A. Council Duties: The city council, by majority vote in an open meeting, shall:
1. By ordinance, provide for the manner in which:
a. City property is bought, sold, traded, encumbered, or otherwise transferred; and
b. A subdivision or annexation is approved, disapproved, or otherwise regulated.
2. Pass ordinances; appropriate funds, including tax levies; adopt fee schedules and service rates; and review city administration;
3. Provide advice and consent for the mayor's appointments of the city administrator; statutory officers, statutory committee members, and department heads, as defined in section 1-3-2 of this code;
4. Appoint city council members to serve as council representatives or liaisons to external organizations pursuant to section 1-6-14 of this code;
5. Appoint, or nominate, as applicable, qualified persons to serve as board members on local district boards pursuant to section 1-6-15 of this code;
6. Perform all duties that the law imposes on the council, including appropriating emergency expenditures authorized by Utah Code 10-6-129 and chapter 2a of title 53, or their successor provisions; and
7. Elect one of its members to be the council chair and another one of its members to be the council vice-chair, using the procedures set forth in section 1-6-9 of this code.
B. Council Action: The city council's will is expressed by ordinance, resolution, declaration, budget approval, and other written statements of policy and concern. In every case, unless otherwise required or allowed by law, the will of the city council shall be expressed in an open meeting by a majority vote of the city council, with a minimum of four "yes" votes, regardless of the number of council members present. No statement or act of any individual member of the city council shall be viewed as the will of the city council.
C. Presenting Council Action To Mayor, Veto, And Reconsideration: Consistent with Utah Code 10-3b-204, or successor provisions:
1. The council shall present to the mayor each ordinance, tax levy, and appropriation passed by the council;
2. The mayor may veto an ordinance or tax levy or all or any part of an appropriation passed by the council;
3. If the mayor vetoes an ordinance or tax levy or all or any part of an appropriation, the mayor shall return the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the council within fifteen (15) days after the council presents the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the mayor, with a statement explaining the mayor's objections; and
4. At its next meeting following a mayor's veto under subsection (2), the council shall reconsider the vetoed ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation.
D. When Council Action Takes Effect: An ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council takes effect upon recording as provided in Utah Code 10-3-7, (Municipal Ordinances, Resolutions, and Procedure), or successor provisions, if:
1. The mayor signs the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation;
2. The mayor fails to sign the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation within fifteen (15) days after the council presents the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the mayor; or
3. Following a veto, the council reconsiders the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation and passes it by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of all council members. This two-thirds (2/3) vote means a minimum of five "yes" votes, regardless of the number of council members present. (2001 Code § 2-3-106; amd. Ord. 09-13, 4-14-2009; Ord. 19-32, 10-23-2019, Effective at 12 noon on January 6, 2020; Ord. 21-04, 2-10-2021; Ord. 22-04, 2-23-2022)