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Second 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          20A-9-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 83, 97, and 256
             49          78-5-134, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 16
             50      ENACTS:
             51          10-3b-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             52          10-3b-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             53          10-3b-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             54          10-3b-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             55          10-3b-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             56          10-3b-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953


             57          10-3b-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             58          10-3b-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             59          10-3b-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             60          10-3b-205, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             61          10-3b-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             62          10-3b-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             63          10-3b-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             64          10-3b-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             65          10-3b-402, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             66          10-3b-403, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             67          10-3b-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             68          10-3b-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             69          10-3b-503, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             70          10-3b-504, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             71          10-3b-505, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             72          10-3b-506, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             73          10-3b-507, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             74      REPEALS:
             75          10-3-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             76          10-3-102, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             77          10-3-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapters 90 and 202
             78          10-3-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             79          10-3-207, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             80          10-3-403, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             81          10-3-404, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             82          10-3-501, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 30
             83          10-3-503, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 92
             84          10-3-802, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 92
             85          10-3-804, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 39
             86          10-3-806, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 4
             87          10-3-807, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 39


             88          10-3-808, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             89          10-3-809, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             90          10-3-810, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             91          10-3-811, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             92          10-3-812, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             93          10-3-813, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             94          10-3-814, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             95          10-3-815, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             96          10-3-816, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             97          10-3-817, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             98          10-3-830, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 266
             99          10-3-901, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             100          10-3-1201, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             101          10-3-1202, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             102          10-3-1203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapters 202 and 371
             103          10-3-1204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             104          10-3-1205, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             105          10-3-1206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1985, Chapter 222
             106          10-3-1207, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             107          10-3-1208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             108          10-3-1210, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             109          10-3-1211, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             110          10-3-1212, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 14
             111          10-3-1213, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             112          10-3-1214, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             113          10-3-1215, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             114          10-3-1216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 54
             115          10-3-1217, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1981, Chapter 47
             116          10-3-1218, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 1
             117          10-3-1219, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 156
             118          10-3-1219.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 39


             119          10-3-1220, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             120          10-3-1221, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             121          10-3-1222, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 231
             122          10-3-1223, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             123          10-3-1224, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             124          10-3-1225, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             125          10-3-1226, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             126          10-3-1227, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             127          10-3-1228, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             128     
             129      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             130          Section 1. Section 10-2-112 is amended to read:
             131           10-2-112. Ballot used at the incorporation election.
             132          (1) The ballot at the incorporation election under Subsection 10-2-111 (1) shall pose the
             133      incorporation question substantially as follows:
             134          Shall the area described as (insert a description of the proposed city) be incorporated as
             135      the city of (insert the proposed name of the proposed city)?
             136          (2) The ballot shall provide a space for the voter to answer yes or no to the question in
             137      Subsection (1).
             138          (3) (a) The ballot at the incorporation election shall also pose the question relating to
             139      the form of government substantially as follows:
             140          If the above incorporation proposal passes, under what form of municipal government
             141      shall (insert the name of the proposed city) operate? Vote for one:
             142          Five-member [City] Council form
             143          Six-member [City] Council form
             144          [Council-Mayor] Five-member council-mayor form
             145          [Council-Manager form] Seven-member council-mayor form.
             146          (b) The ballot shall provide a space for the voter to vote for one form of government.
             147          (4) (a) The ballot at the incorporation election shall also pose the question of whether
             148      to elect city council members by district substantially as follows:
             149          If the above incorporation proposal passes, shall members of the city council of (insert


