Kearns Metro Township

ORDINANCE NO.:______DATE:______

KEARNS METRO TOWNSHIP

AN ORDINANCE CREATING CHAPTER 2.56 – COMMUNITY COUNCILS AS A PART OF THE KEARNS MUNICIPAL CODEFOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND IMPROVED GOVERNANCE FORKEARNS

Be it ordained by the Kearns Metro Township Council that Chapter 2.56 –COMMUNITY COUNCILS, be established in the Kearns Municipal Code as follows:

Chapter 2.56 - COMMUNITY COUNCILS

2.56.010 - Purpose.

The purpose of establishing and recognizing community councils is to provide a mechanism by which residents of the Metro Township may identify community service needs and assist the Metro Township in facilitating those initiatives. Volunteer community councils are an effective way for the metro township to maximize on the benefits of volunteer service for providing needed events and programming to the residents of the metro township.

2.56.020 - Establishment.

Community councils are created by private citizens as private corporations, associations or otherwise, and are not created by the Metro Township. Privately created community councils may be recognized by the Metro Township as provided in this chapter.

2.56.050 - Community councils—Representation.

A.The citizens may choose to create a community council for the purpose of serving the Community and providing volunteer service. All members of community councils shall serve without compensation. Any member of the electorate in a metro township may serve on such community council. Vacancies on a community council shall be filled in accordance with the community council's bylaws. All community council meetings shall be open to the public.

B. All community council bylaws, articles of incorporation, meetings, activities, elections, and other functions shall abide by the minimum requirements of this chapter or the community council will not be entitled to the various services, benefits, and status set out herein.

2.56.060 - Community councils—Participation.

The citizens may by choice decline to create a community council under the terms of this chapter.

2.56.065 - Community council meetings.

Community councils shall conduct open and public meetings and shall permit interested persons to attend and participate in those meetings in accordance with applicable council bylaws and regulations.

2.56.070 - Community councils— Appointment of members.

Members of a community council shall be appointed to the council as determined by the community council’s bylaws.

2.56.090 - Community councils—Municipal services recommendations.

A.The community council shall be encouraged to develop priorities regarding municipal services and facilities. These recommendations should be communicated in writing to the metro township council on an annual basis for use in policy development and in the budget process. Community councils are encouraged to arrive at such recommendations pursuant to duly held and well-publicized public meetings.

B.The metro township council may request municipal service providers and encourage elected officials and appointed board members to provide key personnel on a requested basis as staff and resource persons to the community council.

2.56.100 - Community councils – Planning and zoning information sent to community councils.

A.The Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District planning and development services section, or contracted designee, shall submit to the chairman and the designated planning and zoning member of each community council copies of the planning commission public meeting agendas, applications for text changes to the zoning ordinance, zoning or conditional use applications pertaining to real property located within metro township.

B.The staff of the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District planning and development services section, or contracted designee, shall notify the community council on planning and zoning matters, and the date and time of the planning commission meeting.

2.56.110 - Budget.

A.The metro township council may budget monies annually for the community councils which will be spent for administrative costs, including, but not limited to, legal notices, elections, newsletters, computers and software, other office equipment, dues to the association of community councils, metro township-sponsored community events and community council outreach activities or events, postage, stationary, and duplication costs. Funding will be provided pursuant to budgeted amounts and upon direction of the metro township council.

B.Community councils receiving funds from the metro township shall establish a fiscal year in their bylaws and make written budget requests, if any funding is requested, to the metro township council by May 1st of each year. Within ninety days following the close of the community council's fiscal year, it shall file a detailed financial statement with the identified metro township designee. The statement shall set out community council revenues and expenditures for the prior year and shall be in a form approved by the metro township council.

2.56.120 - Metro Township council participation.

The metro township council shall schedule at least one meeting annually during the month of May with the community councils for the purposes of receiving recommendations on policy, budget and other priorities.

2.56.130 - Volunteer status—Indemnification.

Community council members shall be considered volunteers to the metro township and not employees, officials or officers of the metro township. Community council members shall be defended and indemnified by the metro township pursuant to the provisions of the Utah Governmental Immunity Act in any civil action which may arise within the course and scope of performance of their duties under this chapter.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED in Kearns, Salt Lake County, Utah this ______day of April, 2017.

By: ______

Steven A. Perry, Council Chair

ATTEST

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Sherrie Swensen

Salt Lake County Clerk

Metro Township Clerk/Recorder

VOTING

Councilmember Bush voting ______

Councilmember Perry voting ______

Councilmember Peterson voting ______

Councilmember Schaeffer voting ______

Councilmember Snow voting ______

SUMMARY OF

KEARNS METRO TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. ______

On the ______day of ______, 2017, the Kearns Metro Township Council adopted Ordinance No. ______, an ordinance establishing Chapter 2.56 – COMMUNITY COUNCILS for the purpose of promoting volunteer service and improved governance for Kearns.

FOR KEARNS METRO TOWNSHIP:

BY: ______

Seven A. Perry, Chair