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CHAPTER 2.02. - CITY OFFICERS GENERALLY#
Sec. 2.02.010. - Compensation.#
1.
City elected and appointed officers shall receive compensation for their services as follows:
a.
Mayor: $2000.00 per month, totaling $24,000.00 annually.
b.
City council member: $300.00 per month, totaling $3,600 annually.
c.
Planning commission: $150.00 per month, plus $75.00 per meeting for any additional planning commission meetings.
d.
All other officers shall receive such compensation for their services as the council may fix by ordinance, adopting compensation or compensation schedules enacted after public hearing in accordance with Utah law.
2.
City elected and appointed officers shall be reimbursed for mileage to and from required meetings at the current IRS mileage rate.
(Ord. 2020-02, 4/28/2020; Ord. 2022-10, § 1.1, 7/12/2022; Ord. No. 2025-02, § 1.1, 1/14/2025; Ord. No. 2026-06, § I, 1/27/2026; Ord. No. 2026-17, § 1.1, 6/9/2026; Ord. No. 2026-19, § I, 6/23/2026)
Sec. 2.02.020. - Oaths.#
All city elected and appointed officers, before entering on the duties of their respective officers, shall take, subscribe, and file the constitutional oath of office as required by Utah law.
(Ord. 2020-02, 4/28/2020; Ord. 2022-10, § 1.1, 7/12/2022; Ord. No. 2025-02, § 1.1, 1/14/2025)
Sec. 2.02.030. - Bonds of insurance.#
1.
The city shall have in place a general fidelity bond, public employee blanket bond, theft or crime insurance, or other assurance sufficient to protect the city and its officers.
2.
The city council shall establish the amount of, terms of, and persons covered by such assurance by resolution, which shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements established by Utah law.
3.
The assurance shall be paid for from general city funds.
4.
The city recorder shall file and maintain the assurance established by the city council.
(Ord. 2020-02, 4/28/2020; Ord. 2022-10, § 1.1, 7/12/2022; Ord. No. 2025-02, § 1.1, 1/14/2025)
CHAPTER 2.06. - CITY RECORDER#
Sec. 2.06.010. - Records manager.#
The city recorder is hereby established as the records manager for the city. The deputy recorder is hereby established as the assistant records manager.
(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)
Sec. 2.06.020. - Fees.#
Fees for the production and copying of records shall be in accordance with the Government Records Access Management Act and shall be established by Kamas City's Fee and Rate Resolution as follows: 1.
Copies made at city facility:
8½ × 11 copies: $0.10 per page, double sided charged as two pages
Legal size copies: $0.25 per page, double sided charged as two pages
Fax (incoming, outgoing): $1.00 per page
Copies of recorded meetings: $5.00 per CD
2.
Copies in excess of 50 pages. Outside copy facilities: For requests for copies in excess of 50 pages, the city reserves the right to send the documents out to be copied and the requester shall pay the actual cost to copy the documents, including any fee charged for pick-up and delivery of the documents.
3.
Fees for providing records under GRAMA.
a.
Records request: An hourly charge under subsection (2)(a) may not exceed the salary of the lowest paid employee who, in the discretion of the custodian of records, has the necessary skill and training to perform the request. No charge may be made for the first quarter hour of staff time.
b.
In a form other than that maintained by the city: $200.00 per request or $30.00 per employee hour required to compile the record, whichever is greater.
(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015; Res. 2018-06, 9/11/2018)
CHAPTER 2.08. - ELECTIONS#
Sec. 2.08.010. - Primary election system for nominating and electing candidates for municipal offices.#
1.
Election for mayor and council members shall be conducted according to the municipal election section of the U.C.A. § 20A-9-404(1) and (2).
2.
This ordinance provides for the candidates for mayor and council members to be nominated at a primary election if required. A primary election will be held only when the number of candidates filing for an office exceeds twice the number to be elected. The candidates nominated at the primary election plus candidates that were not required to run in the primary are to be placed on the November ballot.
