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S.B. 172

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POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS ADMINISTRATION

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AMENDMENTS

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2011 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson

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House Sponsor: Michael T. Morley

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill prohibits a political subdivision from appointing or hiring, in certain
             11      circumstances, a manager or similar position during an interim vacancy period.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    defines terms;
             15          .    prohibits a council in a municipal council-manager form of government from:
             16              .    appointing a manager during an interim vacancy period; and
             17              .    entering into a contract that contains an automatic renewal provision on or after
             18      May 10, 2011, with a manager;
             19          .    prohibits a mayor in a municipal council-mayor form of government from:
             20              .    appointing a chief administrative officer during an interim vacancy period; and
             21              .    entering into a contract that contains an automatic renewal provision on or after
             22      May 10, 2011, with a chief administrative officer;
             23          .    prohibits a council in a municipal six-member council form of government from:
             24              .    appointing a manager during an interim vacancy period; and
             25              .    entering into a contract that contains an automatic renewal provision on or after
             26      May 10, 2011, with a manager;
             27          .    prohibits a council in a municipal five-member council form of government from:


             28              .    appointing a manager during an interim vacancy period; and
             29              .    entering into a contract that contains an automatic renewal provision on or after
             30      May 10, 2011, with a manager;
             31          .    prohibits a council in a county council-manager form of government from:
             32              .    appointing a county manager during an interim vacancy period; and
             33              .    entering into a contract that contains an automatic renewal provision on or after
             34      May 10, 2011, with a county manager;
             35          .    prohibits a county executive from:
             36              .    appointing a manager, a chief executive officer, a chief administrative officer, or
             37      a similar position during an interim vacancy period; and
             38              .    entering into a contract on or after May 10, 2011, that contains an automatic
             39      renewal provision with a chief executive officer, a chief administrative officer,
             40      or a similar position;
             41          .    prohibits a local district from:
             42              .    hiring a manager, a chief executive officer, a chief administrative officer, or a
             43      similar position during an interim vacancy period; and
             44              .    entering into a contract on or after May 10, 2011, that contains an automatic
             45      renewal provision with a manager, a chief executive officer, a chief
             46      administrative officer, or a similar position;
             47          .    prohibits a special service district from:
             48              .    hiring a manager, a chief executive officer, a chief administrative officer, or a
             49      similar position during an interim vacancy period; and
             50              .    entering into a contract on or after May 10, 2011, that contains an automatic
             51      renewal provision with a manager, a chief executive officer, a chief
             52      administrative officer, or a similar position;
             53          .    prohibits a local school board from:
             54              .    appointing a superintendent during an interim vacancy period; and
             55              .    entering into a contract on or after May 10, 2011, that contains an automatic
             56      renewal provision with a superintendent; and
             57          .    makes technical corrections.
             58      Money Appropriated in this Bill:


             59          None
             60      Other Special Clauses:
             61          None
             62      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             63      AMENDS:
             64          10-3b-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 19
             65          10-3b-202, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 19
             66          10-3b-303, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 19
             67          10-3b-403, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 19
             68          10-3b-503, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 19
             69          17-52-505, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 133
             70          17-53-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapters 199 and 241
             71          17-53-317, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 241
             72          17B-1-301, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             73          17D-1-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 181 and 356
             74          53A-3-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapters 231 and 315
             75     
             76      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             77          Section 1. Section 10-3b-103 is amended to read:
             78           10-3b-103. Forms of municipal government -- Form of government for towns --
             79      Former council-manager form.
             80          (1) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008, under the council-mayor form of
             81      government:
             82          (a) shall, on and after May 5, 2008:
             83          (i) operate under a council-mayor form of government, as defined in Section
             84      10-3b-102 ; and
             85          (ii) be subject to:
             86          (A) this part;
             87          (B) Part 2, Council-mayor Form of Municipal Government;
             88          (C) Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and
             89          (D) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), other applicable provisions of this title;


