2006 Utah Code - 10-2-302 — Change of class of municipality.

     10-2-302.   Change of class of municipality.
     (1) Each municipality shall retain its classification under Section 10-2-301 until changed as provided in this section.
     (2) The lieutenant governor shall monitor the population figure for each municipality as shown on:
     (a) each official census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census; or
     (b) if the population figure for a municipality is not available from the United States Bureau of the Census, the population estimate from the Utah Population Estimates Committee.
     (3) If the applicable population figure under Subsection (2) indicates that a municipality's population has increased beyond the limit for its current class, the lieutenant governor shall:
     (a) prepare a certificate indicating the class in which the municipality belongs based on the increased population figure; and
     (b) within ten days after preparing the certificate, deliver a copy of the certificate to the legislative body of the municipality whose class has changed.
     (4) (a) If the applicable population figure under Subsection (2) indicates that a municipality's population has decreased below the limit for its current class, the legislative body of the municipality may petition the lieutenant governor to prepare a certificate indicating the class in which the municipality belongs based on the decreased population figure.
     (b) Upon receipt of a petition under Subsection (4)(a), the lieutenant governor shall prepare the certificate, and within ten days after preparing the certificate, deliver a copy of the certificate to the legislative body of the municipality whose class has changed.
     (5) A municipality's change in class is effective on the date of the lieutenant governor's certificate under Subsection (3) or (4).

Amended by Chapter 4, 2001 Special Session 2