Utah Code 10-2a-214. Notice of number of commission or council members to be elected and of district boundaries — Declaration of candidacy for municipal office
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(1) Within 20 days after the day on which a county legislative body receives the determination described in Subsection 10-2a-213(1)(b)(ii), the county clerk shall provide a notice, in accordance with Subsection (2), containing:
Terms Used In Utah Code 10-2a-214
- County legislative body: means :(8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;(8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section
17-52a-203 ; and(8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section17-52a-204 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 - Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
- Municipality: means :(5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;(5)(b) a town, as classified in Section
10-2-301 ; or(5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
(1)(a) the number of municipal council members to be elected for the new municipality;
(1)(b) except as provided in Subsection (3), if some or all of the municipal council members are to be elected by district, a description of the boundaries of those districts;
(1)(c) information about the deadline for an individual to file a declaration of candidacy to become a candidate for mayor or municipal council; and
(1)(d) information about the length of the initial term of each of the municipal officers.
(2) The county clerk shall provide the notice described in Subsection (1) for the future municipality, as a class B notice under Section 63G-30-102, for two weeks.
(3) Instead of including a description of the district boundaries under Subsection (1)(b), the notice may include a statement that specifies the following sources where a resident of the future municipality may view or obtain a copy of the district boundaries:
(3)(a) the county website;
(3)(b) the physical address of the county clerk’s office; and
(3)(c) a mailing address and telephone number.
(4) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-203(3)(a), each individual seeking to become a candidate for mayor or municipal council of a municipality incorporating under this part shall file a declaration of candidacy with the clerk of the county in which the future municipality is located and in accordance with:
(4)(a) for an incorporation held on the date of a regular general election, the deadlines for filing a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202; or
(4)(b) for an incorporation held on the date of a municipal general election, the deadlines for filing a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-203.