2022.10.17 TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER MIDTERM SELECTION

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Town of Leeds

Public Notice

LEEDS TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER MIDTERM VACANCY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a Town Council Vacancy in Leeds, Utah. Any person interested in serving as a Leeds Town Council Member, and meeting the following eligibility and residency requirements, is hereby invited to submit a letter of intent to serve. The appointed Council Member will serve through the vacated term of Council Member Lorrie Hunsaker ending December 31, 2023.

Eligibility and Residency Requirements:

1) Candidates must be a United States citizen at time of filing for candidacy.

2) Candidates must be at least 18 years of age at the time of the appointment.

3) Candidates must be a legal resident of the Town of Leeds for 12 consecutive months

immediately preceding the date of appointment.

4) Candidate must be a registered voter of the Town of Leeds.

Pursuant to Utah Constitution Article IV, Section 6, any mentally incompetent person, any person convicted of a felony, or any person convicted

of treason or a crime against the elective franchise may not hold office in this state until the right to vote or hold elective office is restored as provided by statute.

Letter of Intent: Along with your request please submit your answer to the following questions to verify eligibility requirements:

1. Are you a United States citizen at this time?

2. Are you at least 18 years of age as of October 12, 2022?

3. Have you been a Leeds Town resident for the previous 12 consecutive months?

4. Are you a Leeds Town registered voter?

Additional questions:

5. Why do you desire to serve on the Town Council?

6. How long have you lived in Leeds?

7. What qualifications would you bring as a Council Member?

8. Do you intend to file for “Candidacy for Office” in the 2023 election?

Deadline: All information must be received by Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 2:00 P.M., at the Town Hall, or can be mailed to: clerk@leedstown.org

Town of Leeds

P O Box 460879

Leeds, UT 84746

Certificate of Posting

The undersigned Clerk/Recorder does hereby certify that the above notice was posted October 17, 2022. The public places being at Leeds Town Hall, Leeds Post Office, the Utah Public Meeting Notice website http://pmn.utah.gov, the Town of Leeds Website www.leedstown.org.

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Aseneth Steed

Clerk/Recorder

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TOWN OF LEEDS

Town Council Meeting

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that a Public Town Council Meeting will occur

Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 7 pm.

At the Leeds Town Hall 218 North Main Street, Leeds, Utah.

The Leeds Town Council will hold a public meeting on the above-mentioned date to discuss:

  • Interview and selection of candidate to serve through the vacated term of Council Member Hunsaker ending December 31, 2023

Interested persons may attend the public meeting to be held in the Leeds Town Hall at 218 North Main Street.

Certificate of Posting

The undersigned Clerk/Recorder does hereby certify that the above notice was posted October 17, 2022. The public places being at Leeds Town Hall, Leeds Post Office, the Utah Public Meeting Notice website http://pmn.utah.gov, the Town of Leeds Website www.leedstown.org.

_______________________________________

Aseneth Steed

Clerk/Recorder

Effective 5/9/2017

20A-1-510.  Midterm vacancies in municipal offices.

(1)


(a)

Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (2), if any vacancy occurs in the office of municipal executive or member of a municipal legislative body, the municipal legislative body shall appoint a registered voter in the municipality who meets the qualifications for office described in Section 10-3-301 to fill the unexpired term of the vacated office.

(b)

Before acting to fill the vacancy, the municipal legislative body shall:

(i)

give public notice of the vacancy at least two weeks before the municipal legislative body meets to fill the vacancy;

(ii)

identify, in the notice:

(A)

the date, time, and place of the meeting where the vacancy will be filled;

(B)

the person to whom an individual interested in being appointed to fill the vacancy may submit the interested individual’s name for consideration; and

(C)

the deadline for submitting an interested individual’s name; and

(iii)

in an open meeting, interview each individual whose name is submitted for consideration, and who meets the qualifications for office, regarding the individual’s qualifications.

(c)


(i)

If, for any reason, the municipal legislative body does not fill the vacancy within 30 days after the day on which the vacancy occurs, the municipal legislative body shall fill the vacancy from among the names that have been submitted.

(ii)

The two individuals having the highest number of votes of the municipal legislative body after a first vote is taken shall appear before the municipal legislative body and the municipal legislative body shall vote again.

(iii)

If neither candidate receives a majority vote of the municipal legislative body at that time, the vacancy shall be filled by lot in the presence of the municipal legislative body.

(2)


(a)

A vacancy in the office of municipal executive or member of a municipal legislative body shall be filled by an interim appointment, followed by an election to fill a two-year term, if:

(i)

the vacancy occurs, or a letter of resignation is received, by the municipal executive at least 14 days before the deadline for filing for election in an odd-numbered year; and

(ii)

two years of the vacated term will remain after the first Monday of January following the next municipal election.

(b)

In appointing an interim replacement, the municipal legislative body shall:

(i)

comply with the notice requirements of this section; and

(ii)

in an open meeting, interview each individual whose name is submitted for consideration, and who meets the qualifications for office, regarding the individual’s qualifications.

(3)


(a)

In a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government, as defined in Section 10-3b-102:

(i)

the council may appoint an individual to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor before the effective date of the mayor’s resignation by making the effective date of the appointment the same as the effective date of the mayor’s resignation; and

(ii)

if a vacancy in the office of mayor occurs before the effective date of an appointment under Subsection (1) or (2) to fill the vacancy, the council chair shall serve as acting mayor during the time between the creation of the vacancy and the effective date of the appointment to fill the vacancy.

(b)

While serving as acting mayor under Subsection (3)(a)(ii), the council chair continues to:

(i)

act as a council member; and

(ii)

vote at council meetings.