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The mayor of the city shall be elected in an at large election. Council members shall be elected from geographic districts of the city. The five (5) council districts shall be substantially equal in population. A council member must be a qualified elector residing in the district from which he or she is elected. The term of office for the mayor and council members shall be four (4) years, except when the term may be shorter by virtue of an appointment to fill a remaining term. (Ord. 2016-09, 5-26-2016)
The city council is the legislative body of the city and shall exercise the legislative powers and perform the legislative duties and functions of the city and may perform such other functions as may be specifically provided or necessarily implied by law. (Ord. 2016-09, 5-26-2016)
A. Regular Meetings: The city council shall hold regular meetings to conduct the business of the city at least once each month and shall prescribe by ordinance the time and place for holding its regular meetings. In general, regular meetings of the city council will be held on the first three (3) Thursdays of each month at the offices of the city. The city council shall prepare and provide notice of its annual meeting schedule in accordance with applicable law.
B. Special Meetings: If at any time the business of the city requires a special meeting of the city council, such a special meeting may be ordered by the mayor or any two (2) council members. Notice of the special meeting shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of the Utah open and public meetings act and Utah Code Annotated section 10-3-502, as amended. The order of the special meeting shall be entered into the minutes of the city council.
C. Closed Meetings: The affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the city council present at an open meeting for which notice is given and a quorum is present may call a closed meeting to discuss certain items as provided under Utah Code Annotated section 52-4-205, as amended. The reason or reasons for holding a closed meeting and the vote, by name, of each member of the city council, either for or against the motion to hold the closed meeting, shall be entered on the minutes of the meeting. No ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, contract, or appointment shall be approved at a closed meeting.
D. Electronic Meetings: The city council may convene and conduct an electronic meeting in accordance with the provisions of Utah Code Annotated section 52-4-207, as amended. The city council shall establish and adopt written rules and procedures governing such electronic meetings. (Ord. 2016-09, 5-26-2016)
The city shall give public notice at least once each year of its annual meeting schedule as per public noticing provisions provided in Appendix C: "Noticing Requirements" of Title 13. Notice of the agenda, date, time and place of each of its meetings, other than emergency meetings, shall be in accordance with Utah Code Annotated sections 52-4-202, as amended, and 63F-1-701, as amended, regarding postings on the Utah public notice website. (Ord. 2016-09, 5-26-2016; amd. Ord. 2021-18, 8-5-2021)
A written agenda for each regular meeting shall be prepared by the city manager or his or her designee and approved by the mayor or mayor pro tempore in the mayor's absence. Any member of the city council may request that one or more items be placed on the agenda. Each agenda shall provide reasonable specificity to notify the public as to the topics to be considered at the public meeting and topics discussed at the meeting shall comply with applicable provisions of Utah Code Annotated section 52-4-202, as amended. (Ord. 2016-09, 5-26-2016)
Except as otherwise provided by law, written minutes and a recording shall be kept of all meetings of the city council in accordance with the provisions set forth in Utah Code Annotated sections 52-4-203 and 206, as amended, and shall be presented to the city council for review, correction and approval. The city council shall establish and implement procedures for approval of written minutes of its meetings. (Ord. 2016-09, 5-26-2016)
The mayor shall be the chairperson and preside at the meetings of the city council. In the absence of the mayor or because of his or her inability or refusal to act, the city council may elect a member of the city council to preside over the meeting as mayor pro tempore in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 2.02 of this title. (Ord. 2016-09, 5-26-2016)
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