             90      and
             91          (b) is not subject to:
             92          (i) Part 3, Six-member Council Form of Municipal Government; or
             93          (ii) Part 4, Five-member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             94          (2) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008 under a form of government known under
             95      the law then in effect as the six-member council form:
             96          (a) shall, on and after May 5, 2008, and whether or not the council has adopted an
             97      ordinance appointing a manager for the municipality:
             98          (i) operate under a six-member council form of government, as defined in Section
             99      10-3b-102 ;
             100          (ii) be subject to:
             101          (A) this part;
             102          (B) Part 3, Six-member Council Form of Municipal Government;
             103          (C) Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and
             104          (D) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), other applicable provisions of this title;
             105      and
             106          (b) is not subject to:
             107          (i) Part 2, Council-mayor Form of Municipal Government; or
             108          (ii) Part 4, Five-member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             109          (3) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008, under a form of government known
             110      under the law then in effect as the five-member council form:
             111          (a) shall, on and after May 5, 2008:
             112          (i) operate under a five-member council form of government, as defined in Section
             113      10-3b-102 ;
             114          (ii) be subject to:
             115          (A) this part;
             116          (B) Part 4, Five-member Council Form of Municipal Government;
             117          (C) Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and
             118          (D) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), other applicable provisions of this title;
             119      and
             120          (b) is not subject to:


             121          (i) Part 2, Council-mayor Form of Municipal Government; or
             122          (ii) Part 3, Six-member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             123          (4) Subject to Subsection (5), each municipality incorporated on or after May 5, 2008,
             124      shall operate under:
             125          (a) the council-mayor form of government, with a five-member council;
             126          (b) the council-mayor form of government, with a seven-member council;
             127          (c) the six-member council form of government; or
             128          (d) the five-member council form of government.
             129          (5) Each town shall operate under a five-member council form of government unless:
             130          (a) before May 5, 2008, the town has changed to another form of municipal
             131      government; or
             132          (b) on or after May 5, 2008, the town changes its form of government as provided in
             133      Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government.
             134          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6), "council-manager form of government" means
             135      the form of municipal government:
             136          (i) provided for in Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48;
             137          (ii) that cannot be adopted without voter approval; and
             138          (iii) that provides for, subject to Subsections (7) and (8), an appointed manager with
             139      duties and responsibilities established in Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48.
             140          (b) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008, under the council-manager form of
             141      government:
             142          (i) shall:
             143          (A) continue to operate, on and after May 5, 2008, under the council-manager form of
             144      government according to the applicable provisions of Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48; and
             145          (B) be subject to:
             146          (I) this Subsection (6) and other applicable provisions of this part;
             147          (II) Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and
             148          (III) except as provided in Subsection (6)(b)(ii), other applicable provisions of this
             149      title; and
             150          (ii) is not subject to:
             151          (A) Part 2, Council-mayor Form of Municipal Government;


             152          (B) Part 3, Six-member Council Form of Municipal Government; or
             153          (C) Part 4, Five-member Council Form of Municipal Government.
             154          (7) (a) As used in this Subsection (7), "interim vacancy period" means the period of
             155      time that:
             156          (i) begins on the day on which a municipal general election described in Section
             157      10-3-201 is held to elect a council member; and
             158          (ii) ends on the day on which the council member-elect begins the council member's
             159      term.
             160          (b) (i) The council may not appoint a manager during an interim vacancy period.
             161          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(b)(i):
             162          (A) the council may appoint an interim manager during an interim vacancy period; and
             163          (B) the interim manager's term shall expire once a new manager is appointed by the
             164      new administration after the interim vacancy period has ended.
             165          (c) Subsection (7)(b) does not apply if all the council members who held office on the
             166      day of the municipal general election whose term of office was vacant for the election are
             167      re-elected to the council for the following term.
             168          (8) A council that appoints a manager in accordance with this section may not, on or
             169      after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an automatic renewal
             170      provision with the manager.
             171          [(7)] (9) Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent or limit a municipality
             172      operating under any form of municipal government from changing to another form of
             173      government as provided in Part 5, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government.
             174          Section 2. Section 10-3b-202 is amended to read:
             175           10-3b-202. Mayor in council-mayor form of government.
             176          (1) The mayor in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of
             177      government:
             178          (a) is the chief executive and administrative officer of the municipality;
             179          (b) exercises the executive and administrative powers and performs or supervises the
             180      performance of the executive and administrative duties and functions of the municipality;
             181          (c) shall:
             182          (i) keep the peace and enforce the laws of the municipality;


