CHAPTER 5
MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SECTION:
1-5-1: Eligibility And Residency Requirements
1-5-2: Membership; Terms
1-5-3: Mayor As Member Of Town Council
1-5-4: Meetings; Procedure And Conduct
1-5-5: Ordinances And Resolutions; Procedures
1-5-6: Electronic Meetings
1-5-1: ELIGIBILITY AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS:
   A.   Declaration Of Candidacy: A person filing a declaration of candidacy for a town office shall:
      1.   Have been a resident of the town for at least three hundred sixty five (365) days immediately before the date of the election; and
      2.   Meet the other requirements of Utah Code Annotated section 20A-9-203.
   B.   Annexed Areas: A person living in an area annexed to the town meets the residency requirement of this section if that person resided within the area annexed to the town for at least three hundred sixty five (365) days before the date of the election.
   C.   Residency Requirements:
      1.   Each elected officer of the town shall maintain residency within the boundaries of the town during the officer's term of office.
      2.   If an elected officer of the town establishes a principal place of residence, as provided in Utah Code Annotated section 20A-2-105, outside the town during the officer's term of office, the office is automatically vacant.
   D.   Registered Voter: Any person elected to town office shall be a registered voter in the town.
   E.   Continuous Absence From Town: If an elected town officer is absent from the town any time during his term of office for a continuous period of more than sixty (60) days without the consent of the town council, the town office is automatically vacant. (1976 Code § 3-301; amd. 2001 Code)
1-5-2: MEMBERSHIP; TERMS:
   A.   Composition: The governing body shall be a council of five (5) persons, one of whom shall be the mayor and the remaining four (4) shall be council members.
   B.   Election; Terms: The election and terms of office of the officers shall be as follows:
      1.   The offices of mayor and two (2) council members shall be filled in municipal elections held in 1977. The terms shall be for four (4) years. These offices shall be filled every four (4) years in municipal elections.
      2.   The offices of the other two (2) council members shall be filled in municipal elections held in 1979. The terms shall be for four (4) years. These offices shall be filled every four (4) years in municipal elections.
      3.   The offices shall be filled in at-large elections which shall be held at the time and the manner provided for electing municipal officers. (2001 Code)
   C.   Vacancy In Office: Mayor or town council vacancies shall be filled as provided in Utah Code Annotated section 20A-1-510. (1976 Code §§ 3-221, 3-222; amd. 2001 Code)
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