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Third 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          .    specifies that an election on a proposed change in the form of municipal
             20      government occur on a municipal general election or regular general election date;
             21          .    requires municipalities to operate under a council-mayor, six-member council, or
             22      five-member council form of government, except those currently operating under a
             23      specified council-manager form;
             24          .    requires municipalities operating under the former council-manager form of
             25      government to continue to operate under that form of government, subject to a


             26      future potential change to another form; and
             27          .    makes technical and conforming changes.
             28      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             29          None
             30      Other Special Clauses:
             31          This bill coordinates with S.B. 72 by merging technical and substantive amendments.
             32      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             33      AMENDS:
             34          10-2-112, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             35          10-2-114, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             36          10-2-125, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 212
             37          10-2-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             38          10-3-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 65
             39          10-3-502, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             40          10-3-504, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             41          10-3-507, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             42          10-3-820, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             43          10-3-902, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             44          10-3-1106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 260
             45          10-6-151, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 71
             46          10-9a-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 188, 199, and 329
             47          20A-1-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 75, 256, 285, and 329
             48          20A-1-506, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
             49          20A-1-510, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 3
             50          20A-9-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 83, 97, and 256
             51          78A-7-202, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
             52      ENACTS:
             53          10-3b-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             54          10-3b-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             55          10-3b-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             56          10-3b-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953


             57          10-3b-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             58          10-3b-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             59          10-3b-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             60          10-3b-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             61          10-3b-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             62          10-3b-205, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             63          10-3b-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             64          10-3b-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             65          10-3b-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             66          10-3b-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             67          10-3b-402, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             68          10-3b-403, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             69          10-3b-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             70          10-3b-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             71          10-3b-503, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             72          10-3b-504, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             73          10-3b-505, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             74          10-3b-506, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             75          10-3b-507, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             76      REPEALS:
             77          10-3-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             78          10-3-102, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             79          10-3-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapters 90 and 202
             80          10-3-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             81          10-3-207, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             82          10-3-403, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             83          10-3-404, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             84          10-3-501, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 30
             85          10-3-503, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 92
             86          10-3-802, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 92
             87          10-3-804, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 39


             88          10-3-806, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 4
             89          10-3-807, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 39
             90          10-3-808, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             91          10-3-809, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             92          10-3-810, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             93          10-3-811, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             94          10-3-812, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             95          10-3-813, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             96          10-3-814, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             97          10-3-815, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             98          10-3-816, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             99          10-3-817, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             100          10-3-830, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 266
             101          10-3-901, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             102          10-3-1201, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             103          10-3-1202, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             104          10-3-1203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapters 202 and 371
             105          10-3-1204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             106          10-3-1205, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             107          10-3-1206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1985, Chapter 222
             108          10-3-1207, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             109          10-3-1208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 202
             110          10-3-1210, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             111          10-3-1211, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             112          10-3-1212, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 14
             113          10-3-1213, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             114          10-3-1214, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             115          10-3-1215, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             116          10-3-1216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 54
             117          10-3-1217, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1981, Chapter 47
             118          10-3-1218, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 1


             119          10-3-1219, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 156
             120          10-3-1219.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 39
             121          10-3-1220, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             122          10-3-1221, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             123          10-3-1222, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 231
             124          10-3-1223, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             125          10-3-1224, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             126          10-3-1225, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             127          10-3-1226, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             128          10-3-1227, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             129          10-3-1228, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             130     
             131      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             132          Section 1. Section 10-2-112 is amended to read:
             133           10-2-112. Ballot used at the incorporation election.
             134          (1) The ballot at the incorporation election under Subsection 10-2-111 (1) shall pose the
             135      incorporation question substantially as follows:
             136          Shall the area described as (insert a description of the proposed city) be incorporated as
             137      the city of (insert the proposed name of the proposed city)?
             138          (2) The ballot shall provide a space for the voter to answer yes or no to the question in
             139      Subsection (1).
             140          (3) (a) The ballot at the incorporation election shall also pose the question relating to
             141      the form of government substantially as follows:
             142          If the above incorporation proposal passes, under what form of municipal government
             143      shall (insert the name of the proposed city) operate? Vote for one:
             144          Five-member [City] Council form
             145          Six-member [City] Council form
             146          [Council-Mayor] Five-member council-mayor form
             147          [Council-Manager form] Seven-member council-mayor form.
             148          (b) The ballot shall provide a space for the voter to vote for one form of government.
             149          (4) (a) The ballot at the incorporation election shall also pose the question of whether


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


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


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


             243          (4) Section 10-2-104 applies to a petition for incorporation as a town in any county,
             244      except that the notice under Subsection 10-2-104 (1) shall be sent within seven calendar days
             245      after the filing of a petition under Subsection (3).
             246          (5) (a) (i) The legislative body of each county with which a base petition is filed under
             247      this section shall commission and pay for a feasibility study as provided in Section 10-2-103 .
             248          (ii) If the results of the feasibility study under Subsection (5)(a)(i) meet the
             249      requirements of Subsection 10-2-109 (3), the county legislative body shall grant the petition.
             250          (iii) If the results of the feasibility study under Subsection (5)(a)(i) do not meet the
             251      requirements of Subsection 10-2-109 (3), the county legislative body may:
             252          (A) deny the petition;
             253          (B) grant the petition; or
             254          (C) with the consent of the petition sponsors, grant the petition, after:
             255          (I) imposing conditions to mitigate the fiscal inequities identified in the feasibility
             256      study; or
             257          (II) altering the boundaries of the area proposed to be incorporated as a town to
             258      approximate the boundaries necessary to meet the requirements of Subsection 10-2-109 (3).
             259          (iv) Each town that incorporates pursuant to a petition granted after the county
             260      legislative body imposes conditions under Subsection (5)(a)(iii)(C)(I) shall comply with those
             261      conditions.
             262          (b) The legislative body of each county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class
             263      with which a qualifying petition is filed shall grant the petition.
             264          (6) (a) Upon the granting of a petition filed under this section, the legislative body of
             265      the county in which the proposed town is located shall appoint a mayor and members of the
             266      town council from a list of qualified individuals approved by the petition sponsors.
             267          (b) The officers appointed under Subsection (6)(a) shall hold office until the next
             268      regular municipal election and until their successors are elected and qualified.
             269          (7) Each newly incorporated town shall operate under the [six-member] five-member
             270      council form of government as [described] defined in Section [ 10-3-101 ] 10-3b-102 .
             271          (8) (a) Each mayor appointed under Subsection (6) shall, within seven days of
             272      appointment, file articles of incorporation of the new town with the lieutenant governor.
             273          (b) The articles of incorporation shall meet the requirements of Subsection


             274      10-2-119 (2).
             275          (9) A town is incorporated upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of
             276      entity creation under Section 67-1a-6.5 .
             277          (10) The legislative body of the new town shall comply with the notice requirements of
             278      Section 10-1-116 .
             279          Section 4. Section 10-2-303 is amended to read:
             280           10-2-303. Effect of change in class.
             281          (1) [(a)] If a municipality changes from one class to another:
             282          [(i)] (a) all property, property rights, and other rights that belonged to or were vested in
             283      the municipality at the time of the change shall belong to and be vested in it after the change;
             284          [(ii)] (b) no contract, claim, or right of the municipality or demand or liability against it
             285      shall be altered or affected in any way by the change;
             286          [(iii)] (c) each ordinance, order, and resolution in force in the municipality when it
             287      changes classes shall, to the extent that it is not inconsistent with law, not be affected by the
             288      change and shall remain in effect until repealed or amended;
             289          [(iv)] (d) the change shall not affect the identity of the municipality;
             290          [(v)] (e) each municipal officer in office at the time of the change shall continue as an
             291      officer until that officer's term expires and a successor is duly elected and qualified; and
             292          [(vi) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b),]
             293          (f) the municipality maintains after the change in class the same form of government
             294      that it had immediately before the change.
             295          [(b) (i) If a town operating under a five-member council form of government changes
             296      classes to a fifth class city, its form of government shall, upon issuance of the lieutenant
             297      governor's certificate under Section 10-2-302 , change to a six-member council form.]
             298          [(ii) As soon as practicable after the change in form of government under Subsection
             299      (1)(b)(i), the governing body shall appoint a sixth council member to serve until a successor is
             300      elected at the next municipal general election at which the mayor is not subject to election.]
             301          (2) (a) A change in class does not affect an action at law, prosecution, business, or
             302      work of the municipality changing classes, and proceedings shall continue and may be
             303      conducted and proceed as if no change in class had occurred.
             304          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), if the law applicable to a municipality under the


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


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


             367          (2) in a municipality with a five-member council, three; and
             368          (3) in a municipality operating under a six-member council form of government, three,
             369      excluding the mayor.
             370          Section 8. Section 10-3-507 is amended to read:
             371           10-3-507. Minimum vote required.
             372          (1) [(a)] The minimum number of yes votes required to pass any ordinance or
             373      resolution, or to take any action by the [governing body] council, unless otherwise prescribed
             374      by law, [shall be] is a majority of [the] all voting members of the [quorum, but may never be
             375      less than:] council, without considering any vacancy in the council.
             376          [(i) for a municipality operating under a five-member or six-member council form of
             377      government or a five-member council-manager form of government, three; or]
             378          [(ii) for a municipality operating under a seven-member council-manager form of
             379      government, four.]
             380          [(b) The minimum number of yes votes requires to pass an ordinance or resolution or
             381      to take an action by the legislative body of a municipality operating under a council-mayor
             382      form of government, unless otherwise prescribed by law, shall be a majority of the members of
             383      the quorum, but may never be less than:]
             384          [(i) for a five-member council-mayor form, three; and]
             385          [(ii) for a seven-member council-mayor form, four.]
             386          (2) (a) Any ordinance, resolution, or motion of the [governing body] council having
             387      fewer favorable votes than required in this section [shall be considered] is defeated and
             388      invalid[, except].
             389          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), a council meeting may be adjourned to a
             390      specific time by a majority vote of the [governing body] council even though [such] the
             391      majority vote is less than that required in this section.
             392          (3) A majority of the council members [of the governing body], regardless of number,
             393      may fill any vacancy in the [governing body] council.
             394          Section 9. Section 10-3-820 is amended to read:
             395           10-3-820. Cities of the first and second class.
             396          In cities of the first and second class, the mayor and each [commissioner] council
             397      member shall give a penal bond, with approved corporate surety, in the amount of not less than


             398      $10,000 and the auditor shall give a penal bond with approved corporate surety in the sum of
             399      not less than $20,000 conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of their offices and
             400      payment of all monies received by them according to law and the ordinances of the city.
             401          Section 10. Section 10-3-902 is amended to read:
             402           10-3-902. City engineer required to be licensed.
             403          [In cities of the first and second class the board of commissioners shall appoint a
             404      qualified person to each of the offices of recorder, treasurer, engineer and attorney, and may
             405      create any other office that may be deemed necessary for the government of the city, and
             406      regulate and prescribe the powers, duties and compensation of all officers of the city, except as
             407      otherwise provided by law. The]
             408          Each person [so] appointed as city engineer shall be a registered professional engineer
             409      under Title 58, Chapter 22[. The board of commissioners may appoint all officers and agents as
             410      may be provided for by law or ordinances, and fill all vacancies occurring therein],
             411      Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Act.
             412          Section 11. Section 10-3-1106 is amended to read:
             413           10-3-1106. Discharge, suspension without pay, or involuntary transfer -- Appeals
             414      -- Board -- Procedure.
             415          (1) An employee to which Section 10-3-1105 applies may not be discharged, suspended
             416      without pay, or involuntarily transferred to a position with less remuneration:
             417          (a) because of the employee's politics or religious belief; or
             418          (b) incident to, or through changes, either in the elective officers, governing body, or
             419      heads of departments.
             420          (2) (a) If an employee is discharged, suspended for more than two days without pay, or
             421      involuntarily transferred from one position to another with less remuneration for any reason,
             422      the employee may, subject to Subsection (2)(b), appeal the discharge, suspension without pay,
             423      or involuntary transfer to a board to be known as the appeal board, established under
             424      Subsection (7).
             425          (b) If the municipality provides an internal grievance procedure, the employee shall
             426      exhaust the employee's rights under that grievance procedure before appealing to the board.
             427          (3) (a) Each appeal under Subsection (2) shall be taken by filing written notice of the
             428      appeal with the municipal recorder within ten days after:


