11-46-26
Section 11-46-26 Proceedings where only one candidate or nominee for office. In the event only
one person has filed a statement of candidacy for an office by 5:00 P.M. on the third Tuesday
in July preceding the date set for an election of municipal officers pursuant to subsection
(g) of Section 11-46-25, then such person shall for all purposes be deemed elected to such
office, any provisions of this article to the contrary notwithstanding. The mayor or other
chief executive officer shall not cause the name of such person or the office for which his
candidacy was declared to be printed on the ballot, but he shall immediately file a written
statement with the governing body of the municipality, attested by the clerk, certifying the
fact that only one person filed a statement of candidacy for the office of _____ (naming the
office) by 5:00 P.M. on the third Tuesday in July preceding the day of _____, 2__, the date
set for an election of municipal officers in the City (Town) of _____,...
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11-43-2
Section 11-43-2 Election of mayors and aldermen; exercise of legislative functions; salary
of aldermen. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), in all cities and towns at the general
election to be held on the fourth Tuesday in August, 1984, and quadrennially thereafter, there
shall be elected a mayor, who, in cities having a population of 12,000 or more according to
the last or any subsequent federal census, shall not sit with the council nor have a vote
in its proceedings, and he or she shall have the power and duties conferred in this chapter.
(b) In all cities and towns having a population of less than 12,000 inhabitants according
to the last or any subsequent federal census, the legislative functions shall be exercised
by the mayor and five aldermen. The mayor shall preside over all deliberations of the council.
At his or her discretion he or she may vote as a member of the council on any question coming
to a vote, except in case of a tie, in which event he or she must vote....
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11-43C-81
Section 11-43C-81 Pending legal actions and proceedings. No action or proceeding, civil or
criminal, pending at the time of the organization under the mayor-council form of government,
brought by or against the city or any office, department, or agency or officer thereof, shall
be affected or abated by the change to the mayor-council form of government or by anything
contained in this chapter; but all such actions or proceedings may be continued notwithstanding
that functions, powers, and duties of any office, department, or agency or officer party thereto
may by or under this chapter be assigned or transferred to another office, department, or
agency or officer; but in that event, the same may be prosecuted or defended by the head of
the office, department, or agency to which such functions, powers, and duties have been assigned
or transferred by or under the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116,
§81.)...
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11-44C-81
Section 11-44C-81 Pending legal actions and proceedings. No action or proceeding, civil or
criminal, pending at the time of the organization under the mayor-council form of government,
brought by or against the city or any office, department, or agency or officer thereof, shall
be affected or abated by the change to the mayor-council form of government or by anything
contained in this chapter; but all such actions or proceedings may be continued notwithstanding
that functions, powers, and duties of any office, department, or agency or officer party thereto
may by or under this chapter be assigned or transferred to another office, department, or
agency or officer, but in that event, the same may be prosecuted or defended by the head of
the office, department, or agency to which such functions, powers, and duties have been assigned
or transferred by or under the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96,
§81.)...
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11-46-1
Section 11-46-1 Municipalities may provide for election, compensation, bond, etc., of officers.
Cities and towns may, except as otherwise provided by law, by ordinance provide for the election
at any regular municipal election or for the appointment of such officers as are deemed needful
or proper for the good government of the city or town and the due exercise of its corporate
powers, fix their terms of office, fix their compensation and prescribe the duties of such
officers, their liabilities and powers and require them to give bond in such sum and to be
conditioned and approved as the council may prescribe. (Code 1907, §1171; Code 1923, §1887;
Code 1940, T. 37, §34.)...
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11-52-1
Section 11-52-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words or phrases shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) MUNICIPALITY or MUNICIPAL. Cities or towns. (2) MAYOR. The chief executive of the municipality,
whether the official designation of his office be mayor, city manager, or otherwise. (3) COUNCIL.
The chief legislative body of the municipality. (4) COUNTY COMMISSION. The chief administrative
or legislative body of the county. (5) STREETS. Streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes,
alleys, viaducts, and other ways. (6) SUBDIVISION. The division of a lot, tract, or parcel
of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether
immediate or future, of sale, of lease, or of building development. The term includes resubdivision
and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land
or territory subdivided. (Acts 1935, No. 534, p....
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12-14-30
Section 12-14-30 Appointment, terms of office and qualifications; designation, etc., of presiding
judge; filling of vacancies; oath; grounds for disqualification of judges from hearing of
cases; practice of law or receipt of unauthorized remuneration for judicial services by full-time
judges prohibited. (a) The governing body of the municipality shall, by vote of a majority
of its members, appoint judges of the municipal court. (b) The term of office of each full-time
municipal judge shall be for a term of four years. The term of office of a municipal judge
other than a full-time municipal judge shall be two years. The term of either full-time or
part-time municipal judges shall continue until a successor has been appointed and qualified.
(c) In the event that a municipality has more than one judge, the mayor shall designate a
presiding judge, who shall have such additional duties and powers and be entitled to receive
such additional compensation as provided by ordinance. (d) Each...
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39-7-14
Section 39-7-14 Board of trustees of authority - Composition; appointment, removal and terms
of office of members; vacancies. (a) Each improvement authority shall have a board of trustees
consisting of not more than five members that are qualified electors residing in the area
serviced by the authority. (b) When the authority is composed of an incorporated city or town,
the trustees shall be appointed by the governing body of the city or town. When the authority
is composed in whole or in part of the inhabitants of an unincorporated area, the governing
body of the county in which the area is composed appoints the trustees. In the event the unincorporated
area is composed of parts of different counties, the Governor of the state shall appoint the
board. All vacancies on the board shall be filled by the proper authority designated in this
section. The first appointment of the members of the board shall be made not later than 30
days after the improvement authority becomes an...
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45-37A-52.196
Section 45-37A-52.196 Pending actions and proceedings. No action or proceeding, civil or criminal,
pending at the time of the adoption of the mayor-council form of government, brought by or
against the city or any office, department, or agency or officer thereof, shall be affected
or abated by the adoption of the mayor-council form of government or by anything therein contained
in this part; but all such actions or proceedings may be continued notwithstanding that functions,
powers, and duties of any office, department, or agency or officer party thereto may be or
under this part be assigned or transferred to another office, department, or agency or officer,
but in that event the same may be prosecuted or defended by the head of the office, department,
or agency to which such functions, powers, and duties have been assigned or transferred by
or under this part. (Acts 1955, No. 452, p. 1004, §7.07.)...
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11-43-3
Section 11-43-3 Election, etc., of treasurer, clerk, etc., in cities having more than 6,000
inhabitants; consolidation or abolishment of offices. (a) In cities having a population of
more than 6,000, there shall be elected by the council, at its first regular meeting or as
soon thereafter as practicable, a city treasurer and a city clerk, who shall hold office until
the next general election and until their successors are elected and qualified, and such council
may elect an auditor, and any officers whose election is required by ordinance, and, except
as otherwise provided, the council shall have authority to fix the terms of office, prescribe
their duties, and fix the salaries of the officers. The council may, by ordinance, require
the city treasurer and the city clerk to be residents of the city. Except as provided in subsection
(b), the council, by a two-thirds vote of the members elected, by and with the consent of
the mayor, may consolidate two or more of the offices and may...
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