             183          (ii) execute the policies adopted by the council;
             184          (iii) appoint, with the council's advice and consent, a qualified person for each of the
             185      following positions:
             186          (A) subject to Subsection (3), chief administrative officer, if required under the
             187      resolution or petition under Subsection 10-3b-503 (1)(a) that proposed the change to a
             188      council-mayor form of government;
             189          (B) recorder;
             190          (C) treasurer;
             191          (D) engineer; and
             192          (E) attorney;
             193          (iv) provide to the council, at intervals provided by ordinance, a written report to the
             194      council setting forth:
             195          (A) the amount of budget appropriations;
             196          (B) total disbursements from the appropriations;
             197          (C) the amount of indebtedness incurred or contracted against each appropriation,
             198      including disbursements and indebtedness incurred and not paid; and
             199          (D) the percentage of the appropriations encumbered;
             200          (v) report to the council the condition and needs of the municipality;
             201          (vi) report to the council any release granted under Subsection (1)(d)(xiii);
             202          (vii) if the mayor remits a fine or forfeiture under Subsection (1)(d)(xi), report the
             203      remittance to the council at the council's next meeting after the remittance;
             204          (viii) perform each other duty:
             205          (A) prescribed by statute; or
             206          (B) required by a municipal ordinance that is not inconsistent with statute;
             207          (d) may:
             208          (i) subject to budget constraints:
             209          (A) appoint:
             210          (I) subject to Subsections (3)(b) and (4), a chief administrative officer; and
             211          (II) one or more deputies or administrative assistants to the mayor; and
             212          (B) (I) create any other administrative office that the mayor considers necessary for
             213      good government of the municipality; and


             214          (II) appoint a person to the office;
             215          (ii) with the council's advice and consent and except as otherwise specifically limited
             216      by statute, appoint:
             217          (A) each department head of the municipality;
             218          (B) each statutory officer of the municipality; and
             219          (C) each member of a statutory commission, board, or committee of the municipality;
             220          (iii) dismiss any person appointed by the mayor;
             221          (iv) as provided in Section 10-3b-204 , veto an ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation
             222      passed by the council;
             223          (v) exercise control of and supervise each executive or administrative department,
             224      division, or office of the municipality;
             225          (vi) within the general provisions of statute and ordinance, regulate and prescribe the
             226      powers and duties of each other executive or administrative officer or employee of the
             227      municipality;
             228          (vii) attend each council meeting, take part in council meeting discussions, and freely
             229      give advice to the council;
             230          (viii) appoint a budget officer to serve in place of the mayor to comply with and fulfill
             231      in all other respects the requirements of, as the case may be:
             232          (A) Chapter 5, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Towns; or
             233          (B) Chapter 6, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities;
             234          (ix) execute an agreement on behalf of the municipality, or delegate, by written
             235      executive order, the authority to execute an agreement on behalf of the municipality:
             236          (A) if the obligation under the agreement is within certified budget appropriations; and
             237          (B) subject to Section 10-6-138 ;
             238          (x) at any reasonable time, examine and inspect the official books, papers, records, or
             239      documents of:
             240          (A) the municipality; or
             241          (B) any officer, employee, or agent of the municipality;
             242          (xi) remit fines and forfeitures;
             243          (xii) if necessary, call on residents of the municipality over the age of 21 years to assist
             244      in enforcing the laws of the state and ordinances of the municipality; and


             245          (xiii) release a person imprisoned for a violation of a municipal ordinance; and
             246          (e) may not vote on any matter before the council.
             247          (2) (a) The first mayor elected under a newly established mayor-council form of
             248      government shall, within six months after taking office, draft and submit to the council a
             249      proposed ordinance:
             250          (i) providing for the division of the municipality's administrative service into
             251      departments, divisions, and bureaus; and
             252          (ii) defining the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau.
             253          (b) Before the council adopts an ordinance on the municipality's administrative service,
             254      the mayor may establish temporary rules and regulations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
             255      in the divisions of the municipal government.
             256          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "interim vacancy period" means the period of
             257      time that:
             258          (i) begins on the day on which a municipal general election described in Section
             259      10-3-201 is held to elect a mayor; and
             260          (ii) ends on the day on which the mayor-elect begins the mayor's term.
             261          [(3)] (b) Each person appointed as chief administrative officer under Subsection
             262      (1)(c)(iii)(A) shall be appointed on the basis of:
             263          [(a)] (i) the person's ability and prior experience in the field of public administration;
             264      and
             265          [(b)] (ii) any other qualification prescribed by ordinance.
             266          (c) (i) The mayor may not appoint a chief administrative officer during an interim
             267      vacancy period.
             268          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(c)(i):
             269          (A) the mayor may appoint an interim chief administrative officer during an interim
             270      vacancy period; and
             271          (B) the interim chief administrative officer's term shall expire once a new chief
             272      administrative officer is appointed by the new mayor after the interim vacancy period has
             273      ended.
             274          (d) Subsection (3)(c) does not apply if the mayor who holds office on the day of the
             275      municipal general election is re-elected to the mayor's office for the following term.


