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Utah Code § 10-3b-402, 2008

In a five-member council municipal government, the mayor is a regular voting council member, chairs meetings, performs ceremonial functions, and cannot veto ordinances, tax levies, or appropriations passed by the…

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municipal governance
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United States — Utah
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Year 2008
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Enacted 2008
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Mayor in a five-member council form of government.

In a five-member council municipal government, the mayor is a regular voting council member, chairs meetings, performs ceremonial functions, and cannot veto ordinances, tax levies, or appropriations passed by the council.

Section 10-3b-402

Subsection 10-3b-402(1)(e)

Except as modified by ordinance under Subsection 10-3b-403(2), it has the powers and duties described in Section 10-3b-104.

Section 10-3b-402(1)(e)

Subsection 10-3b-402(2)(a)

If the mayor is absent, unable, or refuses to act, the council may elect one of its members as mayor pro tempore.

Section 10-3b-402(2)(a)

Subsection 10-3b-402(2)(b)

The municipal clerk or recorder must enter the council’s election of a council member as mayor pro tempore in the meeting minutes.

Section 10-3b-402(2)(b)

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Part 10-3b-4

part 10-3b-4 Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government

§ 10-3b-402Mayor in a five-member council form of government.Provision

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In a five-member council municipal government, the mayor is a regular voting council member, chairs meetings, performs ceremonial functions, and cannot veto ordinances, tax levies, or appropriations passed by the council.

Mayor in a five-member council form of government. The mayor in a municipality operating under a five-member council form of municipal government: is a regular and voting member of the council; is the chair of the council and presides at all council meetings; exercises ceremonial functions for the municipality; may not veto any ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council; and except as modified by ordinance under Subsection 10-3b-403(2) , has the powers and duties described in Section 10-3b-104 . If the mayor is absent or unable or refuses to act, the council may elect a member of the council as mayor pro tempore, to: preside at a council meeting; and perform, during the mayor's absence, disability, or refusal to act, the duties and functions of mayor. The municipal clerk or recorder shall enter in the minutes of the council meeting the election of a council member as mayor pro tempore under Subsection (2)(a) .
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§ 10-3b-402(1)Subsection 10-3b-402(1)Provision

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In a five-member council municipality, the mayor is a voting council member, chairs and presides over council meetings, performs ceremonial functions, and cannot veto council-passed ordinances, tax levies, or appropriations.

The mayor in a municipality operating under a five-member council form of municipal government: is a regular and voting member of the council; is the chair of the council and presides at all council meetings; exercises ceremonial functions for the municipality; may not veto any ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council; and except as modified by ordinance under Subsection 10-3b-403(2) , has the powers and duties described in Section 10-3b-104 .
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§ 10-3b-402(1)(a)Subsection 10-3b-402(1)(a)Provision

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This text states that the person is a regular and voting member of the council.

is a regular and voting member of the council;
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§ 10-3b-402(1)(b)Subsection 10-3b-402(1)(b)Provision

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The chair of the council presides at all council meetings.

is the chair of the council and presides at all council meetings;
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§ 10-3b-402(1)(c)Subsection 10-3b-402(1)(c)Provision

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The municipality exercises ceremonial functions.

exercises ceremonial functions for the municipality;
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§ 10-3b-402(1)(d)Subsection 10-3b-402(1)(d)Provision

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A person may not veto any ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council.

may not veto any ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council; and
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§ 10-3b-402(1)(e)Subsection 10-3b-402(1)(e)Provision

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Except as modified by ordinance under Subsection 10-3b-403(2), it has the powers and duties described in Section 10-3b-104.

except as modified by ordinance under Subsection 10-3b-403(2) , has the powers and duties described in Section 10-3b-104 .
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§ 10-3b-402(2)Subsection 10-3b-402(2)Provision

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If the mayor is absent, unable, or refuses to act, the council may elect a council member as mayor pro tempore, and the municipal clerk or recorder must record that election in the council minutes.

If the mayor is absent or unable or refuses to act, the council may elect a member of the council as mayor pro tempore, to: preside at a council meeting; and perform, during the mayor's absence, disability, or refusal to act, the duties and functions of mayor. The municipal clerk or recorder shall enter in the minutes of the council meeting the election of a council member as mayor pro tempore under Subsection (2)(a) .
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§ 10-3b-402(2)(a)Subsection 10-3b-402(2)(a)Provision

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If the mayor is absent, unable, or refuses to act, the council may elect one of its members as mayor pro tempore.

If the mayor is absent or unable or refuses to act, the council may elect a member of the council as mayor pro tempore, to: preside at a council meeting; and perform, during the mayor's absence, disability, or refusal to act, the duties and functions of mayor.
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§ 10-3b-402(2)(a)(i)Subsection 10-3b-402(2)(a)(i)Provision

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preside at a council meeting; and

preside at a council meeting; and
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§ 10-3b-402(2)(a)(ii)Subsection 10-3b-402(2)(a)(ii)Provision

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The mayor must perform the mayor’s duties and functions during the mayor’s absence, disability, or refusal to act.

perform, during the mayor's absence, disability, or refusal to act, the duties and functions of mayor.
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§ 10-3b-402(2)(b)Subsection 10-3b-402(2)(b)Provision

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The municipal clerk or recorder must enter the council’s election of a council member as mayor pro tempore in the meeting minutes.

The municipal clerk or recorder shall enter in the minutes of the council meeting the election of a council member as mayor pro tempore under Subsection (2)(a) .
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