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S.B. 96

             1     

POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS EMPLOYMENT REVISIONS

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler

             5     
House Sponsor: Rebecca P. Edwards

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends provisions governing municipality or county employment contracts.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    removes provisions that prohibit a municipality or county from entering into certain
             13      employment contracts that contain an automatic renewal provision; and
             14          .    makes technical corrections.
             15      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             16          None
             17      Other Special Clauses:
             18          None
             19      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             20      AMENDS:
             21          10-3b-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 209
             22          10-3b-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 209
             23          10-3b-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 209
             24          10-3b-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 209
             25          17-52-505, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 209
             26          17-53-317, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 209
             27     


             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             29          Section 1. Section 10-3b-103 is amended to read:
             30           10-3b-103. Forms of municipal government -- Form of government for towns --
             31      Former council-manager form.
             32          (1) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008, under the council-mayor form of
             33      government:
             34          (a) shall, on and after May 5, 2008:
             35          (i) operate under a council-mayor form of government, as defined in Section
             36      10-3b-102 ; and
             37          (ii) be subject to:
             38          (A) this part;
             39          (B) Part 2, Council-mayor Form of Municipal Government;
             40          (C) Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and
             41          (D) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), other applicable provisions of this title;
             42      and
             43          (b) is not subject to:
             44          (i) Part 3, Six-member Council Form of Municipal Government; or
             45          (ii) Part 4, Five-member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             46          (2) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008, under a form of government known
             47      under the law then in effect as the six-member council form:
             48          (a) shall, on and after May 5, 2008, and whether or not the council has adopted an
             49      ordinance appointing a manager for the municipality:
             50          (i) operate under a six-member council form of government, as defined in Section
             51      10-3b-102 ;
             52          (ii) be subject to:
             53          (A) this part;
             54          (B) Part 3, Six-member Council Form of Municipal Government;
             55          (C) Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and
             56          (D) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), other applicable provisions of this title;
             57      and
             58          (b) is not subject to:


             59          (i) Part 2, Council-mayor Form of Municipal Government; or
             60          (ii) Part 4, Five-member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             61          (3) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008, under a form of government known
             62      under the law then in effect as the five-member council form:
             63          (a) shall, on and after May 5, 2008:
             64          (i) operate under a five-member council form of government, as defined in Section
             65      10-3b-102 ;
             66          (ii) be subject to:
             67          (A) this part;
             68          (B) Part 4, Five-member Council Form of Municipal Government;
             69          (C) Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and
             70          (D) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), other applicable provisions of this title;
             71      and
             72          (b) is not subject to:
             73          (i) Part 2, Council-mayor Form of Municipal Government; or
             74          (ii) Part 3, Six-member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             75          (4) Subject to Subsection (5), each municipality incorporated on or after May 5, 2008,
             76      shall operate under:
             77          (a) the council-mayor form of government, with a five-member council;
             78          (b) the council-mayor form of government, with a seven-member council;
             79          (c) the six-member council form of government; or
             80          (d) the five-member council form of government.
             81          (5) Each town shall operate under a five-member council form of government unless:
             82          (a) before May 5, 2008, the town has changed to another form of municipal
             83      government; or
             84          (b) on or after May 5, 2008, the town changes its form of government as provided in
             85      Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government.
             86          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6), "council-manager form of government" means
             87      the form of municipal government:
             88          (i) provided for in Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48;
             89          (ii) that cannot be adopted without voter approval; and


             90          (iii) that provides for, subject to [Subsections (7) and (8)] Subsection (7), an appointed
             91      manager with duties and responsibilities established in Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48.
             92          (b) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008, under the council-manager form of
             93      government:
             94          (i) shall:
             95          (A) continue to operate, on and after May 5, 2008, under the council-manager form of
             96      government according to the applicable provisions of Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48; and
             97          (B) be subject to:
             98          (I) this Subsection (6) and other applicable provisions of this part;
             99          (II) Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and
             100          (III) except as provided in Subsection (6)(b)(ii), other applicable provisions of this
             101      title; and
             102          (ii) is not subject to:
             103          (A) Part 2, Council-mayor Form of Municipal Government;
             104          (B) Part 3, Six-member Council Form of Municipal Government; or
             105          (C) Part 4, Five-member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             106          (7) (a) As used in this Subsection (7), "interim vacancy period" means the period of
             107      time that:
             108          (i) begins on the day on which a municipal general election described in Section
             109      10-3-201 is held to elect a council member; and
             110          (ii) ends on the day on which the council member-elect begins the council member's
             111      term.
             112          (b) (i) The council may not appoint a manager during an interim vacancy period.
             113          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(b)(i):
             114          (A) the council may appoint an interim manager during an interim vacancy period; and
             115          (B) the interim manager's term shall expire once a new manager is appointed by the
             116      new administration after the interim vacancy period has ended.
             117          (c) Subsection (7)(b) does not apply if all the council members who held office on the
             118      day of the municipal general election whose term of office was vacant for the election are
             119      re-elected to the council for the following term.
             120          [(8) A council that appoints a manager in accordance with this section may not, on or