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


             307          (2) Adopting an ordinance under Subsection (1)(b)(i) removing from or reinstating to
             308      the mayor a power, duty, or function provided for in Section 10-3b-104 requires the affirmative
             309      vote of:
             310          (a) the mayor and a majority of all other council members; or
             311          (b) all council members except the mayor.
             312          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "interim vacancy period" means the period of
             313      time that:
             314          (i) begins on the day on which a municipal general election described in Section
             315      10-3-201 is held to elect a council member; and
             316          (ii) ends on the day on which the council member-elect begins the council member's
             317      term.
             318          (b) (i) The council may not appoint a manager during an interim vacancy period.
             319          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b)(i):
             320          (A) the council may appoint an interim manager during an interim vacancy period; and
             321          (B) the interim manager's term shall expire once a new manager is appointed by the
             322      new administration after the interim vacancy period has ended.
             323          (c) Subsection (3)(b) does not apply if all the council members who held office on the
             324      day of the municipal general election whose term of office was vacant for the election are
             325      re-elected to the council for the following term.
             326          (4) A council that appoints a manager in accordance with this section may not, on or
             327      after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an automatic renewal
             328      provision with the manager.
             329          Section 4. Section 10-3b-403 is amended to read:
             330           10-3b-403. Council in a five-member council form of government.
             331          (1) The council in a municipality operating under a five-member council form of
             332      municipal government:
             333          (a) exercises any executive or administrative power and performs or supervises the
             334      performance of any executive or administrative duty or function that:
             335          (i) has not been given to the mayor under Section 10-3b-104 ; or
             336          (ii) has been given to the mayor under Section 10-3b-104 but is removed from the
             337      mayor under Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A);


             338          (b) may:
             339          (i) subject to Subsections (1)(c) and (2), adopt an ordinance:
             340          (A) removing from the mayor any power, duty, or function of the mayor under Section
             341      10-3b-104 ; and
             342          (B) reinstating to the mayor any power, duty, or function previously removed under
             343      Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A);
             344          (ii) adopt an ordinance delegating to the mayor any executive or administrative power,
             345      duty, or function that the council has under Subsection (1)(a);
             346          (iii) subject to Subsections (3) and (4), appoint a manager to perform executive and
             347      administrative duties or functions that the council by ordinance delegates to the manager,
             348      subject to Subsection (1)(c);
             349          (iv) dismiss a manager appointed under Subsection (1)(b)(iii); and
             350          (v) assign any or all council members, including the mayor, to supervise one or more
             351      administrative departments of the municipality; and
             352          (c) may not remove from the mayor or delegate to a manager appointed by the council:
             353          (i) any of the mayor's legislative or judicial powers or ceremonial functions;
             354          (ii) the mayor's position as chair of the council; or
             355          (iii) any ex officio position that the mayor holds.
             356          (2) Adopting an ordinance under Subsection (1)(b)(i) removing from or reinstating to
             357      the mayor a power, duty, or function provided for in Section 10-3b-104 requires the affirmative
             358      vote of:
             359          (a) the mayor and a majority of all other council members; or
             360          (b) all council members except the mayor.
             361          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "interim vacancy period" means the period of
             362      time that:
             363          (i) begins on the day on which a municipal general election described in Section
             364      10-3-201 is held to elect a council member; and
             365          (ii) ends on the day on which the council member-elect begins the council member's
             366      term.
             367          (b) (i) The council may not appoint a manager during an interim vacancy period.
             368          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b)(i):