             429          (i) if the municipality provides an internal grievance procedure, the employee receives
             430      notice of the final disposition of the municipality's internal grievance procedure; or
             431          (ii) if the municipality does not provide an internal grievance procedure, the discharge,
             432      suspension, or involuntary transfer.
             433          (b) (i) Upon the filing of an appeal under Subsection (3)(a), the municipal recorder
             434      shall forthwith refer a copy of the appeal to the appeal board.
             435          (ii) Upon receipt of the referral from the municipal recorder, the appeal board shall
             436      forthwith commence its investigation, take and receive evidence, and fully hear and determine
             437      the matter which relates to the cause for the discharge, suspension, or transfer.
             438          (4) An employee who is the subject of the discharge, suspension, or transfer may:
             439          (a) appear in person and be represented by counsel;
             440          (b) have a public hearing;
             441          (c) confront the witness whose testimony is to be considered; and
             442          (d) examine the evidence to be considered by the appeal board.
             443          (5) (a) (i) Each decision of the appeal board shall be by secret ballot, and shall be
             444      certified to the recorder within 15 days from the date the matter is referred to it, except as
             445      provided in Subsection (5)(a)(ii).
             446          (ii) For good cause, the board may extend the 15-day period under Subsection (5)(a)(i)
             447      to a maximum of 60 days, if the employee and municipality both consent.
             448          (b) If it finds in favor of the employee, the board shall provide that the employee shall
             449      receive:
             450          (i) the employee's salary for the period of time during which the employee is
             451      discharged or suspended without pay; or
             452          (ii) any deficiency in salary for the period during which the employee was transferred
             453      to a position of less remuneration.
             454          (6) (a) A final action or order of the appeal board may be appealed to the Court of
             455      Appeals by filing with that court a notice of appeal.
             456          (b) Each notice of appeal under Subsection (6)(a) shall be filed within 30 days after the
             457      issuance of the final action or order of the appeal board.
             458          (c) The Court of Appeals' review shall be on the record of the appeal board and for the
             459      purpose of determining if the appeal board abused its discretion or exceeded its authority.


             460          (7) (a) The method and manner of choosing the members of the appeal board, the
             461      number of members, the designation of their terms of office, and the procedure for conducting
             462      an appeal and the standard of review shall be prescribed by the governing body of each
             463      municipality by ordinance.
             464          (b) For a municipality operating under a form of government other than a
             465      council-mayor form under [Part 12, Optional Forms of Municipal Government Act] Chapter
             466      3b, Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government, an ordinance adopted under
             467      Subsection (7)(a) may provide that the governing body of the municipality shall serve as the
             468      appeal board.
             469          Section 12. Section 10-3b-101 is enacted to read:
             470     
CHAPTER 3a. (RESERVED)

             471     
CHAPTER 3b. FORMS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

             472     
Part 1. General Provisions

             473          10-3b-101. Title.
             474          This chapter is known as "Forms of Municipal Government."
             475          Section 13. Section 10-3b-102 is enacted to read:
             476          10-3b-102. Definitions.
             477          As used in this chapter:
             478          (1) "Council-mayor form of government" means the form of municipal government
             479      that:
             480          (a) (i) is provided for in Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48;
             481          (ii) may not be adopted without voter approval; and
             482          (iii) consists of two separate, independent, and equal branches of municipal
             483      government; and
             484          (b) on and after May 5, 2008, is described in Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal
             485      Government.
             486          (2) "Five-member council form of government" means the form of municipal
             487      government described in Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             488          (3) "Six-member council form of government" means the form of municipal
             489      government described in Part 3, Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             490          Section 14. Section 10-3b-103 is enacted to read:


             491          10-3b-103. Forms of municipal government -- Form of government for towns --
             492      Former council-manager form.
             493          (1) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008 under the council-mayor form of
             494      government:
             495          (a) shall, on and after May 5, 2008:
             496          (i) operate under a council-mayor form of government, as defined in Section
             497      10-3b-102 ; and
             498          (ii) be subject to:
             499          (A) this part;
             500          (B) Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government;
             501          (C) Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and
             502          (D) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), other applicable provisions of this title;
             503      and
             504          (b) is not subject to:
             505          (i) Part 3, Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government; or
             506          (ii) Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             507          (2) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008 under a form of government known under
             508      the law then in effect as the six-member council form:
             509          (a) shall, on and after May 5, 2008 and whether or not the council has adopted an
             510      ordinance appointing a manager for the municipality:
             511          (i) operate under a six-member council form of government, as defined in Section
             512      10-3b-102 ;
             513          (ii) be subject to:
             514          (A) this part;
             515          (B) Part 3, Six-Member Form of Municipal Government;
             516          (C) Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and
             517          (D) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), other applicable provisions of this title;
             518      and
             519          (b) is not subject to:
             520          (i) Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government; or
             521          (ii) Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government.


             522          (3) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008 under a form of government known under
             523      the law then in effect as the five-member council form:
             524          (a) shall, on and after May 5, 2008:
             525          (i) operate under a five-member council form of government, as defined in Section
             526      10-3b-102 ;
             527          (ii) be subject to:
             528          (A) this part;
             529          (B) Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government;
             530          (C) Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and
             531          (D) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), other applicable provisions of this title;
             532      and
             533          (b) is not subject to:
             534          (i) Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government; or
             535          (ii) Part 3, Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             536          (4) Subject to Subsection (5), each municipality incorporated on or after the effective
             537      date of this section shall operate under:
             538          (a) the council-mayor form of government, with a five-member council;
             539          (b) the council-mayor form of government, with a seven-member council;
             540          (c) the six-member council form of government; or
             541          (d) the five-member council form of government.
             542          (5) Each town shall operate under a five-member council form of government unless:
             543          (a) before May 5, 2008, the town has changed to another form of municipal
             544      government; or
             545          (b) on or after May 5, 2008, the town changes its form of government as provided in
             546      Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government.
             547          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6), "council-manager form of government" means
             548      the form of municipal government:
             549          (i) provided for in Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48;
             550          (ii) that cannot be adopted without voter approval; and
             551          (iii) that provides for an appointed manager with duties and responsibilities established
             552      in Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48.


             553          (b) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008 under the council-manager form of
             554      government:
             555          (i) shall:
             556          (A) continue to operate, on and after May 5, 2008, under the council-manager form of
             557      government according to the applicable provisions of Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48; and
             558          (B) be subject to:
             559          (I) this Subsection (6) and other applicable provisions of this part;
             560          (II) Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and
             561          (III) except as provided in Subsection (6)(b)(ii), other applicable provisions of this
             562      title; and
             563          (ii) is not subject to:
             564          (A) Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government;
             565          (B) Part 3, Six-Member Council form of Municipal Government; or
             566          (C) Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             567          (7) Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent or limit a municipality
             568      operating under any form of municipal government from changing to another form of
             569      government as provided in Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government.
             570          Section 15. Section 10-3b-104 is enacted to read:
             571          10-3b-104. Powers and duties of mayor.
             572          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the mayor in a municipality operating under a
             573      six-member council form of government or a five-member council form of government:
             574          (a) is the chief executive officer of the municipality to whom all employees of the
             575      municipality report;
             576          (b) shall:
             577          (i) keep the peace and enforce the laws of the municipality;
             578          (ii) ensure that all applicable statutes and municipal ordinances and resolutions are
             579      faithfully executed and observed;
             580          (iii) if the mayor remits a fine or forfeiture under Subsection (1)(c)(ii), report the
             581      remittance to the council at the council's next meeting after the remittance;
             582          (iv) perform all duties prescribed by statute or municipal ordinance or resolution;
             583          (v) report to the council the condition and needs of the municipality; and


             584          (vi) report to the council any release granted under Subsection (1)(c)(iv); and
             585          (c) may:
             586          (i) recommend for council consideration any measure that the mayor considers to be in
             587      the best interests of the municipality;
             588          (ii) remit fines and forfeitures;
             589          (iii) if necessary, call on residents of the municipality over the age of 21 years to assist
             590      in enforcing the laws of the state and ordinances of the municipality;
             591          (iv) release a person imprisoned for a violation of a municipal ordinance;
             592          (v) with the council's advice and consent:
             593          (A) assign or appoint a member of the council to administer one or more departments
             594      of the municipality; and
             595          (B) appoint a person to fill:
             596          (I) a municipal office; or
             597          (II) a vacancy on a commission or committee of the municipality; and
             598          (vi) at any reasonable time, examine and inspect the official books, papers, records, or
             599      documents of:
             600          (A) the municipality; or
             601          (B) any officer, employee, or agency of the municipality.
             602          (2) The powers and duties in Subsection (1) are subject to:
             603          (a) municipal ordinances in effect on May 4, 2008 modifying the powers and duties of
             604      the mayor; and
             605          (b) the council's authority to limit or expand the mayor's powers and duties under:
             606          (i) Subsection 10-3b-303 (2)(a), for a municipality operating under the six-member
             607      form of government; and
             608          (ii) Subsection 10-3b-403 (2)(a), for a municipality operating under the five-member
             609      form of government.
             610          Section 16. Section 10-3b-105 is enacted to read:
             611          10-3b-105. Municipal council.
             612          In a municipality operating under a six-member council form of government or a
             613      five-member council form of government, the council:
             614          (1) is the legislative body of the municipality and exercises the legislative powers and


             615      performs the legislative duties and functions of the municipality; and
             616          (2) may:
             617          (a) adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with statute, for the efficient
             618      administration, organization, operation, conduct, and business of the municipality;
             619          (b) prescribe by resolution additional duties, powers, and responsibilities for any
             620      elected or appointed municipal official, unless prohibited by statute;
             621          (c) require by ordinance that any or all appointed officers reside in the municipality;
             622          (d) create any office that the council considers necessary for the government of the
             623      municipality;
             624          (e) provide for filling a vacancy in an elective or appointive office;
             625          (f) take any action allowed under Section 10-8-84 ; and
             626          (g) perform any function specifically provided for by statute or necessarily implied by
             627      law.
             628          Section 17. Section 10-3b-201 is enacted to read:
             629     
Part 2. Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government

             630          10-3b-201. Separate branches of government under a council-mayor form of
             631      government.
             632          The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the
             633      council-mayor form of government are vested in two separate, independent, and equal branches
             634      of municipal government consisting of:
             635          (1) a council composed of five or seven members; and
             636          (2) a mayor and, under the mayor's supervision, any executive or administrative
             637      departments, divisions, and offices and any executive or administrative officers provided for by
             638      statute or municipal ordinance.
             639          Section 18. Section 10-3b-202 is enacted to read:
             640          10-3b-202. Mayor in council-mayor form of government.
             641          (1) The mayor in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of
             642      government:
             643          (a) is the chief executive and administrative officer of the municipality;
             644          (b) exercises the executive and administrative powers and performs or supervises the
             645      performance of the executive and administrative duties and functions of the municipality;


