11-44C-7
Section 11-44C-7 Qualification of council candidates; votes cast by each voter; majority vote
requirements; run-off elections; elections held quadrennially; when elected councilmen take
office; term of office; councilman may succeed himself. Council candidates shall qualify as
provided by law and shall have the qualification and eligibility set forth herein. Each voter
in the election may cast one vote for a candidate from his district, and one vote for a candidate
for mayor. Any district councilman candidate receiving a majority of the total votes cast
from the district in which he is a candidate shall be elected as a district councilman in
his district. In the event that a district councilman candidate, should fail to receive such
a majority, then another election shall be held upon the same day of the week three weeks
thereafter to be called and held in the same mode and manner and under the same rules and
regulations. In the second election there shall be two candidates for each...
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11-44E-4
Section 11-44E-4 Mayor and commissioners to be known as commission; powers and duties; qualification
and taking of office; commencement of mayor/commission/city manager form of government. The
commissioners provided for in this section, along with the mayor, shall be known collectively
as the commission and shall have the powers and duties hereinafter provided. The commissioners
first elected shall qualify and take office in the manner hereinafter prescribed on the first
Monday in October following the date of election, and thereupon such city shall at that time
be organized under the mayor/commission/city manager form of government provided under this
chapter and shall thereafter be governed by the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1988, No.
88-445, p. 660, §1.04.)...
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11-43C-36
Section 11-43C-36 Mayor - Vacancies; acting mayor; special election to fill vacancy; term of
office. Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur by reason of death, resignation,
removal or any other cause, the president of the council shall assume the duties of the office
of mayor effective on the date such vacancy occurs and shall serve as acting mayor until a
mayor is elected and qualified as herein provided. The acting mayor shall receive no compensation,
expenses or allowances as a council member while acting as mayor, but he will receive the
same rate of pay and allowances provided for the mayor whose vacated office he fills, and
the compensation received for days of service as acting mayor shall not be counted in determining
the maximum annual per diem compensation permitted council members. While the president of
the council is serving as acting mayor he may attend council meetings but may not vote on
any matters before the council. The council shall within 10 days...
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11-44C-36
Section 11-44C-36 Mayor - Vacancies; acting mayor; special election to fill vacancy; term of
office. Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur by reason of death, resignation,
removal, or any other cause, the president of the council shall assume the duties of the office
of mayor effective on the date such vacancy occurs and shall serve as acting mayor until a
new mayor is elected and qualified as herein provided. The acting mayor shall receive no compensation,
expenses, or allowances as a council member while acting as mayor, but he will receive the
same rate of pay and allowances provided for the mayor whose vacated office he fills, and
the compensation received for days of service as acting mayor shall not be counted in determining
the maximum annual per diem compensation permitted council members. While the president of
the council is serving as acting mayor he may attend council meetings but may not vote on
any matters before the council. The council shall within 10...
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45-37A-52.94
Section 45-37A-52.94 Vacancy. Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur by reason
of death, resignation, removal, or any other cause, the president of the council shall assume
the duties of the office of mayor effective on the date such vacancy occurs and shall serve
as acting mayor until a new mayor is elected and qualified as hereinafter provided. The acting
mayor shall receive no compensation, expenses, or allowances as a member of the city council
while acting as mayor, but shall receive the same rate of pay and allowances provided for
the mayor whose vacated office he or she fills, and the compensation received for days of
service as acting mayor shall not be counted in determining the maximum annual per diem compensation
permitted council members. While the president of the council is serving as acting mayor he
or she shall not sit with the council or vote on any matters before the council. The election
commission of the city, if there be one, and if not then the...
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11-44C-93
Section 11-44C-93 Provisions applicable regardless of form of government chosen. It is the
legislative intent of this bill that the following provisions shall apply regardless of which
form of government the majority of the qualified electors voting in the election provided
herein choose: (1) Within 30 days of taking office, the officials of the form of government
chosen shall adopt an ordinance to provide that all appointments made by the mayor, council
or city commission to positions in city government, boards, commissions, agencies, authorities,
or any other organization or entity of the city or to any positions to which said officials
make appointments, shall fairly and equitably reflect the makeup of the total community with
due consideration given to all demographic characteristics of the population. (2) Within 30
days of taking office, the officials of the form of government chosen shall adopt an ordinance
to provide that all contracts or agreements entered into by the city or...
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11-44D-1
Section 11-44D-1 Ordinance abandoning commission form of government and referendum adopting
mayor-council or manager-council form. Within three months of the adoption and approval of
this chapter, the governing body of any Class 6 municipality with a commission form of government
may by a majority vote of the members of that governing body adopt an ordinance abandoning
the commission form of government and calling for a referendum to be held at public expense
within 60 days after such call for the purpose of determining whether such city shall adopt
the mayor-council form of government, authorized by this chapter, or in the alternative the
manager-council form of government authorized by this chapter. The mayor or chief executive
officer shall give notice of the time and purpose of such referendum election by publication
once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality,
or, if there is no such newspaper of general circulation in the...
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45-8A-23.007
Section 45-8A-23.007 Council. The councilmen provided for in this subpart shall be known collectively
as the Council of the City of ... (Name of said city to be inserted) and shall have the powers
and duties hereinafter provided. The council first elected shall qualify and take office in
the manner hereinafter prescribed on the first Monday in October following the date when the
election of all councilmen is completed, and thereupon such city shall be and become organized
under the council-manager form of government provided under this part, and shall thereafter
be governed by the provisions of this part. (Acts 1953, No. 404, p. 472, §1.08.)...
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11-43-40
Section 11-43-40 Composition of city councils; voting by president of council. (a) Except as
provided in Section 11-43-2 as it relates to the legislative functions of the mayor in cities
and towns having a population of 12,000 or more but less than 25,000 inhabitants according
to the most recent or any subsequent federal decennial census, in cities having a population
of 12,000 or more, the following officers shall be elected at each general municipal election,
who shall compose the city council for the cities and who shall hold office for four years
and until their successors are elected and qualified, and who shall exercise the legislative
functions of city government and any other powers and duties which are or may be vested by
law in the city council or its members: (1) In cities having seven wards or less, a president
of the city council and two aldermen from each ward, to be elected by the qualified voters
of the several wards voting separately in every ward; except, that in...
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11-43-87
Section 11-43-87 Filling of vacancies for mayor, president of council, etc., in Class 3 municipalities.
(a) Unless otherwise provided by local law, in the event of the absence or disability of the
mayor of all Class 3 municipalities, the president of the council, or the president pro tempore
of the council in case of absence or disability of the president of the council, shall act
as mayor pro tempore with the power and authority of the mayor during such time. In the event
of a failure or refusal of the president of the council or the president pro tempore of the
council to act, the council may appoint one of its members to act as mayor pro tempore with
like effect, which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of the council. (b) Unless
otherwise provided by local law, vacancies in the offices of mayor, president, and president
pro tempore of the council, and vacancies in the council, of Class 3 municipalities shall
be filled as herein provided. (1) In the event of a vacancy from...
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