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)
1-5-3: MAYOR AS MEMBER OF TOWN COUNCIL:
   A.   Administration Vested In Mayor: The administrative powers, authority and duties are vested in the mayor.
   B.   Presiding Officer; Mayor Pro Tempore: The mayor shall be the chairperson and preside at the meetings of the town council. In the absence of the Mayor or because of his inability or refusal to act, the Town Council may elect a member of the Town Council to preside over the meeting as Mayor Pro Tempore, who shall have all the powers and duties of the Mayor during his absence or disability. The election of a Mayor Pro Tempore shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting. (1976 Code § 3-512; amd. 2001 Code)
   C.   Voting: The Mayor shall vote as a member of the Town Council. Any member of the Town Council appointed to act as Mayor Pro Tempore shall cast only one vote. (2001 Code)
   D.   Powers And Duties:
      1.   The Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer to whom all employees of the Town shall report.
      2.   The Mayor shall:
         a.   Keep the peace and enforce the laws of the Town;
         b.   Remit fines and forfeitures;
         c.   Report remittances under subsection D2b of this section to the Town Council at its next regular session;
         d.   Perform all duties prescribed by law, resolution or ordinance;
         e.   Ensure that all the laws, ordinances and resolutions are faithfully executed and observed;
         f.   Report to the Town Council the condition of the Town and recommend for Town Council consideration any measures that the Mayor considers to be in the best interests of the Town;
         g.   When necessary, call on the residents of the Town over the age of twenty one (21) years to assist in enforcing the laws of the State and ordinances of the Town;
         h.   Appoint, with the advice and consent of the Town Council, persons to fill Town offices or vacancies on commissions or committees of the Town; and
         i.   Report to the Town Council any release granted under subsection D3b of this section.
      3.   The Mayor may:
         a.   At any reasonable time, examine and inspect the official books, papers, records or documents of the Town or of any officer, employee or agent of the Town; and
         b.   Release any person imprisoned for violation of any Town ordinance. (1976 Code § 3-511; amd. 2001 Code)
   E.   No Veto: The Mayor shall have no power to veto any act of the Town Council, unless otherwise specifically authorized by statute. (2001 Code)
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