             369          (A) the council may appoint an interim manager during an interim vacancy period; and
             370          (B) the interim manager's term shall expire once a new manager is appointed by the
             371      new administration after the interim vacancy period has ended.
             372          (c) Subsection (3)(b) does not apply if all the council members who held office on the
             373      day of the municipal general election whose term of office was vacant for the election are
             374      re-elected to the council for the following term.
             375          (4) A council that appoints a manager in accordance with this section may not, on or
             376      after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an automatic renewal
             377      provision with the manager.
             378          Section 5. Section 10-3b-503 is amended to read:
             379           10-3b-503. Resolution or petition proposing a change in the form of government.
             380          (1) The process to change the form of government under which a municipality operates
             381      is initiated by:
             382          (a) the council's adoption of a resolution proposing a change; or
             383          (b) the filing of a petition, as provided in Title 20A, Chapter 7, Part 5, Local Initiatives
             384      - Procedures, proposing a change.
             385          (2) Within 45 days after the adoption of a resolution under Subsection (1)(a) or the
             386      declaring of a petition filed under Subsection (1)(b) as sufficient under Section 20A-7-507 , the
             387      council shall hold at least two public hearings on the proposed change.
             388          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the council shall hold an election on
             389      the proposed change in the form of government at the next municipal general election or
             390      regular general election that is more than 75 days after, as the case may be:
             391          (i) a resolution under Subsection (1)(a) is adopted; or
             392          (ii) a petition filed under Subsection (1)(b) is declared sufficient under Section
             393      20A-7-507 .
             394          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), an election on a proposed change in the form of
             395      government may not be held if:
             396          (i) in the case of a proposed change initiated by the council's adoption of a resolution
             397      under Subsection (1)(a), the council rescinds the resolution within 60 days after adopting it; or
             398          (ii) in the case of a proposed change initiated by a petition under Subsection (1)(b),
             399      enough signatures are withdrawn from the petition within 60 days after the petition is declared


             400      sufficient under Section 20A-7-507 that the petition is no longer sufficient.
             401          (4) Each resolution adopted under Subsection (1)(a) or petition filed under Subsection
             402      (1)(b) shall:
             403          (a) state the method of election and initial terms of council members; and
             404          (b) specify the boundaries of districts substantially equal in population, if some or all
             405      council members are to be elected by district.
             406          (5) A resolution under Subsection (1)(a) or petition under Subsection (1)(b) proposing
             407      a change to a council-mayor form of government may require that, if the change is adopted, the
             408      mayor appoint, with the council's advice and consent and subject to Section 10-3b-202 , a chief
             409      administrative officer, to exercise the administrative powers and perform the duties that the
             410      mayor prescribes.
             411          Section 6. Section 17-52-505 is amended to read:
             412           17-52-505. Council-manager form of county government.
             413          (1) (a) A county operating under the form of government known as the
             414      "council-manager" form shall be governed by an elected county council, a county manager
             415      appointed by the council, and such other officers and employees as are authorized by law.
             416          (b) The optional plan shall provide for the qualifications, time and manner of
             417      appointment[,] subject to Subsections (6) and (7), term of office, compensation, and removal of
             418      the county manager.
             419          (2) The county manager shall be the administrative head of the county government and
             420      shall have the powers, functions, and duties of a county executive, except:
             421          (a) as the county legislative body otherwise provides by ordinance; and
             422          (b) that the county manager may not veto any ordinances enacted by the council.
             423          (3) (a) No member of the council shall directly or indirectly, by suggestion or
             424      otherwise, attempt to influence or coerce the manager in the making of any appointment or
             425      removal of any officer or employee or in the purchase of supplies, attempt to exact any promise
             426      relative to any appointment from any candidate for manager, or discuss directly or indirectly
             427      with him the matter of specific appointments to any county office or employment. [A violation
             428      of the foregoing]
             429          (b) (i) A person who violates the provisions of this Subsection (3) shall forfeit the
             430      office of the offending member of the council.


             431          (ii) Nothing in this section shall be construed, however, as prohibiting the council
             432      while in open session from fully and freely discussing with or suggesting to the manager
             433      anything pertaining to county affairs or the interests of the county.
             434          (iii) Neither manager nor any person in the employ of the county shall take part in
             435      securing, or contributing any money toward, the nomination or election of any candidate for a
             436      county office.
             437          (iv) The optional plan may provide procedures for implementing this Subsection (3).
             438          (4) In the council-manager form of county government, the legislative powers of the
             439      county shall be vested in the county council, and the executive powers of the county shall be
             440      vested in the county manager.
             441          (5) A reference in statute or state rule to the "governing body" or the "board of county
             442      commissioners" of the county, in the council-manager form of county government, means:
             443          (a) the county council, with respect to legislative functions, duties, and powers; and
             444          (b) the county manager, with respect to executive functions, duties, and powers.
             445          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6), "interim vacancy period" means the period of
             446      time that:
             447          (i) begins on the day on which a general election described in Section 17-16-6 is held
             448      to elect a council member; and
             449          (ii) ends on the day on which the council member-elect begins the council member's
             450      term.
             451          (b) (i) The county council may not appoint a county manager during an interim vacancy
             452      period.
             453          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (6)(b)(i):
             454          (A) the county council may appoint an interim county manager during an interim
             455      vacancy period; and
             456          (B) the interim county manager's term shall expire once a new county manager is
             457      appointed by the new administration after the interim vacancy period has ended.
             458          (c) Subsection (6)(b) does not apply if all the county council members who held office
             459      on the day of the county general election whose term of office was vacant for the election are
             460      re-elected to the council for the following term.
             461          (7) A county council that appoints a county manager in accordance with this section


