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2.48.010 - Municipal government.#
The municipal government of the city of South Salt Lake shall be vested in a mayor and a city council to be composed of seven members, two to be elected at large and five to be elected from districts.
(Ord. 2001-07 § 1: Editorially amended during 10/96 supplement; prior code § 1-2-1)
2.48.020 - Municipal elections.#
A.
On Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1973, and quadrenially thereafter, there shall be held in the city of South Salt Lake, a municipal election to fill the offices of mayor for a four-year term, and three city councilmembers each for a four-year term.
B.
On Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1971, and quadrenially thereafter there shall be held in the city of South Salt Lake a municipal election to fill the offices of four city councilmembers, each for a term of four years.
(Editorially amended during 10/96 supplement; prior code § 1-2-2)
2.48.030 - Primary elections.#
Primary elections for the municipal offices of the city of South Salt Lake shall be held in accordance with UCA 20A-9-404 (1995), as currently amended.
(Editorially added during 10/96 supplement)
2.48.040 - Terms of office of municipal officers.#
All officers of the city of South Salt Lake shall hold office for a the terms for which elected or appointed and until their respective successors are chosen and qualified.
(Prior code § 1-2-3)
2.48.050 - Eligibility of officers.#
(1)
All elective officers of the City of South Salt Lake shall be chosen by the registered voters therein.
(2)
No person shall be eligible for elective office who is not a registered voter of the City of South Salt Lake.
(3)
No person who is elected to office in the City of South Salt Lake may simultaneously be employed by the city in any capacity other than the one to which the person is elected.
(Prior code § 1-2-13; Ord. No. 2021-02, § I(Exh. A), 3-10-2021; Ord. No. 2021-03, § 1(Exh. A), 3-24-2021)
2.48.060 - Declarations of candidacy.#
(1)
A candidate seeking office in the City of South Salt Lake shall comply with the requirements of UCA 20A-9-203 (1995), as currently amended and:
(a)
file the candidate's declaration with the city recorder; and
(b)
pay a nonrefundable filing fee listed in [Section] 3.11.060(D).
(2)
The city recorder shall:
(a)
Provide reasonable logistical support to a potential candidate filing a declaration;
(b)
Ensure that a candidate seeking office in the city has complied with UCA 20A-9-203, or its successor provision, and the provisions of this chapter before accepting the candidate's declaration; and
(c)
Return any filed declaration that does not comply with UCA 20A-9-203 or its successor provision.
(Editorially added during 10/96 supplement; Ord. No. 2021-02, § I(Exh. A), 3-10-2021)
2.48.090 - Certificates preserved two years.#
(1)
The city recorder shall preserve all declarations of candidacy filed under the provisions of this chapter in the office of the city recorder for 22 months.
(2)
All declarations described in subsection (1) shall be open to public inspection during normal business hours.
(Editorially amended during 10/96 supplement; prior code § 1-2-7; Ord. No. 2021-02, § I(Exh. A), 3-10-2021)
2.48.100 - List of nominees published and posted—Sample ballots to be posted.#
The city recorder shall ensure that: (1)
Petitions for regular primary elections are circulated as described in U.C.A. 20A-9-405 or its successor provision;
(2)
Sample ballots are prepared and circulated as required in U.C.A. 20A-5-405 or its successor provision.
(Prior code § 1-2-8; Ord. No. 2021-02, § I(Exh. A), 3-10-2021)
2.48.110 - Filling vacancy.#
If any person nominated declines the person's nomination or dies or otherwise becomes incapacitated to a degree that renders the person incapable of performing the functions of the prospective office before election day, or if any certificate of nomination is insufficient or inoperative, the resulting vacancy may be filled in the same manner required in the original nomination.
(Prior code § 1-2-12; Ord. No. 2021-02, § I(Exh. A), 3-10-2021)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 2021-02, § I(Exh. A), adopted March 10, 2021, repealed §§ 2.48.110—2.48.130. Said section pertained to the posting of sample ballots, objections to nomination certificates, and the declining of nominations and collectively derived from Prior Code §§ 1-2-9—1-2-11. Section 2.48.140 of Title 2 has been renumbered as § 2.48.110, as set out herein.