             121      after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an automatic renewal
             122      provision with the manager.]
             123          [(9)] (8) Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent or limit a municipality
             124      operating under any form of municipal government from changing to another form of
             125      government as provided in Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government.
             126          Section 2. Section 10-3b-202 is amended to read:
             127           10-3b-202. Mayor in council-mayor form of government.
             128          (1) The mayor in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of
             129      government:
             130          (a) is the chief executive and administrative officer of the municipality;
             131          (b) exercises the executive and administrative powers and performs or supervises the
             132      performance of the executive and administrative duties and functions of the municipality;
             133          (c) shall:
             134          (i) keep the peace and enforce the laws of the municipality;
             135          (ii) execute the policies adopted by the council;
             136          (iii) appoint, with the council's advice and consent, a qualified person for each of the
             137      following positions:
             138          (A) subject to Subsection (3), chief administrative officer, if required under the
             139      resolution or petition under Subsection 10-3b-503 (1)(a) that proposed the change to a
             140      council-mayor form of government;
             141          (B) recorder;
             142          (C) treasurer;
             143          (D) engineer; and
             144          (E) attorney;
             145          (iv) provide to the council, at intervals provided by ordinance, a written report to the
             146      council setting forth:
             147          (A) the amount of budget appropriations;
             148          (B) total disbursements from the appropriations;
             149          (C) the amount of indebtedness incurred or contracted against each appropriation,
             150      including disbursements and indebtedness incurred and not paid; and
             151          (D) the percentage of the appropriations encumbered;


             152          (v) report to the council the condition and needs of the municipality;
             153          (vi) report to the council any release granted under Subsection (1)(d)(xiii);
             154          (vii) if the mayor remits a fine or forfeiture under Subsection (1)(d)(xi), report the
             155      remittance to the council at the council's next meeting after the remittance;
             156          (viii) perform each other duty:
             157          (A) prescribed by statute; or
             158          (B) required by a municipal ordinance that is not inconsistent with statute;
             159          (d) may:
             160          (i) subject to budget constraints:
             161          (A) appoint:
             162          (I) subject to [Subsections] Subsection (3)(b) [and (4)], a chief administrative officer;
             163      and
             164          (II) one or more deputies or administrative assistants to the mayor; and
             165          (B) (I) create any other administrative office that the mayor considers necessary for
             166      good government of the municipality; and
             167          (II) appoint a person to the office;
             168          (ii) with the council's advice and consent and except as otherwise specifically limited
             169      by statute, appoint:
             170          (A) each department head of the municipality;
             171          (B) each statutory officer of the municipality; and
             172          (C) each member of a statutory commission, board, or committee of the municipality;
             173          (iii) dismiss any person appointed by the mayor;
             174          (iv) as provided in Section 10-3b-204 , veto an ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation
             175      passed by the council;
             176          (v) exercise control of and supervise each executive or administrative department,
             177      division, or office of the municipality;
             178          (vi) within the general provisions of statute and ordinance, regulate and prescribe the
             179      powers and duties of each other executive or administrative officer or employee of the
             180      municipality;
             181          (vii) attend each council meeting, take part in council meeting discussions, and freely
             182      give advice to the council;


             183          (viii) appoint a budget officer to serve in place of the mayor to comply with and fulfill
             184      in all other respects the requirements of, as the case may be:
             185          (A) Chapter 5, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Towns; or
             186          (B) Chapter 6, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities;
             187          (ix) execute an agreement on behalf of the municipality, or delegate, by written
             188      executive order, the authority to execute an agreement on behalf of the municipality:
             189          (A) if the obligation under the agreement is within certified budget appropriations; and
             190          (B) subject to Section 10-6-138 ;
             191          (x) at any reasonable time, examine and inspect the official books, papers, records, or
             192      documents of:
             193          (A) the municipality; or
             194          (B) any officer, employee, or agent of the municipality;
             195          (xi) remit fines and forfeitures;
             196          (xii) if necessary, call on residents of the municipality over the age of 21 years to assist
             197      in enforcing the laws of the state and ordinances of the municipality; and
             198          (xiii) release a person imprisoned for a violation of a municipal ordinance; and
             199          (e) may not vote on any matter before the council.
             200          (2) (a) The first mayor elected under a newly established mayor-council form of
             201      government shall, within six months after taking office, draft and submit to the council a
             202      proposed ordinance:
             203          (i) providing for the division of the municipality's administrative service into
             204      departments, divisions, and bureaus; and
             205          (ii) defining the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau.
             206          (b) Before the council adopts an ordinance on the municipality's administrative service,
             207      the mayor may establish temporary rules and regulations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
             208      in the divisions of the municipal government.
             209          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "interim vacancy period" means the period of
             210      time that:
             211          (i) begins on the day on which a municipal general election described in Section
             212      10-3-201 is held to elect a mayor; and
             213          (ii) ends on the day on which the mayor-elect begins the mayor's term.