             646          (c) shall:
             647          (i) keep the peace and enforce the laws of the municipality;
             648          (ii) execute the policies adopted by the council;
             649          (iii) appoint, with the council's advice and consent, a qualified person for each of the
             650      following positions:
             651          (A) subject to Subsection (3), chief administrative officer, if required under the
             652      resolution or petition under Subsection 10-3b-503 (1)(a) that proposed the change to a
             653      council-mayor form of government;
             654          (B) recorder;
             655          (C) treasurer;
             656          (D) engineer; and
             657          (E) attorney;
             658          (iv) provide to the council, at intervals provided by ordinance, a written report to the
             659      council setting forth:
             660          (A) the amount of budget appropriations;
             661          (B) total disbursements from the appropriations;
             662          (C) the amount of indebtedness incurred or contracted against each appropriation,
             663      including disbursements and indebtedness incurred and not paid; and
             664          (D) the percentage of the appropriations encumbered;
             665          (v) report to the council the condition and needs of the municipality;
             666          (vi) report to the council any release granted under Subsection (1)(d)(xiii);
             667          (vii) if the mayor remits a fine or forfeiture under Subsection (1)(d)(xi), report the
             668      remittance to the council at the council's next meeting after the remittance;
             669          (viii) perform each other duty:
             670          (A) prescribed by statute; or
             671          (B) required by a municipal ordinance that is not inconsistent with statute;
             672          (d) may:
             673          (i) subject to budget constraints:
             674          (A) appoint:
             675          (I) a chief administrative officer; and
             676          (II) one or more deputies or administrative assistants to the mayor; and


             677          (B) (I) create any other administrative office that the mayor considers necessary for
             678      good government of the municipality; and
             679          (II) appoint a person to the office;
             680          (ii) with the council's advice and consent and except as otherwise specifically limited
             681      by statute, appoint:
             682          (A) each department head of the municipality;
             683          (B) each statutory officer of the municipality; and
             684          (C) each member of a statutory commission, board, or committee of the municipality;
             685          (iii) dismiss any person appointed by the mayor;
             686          (iv) as provided in Section 10-3b-204 , veto an ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation
             687      passed by the council;
             688          (v) exercise control of and supervise each executive or administrative department,
             689      division, or office of the municipality;
             690          (vi) within the general provisions of statute and ordinance, regulate and prescribe the
             691      powers and duties of each other executive or administrative officer or employee of the
             692      municipality;
             693          (vii) attend each council meeting, take part in council meeting discussions, and freely
             694      give advice to the council;
             695          (viii) appoint a budget officer to serve in place of the mayor to comply with and fulfill
             696      in all other respects the requirements of, as the case may be:
             697          (A) Chapter 5, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Towns; or
             698          (B) Chapter 6, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities, as the case may be;
             699          (ix) execute an agreement on behalf of the municipality, or delegate, by written
             700      executive order, the authority to execute an agreement on behalf of the municipality:
             701          (A) if the obligation under the agreement is within certified budget appropriations; and
             702          (B) subject to Section 10-6-138 ;
             703          (x) at any reasonable time, examine and inspect the official books, papers, records, or
             704      documents of:
             705          (A) the municipality; or
             706          (B) any officer, employee, or agent of the municipality;
             707          (xi) remit fines and forfeitures;


             708          (xii) if necessary, call on residents of the municipality over the age of 21 years to assist
             709      in enforcing the laws of the state and ordinances of the municipality; and
             710          (xiii) release a person imprisoned for a violation of a municipal ordinance; and
             711          (e) may not vote on any matter before the council.
             712          (2) (a) The first mayor elected under a newly established mayor-council form of
             713      government shall, within six months after taking office, draft and submit to the council a
             714      proposed ordinance:
             715          (i) providing for the division of the municipality's administrative service into
             716      departments, divisions, and bureaus; and
             717          (ii) defining the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau.
             718          (b) Before the council adopts an ordinance on the municipality's administrative service,
             719      the mayor may establish temporary rules and regulations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
             720      in the divisions of the municipal government.
             721          (3) Each person appointed as chief administrative officer under Subsection
             722      (1)(c)(iii)(A) shall be appointed on the basis of:
             723          (a) the person's ability and prior experience in the field of public administration; and
             724          (b) any other qualification prescribed by ordinance.
             725          Section 19. Section 10-3b-203 is enacted to read:
             726          10-3b-203. Council in a council-mayor form of government.
             727          (1) The council in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of government:
             728          (a) shall:
             729          (i) by ordinance, provide for the manner in which:
             730          (A) municipal property is bought, sold, traded, encumbered, or otherwise transferred;
             731      and
             732          (B) a subdivision or annexation is approved, disapproved, or otherwise regulated;
             733          (ii) pass ordinances, appropriate funds, and review municipal administration;
             734          (iii) perform all duties that the law imposes on the council; and
             735          (iv) elect one of its members to be the chair of the council;
             736          (b) may:
             737          (i) adopt an ordinance, to be known as the municipal administrative code:
             738          (A) dividing the municipality's administrative service into departments, divisions, and


             739      bureaus; and
             740          (B) defining the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau;
             741          (ii) adopt an ordinance:
             742          (A) creating, consolidating, or abolishing departments, divisions, and bureaus; and
             743          (B) defining or altering the functions and duties of each department, division, and
             744      bureau;
             745          (iii) notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c)(iii), make suggestions or recommendations to a
             746      subordinate of the mayor;
             747          (iv) (A) notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c), appoint a committee of council members or
             748      citizens to conduct an investigation into:
             749          (I) an officer, department, or agency of the municipality; or
             750          (II) any other matter relating to the welfare of the municipality; and
             751          (B) delegate to an appointed committee powers of inquiry that the council considers
             752      necessary;
             753          (v) make and enforce any additional rule or regulation for the government of the
             754      council, the preservation of order, and the transaction of the council's business that the council
             755      considers necessary; and
             756          (vi) take any action allowed under Section 10-8-84 ; and
             757          (c) may not:
             758          (i) direct or request, other than in writing, the appointment of a person to or the
             759      removal of a person from an executive municipal office;
             760          (ii) interfere in any way with an executive officer's performance of the officer's duties;
             761      or
             762          (iii) publicly or privately give orders to a subordinate of the mayor.
             763          (2) A member of a council in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of
             764      government may not have any other compensated employment with the municipality.
             765          Section 20. Section 10-3b-204 is enacted to read:
             766          10-3b-204. Presenting council action to mayor -- Veto -- Reconsideration -- When
             767      ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation takes effect.
             768          (1) The council in each municipality operating under a council-mayor form of
             769      municipal government shall present to the mayor each ordinance, tax levy, and appropriation


             770      passed by the council.
             771          (2) (a) The mayor in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of municipal
             772      government may veto an ordinance or tax levy or all or any part of an appropriation passed by
             773      the council.
             774          (b) If a mayor vetoes an ordinance or tax levy or all or any part of an appropriation, the
             775      mayor shall return the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the council within 15 days after
             776      the council presents the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the mayor, with a statement
             777      explaining the mayor's objections.
             778          (3) At its next meeting following a mayor's veto under Subsection (2), the council shall
             779      reconsider the vetoed ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation.
             780          (4) An ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council takes effect upon
             781      recording as provided in Chapter 3, Part 7, Municipal Ordinances, Resolutions, and Procedure,
             782      if:
             783          (a) the mayor signs the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation;
             784          (b) the mayor fails to sign the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation within 15 days after
             785      the council presents the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the mayor; or
             786          (c) following a veto, the council reconsiders the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation
             787      and passes it by a vote of at least two-thirds of all council members.
             788          Section 21. Section 10-3b-205 is enacted to read:
             789          10-3b-205. Rules and regulations by municipal officers.
             790          A municipal officer in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of
             791      government may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with statute, municipal
             792      ordinance, or the merit plan.
             793          Section 22. Section 10-3b-301 is enacted to read:
             794     
Part 3. Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government

             795          10-3b-301. Municipal government powers vested in a six-member council.
             796          The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the six-member
             797      council form of government are vested in a council consisting of six members, one of which is
             798      a mayor.
             799          Section 23. Section 10-3b-302 is enacted to read:
             800          10-3b-302. Mayor in six-member council form of government -- Mayor pro


             801      tempore.
             802          (1) The mayor in a municipality operating under a six-member council form of
             803      municipal government:
             804          (a) is, except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a nonvoting member of the council;
             805          (b) votes as a voting member of the council:
             806          (i) on each matter for which there is a tie vote of the other council members present at a
             807      council meeting; or
             808          (ii) when the council is voting on:
             809          (A) whether to appoint or dismiss a municipal manager; or
             810          (B) an ordinance that enlarges or restricts the mayor's powers, duties, or functions;
             811          (c) is the chair of the council and presides at all council meetings;
             812          (d) exercises ceremonial functions for the municipality;
             813          (e) may not veto an ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council;
             814          (f) except as modified by ordinance under Subsection 10-3b-303 (2), has the powers
             815      and duties described in Section 10-3b-104 ; and
             816          (g) may, within budget constraints, appoint one or more administrative assistants to the
             817      mayor.
             818          (2) (a) If the mayor is absent or unable or refuses to act, the council may elect a
             819      member of the council as mayor pro tempore, to:
             820          (i) preside at a council meeting; and
             821          (ii) perform, during the mayor's absence, disability, or refusal to act, the duties and
             822      functions of mayor.
             823          (b) The municipal clerk or recorder shall enter in the minutes of the council meeting
             824      the election of a council member as mayor pro tempore under Subsection (2)(a).
             825          Section 24. Section 10-3b-303 is enacted to read:
             826          10-3b-303. Council in six-member council form of government.
             827          (1) The council in a municipality operating under a six-member council form of
             828      government:
             829          (a) exercises any executive or administrative power and performs or supervises the
             830      performance of any executive or administrative duty or function that:
             831          (i) has not been given to the mayor under Section 10-3b-104 ; or


             832          (ii) has been given to the mayor under Section 10-3b-104 but is removed from the
             833      mayor under Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A);
             834          (b) may:
             835          (i) subject to Subsections (1)(c) and (2), adopt an ordinance:
             836          (A) removing from the mayor any power, duty, or function of the mayor under Section
             837      10-3b-104 ; or
             838          (B) reinstating to the mayor any power, duty, or function previously removed under
             839      Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A);
             840          (ii) adopt an ordinance delegating to the mayor any executive or administrative power,
             841      duty, or function that the council has under Subsection (1)(a);
             842          (iii) subject to Subsection 10-3b-302 (1)(b)(ii)(A):
             843          (A) appoint a manager to perform executive and administrative duties or functions that
             844      the council by ordinance delegates to the manager, subject to Subsection (1)(c); and
             845          (B) dismiss a manager appointed under Subsection (1)(b)(iii)(A); and
             846          (iv) assign any or all council members, including the mayor, to supervise one or more
             847      administrative departments of the municipality; and
             848          (c) may not remove from the mayor or delegate to a manager appointed by the council:
             849          (i) any of the mayor's legislative or judicial powers or ceremonial functions;
             850          (ii) the mayor's position as chair of the council; or
             851          (iii) any ex officio position that the mayor holds.
             852          (2) Adopting an ordinance under Subsection (1)(b)(i) removing from or reinstating to
             853      the mayor a power, duty, or function provided for in Section 10-3b-104 requires the affirmative
             854      vote of:
             855          (a) the mayor and a majority of all other council members; or
             856          (b) all council members except the mayor.
             857          Section 25. Section 10-3b-401 is enacted to read:
             858     
Part 4. Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government

             859          10-3b-401. Municipal government powers vested in a five-member council.
             860          The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the
             861      five-member council form of municipal government are vested in a council consisting of five
             862      members, one of which is a mayor.