             462      may not, on or after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an
             463      automatic renewal provision with the county manager.
             464          Section 7. Section 17-53-302 is amended to read:
             465           17-53-302. County executive duties.
             466          Each county executive shall:
             467          (1) exercise supervisory control over all functions of the executive branch of county
             468      government;
             469          (2) direct and organize the management of the county in a manner consistent with state
             470      law, county ordinance, and the county's optional plan of county government;
             471          (3) carry out programs and policies established by the county legislative body;
             472          (4) faithfully ensure compliance with all applicable laws and county ordinances;
             473          (5) exercise supervisory and coordinating control over all departments of county
             474      government;
             475          (6) except as otherwise vested in the county legislative body by state law or by the
             476      optional plan of county government, and subject to Section 17-53-317 , appoint, suspend, and
             477      remove the directors of all county departments and all appointive officers of boards and
             478      commissions;
             479          (7) except as otherwise delegated by statute to another county officer, exercise
             480      administrative and auditing control over all funds and assets, tangible and intangible, of the
             481      county;
             482          (8) except as otherwise delegated by statute to another county officer, supervise and
             483      direct centralized budgeting, accounting, personnel management, purchasing, and other service
             484      functions of the county;
             485          (9) conduct planning studies and make recommendations to the county legislative body
             486      relating to financial, administrative, procedural, and operational plans, programs, and
             487      improvements in county government;
             488          (10) maintain a continuing review of expenditures and of the effectiveness of
             489      departmental budgetary controls;
             490          (11) develop systems and procedures, not inconsistent with statute, for planning,
             491      programming, budgeting, and accounting for all activities of the county;
             492          (12) if the county executive is an elected county executive, exercise a power of veto


             493      over ordinances enacted by the county legislative body, including an item veto upon budget
             494      appropriations, in the manner provided by the optional plan of county government;
             495          (13) review, negotiate, approve, and execute contracts for the county, unless otherwise
             496      provided by statute;
             497          (14) perform all other functions and duties required of the executive by state law,
             498      county ordinance, and the optional plan of county government; and
             499          (15) sign on behalf of the county all deeds that convey county property.
             500          Section 8. Section 17-53-317 is amended to read:
             501           17-53-317. Executive appointment with advice and consent of county legislative
             502      body.
             503          (1) The appointment of a person to fill a position on a board, committee, or similar
             504      body whose membership is appointed by the county shall be by the county executive, with the
             505      advice and consent of the county legislative body.
             506          (2) (a) As used in this Subsection (2), "interim vacancy period" means:
             507          (i) for a county commission form or expanded county commission form of
             508      government, the period of time that:
             509          (A) begins on the day on which a general election described in Section 17-16-6 is held
             510      to elect a commission member; and
             511          (B) ends on the day on which the commission member-elect begins the council
             512      member's term; or
             513          (ii) for a county executive-council form of government, the period of time that:
             514          (A) begins on the day on which a general election described in Section 17-16-6 is held
             515      to elect a county executive; and
             516          (B) ends on the day on which the county executive-elect begins the county executive's
             517      term.
             518          (b) (i) A county commission in a county commission form of government, or a county
             519      commission in an expanded county commission form of government, may not appoint during
             520      an interim period vacancy a manager, a chief executive officer, a chief administrative officer,
             521      or a similar position to perform executive and administrative duties or functions.
             522          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(b)(i):
             523          (A) a county commission in a county commission form of government, or a county


