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Salt Lake City, UT Code of Ordinances
CITY CODE of SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 2.02 GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 2.03 GOVERNMENT TRANSITION FOLLOWING AN ELECTION
CHAPTER 2.04 OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CHAPTER 2.05 APPOINTMENTS OF DEPARTMENT HEADS AND STATUTORY OFFICERS
CHAPTER 2.06 CITY COUNCIL
CHAPTER 2.07 CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 2.08 ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 2.09 EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION, EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSION, AND EMERGENCY POWERS1
CHAPTER 2.10 POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 2.11 RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR POLICE OFFICERS
CHAPTER 2.12 FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU
CHAPTER 2.13 FIRE CODE BOARD OF APPEALS
CHAPTER 2.14 AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD
CHAPTER 2.15 HORSEDRAWN CARRIAGE COMMITTEE
CHAPTER 2.16 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 2.18 SALT LAKE VALLEY BOARD OF HEALTH
CHAPTER 2.20 COMMUNITY RECOVERY COMMITTEE
CHAPTER 2.21 HOUSING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD
CHAPTER 2.22 TRACY AVIARY BOARD
CHAPTER 2.23 TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD
CHAPTER 2.24 EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE APPEALS PROCESS
CHAPTER 2.26 URBAN FORESTRY
CHAPTER 2.28 LIBRARY BOARD
CHAPTER 2.30 SALT LAKE ART DESIGN BOARD
CHAPTER 2.32 SALT LAKE CITY ARTS COUNCIL BOARD
CHAPTER 2.33 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS ADVISORY BOARD
CHAPTER 2.34 CBD NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN
CHAPTER 2.35 CITIZENS' COMPENSATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CHAPTER 2.36 CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD
CHAPTER 2.37 YOUTH AND FAMILY RECREATION AND PROGRAMS ADVISORY BOARD
CHAPTER 2.38 WEST CAPITOL HILL REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
CHAPTER 2.39 CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING CONSERVANCY AND USE COMMITTEE
CHAPTER 2.40 PUBLIC UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CHAPTER 2.41 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CHAPTER 2.42 OFFICERS' OATHS AND BONDS
CHAPTER 2.43 GOLF ENTERPRISE FUND ADVISORY BOARD
CHAPTER 2.44 CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CHAPTER 2.46 CAMPAIGN FINANCING DISCLOSURE
CHAPTER 2.48 POLITICAL COERCION
CHAPTER 2.50 BAIL COMMISSIONERS
CHAPTER 2.51 MILITARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE
CHAPTER 2.52 PERSONNEL SYSTEM
CHAPTER 2.53 EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
CHAPTER 2.54 CITY OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 2.56 CITY OWNED PERSONAL PROPERTY
CHAPTER 2.58 CITY OWNED REAL PROPERTY
CHAPTER 2.59 CITY SUBPOENAS
CHAPTER 2.60 RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
CHAPTER 2.61 HOUSING STABILITY
CHAPTER 2.62 RECOGNIZED OR REGISTERED ORGANIZATION NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 2.64 CITY RECORDS
CHAPTER 2.66 CONSTITUTIONAL TAKINGS
CHAPTER 2.68 ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 2.69 LOCAL OPINION QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 2.70 YOUTH CITY GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BOARD
CHAPTER 2.72 POLICE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD
CHAPTER 2.73 INTERMODAL CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND
CHAPTER 2.75 ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL VIOLATIONS
CHAPTER 2.76 BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD
CHAPTER 2.78 HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION1
CHAPTER 2.80 HOUSING TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD
CHAPTER 2.82 SALT LAKE CITY SISTER CITIES BOARD
CHAPTER 2.84 JUSTICE COURT
CHAPTER 2.85 CONSTABLES
CHAPTER 2.86 ELECTRONIC MEETINGS
CHAPTER 2.88 LAND USE APPEALS BOARD
CHAPTER 2.90 OPEN SPACE LANDS PROGRAM
CHAPTER 2.94 PARKS, NATURAL LANDS, TRAILS, AND URBAN FORESTRY ADVISORY BOARD
CHAPTER 2.96 UTAH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER BOARD
CHAPTER 2.98 RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION FOR POLICE AND FIRE
TITLE 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
TITLE 4 RESERVED
TITLE 5 BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
TITLE 6 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES1
TITLE 7 RESERVED
TITLE 8 ANIMALS
TITLE 9 HEALTH AND SAFETY
TITLE 10 HUMAN RIGHTS
TITLE 11 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
TITLE 12 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
TITLE 13 RESERVED
TITLE 14 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
TITLE 15 PARKS AND RECREATION
TITLE 16 AIRPORTS
TITLE 17 PUBLIC SERVICES
TITLE 18 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
TITLE 19 GENERAL PLANS
TITLE 20 SUBDIVISIONS
TITLE 21A ZONING
TITLE 22 LOCAL EMERGENCIES