             863          Section 26. Section 10-3b-402 is enacted to read:
             864          10-3b-402. Mayor in a five-member council form of government.
             865          (1) The mayor in a municipality operating under a five-member council form of
             866      municipal government:
             867          (a) is a regular and voting member of the council;
             868          (b) is the chair of the council and presides at all council meetings;
             869          (c) exercises ceremonial functions for the municipality;
             870          (d) may not veto any ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council; and
             871          (e) except as modified by ordinance under Subsection 10-3b-403 (2), has the powers
             872      and duties described in Section 10-3b-104 .
             873          (2) (a) If the mayor is absent or unable or refuses to act, the council may elect a
             874      member of the council as mayor pro tempore, to:
             875          (i) preside at a council meeting; and
             876          (ii) perform, during the mayor's absence, disability, or refusal to act, the duties and
             877      functions of mayor.
             878          (b) The municipal clerk or recorder shall enter in the minutes of the council meeting
             879      the election of a council member as mayor pro tempore under Subsection (2)(a).
             880          Section 27. Section 10-3b-403 is enacted to read:
             881          10-3b-403. Council in a five-member council form of government.
             882          (1) The council in a municipality operating under a five-member council form of
             883      municipal government:
             884          (a) exercises any executive or administrative power and performs or supervises the
             885      performance of any executive or administrative duty or function that:
             886          (i) has not been given to the mayor under Section 10-3b-104 ; or
             887          (ii) has been given to the mayor under Section 10-3b-104 but is removed from the
             888      mayor under Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A);
             889          (b) may:
             890          (i) subject to Subsections (1)(c) and (2), adopt an ordinance:
             891          (A) removing from the mayor any power, duty, or function of the mayor under Section
             892      10-3b-104 ; and
             893          (B) reinstating to the mayor any power, duty, or function previously removed under


             894      Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A);
             895          (ii) adopt an ordinance delegating to the mayor any executive or administrative power,
             896      duty, or function that the council has under Subsection (1)(a);
             897          (iii) appoint a manager to perform executive and administrative duties or functions that
             898      the council by ordinance delegates to the manager, subject to Subsection (1)(c);
             899          (iv) dismiss a manager appointed under Subsection (1)(b)(iii); and
             900          (v) assign any or all council members, including the mayor, to supervise one or more
             901      administrative departments of the municipality; and
             902          (c) may not remove from the mayor or delegate to a manager appointed by the council:
             903          (i) any of the mayor's legislative or judicial powers or ceremonial functions;
             904          (ii) the mayor's position as chair of the council; or
             905          (iii) any ex officio position that the mayor holds.
             906          (2) Adopting an ordinance under Subsection (1)(b)(i) removing from or reinstating to
             907      the mayor a power, duty, or function provided for in Section 10-3b-104 requires the affirmative
             908      vote of:
             909          (a) the mayor and a majority of all other council members; or
             910          (b) all council members except the mayor.
             911          Section 28. Section 10-3b-501 is enacted to read:
             912     
Part 5. Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government

             913          10-3b-501. Authority to change to another form of municipal government.
             914          As provided in this part, a municipality may change from the form of government under
             915      which it operates to:
             916          (1) the council-mayor form of government with a five-member council;
             917          (2) the council-mayor form of government with a seven-member council;
             918          (3) the six-member council form of government; or
             919          (4) the five-member council form of government.
             920          Section 29. Section 10-3b-502 is enacted to read:
             921          10-3b-502. Voter approval required for a change in the form of government.
             922          A municipality may not change its form of government under this part unless voters of
             923      the municipality approve the change at an election held for that purpose.
             924          Section 30. Section 10-3b-503 is enacted to read:


             925          10-3b-503. Resolution or petition proposing a change in the form of government.
             926          (1) The process to change the form of government under which a municipality operates
             927      is initiated by:
             928          (a) the council's adoption of a resolution proposing a change; or
             929          (b) the filing of a petition, as provided in Title 20A, Chapter 7, Part 5, Local Initiatives
             930      - Procedures, proposing a change.
             931          (2) Within 45 days after the adoption of a resolution under Subsection (1)(a) or the
             932      declaring of a petition filed under Subsection (1)(b) as sufficient under Section 20A-7-507 , the
             933      council shall hold at least two public hearings on the proposed change.
             934          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the council shall hold an election on
             935      the proposed change in the form of government at the next municipal general election or
             936      regular general election that is more than 75 days after, as the case may be:
             937          (i) a resolution under Subsection (1)(a) is adopted; or
             938          (ii) a petition filed under Subsection (1)(b) is declared sufficient under Section
             939      20A-7-507 .
             940          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), an election on a proposed change in the form of
             941      government may not be held if:
             942          (i) in the case of a proposed change initiated by the council's adoption of a resolution
             943      under Subsection (1)(a), the council rescinds the resolution within 60 days after adopting it; or
             944          (ii) in the case of a proposed change initiated by a petition under Subsection (1)(b),
             945      enough signatures are withdrawn from the petition within 60 days after the petition is declared
             946      sufficient under Section 20A-7-507 that the petition is no longer sufficient.
             947          (4) Each resolution adopted under Subsection (1)(a) or petition filed under Subsection
             948      (1)(b) shall:
             949          (a) state the method of election and initial terms of council members; and
             950          (b) specify the boundaries of districts substantially equal in population, if some or all
             951      council members are to be elected by district.
             952          (5) A resolution under Subsection (1)(a) or petition under Subsection (1)(b) proposing
             953      a change to a council-mayor form of government may require that, if the change is adopted, the
             954      mayor appoint, with the council's advice and consent, a chief administrative officer, to exercise
             955      the administrative powers and perform the duties that the mayor prescribes.


             956          Section 31. Section 10-3b-504 is enacted to read:
             957          10-3b-504. Limitations on adoption of a resolution and filing of a petition.
             958          A resolution may not be adopted under Subsection 10-3b-503 (1)(a) and a petition may
             959      not be filed under Subsection 10-3b-503 (1)(b) within:
             960          (1) two years after an election at which voters reject a proposal to change the
             961      municipality's form of government, if the resolution or petition proposes changing to the same
             962      form of government that voters rejected at the election; or
             963          (2) four years after the effective date of a change in the form of municipal government.
             964          Section 32. Section 10-3b-505 is enacted to read:
             965          10-3b-505. Ballot form.
             966          The ballot at an election on a proposal to change the municipality's form of government
             967      shall:
             968          (1) state the ballot question substantially as follows: "Shall (state the municipality's
             969      name), Utah change its form of government to the (state "council-mayor form, with a
             970      five-member council," "council-mayor form, with a seven-member council," "six-member
             971      council form," or "five-member council form," as applicable)?"; and
             972          (2) provide a space or method for the voter to vote "yes" or "no."
             973          Section 33. Section 10-3b-506 is enacted to read:
             974          10-3b-506. Election of officers after a change in the form of government.
             975          (1) If voters approve a proposal to change the municipality's form of government at an
             976      election held as provided in this part, an election of officers under the new form of government
             977      shall be held on the municipal general election date following the election at which voters
             978      approve the proposal.
             979          (2) If a municipality changes its form of government under this part resulting in the
             980      elimination of an elected official's position, the municipality shall continue to pay that official
             981      at the same rate until the date on which the official's term would have expired, unless under the
             982      new form of government the official holds municipal office for which the official is regularly
             983      compensated.
             984          (3) A council member whose term has not expired at the time the municipality changes
             985      its form of government under this part may, at the council member's option, continue to serve
             986      as a council member under the new form of government for the remainder of the member's


             987      term.
             988          (4) The term of the mayor and each council member is four years or until a successor is
             989      qualified, except that approximately half of the initial council members, chosen by lot, shall
             990      serve a term of two years or until a successor is qualified.
             991          Section 34. Section 10-3b-507 is enacted to read:
             992          10-3b-507. Effective date of change in the form of government.
             993          A change in the form of government under this chapter takes effect at noon on the first
             994      Monday of January next following the election of officers under Section 10-3b-506 .
             995          Section 35. Section 10-6-151 is amended to read:
             996           10-6-151. Independent audits required.
             997          Independent audits of all cities are required[,] to be performed in conformity with Title
             998      51, Chapter 2a, Accounting Reports from Political Subdivisions, Interlocal Organizations, and
             999      Other Local Entities Act. [In the case of a city organized under Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 12,
             1000      Optional Forms of Municipal Government Act, the council shall appoint an independent
             1001      auditor for the purpose of complying with the requirements of this section and of Title 51,
             1002      Chapter 2a, Accounting Reports from Political Subdivisions, Interlocal Organizations, and
             1003      Other Local Entities Act.]
             1004          Section 36. Section 10-9a-103 is amended to read:
             1005           10-9a-103. Definitions.
             1006          As used in this chapter:
             1007          (1) "Affected entity" means a county, municipality, local district, special service
             1008      district under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 13, Utah Special Service District Act, school district,
             1009      interlocal cooperation entity established under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act,
             1010      specified public utility, a property owner, a property owners association, or the Utah
             1011      Department of Transportation, if:
             1012          (a) the entity's services or facilities are likely to require expansion or significant
             1013      modification because of an intended use of land;
             1014          (b) the entity has filed with the municipality a copy of the entity's general or long-range
             1015      plan; or
             1016          (c) the entity has filed with the municipality a request for notice during the same
             1017      calendar year and before the municipality provides notice to an affected entity in compliance


             1018      with a requirement imposed under this chapter.
             1019          (2) "Appeal authority" means the person, board, commission, agency, or other body
             1020      designated by ordinance to decide an appeal of a decision of a land use application or a
             1021      variance.
             1022          (3) "Billboard" means a freestanding ground sign located on industrial, commercial, or
             1023      residential property if the sign is designed or intended to direct attention to a business, product,
             1024      or service that is not sold, offered, or existing on the property where the sign is located.
             1025          (4) "Charter school" includes:
             1026          (a) an operating charter school;
             1027          (b) a charter school applicant that has its application approved by a chartering entity in
             1028      accordance with Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 5, The Utah Charter Schools Act; and
             1029          (c) an entity who is working on behalf of a charter school or approved charter applicant
             1030      to develop or construct a charter school building.
             1031          [(5) "Chief executive officer" means the:]
             1032          [(a) mayor in municipalities operating under all forms of municipal government except
             1033      the council-manager form; or]
             1034          [(b) city manager in municipalities operating under the council-manager form of
             1035      municipal government.]
             1036          [(6)] (5) "Conditional use" means a land use that, because of its unique characteristics
             1037      or potential impact on the municipality, surrounding neighbors, or adjacent land uses, may not
             1038      be compatible in some areas or may be compatible only if certain conditions are required that
             1039      mitigate or eliminate the detrimental impacts.
             1040          [(7)] (6) "Constitutional taking" means a governmental action that results in a taking of
             1041      private property so that compensation to the owner of the property is required by the:
             1042          (a) Fifth or Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States; or
             1043          (b) Utah Constitution Article I, Section 22.
             1044          [(8)] (7) "Culinary water authority" means the department, agency, or public entity with
             1045      responsibility to review and approve the feasibility of the culinary water system and sources for
             1046      the subject property.
             1047          [(9)] (8) (a) "Disability" means a physical or mental impairment that substantially
             1048      limits one or more of a person's major life activities, including a person having a record of such


