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Utah Code § 10-3b-203 (2026)

Council in a council-mayor form of government

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The council in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of government:
shall:
by ordinance, provide for the manner in which:
municipal property is bought, sold, traded, encumbered, or otherwise transferred; and
a subdivision or annexation is approved, disapproved, or otherwise regulated;
pass ordinances, appropriate funds, and review municipal administration;
perform all duties that the law imposes on the council; and
elect one of its members to be the chair of the council;
may:
adopt an ordinance, to be known as the municipal administrative code:
dividing the municipality's administrative service into departments, divisions, and bureaus; and
defining the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau;
adopt an ordinance:
creating, consolidating, or abolishing departments, divisions, and bureaus; and
defining or altering the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau;
notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c)(iii), make suggestions or recommendations to a subordinate of the mayor;
notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c), appoint a committee of council members or citizens to conduct an investigation into:
an officer, department, or agency of the municipality; or
any other matter relating to the welfare of the municipality; and
delegate to an appointed committee powers of inquiry that the council considers necessary;
make and enforce any additional rule or regulation for the government of the council, the preservation of order, and the transaction of the council's business that the council considers necessary; and
take any action allowed under Section 10-8-84; and
may not:
direct or request, other than in writing, the appointment of a person to or the removal of a person from an executive municipal office;
interfere in any way with an executive officer's performance of the officer's duties; or
publicly or privately give orders to a subordinate of the mayor.
A member of a council in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government may not have any other compensated employment with the municipality.

Enacted by Chapter 19, 2008 General Session

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Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: Outfront Media, LLC v. Salt Lake City Corp., 2017 UT 74, 416 P.3d 389.
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Outfront Media, LLC v. Salt Lake City Corp., 2017 UT 74, 416 P.3d 389. · cites it 3× “Citing Utah Code § 10-3b-203. Citing id. §§ 10-6-101, 10-8-1.”
Utah Code § 10-3b-203(1): 1 case
Outfront Media, LLC v. Salt Lake City Corp., 2017 UT 74, 416 P.3d 389. “Citing Utah Code § 10-3b-203. Citing id. §§ 10-6-101, 10-8-1.”
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