(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)
CHAPTER 2.10. - CODE ENFORCEMENT#
Sec. 2.10.010 - Code enforcement procedures.#
1.
Administrative citation: The city may issue an administrative citation for civil enforcement for any violation of the Kamas City Code according to the process set forth in chapter 8.08. The city mayor, or designee, shall issue the citation containing all requirements described by this section. Abatement of the violation shall not void or satisfy the fee or penalty assessed for the violation. Nothing in this section or issuance of an administrative citation described in this section shall limit or preclude the city from filing criminal charges for any violation of the city code. No administrative citation may be issued for code violations designated as a Class B misdemeanor or above.
2.
Collection:
a.
City billing account: Fines and fees imposed by an administrative citation shall, after expiration of the time to appeal or after a decision on appeal is issued upholding the citation, may be added to the responsible party's utility billing account, in accordance with chapter 7.06.
b.
Lawsuit: In the event collection of expenses of destruction and removal are pursued through the courts, the city shall sue and receive judgment for all of said expenses of destruction and removal, together with reasonable attorney fees, interest, and court costs, and shall execute upon such judgment in the manner provided by law. The city may also assign its right to enforce and collect such expenses to a collection agency or other entity for collection, which entity shall have the same right to collect as if they were the city.
c.
Taxes: In the event that the code enforcement officer elects to refer the expenses of correction, destruction, or removal to the county treasurer for inclusion in the tax notice of the property owner, he shall make in triplicate an itemized statement of all expenses incurred in the destruction and removal of the same, and shall deliver three copies of the statement to the county treasurer within ten days after the completion of the work (e.g., destroying or removing such weeds, refuse, garbage, objects or structures.) Thereupon, the costs of the work shall be pursued by the county treasurer in accordance with the provisions of U.C.A. § 10-11-4, as amended, and the recalcitrant owner shall have such rights and shall be subject to such powers as are thereby granted.
3.
Criminal proceedings: The commencement of criminal proceedings for the purpose of imposing penalties for violations of this chapter shall not be conditioned upon prior issuance of a notice or the granting to the defendant an opportunity to abate or remove the nuisance. The provisions of this chapter relating to notice and abatement shall be deemed merely alternative and additional methods of securing conformity to city code.
(Ord. No. 2024-04, § 1(Exh. A), 7/9/2024)
CHAPTER 2.26. - POLICE DEPARTMENT#
Sec. 2.26.010. - Established.#
There is hereby established a regularly constituted police force to be known as the police department, which shall consist of a chief of police and such other police officers as shall be employed by the city.
(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)
Sec. 2.26.020. - Chief of police.#
1.
Powers. See U.C.A. §§ 10-3-913 through 10-3-915.
2.
The chief shall organize, supervise, and be responsible for all the activities of the police department and shall define and assign the duties of the different police officers.
3.
The chief shall, when required, attend meetings of the city council to consult with advise them on matters of public safety. The chief shall execute all lawful orders of the mayor and city council and see that all orders and judgments of the justice of the peace are carried into effect.
(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)
Sec. 2.26.030. - Additional powers and duties of policemen.#
The chief of police and all police officers of the city shall have the following powers and duties in addition to those that may be assigned to them as above provided: 1.
To suppress riots, disturbances, and breaches of the peace, and to apprehend all persons committing any offense against the laws of the state or ordinances of the city.
2.
To execute and serve all warrants, processes, commitments, and writs whatsoever issued by the justice of the peace.
3.
To preserve the public peace, prevent crime, detect and arrest offenders, protect persons and property, removed nuisances existing in the public streets, roads, highways, and other public places, enforce every law relating to suppression of offenses, render such assistance in the collection of licenses as may be required by the license collector and perform all duties enjoined upon them by law and ordinance.
(Ord. 2015-04, 11/10/2015)