             1049      an impairment or being regarded as having such an impairment.
             1050          (b) "Disability" does not include current illegal use of, or addiction to, any federally
             1051      controlled substance, as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C.
             1052      802.
             1053          [(10)] (9) "Elderly person" means a person who is 60 years old or older, who desires or
             1054      needs to live with other elderly persons in a group setting, but who is capable of living
             1055      independently.
             1056          [(11)] (10) "Fire authority" means the department, agency, or public entity with
             1057      responsibility to review and approve the feasibility of fire protection and suppression services
             1058      for the subject property.
             1059          [(12)] (11) "General plan" means a document that a municipality adopts that sets forth
             1060      general guidelines for proposed future development of the land within the municipality.
             1061          [(13)] (12) "Identical plans" means building plans submitted to a municipality that are
             1062      substantially identical to building plans that were previously submitted to and reviewed and
             1063      approved by the municipality and describe a building that is:
             1064          (a) located on land zoned the same as the land on which the building described in the
             1065      previously approved plans is located; and
             1066          (b) subject to the same geological and meteorological conditions and the same law as
             1067      the building described in the previously approved plans.
             1068          [(14)] (13) "Land use application" means an application required by a municipality's
             1069      land use ordinance.
             1070          [(15)] (14) "Land use authority" means a person, board, commission, agency, or other
             1071      body designated by the local legislative body to act upon a land use application.
             1072          [(16)] (15) "Land use ordinance" means a planning, zoning, development, or
             1073      subdivision ordinance of the municipality, but does not include the general plan.
             1074          [(17)] (16) "Land use permit" means a permit issued by a land use authority.
             1075          [(18)] (17) "Legislative body" means the municipal council.
             1076          [(19)] (18) "Local district" means an entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local
             1077      Government Entities - Local Districts, and any other governmental or quasi-governmental
             1078      entity that is not a county, municipality, school district, or unit of the state.
             1079          [(20)] (19) "Lot line adjustment" means the relocation of the property boundary line in


             1080      a subdivision between two adjoining lots with the consent of the owners of record.
             1081          [(21)] (20) "Moderate income housing" means housing occupied or reserved for
             1082      occupancy by households with a gross household income equal to or less than 80% of the
             1083      median gross income for households of the same size in the county in which the city is located.
             1084          [(22)] (21) "Nominal fee" means a fee that reasonably reimburses a municipality only
             1085      for time spent and expenses incurred in:
             1086          (a) verifying that building plans are identical plans; and
             1087          (b) reviewing and approving those minor aspects of identical plans that differ from the
             1088      previously reviewed and approved building plans.
             1089          [(23)] (22) "Noncomplying structure" means a structure that:
             1090          (a) legally existed before its current land use designation; and
             1091          (b) because of one or more subsequent land use ordinance changes, does not conform
             1092      to the setback, height restrictions, or other regulations, excluding those regulations, which
             1093      govern the use of land.
             1094          [(24)] (23) "Nonconforming use" means a use of land that:
             1095          (a) legally existed before its current land use designation;
             1096          (b) has been maintained continuously since the time the land use ordinance governing
             1097      the land changed; and
             1098          (c) because of one or more subsequent land use ordinance changes, does not conform
             1099      to the regulations that now govern the use of the land.
             1100          [(25)] (24) "Official map" means a map drawn by municipal authorities and recorded in
             1101      a county recorder's office that:
             1102          (a) shows actual and proposed rights-of-way, centerline alignments, and setbacks for
             1103      highways and other transportation facilities;
             1104          (b) provides a basis for restricting development in designated rights-of-way or between
             1105      designated setbacks to allow the government authorities time to purchase or otherwise reserve
             1106      the land; and
             1107          (c) has been adopted as an element of the municipality's general plan.
             1108          [(26)] (25) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization,
             1109      association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity.
             1110          [(27)] (26) "Plan for moderate income housing" means a written document adopted by


             1111      a city legislative body that includes:
             1112          (a) an estimate of the existing supply of moderate income housing located within the
             1113      city;
             1114          (b) an estimate of the need for moderate income housing in the city for the next five
             1115      years as revised biennially;
             1116          (c) a survey of total residential land use;
             1117          (d) an evaluation of how existing land uses and zones affect opportunities for moderate
             1118      income housing; and
             1119          (e) a description of the city's program to encourage an adequate supply of moderate
             1120      income housing.
             1121          [(28)] (27) "Plat" means a map or other graphical representation of lands being laid out
             1122      and prepared in accordance with Section 10-9a-603 , 17-23-17 , or 57-8-13 .
             1123          [(29)] (28) "Public hearing" means a hearing at which members of the public are
             1124      provided a reasonable opportunity to comment on the subject of the hearing.
             1125          [(30)] (29) "Public meeting" means a meeting that is required to be open to the public
             1126      under Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
             1127          [(31)] (30) "Record of survey map" means a map of a survey of land prepared in
             1128      accordance with Section 17-23-17 .
             1129          [(32)] (31) "Receiving zone" means an area of a municipality that the municipality's
             1130      land use authority designates as an area in which an owner of land may receive transferrable
             1131      development rights.
             1132          [(33)] (32) "Residential facility for elderly persons" means a single-family or
             1133      multiple-family dwelling unit that meets the requirements of Section 10-9a-516 , but does not
             1134      include a health care facility as defined by Section 26-21-2 .
             1135          [(34)] (33) "Residential facility for persons with a disability" means a residence:
             1136          (a) in which more than one person with a disability resides; and
             1137          (b) (i) is licensed or certified by the Department of Human Services under Title 62A,
             1138      Chapter 2, Licensure of Programs and Facilities; or
             1139          (ii) is licensed or certified by the Department of Health under Title 26, Chapter 21,
             1140      Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act.
             1141          [(35)] (34) "Sanitary sewer authority" means the department, agency, or public entity


             1142      with responsibility to review and approve the feasibility of sanitary sewer services or onsite
             1143      wastewater systems.
             1144          [(36)] (35) "Sending zone" means an area of a municipality that the municipality's land
             1145      use authority designates as an area from which an owner of land may transfer transferrable
             1146      development rights to an owner of land in a receiving zone.
             1147          [(37)] (36) "Specified public utility" means an electrical corporation, gas corporation,
             1148      or telephone corporation, as those terms are defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             1149          [(38)] (37) "Street" means a public right-of-way, including a highway, avenue,
             1150      boulevard, parkway, road, lane, walk, alley, viaduct, subway, tunnel, bridge, public easement,
             1151      or other way.
             1152          [(39)] (38) (a) "Subdivision" means any land that is divided, resubdivided or proposed
             1153      to be divided into two or more lots, parcels, sites, units, plots, or other division of land for the
             1154      purpose, whether immediate or future, for offer, sale, lease, or development either on the
             1155      installment plan or upon any and all other plans, terms, and conditions.
             1156          (b) "Subdivision" includes:
             1157          (i) the division or development of land whether by deed, metes and bounds description,
             1158      devise and testacy, map, plat, or other recorded instrument; and
             1159          (ii) except as provided in Subsection [(39)] (38)(c), divisions of land for residential and
             1160      nonresidential uses, including land used or to be used for commercial, agricultural, and
             1161      industrial purposes.
             1162          (c) "Subdivision" does not include:
             1163          (i) a bona fide division or partition of agricultural land for the purpose of joining one of
             1164      the resulting separate parcels to a contiguous parcel of unsubdivided agricultural land, if
             1165      neither the resulting combined parcel nor the parcel remaining from the division or partition
             1166      violates an applicable land use ordinance;
             1167          (ii) a recorded agreement between owners of adjoining unsubdivided properties
             1168      adjusting their mutual boundary if:
             1169          (A) no new lot is created; and
             1170          (B) the adjustment does not violate applicable land use ordinances;
             1171          (iii) a recorded document, executed by the owner of record:
             1172          (A) revising the legal description of more than one contiguous unsubdivided parcel of


             1173      property into one legal description encompassing all such parcels of property; or
             1174          (B) joining a subdivided parcel of property to another parcel of property that has not
             1175      been subdivided, if the joinder does not violate applicable land use ordinances; or
             1176          (iv) a recorded agreement between owners of adjoining subdivided properties adjusting
             1177      their mutual boundary if:
             1178          (A) no new dwelling lot or housing unit will result from the adjustment; and
             1179          (B) the adjustment will not violate any applicable land use ordinance.
             1180          (d) The joining of a subdivided parcel of property to another parcel of property that has
             1181      not been subdivided does not constitute a subdivision under this Subsection [(39)] (38) as to
             1182      the unsubdivided parcel of property or subject the unsubdivided parcel to the municipality's
             1183      subdivision ordinance.
             1184          [(40)] (39) "Transferrable development right" means the entitlement to develop land
             1185      within a sending zone that would vest according to the municipality's existing land use
             1186      ordinances on the date that a completed land use application is filed seeking the approval of
             1187      development activity on the land.
             1188          [(41)] (40) "Unincorporated" means the area outside of the incorporated area of a city
             1189      or town.
             1190          [(42)] (41) "Zoning map" means a map, adopted as part of a land use ordinance, that
             1191      depicts land use zones, overlays, or districts.
             1192          Section 37. Section 20A-1-102 is amended to read:
             1193           20A-1-102. Definitions.
             1194          As used in this title:
             1195          (1) "Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been classified as an inactive
             1196      voter by the county clerk.
             1197          (2) "Automatic tabulating equipment" means apparatus that automatically examines
             1198      and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot sheets and tabulates the results.
             1199          (3) "Ballot" means the storage medium, whether paper, mechanical, or electronic, upon
             1200      which a voter records his votes and includes ballot sheets, paper ballots, electronic ballots, and
             1201      secrecy envelopes.
             1202          (4) "Ballot sheet":
             1203          (a) means a ballot that:


             1204          (i) consists of paper or a card where the voter's votes are marked or recorded; and
             1205          (ii) can be counted using automatic tabulating equipment; and
             1206          (b) includes punch card ballots, and other ballots that are machine-countable.
             1207          (5) "Ballot label" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other materials that
             1208      contain the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be voted
             1209      on and which are used in conjunction with ballot sheets that do not display that information.
             1210          (6) "Ballot proposition" means opinion questions specifically authorized by the
             1211      Legislature, constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda, and judicial retention questions
             1212      that are submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection.
             1213          (7) "Board of canvassers" means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and
             1214      20A-4-306 to canvass election returns.
             1215          (8) "Bond election" means an election held for the purpose of approving or rejecting
             1216      the proposed issuance of bonds by a government entity.
             1217          (9) "Book voter registration form" means voter registration forms contained in a bound
             1218      book that are used by election officers and registration agents to register persons to vote.
             1219          (10) "By-mail voter registration form" means a voter registration form designed to be
             1220      completed by the voter and mailed to the election officer.
             1221          (11) "Canvass" means the review of election returns and the official declaration of
             1222      election results by the board of canvassers.
             1223          (12) "Canvassing judge" means a poll worker designated to assist in counting ballots at
             1224      the canvass.
             1225          (13) "Convention" means the political party convention at which party officers and
             1226      delegates are selected.
             1227          (14) "Counting center" means one or more locations selected by the election officer in
             1228      charge of the election for the automatic counting of ballots.
             1229          (15) "Counting judge" means a poll worker designated to count the ballots during
             1230      election day.
             1231          (16) "Counting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in Section
             1232      20A-3-201 to witness the counting of ballots.
             1233          (17) "Counting room" means a suitable and convenient private place or room,
             1234      immediately adjoining the place where the election is being held, for use by the poll workers


             1235      and counting judges to count ballots during election day.
             1236          (18) "County executive" has the meaning as provided in Subsection 68-3-12 (2).
             1237          (19) "County legislative body" has the meaning as provided in Subsection 68-3-12 (2).
             1238          (20) "County officers" means those county officers that are required by law to be
             1239      elected.
             1240          (21) "Election" means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a
             1241      statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal
             1242      primary election, and a local district election.
             1243          (22) "Election Assistance Commission" means the commission established by Public
             1244      Law 107-252, the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
             1245          (23) "Election cycle" means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to
             1246      file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed.
             1247          (24) "Election judge" means a poll worker that is assigned to:
             1248          (a) preside over other poll workers at a polling place;
             1249          (b) act as the presiding election judge; or
             1250          (c) serve as a canvassing judge, counting judge, or receiving judge.
             1251          (25) "Election officer" means:
             1252          (a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots;
             1253          (b) the county clerk or clerks for all county ballots and for certain ballots and elections
             1254      as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ;
             1255          (c) the municipal clerk for all municipal ballots and for certain ballots and elections as
             1256      provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ;
             1257          (d) the local district clerk or chief executive officer for certain ballots and elections as
             1258      provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ; and
             1259          (e) the business administrator or superintendent of a school district for certain ballots
             1260      or elections as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 .
             1261          (26) "Election official" means any election officer, election judge, or poll worker.
             1262          (27) "Election results" means, for bond elections, the count of those votes cast for and
             1263      against the bond proposition plus any or all of the election returns that the board of canvassers
             1264      may request.
             1265          (28) "Election returns" includes the pollbook, all affidavits of registration, the military


