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H.B. 457

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MUNICIPAL AMENDMENTS

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2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Christopher N. Herrod

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies provisions of the Utah Municipal Code related to the appointment
             10      and removal of certain officials.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    requires the advice and consent of the municipal council or legislative body with
             14      respect to the removal of department heads and officers and employees,
             15      commissions, boards, and committees, and for planning commission members.
             16      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          None
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      AMENDS:
             22          10-3-1219, as last amended by Chapter 156, Laws of Utah 2004
             23          10-9a-301, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 254, Laws of Utah 2005
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             25      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             26          Section 1. Section 10-3-1219 is amended to read:
             27           10-3-1219. Council-mayor form -- Powers and duties of mayor.


             28          (1) In the optional form of government known as the council-mayor form, the mayor
             29      shall be a registered voter of the municipality from which he is elected and shall be elected for
             30      a term of four years.
             31          (2) The mayor shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the
             32      municipality and shall:
             33          (a) enforce the laws and ordinances of the municipality;
             34          (b) execute the policies adopted by the council;
             35          (c) appoint and remove administrative assistants, including a chief administrative
             36      officer; [and]
             37          (d) with the advice and consent of the council, appoint department heads and all
             38      statutory officers, commissions, boards, and committees of the municipality, except as may
             39      otherwise be specifically limited by law;
             40          (e) with the advice and consent of the council, remove department heads and officers
             41      and employees, commissions, boards, and committees;
             42          (f) exercise control of all departments, divisions, and bureaus within the municipal
             43      government;
             44          (g) attend all meetings of the council with the right to take part in all discussions and
             45      the responsibility to inform the council of the condition and needs of the municipality and
             46      make recommendations and freely give advice to the council, except that the mayor may not
             47      vote in council meetings;
             48          (h) appoint a budget officer to serve in place of the mayor for the purpose of
             49      conforming with the requirements of the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act and in all
             50      other respects fulfill the requirements of that act;
             51          (i) appoint, with the advice and consent of the council, a qualified person to each of the
             52      offices in cities of recorder, treasurer, engineer, and attorney and, in towns, town treasurer and
             53      clerk;
             54          (j) create any other offices that are considered necessary for the good government of
             55      the municipality, and make appointments to them;
             56          (k) regulate and prescribe the powers and duties of all other officers of the
             57      municipality, within the general provisions of law and ordinance;
             58          (l) furnish the municipal council with a report periodically, as determined by


             59      ordinance, that is available for public inspection and sets forth:
             60          (i) the amounts of all budget appropriations;
             61          (ii) the total disbursements to date from these appropriations;
             62          (iii) the amount of indebtedness incurred or contracted against each appropriation,
             63      including disbursements and indebtedness incurred and not paid; and
             64          (iv) the percentage of the appropriations encumbered to date;
             65          (m) execute agreements within certified budget appropriations on behalf of the
             66      municipality, or delegate, by written executive order, the power to execute such agreements to
             67      executive officials, subject to the procedure described in Section 10-6-138 ; and
             68          (n) perform other duties as may be prescribed by this part or may be required by
             69      ordinance not inconsistent with this part.
             70          Section 2. Section 10-9a-301 is amended to read:
             71           10-9a-301. Ordinance establishing planning commission required -- Ordinance
             72      requirements -- Compensation.
             73          (1) (a) Each municipality shall enact an ordinance establishing a planning commission.
             74          (b) The ordinance shall define:
             75          (i) the number and terms of the members and, if the municipality chooses, alternate
             76      members;
             77          (ii) the mode of appointment and dismissal, requiring each appointment and dismissal
             78      to be with the advice and consent of the municipal legislative body;
             79          (iii) the procedures for filling vacancies and removal from office;
             80          (iv) the authority of the planning commission; and
             81          (v) other details relating to the organization and procedures of the planning
             82      commission.
             83          (2) The legislative body may fix per diem compensation for the members of the
             84      planning commission, based on necessary and reasonable expenses and on meetings actually
             85      attended.





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