             150      the name of the proposed city) be elected by district?
             151          (b) The ballot shall provide a space for the voter to answer yes or no to the question in
             152      Subsection (4)(a).
             153          Section 2. Section 10-2-114 is amended to read:
             154           10-2-114. Determination of number of council members -- Determination of
             155      election districts -- Hearings and notice.
             156          (1) If the incorporation proposal passes, the petition sponsors shall, within 25 days of
             157      the canvass of the election under Section 10-2-111 :
             158          (a) if the voters at the incorporation election choose [either] the council-mayor [or the
             159      council-manager] form of government, determine the number of council members that will
             160      constitute the council of the future city;
             161          (b) if the voters at the incorporation election vote to elect council members by district,
             162      determine the number of council members to be elected by district and draw the boundaries of
             163      those districts, which shall be substantially equal in population;
             164          (c) determine the initial terms of the mayor and members of the city council so that:
             165          (i) the mayor and approximately half the members of the city council are elected to
             166      serve an initial term, of no less than one year, that allows their successors to serve a full
             167      four-year term that coincides with the schedule established in Subsection 10-3-205 (1); and
             168          (ii) the remaining members of the city council are elected to serve an initial term, of no
             169      less than one year, that allows their successors to serve a full four-year term that coincides with
             170      the schedule established in Subsection 10-3-205 (2); and
             171          (d) submit in writing to the county legislative body the results of the sponsors'
             172      determinations under Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (c).
             173          (2) (a) Before making a determination under Subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c), the petition
             174      sponsors shall hold a public hearing within the future city on the applicable issues under
             175      Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (c).
             176          (b) (i) The petition sponsors shall publish notice of the public hearing under Subsection
             177      (2)(a) in a newspaper of general circulation within the future city at least once a week for two
             178      successive weeks before the hearing.
             179          (ii) The last publication of notice under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be at least three days
             180      before the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a).


             181          (c) (i) If there is no newspaper of general circulation within the future city, the petition
             182      sponsors shall post at least one notice of the hearing per 1,000 population in conspicuous
             183      places within the future city that are most likely to give notice of the hearing to the residents of
             184      the future city.
             185          (ii) The petition sponsors shall post the notices under Subsection (2)(c)(i) at least seven
             186      days before the hearing under Subsection (2)(a).
             187          Section 3. Section 10-2-125 is amended to read:
             188           10-2-125. Incorporation of a town.
             189          (1) As used in this section:
             190          (a) "Base petition" means a petition under this section proposing the incorporation of a
             191      town and signed by the owners of private real property that:
             192          (i) is located within the area proposed to be incorporated;
             193          (ii) covers at least a majority of the total private land area within the area proposed to
             194      be incorporated; and
             195          (iii) is equal in value to at least 1/3 but not more than 1/2 of the value of all private real
             196      property within the area proposed to be incorporated.
             197          (b) "Qualifying petition" means a petition under this section proposing the
             198      incorporation of a town and signed by the owners of private real property that:
             199          (i) is located within the area proposed to be incorporated;
             200          (ii) covers at least a majority of the total private land area within the area proposed to
             201      be incorporated; and
             202          (iii) is equal in value to more than 1/2 of the value of all private real property within
             203      the area proposed to be incorporated.
             204          (2) (a) A contiguous area of a county not within a municipality, with a population of at
             205      least 100 but less than 1,000, may incorporate as a town as provided in this section.
             206          (b) (i) The population figure under Subsection (2)(a) shall be derived from the most
             207      recent official census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census.
             208          (ii) If the population figure is not available from the United States Bureau of the
             209      Census, the population figure shall be derived from the estimate from the Utah Population
             210      Estimates Committee.
             211          (3) (a) The process to incorporate an area as a town is initiated by filing a petition with


