1-7-8: MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS TO POSITIONS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES:

The mayor shall:

   A.   Appoint, with the council’s advice and consent, a qualified person for:

      1.   City administrator, based on the person’s ability and prior experience in the field of local government administration and on any other qualification prescribed by ordinance;

      2.   Each other statutory officer and department head, as defined in section 1-3-2 of this code; and the human resources director and information technology director (no person may perform any of the functions of any of these positions without prior advice and consent of the council);

      3.   Each member of each executive branch standing committee, board, and commission, as defined in section 2-1-3 of this code; and

      4.   Each position appointed by the mayor which is identified in this code as requiring the council’s advice and consent.

   B.   Appoint (or nominate, as applicable), with the council’s advice and consent, qualified persons to serve as board members on specified external boards, as follows:

      1.   Terms of Office for City Representatives to Specified External Boards: The term of office for each city representative serving on a specified external board shall be as set forth by law or by the rules or by-laws of the appropriate entity; otherwise, the term of office shall be for three (3) years from the date of appointment. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, rules, or by-laws, a city representative may continue to hold over for up to three months or until a replacement is appointed.

      2.   Each Re-Appointment is a New Appointment: Each re-appointment (of the same individual to the same city representative position) shall follow all the same procedures as an initial appointment to a city representative position. For the purposes of this subsection B, the term “appoint” or “re-appointment” shall be read as “nominate” or “re-nomination”, as applicable.

      3.   Reports from City Representatives: Each city representative shall provide reports and updates to the council as frequently as requested by the council.

      4.   The boards of the following entities are specified external boards for the purposes of this section:

         a.   Trans-Jordan Cities Landfill; and

         b.   South Valley Water Reclamation Facility.

   C.   Appoint, without the council’s advice and consent, a qualified person for:

      1.   Each of the other appointed at-will employee positions not identified in subsection A above;

      2.   Each member of each executive branch temporary committee, board, and commission, as defined in section 2-1-3;

      3.   Each member of each internal committee of city employees (see section 2-1-1); and

      4.   Each position appointed by the mayor which is not identified in this code as requiring the council’s advice and consent. (Ord. 21-37, 11-16-2021; amd. Ord. 22-04, 2-23-2022)