective date of the appointment the
             1396      same as the effective date of the mayor's resignation; and
             1397          (ii) if a vacancy in the office of mayor occurs before the effective date of an
             1398      appointment under Subsection (1) or (2) to fill the vacancy, the council chair shall serve as
             1399      acting mayor during the time between the creation of the vacancy and the effective date of the
             1400      appointment to fill the vacancy.
             1401          (b) While serving as acting mayor under Subsection (4)(a)(ii), the council chair
             1402      continues to:
             1403          (i) act as a council member; and
             1404          (ii) vote at council meetings.
             1405          Section 39. Section 78-5-134 is amended to read:
             1406           78-5-134. Justice court judges to be appointed -- Procedure -- Report to Judicial
             1407      Council -- Retention election -- Vacancy.
             1408          (1) As used in this section:
             1409          (a) "Appointing authority" means:
             1410          (i) for a county:
             1411          [(i)] (A) the chair of the county commission in [counties] a county having the county
             1412      commission form of county government; and
             1413          [(ii)] (B) the county executive in [counties] a county having the county
             1414      executive-council form of government;
             1415          [(iii) the chair] (ii) for a city or town, the mayor of the city [council] or town [council
             1416      in municipalities having the traditional management arrangement established by Title 10,
             1417      Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;].
             1418          [(iv) the city manager, in the council-manager optional form of government defined in
             1419      Section 10-3-101 ; and]
             1420          [(v) the mayor, in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in Section


             1421      10-3-101 .]
             1422          (b) "Local legislative body" means:
             1423          (i) the county commission or county council; and
             1424          (ii) the [city] council of the city or town [council].
             1425          (2) Justice court judges shall be appointed by the appointing authority and confirmed
             1426      by a majority vote of the local legislative body.
             1427          (3) (a) After a newly appointed justice court judge has been confirmed, the local
             1428      legislative body shall report the confirmed judge's name to the Judicial Council.
             1429          (b) The Judicial Council shall certify the judge as qualified to hold office upon
             1430      successful completion of the orientation program and upon the written opinion of the county or
             1431      municipal attorney that the judge meets the statutory qualifications for office.
             1432          (c) A justice court judge may not perform judicial duties until certified by the Judicial
             1433      Council.
             1434          (4) Upon the expiration of a county justice court judge's term of office the judge shall
             1435      be subject to an unopposed retention election in accordance with the procedures set forth in
             1436      Section 20A-12-201 .
             1437          (5) Upon the expiration of a municipal justice court judge's term of office a municipal
             1438      justice court judge shall be reappointed absent a showing of good cause by the appointing
             1439      authority.
             1440          (a) If an appointing authority asserts good cause to not reappoint a municipal justice
             1441      court judge, at the request of the judge, the good cause shall be presented at a formal hearing of
             1442      the local legislative body.
             1443          (b) The local legislative body shall determine by majority vote whether good cause
             1444      exists not to reappoint the municipal justice court judge.
             1445          (c) The decision of the local legislative body is not subject to appeal.
             1446          (d) In determining whether good cause exists to not reappoint a municipal justice court
             1447      judge, the appointing authority and local legislative body shall consider:
             1448          (i) whether or not the judge has been certified as meeting the evaluation criteria for
             1449      judicial performance established by the Judicial Council; and
             1450          (ii) any other factors considered relevant by the appointing authority.
             1451          (6) Before reappointment or retention election, each justice court judge shall be