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


             243      after the filing of a petition under Subsection (3).
             244          (5) (a) (i) The legislative body of each county with which a base petition is filed under
             245      this section shall commission and pay for a feasibility study as provided in Section 10-2-103 .
             246          (ii) If the results of the feasibility study under Subsection (5)(a)(i) meet the
             247      requirements of Subsection 10-2-109 (3), the county legislative body shall grant the petition.
             248          (iii) If the results of the feasibility study under Subsection (5)(a)(i) do not meet the
             249      requirements of Subsection 10-2-109 (3), the county legislative body may:
             250          (A) deny the petition;
             251          (B) grant the petition; or
             252          (C) with the consent of the petition sponsors, grant the petition, after:
             253          (I) imposing conditions to mitigate the fiscal inequities identified in the feasibility
             254      study; or
             255          (II) altering the boundaries of the area proposed to be incorporated as a town to
             256      approximate the boundaries necessary to meet the requirements of Subsection 10-2-109 (3).
             257          (iv) Each town that incorporates pursuant to a petition granted after the county
             258      legislative body imposes conditions under Subsection (5)(a)(iii)(C)(I) shall comply with those
             259      conditions.
             260          (b) The legislative body of each county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class
             261      with which a qualifying petition is filed shall grant the petition.
             262          (6) (a) Upon the granting of a petition filed under this section, the legislative body of
             263      the county in which the proposed town is located shall appoint a mayor and members of the
             264      town council from a list of qualified individuals approved by the petition sponsors.
             265          (b) The officers appointed under Subsection (6)(a) shall hold office until the next
             266      regular municipal election and until their successors are elected and qualified.
             267          (7) Each newly incorporated town shall operate under the [six-member] five-member
             268      council form of government as [described] defined in Section [ 10-3-101 ] 10-3b-102 .
             269          (8) (a) Each mayor appointed under Subsection (6) shall, within seven days of
             270      appointment, file articles of incorporation of the new town with the lieutenant governor.
             271          (b) The articles of incorporation shall meet the requirements of Subsection
             272      10-2-119 (2).
             273          (9) A town is incorporated upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of


             274      entity creation under Section 67-1a-6.5 .
             275          (10) The legislative body of the new town shall comply with the notice requirements of
             276      Section 10-1-116 .
             277          Section 4. Section 10-2-303 is amended to read:
             278           10-2-303. Effect of change in class.
             279          (1) [(a)] If a municipality changes from one class to another:
             280          [(i)] (a) all property, property rights, and other rights that belonged to or were vested in
             281      the municipality at the time of the change shall belong to and be vested in it after the change;
             282          [(ii)] (b) no contract, claim, or right of the municipality or demand or liability against it
             283      shall be altered or affected in any way by the change;
             284          [(iii)] (c) each ordinance, order, and resolution in force in the municipality when it
             285      changes classes shall, to the extent that it is not inconsistent with law, not be affected by the
             286      change and shall remain in effect until repealed or amended;
             287          [(iv)] (d) the change shall not affect the identity of the municipality;
             288          [(v)] (e) each municipal officer in office at the time of the change shall continue as an
             289      officer until that officer's term expires and a successor is duly elected and qualified; and
             290          [(vi) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b),]
             291          (f) the municipality maintains after the change in class the same form of government
             292      that it had immediately before the change.
             293          [(b) (i) If a town operating under a five-member council form of government changes
             294      classes to a fifth class city, its form of government shall, upon issuance of the lieutenant
             295      governor's certificate under Section 10-2-302 , change to a six-member council form.]
             296          [(ii) As soon as practicable after the change in form of government under Subsection
             297      (1)(b)(i), the governing body shall appoint a sixth council member to serve until a successor is
             298      elected at the next municipal general election at which the mayor is not subject to election.]
             299          (2) (a) A change in class does not affect an action at law, prosecution, business, or
             300      work of the municipality changing classes, and proceedings shall continue and may be
             301      conducted and proceed as if no change in class had occurred.
             302          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), if the law applicable to a municipality under the
             303      new class provides the municipality a different remedy with respect to a right that it possessed
             304      at the time of the change, the remedy shall be cumulative to the remedy applicable before the


