11-43B-2
Section 11-43B-2 Election date; when mayor-council form of government deemed adopted. An election
for mayor and members of the city council shall be held on the second Tuesday in July, 1986,
with a runoff, if necessary, on the third Tuesday next thereafter. Upon the qualification
and assumption of office of the council and mayor on the first Monday in October, 1986, the
municipality shall be deemed to have adopted the form of government as herein provided. The
municipality shall thereafter be governed by the form of government provided under this chapter.
(Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-926, p. 213, §2.)...
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11-43B-7
Section 11-43B-7 Council not to direct appointment or removal of any person from office; appointment
of civil service employees; limits on supervision of employees by council. Neither the council
nor any of its members shall direct or request the mayor or any employee of the city to appoint
or remove any person from office or position, or in any manner take part in the appointment
or removal of employees in the service of the city; but the council may express its views
and freely and fully discuss with the mayor anything pertaining to the work of any employee.
Employees of the city subject to civil service appointment shall be appointed pursuant to
the applicable law, rule, and regulation, and in the event that such law, rule, or regulation
should allow a selection by the city from among qualified candidates, such selection shall
be made by the mayor. Except for the purpose of investigation or inquiry, neither the council
nor any of its members shall either publicly or privately...
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11-43C-77
Section 11-43C-77 Personnel holding administrative office continued in office; transfer of
powers and duties of office, etc., abolished by this chapter. All personnel, except those
specifically designated by the provisions of this chapter as removable at the discretion of
the mayor, holding administrative office at the time the mayor-council form of government
becomes effective shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until other
provisions have been made by law for the performance of such duties or the discontinuance
of such office. If any office, department, or agency of the city shall be abolished by this
chapter, the powers conferred and the duties imposed upon such units by the laws of the state
shall thereafter be exercised and discharged by the office, department, or agency designated
by the council. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §77.)...
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11-43C-87
Section 11-43C-87 Inquiry into conduct of office, department, agency, or officer; investigations
as to municipal affairs; subpoena power. The council, or the mayor, shall have power to inquire
into the conduct of any office, department, agency, or officer of the city and to make investigations
as to municipal affairs, and for that purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and
compel the production of books, papers, and other evidence. Failure to obey such subpoena
or to produce books, papers, or other evidence as ordered under the provisions of this section
shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.00 or
by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, or both. (Acts 1987, No. 87-102, p. 116, §87.)...

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11-44C-77
Section 11-44C-77 Personnel holding administrative office continued in office; transfer of
powers and duties of office, etc., abolished by this chapter. All personnel, except those
specifically designated by the provisions of this chapter as removable at the discretion of
the mayor, holding administrative office at the time the mayor-council form of government
becomes effective shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until other
provisions have been made by law for the performance of such duties or the discontinuance
of such office. If any office, department or agency of the city shall be abolished by this
chapter, the powers conferred and the duties imposed upon such units by the laws of the state
shall thereafter be exercised and discharged by the office, department or agency designated
by the council. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §77.)...
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11-44C-87
Section 11-44C-87 Inquiry into conduct of office, department, agency, or officer; investigations
as to municipal affairs; subpoena power. The council, or the mayor, shall have power to inquire
into the conduct of any office, department, agency, or officer of the city and to make investigations
as to municipal affairs, and for that purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and
compel the production of books, papers, and other evidence. Failure to obey such subpoena
or to produce books, papers, or other evidence as ordered under the provisions of this section
shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.00 or
by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, or both. (Acts 1985, No. 85-229, p. 96, §87.)...
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11-52-3
Section 11-52-3 Municipal Planning Commission - Composition; qualifications, appointment, terms
of office, compensation, and removal of members; vacancies. (a) The commission shall consist
of nine members: The mayor, or his or her designee, one of the administrative officials of
the municipality selected by the mayor, a member of the council to be selected by it as a
member ex officio and six persons who shall be appointed by the mayor, if the mayor is an
elective officer, otherwise by the officer as the council may in the ordinance creating the
commission designate as the appointing power; provided, that in any Class 1 municipality,
the commission shall consist of 16 members: The mayor, one of the administrative officials
of the municipality selected by the mayor, two members of the council to be selected by it
as members ex officio, and 12 persons who shall be selected by the council. In the event the
mayor designates a person to sit in his or her place on the municipal planning...
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45-37A-52.04
Section 45-37A-52.04 Proposition submitted; form of ballot. At such election the proposition
to be submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on ballots separate and distinct
from ballots used for any other office or question, and shall read as follows: "Shall
the mayor-council form of government, as provided by the Mayor-Council Act of 1955, be adopted
for the City of ___? "Yes ___. "No ___." The voter shall mark his or her ballot
with a cross mark before or after the word which expresses his or her choice. No other proposition
shall be submitted to the voters of such city upon this ballot. If voting machines are used
at any voting place in such election, the above proposition may at the discretion of the election
commission or other body or official having charge of the conduct of municipal elections in
such city, be submitted as a separate proposition on voting machines so used. (Acts 1955,
No. 452, p. 1004, §1.05.)...
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45-8A-23.062
Section 45-8A-23.062 City clerk. If the city clerk of any city which adopts the council-manager
form of government holds office subject to any civil service or merit system, such clerk shall
continue to be the city clerk under the council-manager form of government of such city, and
his or her successor shall be selected and hold office subject to the provisions of such civil
service or merit system. If the city clerk of any city which adopts the council-manager form
of government does not hold office subject to any civil service or merit system, the council
shall elect the city clerk. The city clerk shall give notice of meetings of the council, shall
keep the journal of its proceedings, which shall be authenticated by his or her signature.
He or she shall record in full in the journal all ordinances and resolutions and the minutes
of all the meetings of the council. He or she shall also record in the journal any written
certificates or declarations received by the council under the...
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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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