             1452      evaluated in accordance with the performance evaluation program established in Subsection
             1453      78-3-21 (4).
             1454          (7) (a) At the conclusion of a term of office or when a vacancy occurs in the position of
             1455      justice court judge, the appointing authority may contract with a justice court judge in the
             1456      county or an adjacent county to serve as justice court judge.
             1457          (b) The contract shall be for the duration of the justice court judge's term of office.
             1458          (8) Vacancies in the office of justice court judge shall be filled as provided in Section
             1459      20A-1-506 .
             1460          Section 40. Repealer.
             1461          This bill repeals:
             1462          Section 10-3-101, Governing body -- Legislative and executive powers.
             1463          Section 10-3-102, Governing body -- Other functions.
             1464          Section 10-3-106, Governing body in towns.
             1465          Section 10-3-207, Determining two and four year terms.
             1466          Section 10-3-403, Mayor as presiding officer -- Mayor pro tempore.
             1467          Section 10-3-404, No veto.
             1468          Section 10-3-501, Meetings in cities of the first and second class.
             1469          Section 10-3-503, Quorum necessary to do business.
             1470          Section 10-3-802, Designation of department head in cities of the first class.
             1471          Section 10-3-804, Change in names, functions and superintendents of departments.
             1472          Section 10-3-806, Designation of department head in cities of the second class.
             1473          Section 10-3-807, Commissioners may administer two departments -- Change in
             1474      names, functions and superintendents.
             1475          Section 10-3-808, Administration vested in mayor.
             1476          Section 10-3-809, Powers of mayors in a city of third, fourth, or fifth class or a
             1477      town.
             1478          Section 10-3-810, Additional powers and duties of elected officials in a city of the
             1479      third, fourth, or fifth class or a town.
             1480          Section 10-3-811, Members of the governing body may be appointed to
             1481      administration in a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class or a town.
             1482          Section 10-3-812, Change of duties in a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class or a


             1483      town.
             1484          Section 10-3-813, General administrative powers of all municipalities.
             1485          Section 10-3-814, Personnel assigned to one or more departments.
             1486          Section 10-3-815, Rules and regulations for administration of municipality.
             1487          Section 10-3-816, Appointed officers -- Residency requirement authorized.
             1488          Section 10-3-817, Elected executives to appoint their deputies.
             1489          Section 10-3-830, Appointment of city or town manager.
             1490          Section 10-3-901, Creating offices -- Filling vacancies.
             1491          Section 10-3-1201, Citation of act.
             1492          Section 10-3-1202, Legislative finding.
             1493          Section 10-3-1203, Election requirements and procedure for organization under
             1494      different form of government.
             1495          Section 10-3-1204, Application of act.
             1496          Section 10-3-1205, Rights, powers, and duties of municipality operating under
             1497      optional form.
             1498          Section 10-3-1206, Limitation on changing form of government.
             1499          Section 10-3-1207, Disapproval of optional form by voters -- Limitation on
             1500      resubmission.
             1501          Section 10-3-1208, Election of officers -- When new government operative --
             1502      Compensation of officials without position in new government.
             1503          Section 10-3-1210, Functions of the council.
             1504          Section 10-3-1211, Council members -- Qualifications -- Terms of office.
             1505          Section 10-3-1212, Meetings of council -- Access to records.
             1506          Section 10-3-1213, Chairmen of councils -- Power to call witnesses and administer
             1507      oath -- Quorum -- Voting procedure.
             1508          Section 10-3-1214, Ordinance adoption under council-mayor form -- Powers of
             1509      mayor.
             1510          Section 10-3-1215, Rules and regulations for government of council.
             1511          Section 10-3-1216, Council members elected from districts -- Boundary --
             1512      Adjustments.
             1513          Section 10-3-1217, Limitations on actions and authority of council members --


             1514      Investigatory committees.
             1515          Section 10-3-1218, Vacancy in council.
             1516          Section 10-3-1219, Council-mayor form -- Powers and duties of mayor.
             1517          Section 10-3-1219.5, Council-mayor form -- Ordinances on transfer of municipal
             1518      property and regulation of subdivisions or annexations.
             1519          Section 10-3-1220, Council-mayor form -- Appointment of chief administrative
             1520      officer.
             1521          Section 10-3-1221, Municipal administrative code in council-mayor form.
             1522          Section 10-3-1222, Council-mayor form -- Vacancy in office of mayor.
             1523          Section 10-3-1223, Council-manager form -- Election and powers and duties of
             1524      mayor.
             1525          Section 10-3-1224, Council-manager form -- Appointment of municipal manager.
             1526          Section 10-3-1225, Manager -- Removal from office.
             1527          S