             214          (b) Each person appointed as chief administrative officer under Subsection
             215      (1)(c)(iii)(A) shall be appointed on the basis of:
             216          (i) the person's ability and prior experience in the field of public administration; and
             217          (ii) any other qualification prescribed by ordinance.
             218          (c) (i) The mayor may not appoint a chief administrative officer during an interim
             219      vacancy period.
             220          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(c)(i):
             221          (A) the mayor may appoint an interim chief administrative officer during an interim
             222      vacancy period; and
             223          (B) the interim chief administrative officer's term shall expire once a new chief
             224      administrative officer is appointed by the new mayor after the interim vacancy period has
             225      ended.
             226          (d) Subsection (3)(c) does not apply if the mayor who holds office on the day of the
             227      municipal general election is re-elected to the mayor's office for the following term.
             228          [(4) A mayor who appoints a chief administrative officer in accordance with this
             229      section may not, on or after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an
             230      automatic renewal provision with the chief administrative officer.]
             231          Section 3. Section 10-3b-303 is amended to read:
             232           10-3b-303. Council in six-member council form of government.
             233          (1) The council in a municipality operating under a six-member council form of
             234      government:
             235          (a) exercises any executive or administrative power and performs or supervises the
             236      performance of any executive or administrative duty or function that:
             237          (i) has not been given to the mayor under Section 10-3b-104 ; or
             238          (ii) has been given to the mayor under Section 10-3b-104 but is removed from the
             239      mayor under Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A);
             240          (b) may:
             241          (i) subject to Subsections (1)(c) and (2), adopt an ordinance:
             242          (A) removing from the mayor any power, duty, or function of the mayor under Section
             243      10-3b-104 ; or
             244          (B) reinstating to the mayor any power, duty, or function previously removed under


             245      Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A);
             246          (ii) adopt an ordinance delegating to the mayor any executive or administrative power,
             247      duty, or function that the council has under Subsection (1)(a);
             248          (iii) subject to Subsection 10-3b-302 (1)(b)(ii)(A):
             249          (A) appoint, subject to [Subsections (3) and (4)] Subsection (3), a manager to perform
             250      executive and administrative duties or functions that the council by ordinance delegates to the
             251      manager, subject to Subsection (1)(c); and
             252          (B) dismiss a manager appointed under Subsection (1)(b)(iii)(A); and
             253          (iv) assign any or all council members, including the mayor, to supervise one or more
             254      administrative departments of the municipality; and
             255          (c) may not remove from the mayor or delegate to a manager appointed by the council:
             256          (i) any of the mayor's legislative or judicial powers or ceremonial functions;
             257          (ii) the mayor's position as chair of the council; or
             258          (iii) any ex officio position that the mayor holds.
             259          (2) Adopting an ordinance under Subsection (1)(b)(i) removing from or reinstating to
             260      the mayor a power, duty, or function provided for in Section 10-3b-104 requires the affirmative
             261      vote of:
             262          (a) the mayor and a majority of all other council members; or
             263          (b) all council members except the mayor.
             264          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "interim vacancy period" means the period of
             265      time that:
             266          (i) begins on the day on which a municipal general election described in Section
             267      10-3-201 is held to elect a council member; and
             268          (ii) ends on the day on which the council member-elect begins the council member's
             269      term.
             270          (b) (i) The council may not appoint a manager during an interim vacancy period.
             271          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b)(i):
             272          (A) the council may appoint an interim manager during an interim vacancy period; and
             273          (B) the interim manager's term shall expire once a new manager is appointed by the
             274      new administration after the interim vacancy period has ended.
             275          (c) Subsection (3)(b) does not apply if all the council members who held office on the