             1266      and overseas absentee voter registration and voting certificates, one of the tally sheets, any
             1267      unprocessed absentee ballots, all counted ballots, all excess ballots, all unused ballots, all
             1268      spoiled ballots, the ballot disposition form, and the total votes cast form.
             1269          (29) "Electronic ballot" means a ballot that is recorded using a direct electronic voting
             1270      device or other voting device that records and stores ballot information by electronic means.
             1271          (30) (a) "Electronic voting device" means a voting device that uses electronic ballots.
             1272          (b) "Electronic voting device" includes a direct recording electronic voting device.
             1273          (31) "Inactive voter" means a registered voter who has been sent the notice required by
             1274      Section 20A-2-306 and who has failed to respond to that notice.
             1275          (32) "Inspecting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in this title to
             1276      witness the receipt and safe deposit of voted and counted ballots.
             1277          (33) "Judicial office" means the office filled by any judicial officer.
             1278          (34) "Judicial officer" means any justice or judge of a court of record or any county
             1279      court judge.
             1280          (35) "Local district" means a local government entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose
             1281      Local Government Entities - Local Districts, and includes a special service district under Title
             1282      17A, Chapter 2, Part 13, Utah Special Service District Act.
             1283          (36) "Local district officers" means those local district officers that are required by law
             1284      to be elected.
             1285          (37) "Local election" means a regular municipal election, a local special election, a
             1286      local district election, and a bond election.
             1287          (38) "Local political subdivision" means a county, a municipality, a local district, or a
             1288      local school district.
             1289          (39) "Local special election" means a special election called by the governing body of a
             1290      local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political subdivision may
             1291      vote.
             1292          (40) "Municipal executive" means:
             1293          [(a) the city council or town council in the traditional management arrangement
             1294      established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;]
             1295          [(b)] (a) the mayor in the council-mayor [optional] form of government defined in
             1296      Section [ 10-3-101 ] 10-3b-102 ; and


             1297          [(c)] (b) the [manager] mayor in the council-manager [optional] form of government
             1298      defined in [Section 10-3-101 ] Subsection 10-3b-103 (6).
             1299          (41) "Municipal general election" means the election held in municipalities and local
             1300      districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year
             1301      for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202 .
             1302          (42) "Municipal legislative body" means[: (a)] the [city] council of the city or town
             1303      [council] in [the traditional management arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1,
             1304      Governing Body;] any form of municipal government.
             1305          [(b) the municipal council in the council-mayor optional form of government defined
             1306      in Section 10-3-101 ; and]
             1307          [(c) the municipal council in the council-manager optional form of government defined
             1308      in Section 10-3-101 .]
             1309          (43) "Municipal officers" means those municipal officers that are required by law to be
             1310      elected.
             1311          (44) "Municipal primary election" means an election held to nominate candidates for
             1312      municipal office.
             1313          (45) "Official ballot" means the ballots distributed by the election officer to the poll
             1314      workers to be given to voters to record their votes.
             1315          (46) "Official endorsement" means:
             1316          (a) the information on the ballot that identifies:
             1317          (i) the ballot as an official ballot;
             1318          (ii) the date of the election; and
             1319          (iii) the facsimile signature of the election officer; and
             1320          (b) the information on the ballot stub that identifies:
             1321          (i) the poll worker's initials; and
             1322          (ii) the ballot number.
             1323          (47) "Official register" means the official record furnished to election officials by the
             1324      election officer that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401 .
             1325          (48) "Paper ballot" means a paper that contains:
             1326          (a) the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be
             1327      voted on; and


             1328          (b) spaces for the voter to record his vote for each office and for or against each ballot
             1329      proposition.
             1330          (49) "Political party" means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to
             1331      participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 8, Political Party
             1332      Formation and Procedures.
             1333          (50) (a) "Poll worker" means a person assigned by an election official to assist with an
             1334      election, voting, or counting votes.
             1335          (b) "Poll worker" includes election judges.
             1336          (c) "Poll worker" does not include a watcher.
             1337          (51) "Pollbook" means a record of the names of voters in the order that they appear to
             1338      cast votes.
             1339          (52) "Polling place" means the building where voting is conducted.
             1340          (53) "Position" means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot
             1341      in which the voter marks his choice.
             1342          (54) "Provisional ballot" means a ballot voted provisionally by a person:
             1343          (a) whose name is not listed on the official register at the polling place;
             1344          (b) whose legal right to vote is challenged as provided in this title; or
             1345          (c) whose identity was not sufficiently established by a poll worker.
             1346          (55) "Provisional ballot envelope" means an envelope printed in the form required by
             1347      Section 20A-6-105 that is used to identify provisional ballots and to provide information to
             1348      verify a person's legal right to vote.
             1349          (56) "Primary convention" means the political party conventions at which nominees for
             1350      the regular primary election are selected.
             1351          (57) "Protective counter" means a separate counter, which cannot be reset, that is built
             1352      into a voting machine and records the total number of movements of the operating lever.
             1353          (58) "Qualify" or "qualified" means to take the oath of office and begin performing the
             1354      duties of the position for which the person was elected.
             1355          (59) "Receiving judge" means the poll worker that checks the voter's name in the
             1356      official register, provides the voter with a ballot, and removes the ballot stub from the ballot
             1357      after the voter has voted.
             1358          (60) "Registration form" means a book voter registration form and a by-mail voter


             1359      registration form.
             1360          (61) "Regular ballot" means a ballot that is not a provisional ballot.
             1361          (62) "Regular general election" means the election held throughout the state on the first
             1362      Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes
             1363      established in Section 20A-1-201 .
             1364          (63) "Regular primary election" means the election on the fourth Tuesday of June of
             1365      each even-numbered year, at which candidates of political parties and nonpolitical groups are
             1366      voted for nomination.
             1367          (64) "Resident" means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah.
             1368          (65) "Sample ballot" means a mock ballot similar in form to the official ballot printed
             1369      and distributed as provided in Section 20A-5-405 .
             1370          (66) "Scratch vote" means to mark or punch the straight party ticket and then mark or
             1371      punch the ballot for one or more candidates who are members of different political parties.
             1372          (67) "Secrecy envelope" means the envelope given to a voter along with the ballot into
             1373      which the voter places the ballot after he has voted it in order to preserve the secrecy of the
             1374      voter's vote.
             1375          (68) "Special election" means an election held as authorized by Section 20A-1-204 .
             1376          (69) "Spoiled ballot" means each ballot that:
             1377          (a) is spoiled by the voter;
             1378          (b) is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or a poll worker; or
             1379          (c) lacks the official endorsement.
             1380          (70) "Statewide special election" means a special election called by the governor or the
             1381      Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote.
             1382          (71) "Stub" means the detachable part of each ballot.
             1383          (72) "Substitute ballots" means replacement ballots provided by an election officer to
             1384      the poll workers when the official ballots are lost or stolen.
             1385          (73) "Ticket" means each list of candidates for each political party or for each group of
             1386      petitioners.
             1387          (74) "Transfer case" means the sealed box used to transport voted ballots to the
             1388      counting center.
             1389          (75) "Vacancy" means the absence of a person to serve in any position created by


             1390      statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation,
             1391      or other cause.
             1392          (76) "Valid voter identification" means:
             1393          (a) a form of identification that bears the name and photograph of the voter which may
             1394      include:
             1395          (i) a currently valid Utah driver license;
             1396          (ii) a currently valid identification card that is issued by:
             1397          (A) the state;
             1398          (B) a local government within the state; or
             1399          (C) a branch, department, or agency of the United States;
             1400          (iii) an identification card that is issued by an employer for an employee;
             1401          (iv) a currently valid identification card that is issued by a college, university, technical
             1402      school, or professional school that is located within the state;
             1403          (v) a currently valid Utah permit to carry a concealed weapon;
             1404          (vi) a currently valid United States passport; or
             1405          (vii) a valid tribal identification card; or
             1406          (b) two forms of identification that bear the name of the voter and provide evidence
             1407      that the voter resides in the voting precinct, which may include:
             1408          (i) a voter identification card;
             1409          (ii) a current utility bill or a legible copy thereof;
             1410          (iii) a bank or other financial account statement, or a legible copy thereof;
             1411          (iv) a certified birth certificate;
             1412          (v) a valid Social Security card;
             1413          (vi) a check issued by the state or the federal government or a legible copy thereof;
             1414          (vii) a paycheck from the voter's employer, or a legible copy thereof;
             1415          (viii) a currently valid Utah hunting or fishing license;
             1416          (ix) a currently valid United States military identification card;
             1417          (x) certified naturalization documentation;
             1418          (xi) a currently valid license issued by an authorized agency of the United States;
             1419          (xii) a certified copy of court records showing the voter's adoption or name change;
             1420          (xiii) a Bureau of Indian Affairs card;


             1421          (xiv) a tribal treaty card;
             1422          (xv) a valid Medicaid card, Medicare card, or Electronic Benefits Transfer Card; or
             1423          (xvi) a form of identification listed in Subsection (76)(a) that does not contain a
             1424      photograph, but establishes the name of the voter and provides evidence that the voter resides
             1425      in the voting precinct.
             1426          (77) "Valid write-in candidate" means a candidate who has qualified as a write-in
             1427      candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title.
             1428          (78) "Voter" means a person who meets the requirements for voting in an election,
             1429      meets the requirements of election registration, is registered to vote, and is listed in the official
             1430      register book.
             1431          (79) "Voter registration deadline" means the registration deadline provided in Section
             1432      20A-2-102.5 .
             1433          (80) "Voting area" means the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting
             1434      machines, and ballot box.
             1435          (81) "Voting booth" means:
             1436          (a) the space or compartment within a polling place that is provided for the preparation
             1437      of ballots, including the voting machine enclosure or curtain; or
             1438          (b) a voting device that is free standing.
             1439          (82) "Voting device" means:
             1440          (a) an apparatus in which ballot sheets are used in connection with a punch device for
             1441      piercing the ballots by the voter;
             1442          (b) a device for marking the ballots with ink or another substance;
             1443          (c) an electronic voting device or other device used to make selections and cast a ballot
             1444      electronically, or any component thereof;
             1445          (d) an automated voting system under Section 20A-5-302 ; or
             1446          (e) any other method for recording votes on ballots so that the ballot may be tabulated
             1447      by means of automatic tabulating equipment.
             1448          (83) "Voting machine" means a machine designed for the sole purpose of recording
             1449      and tabulating votes cast by voters at an election.
             1450          (84) "Voting poll watcher" means a person appointed as provided in this title to
             1451      witness the distribution of ballots and the voting process.


