2006 Utah 10-3-1227 — Municipal administrative code in council-manager form.

     10-3-1227.   Municipal administrative code in council-manager form.
     It also shall be the duty of the first manager appointed under the provisions of this part to draft and submit to the council within six months after assuming office, a proposed ordinance providing for the division of the administrative service of the municipality into departments, divisions, and bureaus, and defining the functions and duties of each. Subsequent to the adoption of this ordinance, upon recommendation of the manager, the council by ordinance may create, consolidate, or abolish departments, divisions, and bureaus and define or alter the functions and duties of each. The compilation of these ordinances shall be known as the "municipal administrative code." Each officer shall have the power to prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with general law, the municipal administrative code, and the merit plan. Prior to the adoption of the municipal administrative code, the manager shall have power to establish temporary rules and regulations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the divisions of the municipal government.

Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session