             276      day of the municipal general election whose term of office was vacant for the election are
             277      re-elected to the council for the following term.
             278          [(4) A council that appoints a manager in accordance with this section may not, on or
             279      after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an automatic renewal
             280      provision with the manager.]
             281          Section 4. Section 10-3b-403 is amended to read:
             282           10-3b-403. Council in a five-member council form of government.
             283          (1) The council in a municipality operating under a five-member council form of
             284      municipal government:
             285          (a) exercises any executive or administrative power and performs or supervises the
             286      performance of any executive or administrative duty or function that:
             287          (i) has not been given to the mayor under Section 10-3b-104 ; or
             288          (ii) has been given to the mayor under Section 10-3b-104 but is removed from the
             289      mayor under Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A);
             290          (b) may:
             291          (i) subject to Subsections (1)(c) and (2), adopt an ordinance:
             292          (A) removing from the mayor any power, duty, or function of the mayor under Section
             293      10-3b-104 ; and
             294          (B) reinstating to the mayor any power, duty, or function previously removed under
             295      Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A);
             296          (ii) adopt an ordinance delegating to the mayor any executive or administrative power,
             297      duty, or function that the council has under Subsection (1)(a);
             298          (iii) subject to [Subsections] Subsection (3) [and (4)], appoint a manager to perform
             299      executive and administrative duties or functions that the council by ordinance delegates to the
             300      manager, subject to Subsection (1)(c);
             301          (iv) dismiss a manager appointed under Subsection (1)(b)(iii); and
             302          (v) assign any or all council members, including the mayor, to supervise one or more
             303      administrative departments of the municipality; and
             304          (c) may not remove from the mayor or delegate to a manager appointed by the council:
             305          (i) any of the mayor's legislative or judicial powers or ceremonial functions;
             306          (ii) the mayor's position as chair of the council; or


             307          (iii) any ex officio position that the mayor holds.
             308          (2) Adopting an ordinance under Subsection (1)(b)(i) removing from or reinstating to
             309      the mayor a power, duty, or function provided for in Section 10-3b-104 requires the affirmative
             310      vote of:
             311          (a) the mayor and a majority of all other council members; or
             312          (b) all council members except the mayor.
             313          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "interim vacancy period" means the period of
             314      time that:
             315          (i) begins on the day on which a municipal general election described in Section
             316      10-3-201 is held to elect a council member; and
             317          (ii) ends on the day on which the council member-elect begins the council member's
             318      term.
             319          (b) (i) The council may not appoint a manager during an interim vacancy period.
             320          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b)(i):
             321          (A) the council may appoint an interim manager during an interim vacancy period; and
             322          (B) the interim manager's term shall expire once a new manager is appointed by the
             323      new administration after the interim vacancy period has ended.
             324          (c) Subsection (3)(b) does not apply if all the council members who held office on the
             325      day of the municipal general election whose term of office was vacant for the election are
             326      re-elected to the council for the following term.
             327          [(4) A council that appoints a manager in accordance with this section may not, on or
             328      after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an automatic renewal
             329      provision with the manager.]
             330          Section 5. Section 17-52-505 is amended to read:
             331           17-52-505. Council-manager form of county government.
             332          (1) (a) A county operating under the form of government known as the
             333      "council-manager" form shall be governed by an elected county council, a county manager
             334      appointed by the council, and such other officers and employees as are authorized by law.
             335          (b) The optional plan shall provide for the qualifications, time and manner of
             336      appointment subject to [Subsections (6) and (7)] Subsection (6), term of office, compensation,
             337      and removal of the county manager.


             338          (2) The county manager shall be the administrative head of the county government and
             339      shall have the powers, functions, and duties of a county executive, except:
             340          (a) as the county legislative body otherwise provides by ordinance; and
             341          (b) that the county manager may not veto any ordinances enacted by the council.
             342          (3) (a) No member of the council shall directly or indirectly, by suggestion or
             343      otherwise, attempt to influence or coerce the manager in the making of any appointment or
             344      removal of any officer or employee or in the purchase of supplies, attempt to exact any promise
             345      relative to any appointment from any candidate for manager, or discuss directly or indirectly
             346      with him the matter of specific appointments to any county office or employment.
             347          (b) (i) A person who violates the provisions of this Subsection (3) shall forfeit the
             348      office of the offending member of the council.
             349          (ii) Nothing in this section shall be construed, however, as prohibiting the council
             350      while in open session from fully and freely discussing with or suggesting to the manager
             351      anything pertaining to county affairs or the interests of the county.
             352          (iii) Neither manager nor any person in the employ of the county shall take part in
             353      securing, or contributing any money toward, the nomination or election of any candidate for a
             354      county office.
             355          (iv) The optional plan may provide procedures for implementing this Subsection (3).
             356          (4) In the council-manager form of county government, the legislative powers of the
             357      county shall be vested in the county council, and the executive powers of the county shall be
             358      vested in the county manager.
             359          (5) A reference in statute or state rule to the "governing body" or the "board of county
             360      commissioners" of the county, in the council-manager form of county government, means:
             361          (a) the county council, with respect to legislative functions, duties, and powers; and
             362          (b) the county manager, with respect to executive functions, duties, and powers.
             363          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6), "interim vacancy period" means the period of
             364      time that:
             365          (i) begins on the day on which a general election described in Section 17-16-6 is held
             366      to elect a council member; and
             367          (ii) ends on the day on which the council member-elect begins the council member's
             368      term.