             1452          (85) "Voting precinct" means the smallest voting unit established as provided by law
             1453      within which qualified voters vote at one polling place.
             1454          (86) "Watcher" means a voting poll watcher, a counting poll watcher, an inspecting
             1455      poll watcher, and a testing watcher.
             1456          (87) "Western States Presidential Primary" means the election established in Title 20A,
             1457      Chapter 9, Part 8.
             1458          (88) "Write-in ballot" means a ballot containing any write-in votes.
             1459          (89) "Write-in vote" means a vote cast for a person whose name is not printed on the
             1460      ballot according to the procedures established in this title.
             1461          Section 38. Section 20A-1-506 is amended to read:
             1462           20A-1-506. Judicial vacancies -- Courts not of record.
             1463          (1) As used in this section:
             1464          (a) "Appointing authority" means:
             1465          (i) for a county:
             1466          [(i)] (A) the chair of the county commission in [counties] a county having the county
             1467      commission or expanded county commission form of county government; and
             1468          [(ii)] (B) the county executive in [counties] a county having the county
             1469      executive-council form of government; and
             1470          [(iii) the chair] (ii) for a city or town, the mayor of the city [council] or town [council
             1471      in municipalities having:].
             1472          [(A) the traditional management arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1,
             1473      Governing Body; and]
             1474          [(B) the council-manager optional form of government defined in Section 10-3-101 ;
             1475      and]
             1476          [(iv) the mayor, in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in Section
             1477      10-3-101 ;]
             1478          (b) "Local legislative body" means:
             1479          (i) for a county, the county commission or county council; and
             1480          (ii) for a city or town the [city] council of the city or town [council].
             1481          (2) (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a municipal justice court judge before the
             1482      completion of his term of office, the appointing authority may:


             1483          (i) fill the vacancy by appointment for the unexpired term by following the procedures
             1484      and requirements for appointments in Section 78A-7-202 ; or
             1485          (ii) contract with a justice court judge of the county, an adjacent county, or another
             1486      municipality within those counties for judicial services.
             1487          (b) When the appointing authority chooses to contract under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), it
             1488      shall ensure that the contract is for the same term as the term of office of the judge whose
             1489      services are replaced by the contract.
             1490          (c) The appointing authority shall notify the Office of the State Court Administrator in
             1491      writing of the appointment, resignation, or the contractual agreement for services of a judge
             1492      under this section within 30 days after filling the vacancy.
             1493          (3) (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a county justice court judge before the
             1494      completion of that judge's term of office, the appointing authority may fill the vacancy by
             1495      appointment for the unexpired term by following the procedures and requirements for
             1496      appointments in Section 78A-7-202 .
             1497          (b) The appointing authority shall notify the Office of the State Court Administrator in
             1498      writing of any appointment of a county justice court judge under this section within 30 days
             1499      after the appointment is made.
             1500          (4) (a) When a vacancy occurs in the office of a justice court judge, the appointing
             1501      authority shall:
             1502          (i) advertise the vacancy and solicit applications for the vacancy;
             1503          (ii) appoint the best qualified candidate to office based solely upon fitness for office;
             1504          (iii) comply with the procedures and requirements of Title 52, Chapter 3, prohibiting
             1505      employment of relatives in making appointments to fill the vacancy; and
             1506          (iv) submit the name of the appointee to the local legislative body.
             1507          (b) If the local legislative body does not confirm the appointment within 30 days of
             1508      submission, the appointing authority may either appoint another of the applicants or reopen the
             1509      vacancy by advertisement and solicitations of applications.
             1510          Section 39. Section 20A-1-510 is amended to read:
             1511           20A-1-510. Midterm vacancies in municipal offices.
             1512          (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (2), if any vacancy occurs in the
             1513      office of municipal executive or member of a municipal legislative body, the municipal


             1514      legislative body shall appoint a registered voter in the municipality who meets the
             1515      qualifications for office established in Section 10-3-301 to fill the unexpired term of the office
             1516      vacated until the January following the next municipal election.
             1517          (b) Before acting to fill the vacancy, the municipal legislative body shall:
             1518          (i) give public notice of the vacancy at least two weeks before the municipal legislative
             1519      body meets to fill the vacancy; and
             1520          (ii) identify, in the notice:
             1521          (A) the date, time, and place of the meeting where the vacancy will be filled; and
             1522          (B) the person to whom a person interested in being appointed to fill the vacancy may
             1523      submit his name for consideration and any deadline for submitting it.
             1524          (c) (i) If, for any reason, the municipal legislative body does not fill the vacancy within
             1525      30 days after the vacancy occurs, the municipal legislative body shall vote upon the names that
             1526      have been submitted.
             1527          (ii) The two persons having the highest number of votes of the municipal legislative
             1528      body shall appear before the municipal legislative body and the municipal legislative body shall
             1529      vote again.
             1530          (iii) If neither candidate receives a majority vote of the municipal legislative body at
             1531      that time, the vacancy shall be filled by lot in the presence of the municipal legislative body.
             1532          (2) (a) A vacancy in the office of municipal executive or member of a municipal
             1533      legislative body shall be filled by an interim appointment, followed by an election to fill a
             1534      two-year term, if:
             1535          (i) the vacancy occurs, or a letter of resignation is received, by the municipal executive
             1536      at least 14 days before the deadline for filing for election in an odd-numbered year; and
             1537          (ii) two years of the vacated term will remain after the first Monday of January
             1538      following the next municipal election.
             1539          (b) In appointing an interim replacement, the municipal legislative body shall comply
             1540      with the notice requirements of this section.
             1541          (3) A member of a municipal legislative body may not participate in any part of the
             1542      process established in this section to fill a vacancy if that member is being considered for
             1543      appointment to fill the vacancy.
             1544          (4) (a) In a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government, as


             1545      defined in Section 10-3b-102 :
             1546          (i) the council may appoint a person to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor before the
             1547      effective date of the mayor's resignation by making the effective date of the appointment the
             1548      same as the effective date of the mayor's resignation; and
             1549          (ii) if a vacancy in the office of mayor occurs before the effective date of an
             1550      appointment under Subsection (1) or (2) to fill the vacancy, the council chair shall serve as
             1551      acting mayor during the time between the creation of the vacancy and the effective date of the
             1552      appointment to fill the vacancy.
             1553          (b) While serving as acting mayor under Subsection (4)(a)(ii), the council chair
             1554      continues to:
             1555          (i) act as a council member; and
             1556          (ii) vote at council meetings.
             1557          Section 40. Section 20A-9-203 is amended to read:
             1558           20A-9-203. Declarations of candidacy -- Municipal general elections.
             1559          (1) (a) (i) A person may become a candidate for any municipal office if:
             1560          (A) the person is a registered voter; and[:]
             1561          [(i)] (B) (I) the person has resided within the municipality in which that person seeks to
             1562      hold elective office for the 12 consecutive months immediately before the date of the election;
             1563      or
             1564          [(ii)] (II) if the territory in which the person resides was annexed into the municipality,
             1565      the person has resided within the annexed territory or the municipality [for 12 months.] the 12
             1566      consecutive months immediately before the date of the election.
             1567          (ii) For purposes of determining whether a person meets the residency requirement of
             1568      Subsection (1)(a)(i)(B)(I) in a municipality that was incorporated less than 12 months before
             1569      the election, the municipality shall be considered to have been incorporated 12 months before
             1570      the date of the election.
             1571          (b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (1)(a), [candidates] each candidate for
             1572      a municipal council position [under the council-mayor or council-manager alternative forms of
             1573      municipal government] shall, if elected from [districts, be residents] a district, be a resident of
             1574      the council district from which [they are] elected.
             1575          (c) In accordance with Utah Constitution Article IV, Section 6, any mentally


             1576      incompetent person, any person convicted of a felony, or any person convicted of treason or a
             1577      crime against the elective franchise may not hold office in this state until the right to hold
             1578      elective office is restored under Section 20A-2-101.5 .
             1579          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b) or (2)(c), each person seeking to
             1580      become a candidate for a municipal office shall:
             1581          (i) file a declaration of candidacy, in person with the city recorder or town clerk, during
             1582      office hours and not later than 5 p.m. between July 1 and July 15 of any odd numbered year;
             1583      and
             1584          (ii) pay the filing fee, if one is required by municipal ordinance.
             1585          (b) (i) As used in this Subsection (2)(b), "registered voters" means the number of
             1586      persons registered to vote in the municipality on the January 1 of the municipal election year.
             1587          (ii) A third, fourth, or fifth class city that used the convention system to nominate
             1588      candidates in the last municipal election as authorized by Subsection 20A-9-404 (3) or used the
             1589      process contained in this Subsection (2)(b) in the last municipal election or a town that used the
             1590      convention system to nominate candidates in the last municipal election as authorized by
             1591      Subsection 20A-9-404 (3) or used the process contained in this Subsection (2)(b) in the last
             1592      municipal election may, by ordinance, require, in lieu of the convention system, that candidates
             1593      for municipal office file a nominating petition signed by a percentage of registered voters at the
             1594      same time that the candidate files a declaration of candidacy.
             1595          (iii) The ordinance shall specify the number of signatures that the candidate must
             1596      obtain on the nominating petition in order to become a candidate for municipal office under
             1597      this Subsection (2), but that number may not exceed 5% of registered voters.
             1598          (c) Any resident of a municipality may nominate a candidate for a municipal office by:
             1599          (i) filing a nomination petition with the city recorder or town clerk during office hours,
             1600      but not later than 5 p.m., between July 1 and July 15 of any odd-numbered year; and
             1601          (ii) paying the filing fee, if one is required by municipal ordinance.
             1602          (d) When July 15 is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the filing time shall be extended
             1603      until 5 p.m. on the following regular business day.
             1604          (3) (a) Before the filing officer may accept any declaration of candidacy or nomination
             1605      petition, the filing officer shall:
             1606          (i) read to the prospective candidate or person filing the petition the constitutional and


             1607      statutory qualification requirements for the office that the candidate is seeking; and
             1608          (ii) require the candidate or person filing the petition to state whether or not the
             1609      candidate meets those requirements.
             1610          (b) If the prospective candidate does not meet the qualification requirements for the
             1611      office, the filing officer may not accept the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition.
             1612          (c) If it appears that the prospective candidate meets the requirements of candidacy, the
             1613      filing officer shall:
             1614          (i) inform the candidate that the candidate's name will appear on the ballot as it is
             1615      written on the declaration of candidacy;
             1616          (ii) provide the candidate with a copy of Section 20A-7-801 regarding the Statewide
             1617      Electronic Voter Information Website Program and inform the candidate of the submission
             1618      deadline under Subsection 20A-7-801 (4)(a);
             1619          (iii) provide the candidate with a copy of the pledge of fair campaign practices
             1620      described under Section 20A-9-206 and inform the candidate that:
             1621          (A) signing the pledge is voluntary; and
             1622          (B) signed pledges shall be filed with the filing officer; and
             1623          (iv) accept the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition.
             1624          (d) If the candidate elects to sign the pledge of fair campaign practices, the filing
             1625      officer shall:
             1626          (i) accept the candidate's pledge; and
             1627          (ii) if the candidate has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the
             1628      candidate's pledge to the chair of the county or state political party of which the candidate is a
             1629      member.
             1630          (4) The declaration of candidacy shall substantially comply with the following form:
             1631          "I, (print name) ____, being first sworn, say that I reside at ____ Street, City of ____,
             1632      County of ____, state of Utah, Zip Code ____, Telephone Number (if any) ____; that I am a
             1633      registered voter; and that I am a candidate for the office of ____ (stating the term). I request
             1634      that my name be printed upon the applicable official ballots. (Signed) _______________
             1635          Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ____ on this
             1636      __________(month\day\year).
             1637          (Signed) _______________ (Clerk or other officer qualified to administer oath)"


             1638          (5) (a) In all first and second class cities, and in third, fourth, or fifth class cities that
             1639      have not passed the ordinance authorized by Subsection (2)(b) and in towns that have not
             1640      passed the ordinance authorized by Subsection (2)(b), any registered voter may be nominated
             1641      for municipal office by submitting a petition signed by:
             1642          (i) 25 residents of the municipality who are at least 18 years old; or
             1643          (ii) 20% of the residents of the municipality who are at least 18 years old.
             1644          (b) (i) The petition shall substantially conform to the following form:
             1645     
"NOMINATION PETITION