             524      commission in an expanded county commission form of government, may appoint an interim
             525      manager, a chief executive officer, a chief administrative officer, or a similar position during an
             526      interim vacancy period; and
             527          (B) the interim appointee's term shall expire once a new manager, a chief executive
             528      officer, a chief administrative officer, or a similar position is appointed by the new
             529      administration after the interim vacancy period has ended.
             530          (c) Subsection (2)(b) does not apply if all the county commission members who held
             531      office on the day of the county general election whose term of office was vacant for the
             532      election are re-elected to the county commission for the following term.
             533          (d) (i) A county executive in a county executive-council form of government may not
             534      appoint during an interim vacancy period a manager, a chief executive officer, a chief
             535      administrative officer, or a similar position to perform executive and administrative duties or
             536      functions.
             537          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(d)(i):
             538          (A) a county executive in a county executive-council form of government may appoint
             539      an interim manager, a chief executive officer, a chief administrative officer, or a similar
             540      position during an interim vacancy period; and
             541          (B) the interim appointee's term shall expire once a new manager, a chief executive
             542      officer, a chief administrative officer, or a similar position is appointed by the new county
             543      executive after the interim vacancy period has ended.
             544          (e) Subsection (2)(d) does not apply if the county executive who held office on the day
             545      of the county general election is re-elected to the office of county executive for the following
             546      term.
             547          (3) A county commission in a county commission form of government, a county
             548      commission in an expanded county commission form of government, or a county executive in a
             549      county executive-council form of government that appoints a manager, a chief executive
             550      officer, a chief administrative officer, or a similar position in accordance with this section may
             551      not, on or after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an automatic
             552      renewal provision with the manager, chief executive officer, chief administrative officer, or
             553      similar position.
             554          Section 9. Section 17B-1-301 is amended to read:


             555           17B-1-301. Board of trustees duties and powers.
             556          (1) (a) Each local district shall be governed by a board of trustees which shall manage
             557      and conduct the business and affairs of the district and shall determine all questions of district
             558      policy.
             559          (b) All powers of a local district are exercised through the board of trustees.
             560          (2) The board of trustees may:
             561          (a) fix the location of the local district's principal place of business and the location of
             562      all offices and departments, if any;
             563          (b) fix the times of meetings of the board of trustees;
             564          (c) select and use an official district seal;
             565          (d) subject to Subsections (3) and (4), employ employees and agents, or delegate to
             566      district officers power to employ employees and agents, for the operation of the local district
             567      and its properties and prescribe or delegate to district officers the power to prescribe the duties,
             568      compensation, and terms and conditions of employment of those employees and agents;
             569          (e) require district officers and employees charged with the handling of district funds to
             570      provide surety bonds in an amount set by the board or provide a blanket surety bond to cover
             571      officers and employees;
             572          (f) contract for or employ professionals to perform work or services for the local
             573      district that cannot satisfactorily be performed by the officers or employees of the district;
             574          (g) through counsel, prosecute on behalf of or defend the local district in all court
             575      actions or other proceedings in which the district is a party or is otherwise involved;
             576          (h) adopt bylaws for the orderly functioning of the board;
             577          (i) adopt and enforce rules and regulations for the orderly operation of the local district
             578      or for carrying out the district's purposes;
             579          (j) prescribe a system of civil service for district employees;
             580          (k) on behalf of the local district, enter into contracts that the board considers to be for
             581      the benefit of the district;
             582          (l) acquire, construct or cause to be constructed, operate, occupy, control, and use
             583      buildings, works, or other facilities for carrying out the purposes of the local district;
             584          (m) on behalf of the local district, acquire, use, hold, manage, occupy, and possess
             585      property necessary to carry out the purposes of the district, dispose of property when the board


             586      considers it appropriate, and institute and maintain in the name of the district any action or
             587      proceeding to enforce, maintain, protect, or preserve rights or privileges associated with district
             588      property;
             589          (n) delegate to a district officer the exercise of a district duty; and
             590          (o) exercise all powers and perform all functions in the operation of the local district
             591      and its properties as are ordinarily exercised by the governing body of a political subdivision of
             592      the state and as are necessary to accomplish the purposes of the district.
             593          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "interim vacancy period" means:
             594          (i) if any member of the local district board is elected, the period of time that:
             595          (A) begins on the day on which a municipal general election described in Section
             596      17B-1-306 is held to elect a local district board member; and
             597          (B) ends on the day on which the local district board member-elect begins the
             598      member's term; or
             599          (ii) if any member of the local district board is appointed, the period of time that:
             600          (A) begins on the day on which an appointing authority posts a notice of vacancy in
             601      accordance with Section 17B-1-304 ; and
             602          (B) ends on the day on which the person who is appointed by the local district board to
             603      fill the vacancy begins the person's term.
             604          (b) (i) The local district may not hire during an interim vacancy period a manager, a
             605      chief executive officer, a chief administrative officer, or a similar position to perform executive
             606      and administrative duties or functions.
             607          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b)(i):
             608          (A) the local district may hire an interim manager, a chief executive officer, a chief
             609      administrative officer, or a similar position during an interim vacancy period; and
             610          (B) the interim manager's, chief executive officer's, chief administrative officer's, or
             611      similar position's employment shall terminate once a new manager, chief executive officer,
             612      chief administrative officer, or similar position is hired by the new local district board after the
             613      interim vacancy period has ended.
             614          (c) Subsection (3)(b) does not apply if:
             615          (i) all the elected local district board members who held office on the day of the
             616      municipal general election whose term of office was vacant for the election are re-elected to the