             369          (b) (i) The county council may not appoint a county manager during an interim vacancy
             370      period.
             371          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (6)(b)(i):
             372          (A) the county council may appoint an interim county manager during an interim
             373      vacancy period; and
             374          (B) the interim county manager's term shall expire once a new county manager is
             375      appointed by the new administration after the interim vacancy period has ended.
             376          (c) Subsection (6)(b) does not apply if all the county council members who held office
             377      on the day of the county general election whose term of office was vacant for the election are
             378      re-elected to the council for the following term.
             379          [(7) A county council that appoints a county manager in accordance with this section
             380      may not, on or after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an
             381      automatic renewal provision with the county manager.]
             382          Section 6. Section 17-53-317 is amended to read:
             383           17-53-317. Executive appointment with advice and consent of county legislative
             384      body.
             385          (1) The appointment of a person to fill a position on a board, committee, or similar
             386      body whose membership is appointed by the county shall be by the county executive, with the
             387      advice and consent of the county legislative body.
             388          (2) (a) As used in this Subsection (2), "interim vacancy period" means:
             389          (i) for a county commission form or expanded county commission form of
             390      government, the period of time that:
             391          (A) begins on the day on which a general election described in Section 17-16-6 is held
             392      to elect a commission member; and
             393          (B) ends on the day on which the commission member-elect begins the council
             394      member's term; or
             395          (ii) for a county executive-council form of government, the period of time that:
             396          (A) begins on the day on which a general election described in Section 17-16-6 is held
             397      to elect a county executive; and
             398          (B) ends on the day on which the county executive-elect begins the county executive's
             399      term.


             400          (b) (i) A county commission in a county commission form of government, or a county
             401      commission in an expanded county commission form of government, may not appoint during
             402      an interim period vacancy a manager, a chief executive officer, a chief administrative officer,
             403      or a similar position to perform executive and administrative duties or functions.
             404          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(b)(i):
             405          (A) a county commission in a county commission form of government, or a county
             406      commission in an expanded county commission form of government, may appoint an interim
             407      manager, a chief executive officer, a chief administrative officer, or a similar position during an
             408      interim vacancy period; and
             409          (B) the interim appointee's term shall expire once a new manager, a chief executive
             410      officer, a chief administrative officer, or a similar position is appointed by the new
             411      administration after the interim vacancy period has ended.
             412          (c) Subsection (2)(b) does not apply if all the county commission members who held
             413      office on the day of the county general election whose term of office was vacant for the
             414      election are re-elected to the county commission for the following term.
             415          (d) (i) A county executive in a county executive-council form of government may not
             416      appoint during an interim vacancy period a manager, a chief executive officer, a chief
             417      administrative officer, or a similar position to perform executive and administrative duties or
             418      functions.
             419          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(d)(i):
             420          (A) a county executive in a county executive-council form of government may appoint
             421      an interim manager, a chief executive officer, a chief administrative officer, or a similar
             422      position during an interim vacancy period; and
             423          (B) the interim appointee's term shall expire once a new manager, a chief executive
             424      officer, a chief administrative officer, or a similar position is appointed by the new county
             425      executive after the interim vacancy period has ended.
             426          (e) Subsection (2)(d) does not apply if the county executive who held office on the day
             427      of the county general election is re-elected to the office of county executive for the following
             428      term.
             429          [(3) A county commission in a county commission form of government, a county
             430      commission in an expanded county commission form of government, or a county executive in a


             431      county executive-council form of government that appoints a manager, a chief executive
             432      officer, a chief administrative officer, or a similar position in accordance with this section may
             433      not, on or after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an automatic
             434      renewal provision with the manager, chief executive officer, chief administrative officer, or
             435      similar position.]




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