             1646          The undersigned residents of (name of municipality) being 18 years old or older
             1647      nominate (name of nominee) to the office of ____ for the (two or four-year term, whichever is
             1648      applicable)."
             1649          (ii) The remainder of the petition shall contain lines and columns for the signatures of
             1650      persons signing the petition and their addresses and telephone numbers.
             1651          (6) (a) In third, fourth, and fifth class cities that have passed the ordinance authorized
             1652      by Subsection (2)(b), and in towns that have passed the ordinance authorized by Subsection
             1653      (2)(b), any registered voter may be nominated for municipal office by submitting a petition
             1654      signed by the same percentage of registered voters in the municipality as required by the
             1655      ordinance passed under authority of Subsection (2)(b).
             1656          (b) (i) The petition shall substantially conform to the following form:
             1657          "NOMINATION PETITION
             1658          The undersigned residents of (name of municipality) being 18 years old or older
             1659      nominate (name of nominee) to the office of (name of office) for the (two or four-year term,
             1660      whichever is applicable)."
             1661          (ii) The remainder of the petition shall contain lines and columns for the signatures of
             1662      persons signing the petition and their addresses and telephone numbers.
             1663          (7) If the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition fails to state whether the
             1664      nomination is for the two or four-year term, the clerk shall consider the nomination to be for
             1665      the four-year term.
             1666          (8) (a) The clerk shall verify with the county clerk that all candidates are registered
             1667      voters.
             1668          (b) Any candidate who is not registered to vote is disqualified and the clerk may not


             1669      print the candidate's name on the ballot.
             1670          (9) Immediately after expiration of the period for filing a declaration of candidacy, the
             1671      clerk shall:
             1672          (a) cause the names of the candidates as they will appear on the ballot to be published
             1673      in at least two successive publications of a newspaper with general circulation in the
             1674      municipality; and
             1675          (b) notify the lieutenant governor of the names of the candidates as they will appear on
             1676      the ballot.
             1677          (10) A declaration of candidacy or nomination petition filed under this section may not
             1678      be amended after the expiration of the period for filing a declaration of candidacy.
             1679          (11) (a) A declaration of candidacy or nomination petition filed under this section is
             1680      valid unless a written objection is filed with the clerk within five days after the last day for
             1681      filing.
             1682          (b) If an objection is made, the clerk shall:
             1683          (i) mail or personally deliver notice of the objection to the affected candidate
             1684      immediately; and
             1685          (ii) decide any objection within 48 hours after it is filed.
             1686          (c) If the clerk sustains the objection, the candidate may correct the problem by
             1687      amending the declaration or petition within three days after the objection is sustained or by
             1688      filing a new declaration within three days after the objection is sustained.
             1689          (d) (i) The clerk's decision upon objections to form is final.
             1690          (ii) The clerk's decision upon substantive matters is reviewable by a district court if
             1691      prompt application is made to the district court.
             1692          (iii) The decision of the district court is final unless the Supreme Court, in the exercise
             1693      of its discretion, agrees to review the lower court decision.
             1694          (12) Any person who filed a declaration of candidacy and was nominated, and any
             1695      person who was nominated by a nomination petition, may, any time up to 23 days before the
             1696      election, withdraw the nomination by filing a written affidavit with the clerk.
             1697          Section 41. Section 78A-7-202 is amended to read:
             1698           78A-7-202. Justice court judges to be appointed -- Procedure -- Report to Judicial
             1699      Council -- Retention election -- Vacancy.


             1700          (1) As used in this section:
             1701          (a) "Appointing authority" means:
             1702          (i) for a county:
             1703          [(i)] (A) the chair of the county commission in [counties having] a county operating
             1704      under the county commission or expanded county commission form of county government;
             1705          [(ii)] (B) the county executive in [counties having] a county operating under the county
             1706      executive-council form of county government; and
             1707          (C) the county manager in a county operating under the council-manager form of
             1708      county government; and
             1709          [(iii) the chair] (ii) for a city or town, the mayor of the city [council] or town [council
             1710      in municipalities having the traditional management arrangement established by Title 10,
             1711      Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;].
             1712          [(iv) the city manager, in the council-manager optional form of government defined in
             1713      Section 10-3-101 ; and]
             1714          [(v) the mayor, in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in Section
             1715      10-3-101 .]
             1716          (b) "Local legislative body" means:
             1717          (i) for a county, the county commission or county council; and
             1718          (ii) for a city or town, the [city] council of the city or town [council].
             1719          (2) Justice court judges shall be appointed by the appointing authority and confirmed
             1720      by a majority vote of the local legislative body.
             1721          (3) (a) After a newly appointed justice court judge has been confirmed, the local
             1722      legislative body shall report the confirmed judge's name to the Judicial Council.
             1723          (b) The Judicial Council shall certify the judge as qualified to hold office upon
             1724      successful completion of the orientation program and upon the written opinion of the county or
             1725      municipal attorney that the judge meets the statutory qualifications for office.
             1726          (c) A justice court judge may not perform judicial duties until certified by the Judicial
             1727      Council.
             1728          (4) Upon the expiration of a county justice court judge's term of office the judge shall
             1729      be subject to an unopposed retention election in accordance with the procedures set forth in
             1730      Section 20A-12-201 .


             1731          (5) Upon the expiration of a municipal justice court judge's term of office a municipal
             1732      justice court judge shall be reappointed absent a showing of good cause by the appointing
             1733      authority.
             1734          (a) If an appointing authority asserts good cause to not reappoint a municipal justice
             1735      court judge, at the request of the judge, the good cause shall be presented at a formal hearing of
             1736      the local legislative body.
             1737          (b) The local legislative body shall determine by majority vote whether good cause
             1738      exists not to reappoint the municipal justice court judge.
             1739          (c) The decision of the local legislative body is not subject to appeal.
             1740          (d) In determining whether good cause exists to not reappoint a municipal justice court
             1741      judge, the appointing authority and local legislative body shall consider:
             1742          (i) whether or not the judge has been certified as meeting the evaluation criteria for
             1743      judicial performance established by the Judicial Council; and
             1744          (ii) any other factors considered relevant by the appointing authority.
             1745          (6) Before reappointment or retention election, each justice court judge shall be
             1746      evaluated in accordance with the performance evaluation program established in Subsection
             1747      78A-2-104 (5).
             1748          (7) (a) At the conclusion of a term of office or when a vacancy occurs in the position of
             1749      justice court judge, the appointing authority may contract with a justice court judge in the
             1750      county or an adjacent county to serve as justice court judge.
             1751          (b) The contract shall be for the duration of the justice court judge's term of office.
             1752          (8) Vacancies in the office of justice court judge shall be filled as provided in Section
             1753      20A-1-506 .
             1754          Section 42. Repealer.
             1755          This bill repeals:
             1756          Section 10-3-101, Governing body -- Legislative and executive powers.
             1757          Section 10-3-102, Governing body -- Other functions.
             1758          Section 10-3-106, Governing body in towns.
             1759          Section 10-3-206, Election of officers in towns operating under a five-member
             1760      council form of government.
             1761          Section 10-3-207, Determining two and four year terms.


             1762          Section 10-3-403, Mayor as presiding officer -- Mayor pro tempore.
             1763          Section 10-3-404, No veto.
             1764          Section 10-3-501, Meetings in cities of the first and second class.
             1765          Section 10-3-503, Quorum necessary to do business.
             1766          Section 10-3-802, Designation of department head in cities of the first class.
             1767          Section 10-3-804, Change in names, functions and superintendents of departments.
             1768          Section 10-3-806, Designation of department head in cities of the second class.
             1769          Section 10-3-807, Commissioners may administer two departments -- Change in
             1770      names, functions and superintendents.
             1771          Section 10-3-808, Administration vested in mayor.
             1772          Section 10-3-809, Powers of mayors in a city of third, fourth, or fifth class or a
             1773      town.
             1774          Section 10-3-810, Additional powers and duties of elected officials in a city of the
             1775      third, fourth, or fifth class or a town.
             1776          Section 10-3-811, Members of the governing body may be appointed to
             1777      administration in a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class or a town.
             1778          Section 10-3-812, Change of duties in a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class or a
             1779      town.
             1780          Section 10-3-813, General administrative powers of all municipalities.
             1781          Section 10-3-814, Personnel assigned to one or more departments.
             1782          Section 10-3-815, Rules and regulations for administration of municipality.
             1783          Section 10-3-816, Appointed officers -- Residency requirement authorized.
             1784          Section 10-3-817, Elected executives to appoint their deputies.
             1785          Section 10-3-830, Appointment of city or town manager.
             1786          Section 10-3-901, Creating offices -- Filling vacancies.
             1787          Section 10-3-1201, Citation of act.
             1788          Section 10-3-1202, Legislative finding.
             1789          Section 10-3-1203, Election requirements and procedure for organization under
             1790      different form of government.
             1791          Section 10-3-1204, Application of act.
             1792          Section 10-3-1205, Rights, powers, and duties of municipality operating under


             1793      optional form.
             1794          Section 10-3-1206, Limitation on changing form of government.
             1795          Section 10-3-1207, Disapproval of optional form by voters -- Limitation on
             1796      resubmission.
             1797          Section 10-3-1208, Election of officers -- When new government operative --
             1798      Compensation of officials without position in new government.
             1799          Section 10-3-1210, Functions of the council.
             1800          Section 10-3-1211, Council members -- Qualifications -- Terms of office.
             1801          Section 10-3-1212, Meetings of council -- Access to records.
             1802          Section 10-3-1213, Chairmen of councils -- Power to call witnesses and administer
             1803      oath -- Quorum -- Voting procedure.
             1804          Section 10-3-1214, Ordinance adoption under council-mayor form -- Powers of
             1805      mayor.
             1806          Section 10-3-1215, Rules and regulations for government of council.
             1807          Section 10-3-1216, Council members elected from districts -- Boundary --
             1808      Adjustments.
             1809          Section 10-3-1217, Limitations on actions and authority of council members --
             1810      Investigatory committees.
             1811          Section 10-3-1218, Vacancy in council.
             1812          Section 10-3-1219, Council-mayor form -- Powers and duties of mayor.
             1813          Section 10-3-1219.5, Council-mayor form -- Ordinances on transfer of municipal
             1814      property and regulation of subdivisions or annexations.
             1815          Section 10-3-1220, Council-mayor form -- Appointment of chief administrative
             1816      officer.
             1817          Section 10-3-1221, Municipal administrative code in council-mayor form.
             1818          Section 10-3-1222, Council-mayor form -- Vacancy in office of mayor.
             1819          Section 10-3-1223, Council-manager form -- Election and powers and duties of
             1820      mayor.
             1821          Section 10-3-1224, Council-manager form -- Appointment of municipal manager.
             1822          Section 10-3-1225, Manager -- Removal from office.
             1823          Section 10-3-1226, Manager -- Powers and duties.


             1824          Section 10-3-1227, Municipal administrative code in council-manager form.
             1825          Section 10-3-1228, Manager -- Working time and compensation.
             1826          Section 43. Coordinating S.B. 20 with S.B. 72 -- Merging technical and substantive
             1827      amendments.
             1828          If this S.B. 20 and S.B. 72, Justice Court Amendments, both pass, it is the intent of the
             1829      Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, in preparing the Utah
             1830      Code database for publication, modify Subsection 78A-7-202 (1), repealed and reenacted by
             1831      S.B. 72, to read:
             1832          "(1) As used in this section:
             1833          (a) "Local government executive" means:
             1834          (i) for a county:
             1835          (A) the chair of the county commission in a county operating under the county
             1836      commission or expanded county commission form of county government;
             1837          (B) the county executive in a county operating under the county executive-council form
             1838      of county government; and
             1839          (C) the county manager in a county operating under the council-manager form of
             1840      county government; and
             1841          (ii) for a city or town, the mayor of the city or town.
             1842          (b) "Local legislative body" means:
             1843          (i) for a county, the county commission or county council; and
             1844          (ii) for a city or town, the council of the city or town."


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