             305      change in class.
             306          Section 5. Section 10-3-301 is amended to read:
             307           10-3-301. Eligibility and residency requirements for elected municipal office.
             308          (1) [(a)] A person filing a declaration of candidacy for a municipal office shall[: (i)
             309      have been a resident of the municipality in which the person seeks office for at least 365
             310      consecutive days immediately before the date of the election; and (ii)] meet the [other]
             311      requirements of Section 20A-9-203 .
             312          [(b) A person living in an area annexed to a municipality meets the residency
             313      requirement of this subsection if that person resided within the area annexed to the
             314      municipality for at least 365 consecutive days before the date of the election.]
             315          [(c) For purposes of determining whether a person meets the residency requirement of
             316      Subsection (1)(a)(i) in a municipality that was incorporated less than 365 days before the
             317      election, the municipality shall be considered to have been incorporated 365 days before the
             318      election.]
             319          (2) Any person elected to municipal office shall be a registered voter in the
             320      municipality in which the person was elected.
             321          (3) (a) Each elected officer of a municipality shall maintain residency within the
             322      boundaries of the municipality during the officer's term of office.
             323          (b) If an elected officer of a municipality establishes a principal place of residence as
             324      provided in Section 20A-2-105 outside the municipality during the officer's term of office, the
             325      office is automatically vacant.
             326          (4) If an elected municipal officer is absent from the municipality any time during the
             327      officer's term of office for a continuous period of more than 60 days without the consent of the
             328      municipal legislative body, the municipal office is automatically vacant.
             329          (5) (a) A mayor of a municipality may not also serve as the municipal recorder or
             330      treasurer.
             331          (b) The recorder of a municipality may not also serve as the municipal treasurer.
             332          Section 6. Section 10-3-502 is amended to read:
             333           10-3-502. Regular and special council meetings.
             334          [In each city of the third, fourth, or fifth class and each town, the governing body shall]
             335          (1) The council of each municipality shall:


             336          (a) by ordinance prescribe the time and place for holding its regular meeting [which
             337      shall be held], subject to Subsection (1)(b); and
             338          (b) hold a regular meeting at least once each month. [If at any time the business of
             339      such city or town requires a special meeting of the governing body, such meeting may be
             340      ordered by the mayor or any two members of the governing body. The order shall]
             341          (2) (a) The mayor of a municipality or two council members may order the convening
             342      of a special meeting of the council.
             343          (b) Each order convening a special meeting of the council shall:
             344          (i) be entered in the minutes of the [governing body. The order shall] council; and
             345          (ii) provide at least three hours' notice of the special meeting [and notice thereof shall
             346      be served by the].
             347          (c) The municipal recorder or clerk shall serve notice of the special meeting on each
             348      council member who did not sign the order by delivering the notice personally or by leaving it
             349      at the member's usual place of abode.
             350          (d) The personal appearance by a council member at [any specially called] a special
             351      meeting of the council constitutes a waiver of the notice required [in this section] under
             352      Subsection (2)(c).
             353          Section 7. Section 10-3-504 is amended to read:
             354           10-3-504. Quorum defined.
             355          [(1)] The number of council members [of the governing body] necessary to constitute a
             356      quorum is:
             357          [(a) in a municipality operating under a five-member or six-member city council form
             358      of government or a five-member council-manager form of government, three or more; or]
             359          [(b) in a seven-member council-manager form of government, four or more.]
             360          [(2) The number of members of the legislative body of a municipality operating under
             361      a council-mayor form of government necessary to constitute a quorum is:]
             362          [(a) for a five-member council-mayor form, three; and]
             363          [(b) for a seven-member council-mayor form, four.]
             364          (1) in a municipality with a seven-member council, four;
             365          (2) in a municipality with a five-member council, three; and
             366          (3) in a municipality operating under a six-member council form of government, three,


             367      excluding the mayor.
             368          Section 8. Section 10-3-507 is amended to read:
             369           10-3-507. Minimum vote required.
             370          (1) [(a)] The minimum number of yes votes required to pass any ordinance or
             371      resolution, or to take any action by the [governing body] council, unless otherwise prescribed
             372      by law, [shall be] is a majority of [the] all voting members of the [quorum, but may never be
             373      less than:] council, without considering any vacancy in the council.
             374          [(i) for a municipality operating under a five-member or six-member council form of
             375      government or a five-member council-manager form of government, three; or]
             376          [(ii) for a municipality operating under a seven-member council-manager form of
             377      government, four.]
             378          [(b) The minimum number of yes votes requires to pass an ordinance or resolution or
             379