2006 Utah Code - 10-3-1219 — Council-mayor form -- Powers and duties of mayor.

     10-3-1219.   Council-mayor form -- Powers and duties of mayor.
     (1) In the optional form of government known as the council-mayor form, the mayor shall be a registered voter of the municipality from which he is elected and shall be elected for a term of four years.
     (2) The mayor shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the municipality and shall:
     (a) enforce the laws and ordinances of the municipality;
     (b) execute the policies adopted by the council;
     (c) appoint and remove administrative assistants, including a chief administrative officer; and
     (d) with the advice and consent of the council, appoint department heads and all statutory officers, commissions, boards, and committees of the municipality, except as may otherwise be specifically limited by law;
     (e) remove department heads and officers and employees, commissions, boards, and committees;
     (f) exercise control of all departments, divisions, and bureaus within the municipal government;
     (g) attend all meetings of the council with the right to take part in all discussions and the responsibility to inform the council of the condition and needs of the municipality and make recommendations and freely give advice to the council, except that the mayor may not vote in council meetings;
     (h) appoint a budget officer to serve in place of the mayor for the purpose of conforming with the requirements of the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act and in all other respects fulfill the requirements of that act;
     (i) appoint, with the advice and consent of the council, a qualified person to each of the offices in cities of recorder, treasurer, engineer, and attorney and, in towns, town treasurer and clerk;
     (j) create any other offices that are considered necessary for the good government of the municipality, and make appointments to them;
     (k) regulate and prescribe the powers and duties of all other officers of the municipality, within the general provisions of law and ordinance;
     (l) furnish the municipal council with a report periodically, as determined by ordinance, that is available for public inspection and sets forth:
     (i) the amounts of all budget appropriations;
     (ii) the total disbursements to date from these appropriations;
     (iii) the amount of indebtedness incurred or contracted against each appropriation, including disbursements and indebtedness incurred and not paid; and
     (iv) the percentage of the appropriations encumbered to date;
     (m) execute agreements within certified budget appropriations on behalf of the municipality, or delegate, by written executive order, the power to execute such agreements to executive officials, subject to the procedure described in Section 10-6-138; and
     (n) perform other duties as may be prescribed by this part or may be required by ordinance not inconsistent with this part.

Amended by Chapter 156, 2004 General Session