Legislative Version Ordinance - 12/27/2022 LEGISLATIVE DRAFT
SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE 1
No. _____ of 2022 2
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(Ordinance amending Section 2.06.030 of the Salt Lake City Code 4
pertaining to meetings of the Salt Lake City Council) 5
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WHEREAS, Chapter 2.06 of the Salt Lake City Code (City Council) describes the role and 7
operations of the Salt Lake City Council, including requirements for meetings of the City Council; 8
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.06.030 (Meetings of Council), the City Council may hold 10
an electronic meeting in accordance with the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act (“OPMA”); and 11
WHEREAS, in accordance with OPMA, the City Council desires to adopt an amendment to 12
Section 2.06.030 (Meetings of Council) to define how a quorum is to be calculated during an electronic 13
meeting when a City Council member or members is/are remote. 14
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: 15
SECTION 1. Amending Section 2.06.030. Section 2.06.030 of the Salt Lake City Code 16
shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows: 17
2.06.030: MEETINGS OF COUNCIL: 18
A. Regular Meetings: The Council is a part time legislative body, but shall meet not less than 19
twice monthly. 20
B. Special Meetings: Special meetings may be called by order of the Chairperson of the Council, 21
by a majority of the Council members or by the Mayor. The order signed by the party calling the 22
meeting shall be filed with the City Recorder and entered in the minutes of the Council. Notice of 23
such special meeting shall be given to the Mayor and all Council members who have not joined in 24
the order, not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the special meeting. The notice shall be served 25
personally or a copy thereof left at the Council member's or Mayor's place of abode, either by 26
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leaving it with a person of suitable age and discretion or taping a copy thereof to the front door by 27
the City Recorder or his/her designee. 28
C. Emergency Meetings: Emergency meetings of the Council may be called by order of the 29
Mayor or by a majority vote of the Council, to consider unforeseen matters of an emergency or 30
urgent nature. Such meetings may be held without any specific advance notice, but shall be had at 31
a time so as to give the Mayor and all Council members the most opportunity to be present, 32
considering the exigencies requiring the emergency meeting. However, notice of such meeting 33
shall be attempted by the best means practical under the circumstances to the Mayor and each 34
Council member, not joining in the order. 35
D. Open Meetings: All official meetings of the Council shall be open to the public as required 36
by the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act or its successor; provided, however, that executive 37
sessions may be closed by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Council members present at an 38
open meeting, for discussions of appropriate matters as provided in the Utah Open and Public 39
Meetings Act or its successor. No final decisions shall be made in closed meetings. 40
E. Electronic Meetings: The Council may hold an electronic meeting in accordance with the 41
Open and Public Meetings Act. 42
F. Electronic Quorum: For purposes of determining when a quorum is present during an 43
electronic meeting held in accordance with this Section, a Council member attending the meeting 44
remotely is considered present when they are otherwise connected to the meeting via electronic 45
means and makes their presence known. 46
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first 47
publication. 48
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this __ day of ____________, 2022. 50
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ATTEST: 52
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______________________________ ___________________________________ 54
CITY RECORDER CHAIRPERSON 55
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Transmitted to Mayor on . 58
Mayor’s Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed. 59
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MAYOR 63
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CITY RECORDER APPROVED AS TO FORM 66
(SEAL) Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office 67
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Date: 69
Bill No. ________ of 2022 70
Published: ______________. _______________________________ 71 Sara Montoya, Senior City Attorney 72
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