A. 1. The day following the canvass of the election for mayor and/or council members by the city board of canvassers, the mayor shall designate an existing city employee to serve as a transition officer. The transition officer shall notify current and incoming elected officials of such designation and shall provide the transition officer's name and contact information to all current and incoming city elected officials.
2. If such officials are not timely notified that a transition officer has been designated, the city council shall schedule at their next formal meeting a discussion on whether to make other arrangements as may be necessary to provide for an orderly transition.
B. The transition officer shall provide information that is public to the mayor-elect and council members-elect, including, but not limited to, the following:
1. A list of appointed city positions, including:
a. The budget for the appointed positions and associated details, including, but not limited to, salary grade, rate of pay, and contact information for each incumbent serving in an appointed position, and
b. Identification of appointed positions subject to the advice and consent of the city council;
2. Contact information for the mayor, mayor-elect, city council members, city council members-elect, city council executive director, and each department director;
3. Conflict of interest and ethics rules applicable to elected officials;
4. Complete city budget;
5. Information regarding:
a. The relationship between the city council and the mayor, including the mayor's administration;
b. The structure and processes of Salt Lake City administrative and legislative bodies;
c. Formal policies established by the city council;
d. Human resource information and forms necessary to set up the mayor-elect and council members-elect as city employees; and
e. Any other public information reasonably requested by the mayor-elect and/or council members-elect.
C. The transition officer shall provide equal and timely access to additional requested public information and shall facilitate the scheduling of briefings with department directors and others as deemed appropriate through the mayor or the mayor's chief of staff.
D. The transition officer shall, within seven (7) days after designation, set orientation and information meetings for the mayor-elect and council members-elect and shall notify current and incoming elected officials that the orientation process has been initiated. If such meetings are not timely scheduled, the city council may convene such meetings as the council may determine. (Ord. 73-15, 2015)