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Utah Code Title 10. Utah Municipal Code § 10-2a-218. Powers of officers-elect

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) After the county conducts the canvass of the final election of municipal officers under Section 10-2a-215, and until the future municipality becomes legally incorporated, the officers of the future municipality may:

(a) prepare and adopt, under Chapter 6, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities, a proposed budget and compilation of ordinances;

(b) negotiate and make personnel contracts and hirings;

(c) negotiate and make service contracts;

(d) negotiate and make contracts to purchase equipment, materials, and supplies;

(e) borrow funds from the county in which the future municipality is located under Subsection 10-2a-219(3);

(f) borrow funds for startup expenses of the future municipality;

(g) issue tax anticipation notes in the name of the future municipality; and

(h) make appointments to the municipality's planning commission.

(2) The municipal council shall review and ratify each contract made by a municipal officer under Subsection (1) within 30 days after the day on which the municipality's incorporation is effective under Section 10-2a-217.

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