APPENDICES SPECIAL ORDINANCES
Salt Lake City, UT Policies and Procedures Manual
TITLE 2
ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Governmental Organization   2.02
Government Transition Following An Election   2.03
Office Of The Mayor   2.04
Appointments Of Department Heads And Statutory Officers   2.05
City Council   2.06
City Boards And Commissions   2.07
Administrative Organization   2.08
Emergency Proclamation, Emergency Interim Succession, And Emergency Powers 1 (Rep. by Ord. 54-13, 2013)   2.09
Police Department   2.10
Residency Requirements For Police Officers (Rep. by Ord. 53-01 § 1, 2001)   2.11
Fire Prevention Bureau   2.12
Airport Advisory Board   2.14
Horsedrawn Carriage Committee (Rep. by Ord. 63-14, 2014)   2.15
Civil Service Commission (Rep. by Ord. 57-20, 2020)   2.16
Salt Lake Valley Board Of Health (Rep. by Ord. 68-13, 2013)   2.18
Community Recovery Committee   2.20
Housing Advisory And Appeals Board (Rep. by Ord. 91-24, 2024)   2.21
Tracy Aviary Board (Rep. by Ord. 74-00 § 1, 2000)   2.22
Transportation Advisory Board   2.23
Employee Discipline Appeals Process   2.24
Urban Forestry   2.26
Library Board   2.28
Salt Lake Art Design Board   2.30
Salt Lake City Arts Council Board   2.32
Community Development And Capital Improvement Programs Advisory Board   2.33
CBD Neighborhood Development Plan   2.34
Citizens' Compensation Advisory Committee   2.35
Central Business Improvement District Advisory Board (Rep. by Ord. 69-13, 2013)   2.36
Youth And Family Recreation And Programs Advisory Board (Rep. by Ord. 70-13, 2013)   2.37
West Capitol Hill Redevelopment Plan   2.38
City And County Building Conservancy And Use Committee   2.39
Public Utilities Advisory Committee   2.40
Community Development Advisory Committee (Rep. by Ord. 77-06 § 2, 2006)   2.41
Officers' Oaths And Bonds   2.42
Golf Enterprise Fund Advisory Board   2.43
Conflict Of Interest   2.44
Campaign Financing Disclosure   2.46
Political Coercion   2.48
Bail Commissioners   2.50
Military Leaves Of Absence   2.51
Personnel System   2.52
Employment Practices   2.53
City Owned Motor Vehicles   2.54
City Owned Personal Property   2.56
City Owned Real Property   2.58
City Subpoenas   2.59
Recognized Community Organizations   2.60
Housing Stability   2.61
Recognized Or Registered Organization Notification Procedures (Rep. by Ord. 58-13, 2013)   2.62
City Records   2.64
Constitutional Takings   2.66
Elections   2.68
Local Opinion Questions   2.69
Youth City Government Advisory Board (Rep. by Ord. 93-04 § 1, 2004)   2.70
Police Civilian Review Board   2.72
Intermodal Center Enterprise Fund   2.73
Enforcement Of Civil Violations   2.75
Business Advisory Board   2.76
Human Rights Commission 1 (Rep. by Ord. 15-08 § 2, 2008)   2.78
Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board   2.80
Salt Lake City Sister Cities Board   2.82
Justice Court   2.84
Constables   2.85
Electronic Meetings   2.86
Land Use Appeals Board (Rep. by Ord. 8-12, 2012)   2.88
Open Space Lands Program   2.90
Parks, Natural Lands, Trails, And Urban Forestry Advisory Board   2.94
Utah Performing Arts Center Board   2.96
Recruitment And Promotion For Police And Fire   2.98

 

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1. See title 22 of this code.
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1. See title 10, chapter 10.02 of this code.
CHAPTER 2.02
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
SECTION:
2.02.010: Purpose
2.02.020: Establishment Of Branches
2.02.010: PURPOSE:
It is the intent and purpose of this title to establish and clarify the organization and operation of city departments and to provide for an orderly means of conducting the operations of city government. Pursuant to title 10, chapter 3, of the Utah code, this chapter and chapters 2.04, 2.06, and 2.08 of this title, or their successor chapters, provide for the division of administrative services into departments, divisions and bureaus and define the duties and functions of each. These chapters constitute the administrative code of the city. (Ord. 58-23, 2023: Prior code § 24-1-1)
2.02.020: ESTABLISHMENT OF BRANCHES:
The municipal government of the city is divided into three separate, independent and equal branches of government:
   A.   The executive branch, which consists of the elected mayor of the city, and the administrative departments of the city, together with department heads, officers and employees. The mayor shall be elected at large by the voters of the municipality and shall exercise the executive powers of the government.
   B.   The legislative branch, which consists of a municipal council and their staff. The council shall consist of seven (7) members, who are residents of and elected from their respective council districts.
   C.   The judicial branch, which consists of the justice court judges, a court administrator, officers, clerks, and employees. The justice court judges shall be selected and appointed as set forth in Utah Code 78A-7-202 or its successor section. (Ord. 58-23, 2023: Prior code § 24-1-2)