45-8A-23.060
Section 45-8A-23.060 Vacancies in council. Vacancies in the council, other than mayor, shall
be filled by the council at any regular meeting. In the event of a deadlock, and for purposes
of breaking the deadlock, the mayor shall cast an additional vote. For the purposes of this
section, a deadlock shall be determined to exist when, at the end of the third regular meeting
of the council following the creation of the vacancy, the council shall not have selected
a person to fill the vacancy. The person selected to fill a vacancy shall possess all of the
qualifications set out in this section, including residence in the ward he or she represents,
and he or she shall hold office until the next election of councilman. (Acts 1953, No. 404,
p. 472, §3.11; Act 84-400, p. 938, 1.)...
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11-44D-5
Section 11-44D-5 Council-manager form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors
voting in the referendum herein choose a council-manager form of government the following
provisions of this chapter shall be applicable: (1) The municipality shall thereafter and
as provided in this chapter be governed by a council-manager form of government, with a five-member
council elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers
and duties as other council-manager municipalities organized under chapter 43A, Title 11,
and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter, which may have been heretofore
granted to such municipalities. (2) The council shall include five members who shall be elected
from districts, which shall be, as near as practicable, of equal population according to the
last federal decennial census, but not more than five percent, more or less, than the average
of the five districts. (3) The council members shall be...
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11-44D-4
Section 11-44D-4 Mayor-council form of government. If a majority of the qualified electors
voting in the referendum provided herein choose a mayor-council form of government, the following
provisions of this chapter shall be applicable: (1) The municipality shall thereafter and
as provided in this chapter be governed by a mayor elected at-large and a five-member council
elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers and duties
as herein enumerated and as other mayor-council municipalities organized under Chapter 43,
Title 11, and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter which may be
now or hereafter granted to such municipality. (2) The council shall include five members
who shall be elected from districts, which shall be, as near as practicable, of equal population
according to the last federal decennial census, but not more than five percent, more or less,
than the average of the five districts. (3) The council members shall...
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11-43A-16
Section 11-43A-16 Duties of mayor; assistant mayor; vacancy; mayor pro tempore; vacancies;
exceptions in Class 6 cities and Class 7 municipalities. (a) The mayor shall preside at the
meetings of the council and shall be recognized as the head of the municipal government for
all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for purpose of military law, but shall have no
other administrative duties. (b) In all cities to which this section applies, except Class
6 cities wherein the municipal governing body has elected to have a nine-member council, as
authorized in Section 11-43A-8, and except in municipalities organized under Section 11-43A-1.1,
the councilman-at-large shall be assistant mayor and shall act as mayor during the absence
or disability of the mayor. Any vacancy in the office of the mayor shall be filled by the
councilman-at-large. In the Class 6 cities and municipalities organized under Section 11-43A-1.1,
a mayor pro tempore shall be elected from the membership by a majority vote...
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11-44B-8
Section 11-44B-8 Temporary and permanent vacancies in office of mayor; vacancy on city council.
(a) Temporary Vacancy in the Office of Mayor. The council shall elect from its members, a
president pro tempore of the council. In the case of the temporary absence of the mayor or
his inability to serve temporarily on account of sickness or any other good reason, the president
pro tempore of the council shall act as mayor pro tempore with the power and authority of
the mayor during such time. Provided; however, the president pro tempore while acting as mayor
pro tempore shall not exercise the mayor's right to vote nor the right of approval or veto
of ordinances or resolutions, nor receive the rate of compensation or allowance of the mayor.
In the event of a failure or refusal of 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. While...
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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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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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11-40-25
Section 11-40-25 Municipal officers removed by operation of law. (a) For purposes of this section,
the term elected municipal official means any mayor, council member, or commission member
elected or appointed to municipal office whose presence at council or commission meetings
is counted towards establishing a quorum. (b) Any elected municipal official who misses all
regular and special called council or commission meetings for 90 consecutive days, beginning
on the date of any absence, shall be removed from office by operation of law. (c) For the
purpose of applying subsection (b), on the date and time of any regular or special called
council or commission meeting of a municipality, the clerk shall make a record of all elected
municipal officials present or absent regardless of whether or not a quorum is present. (d)
At the next council or commission meeting following the date an elected municipal official
has been removed from office pursuant to this section, the council or...
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11-44G-1
Section 11-44G-1 Procedures in event of vacancy - City council. (a)(1) A vacancy in the office
of city council member in any Class 7 or Class 8 municipality shall be filled by the city
council at the next regular meeting or any subsequent meeting of the council. The person elected
shall hold office for the unexpired term. In the event a vacancy is not filled within 60 days
after it occurs in a Class 7 or Class 8 municipality, each existing city council member, including
the mayor, may submit a name to the Governor for appointment. If the Governor fails to make
an appointment from any submitted names within 90 days after the vacancy occurs, the judge
of probate shall call a special election to fill the vacancy. (2) In the event the Governor
is unable or unwilling to make the appointment within the time period provided, he or she
shall immediately notify the judge of probate of the county. (3) Any election called pursuant
to this section shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 46 of this...
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11-44B-43
Section 11-44B-43 Filling of vacancies; eligibility lists; examinations; selection of applicants;
promotions of firefighters and police officers. (a) With the exception of promotions of firefighters
and police officers which shall be made by the board, all vacancies for covered jobs shall
be filled by the appointing authority as provided herein. (b) The human resources department
of the city shall make and maintain sufficient lists of all persons eligible and available
for appointment to jobs as is necessary for the city to operate efficiently as determined
by the city council. All appointments shall be made from such eligibility lists. With the
exception of police officers and firefighters, no appointment or promotion shall be made from
an eligibility list that is more than 12 months old. The human resources department shall
conduct examinations to test the ability and qualifications of applicants for all job classifications
of police officer, firefighter, telecommunicator, and any...
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