             617      local district board; and
             618          (ii) all the appointed local district board members who were appointed whose term of
             619      appointment was expiring are re-appointed to the local district board.
             620          (4) A local district board that hires an interim manager, a chief executive officer, a
             621      chief administrative officer, or a similar position in accordance with this section may not, on or
             622      after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an automatic renewal
             623      provision with the interim manager, chief executive officer, chief administrative officer, or
             624      similar position.
             625          Section 10. Section 17D-1-106 is amended to read:
             626           17D-1-106. Special service districts subject to other provisions.
             627          (1) A special service district is, to the same extent as if it were a local district, subject
             628      to and governed by:
             629          (a) Sections 17B-1-105 , 17B-1-107 , 17B-1-108 , 17B-1-109 , 17B-1-110 , 17B-1-111 ,
             630      17B-1-112 , 17B-1-113 , 17B-1-116 , and 17B-1-118 ;
             631          (b) Subsections 17B-1-301 (3) and (4), Sections 17B-1-304 , 17B-1-305 , 17B-1-306 ,
             632      17B-1-307 , 17B-1-310 , 17B-1-312 , and 17B-1-313 ;
             633          (c) Title 17B, Chapter 1, Part 6, Fiscal Procedures for Local Districts;
             634          (d) Title 17B, Chapter 1, Part 7, Local District Budgets and Audit Reports;
             635          (e) Title 17B, Chapter 1, Part 8, Local District Personnel Management; and
             636          (f) Title 17B, Chapter 1, Part 9, Collection of Service Fees and Charges.
             637          (2) For purposes of applying the provisions listed in Subsection (1) to a special service
             638      district, each reference in those provisions to the local district board of trustees means the
             639      governing body.
             640          Section 11. Section 53A-3-301 is amended to read:
             641           53A-3-301. Superintendent of schools -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Term --
             642      Compensation.
             643          (1) [A] Subject to Subsection (7), a local school board shall appoint a district
             644      superintendent of schools who serves as the board's chief executive officer.
             645          (2) (a) The local school board shall appoint the superintendent on the basis of
             646      outstanding professional qualifications.
             647          (b) (i) The superintendent's term of office is for two years and until, subject to


             648      Subsection (7), a successor is appointed and qualified.
             649          (ii) A local school board that appoints a superintendent in accordance with this section
             650      may not, on or after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an
             651      automatic renewal provision with the superintendent.
             652          (3) [If] Unless vacancy occurs during an interim vacancy period subject to Subsection
             653      (7), if it becomes necessary to appoint an interim superintendent due to a vacancy in the office
             654      of superintendent, then the local school board shall make an appointment during a public
             655      meeting for an indefinite term not to exceed one year, which term shall end upon the
             656      appointment and qualification of a new superintendent.
             657          (4) (a) The superintendent shall hold an administrative/supervisory license issued by
             658      the State Board of Education, except as otherwise provided in Subsection (4)(b).
             659          (b) A local school board [of education] may request, and the State Board of Education
             660      may grant, a letter of authorization permitting a person with outstanding professional
             661      qualifications to serve as superintendent without holding an administrative/supervisory license.
             662          (5) The local school board shall set the superintendent's compensation for services.
             663          (6) The superintendent qualifies for office by taking the constitutional oath of office.
             664          (7) (a) As used in this Subsection (7), "interim vacancy period" means the period of
             665      time that:
             666          (i) begins on the day on which a general election described in Section 20A-1-202 is
             667      held to elect a member of a local school board; and
             668          (ii) ends on the day on which the member-elect begins the member's term.
             669          (b) (i) The local school board may not appoint a superintendent during an interim
             670      vacancy period.
             671          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(b)(i):
             672          (A) the local school board may appoint an interim superintendent during an interim
             673      vacancy period; and
             674          (B) the interim superintendent's term shall expire once a new superintendent is
             675      appointed by the new local school board after the interim vacancy period has ended.
             676          (c) Subsection (7)(b) does not apply if all the local school board members who held
             677      office on the day of the general election whose term of office was vacant for the election are
             678      re-elected to the local school board for the following term.






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