Title 14, Local Government

A city affected by this chapter may choose, by ordinance, to increase or decrease the number of directors, provided that the board of directors, including the office of mayor, shall always be an uneven number and shall never have less than five (5) members.

If the city provides for the direct election of the mayor from an at-large position and if permitted to vote, that position shall vote last in board proceedings.

(1) A city affected by this chapter may choose one (1) of the options included within this chapter as the method by which to select a board of directors. These options are:(1) All members of the board of directors being elected at-large;(2) An odd number of directors, including t…

(1) A city affected by this chapter shall provide for election of the city's directors on the ballot as follows:(1) If a city chooses to select all members of its board of directors at-large, or chooses to select all of its members by ward, each position shall be numbered sequent…

(1) Ward positions and positions for larger designated districts that overlap wards shall be determined as follows:(1) If a city affected by this chapter chooses to select some of its members by ward, the governing body shall divide the territory of the city into the number of wa…

Neither a director nor the mayor of the city shall receive any compensation for his services unless authorized by the voters of the city at a special or general election. Following such authorization, the board of directors, by ordinance, shall set such compensation pursuant to t…

(a) Unless a majority of the qualified electors of the city voting on the issue choose otherwise, the mayor will be selected by a majority vote of the board of directors from among its members. (b) (1) (A) If a majority of the qualified electors of the city voting on the issue vo…

(a) Unless special provisions for the position of mayor are implemented pursuant to § 14-61-111, the candidate for mayor, who in any special or general election shall receive a majority of the votes cast in favor of another candidate for the position, shall be deemed to be electe…

(1) Except for questions that may be referred to the voters by the board of directors, unless it is a city where a federal court has ordered the redistricting of wards under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, options provided by this chapter shall be voted on at special elect…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision, the board of directors in a city operating under the city manager form of government may by a two-thirds vote of all the members, including the mayor, refer to a special or general election, for approval by a majority of the qualified …

(a) A city affected by this chapter that has not yet held an election on petitions calling for an election to adopt the management form of government shall submit at a special election a ballot that addresses the following questions:(1) Whether to adopt the management form of gov…

(a) A city affected by this chapter that is already organized under the management form of government shall hold a special election on petitions calling for a reorganization under this chapter in accordance with the provisions of § 14-61-114 provided that no special election shal…

(1) The following procedure will be used to implement this chapter by cities that have changed the manner by which directors and the mayor are selected:(1) If an option is chosen in which the mayor is directly elected, the position of mayor shall be elected at the first general e…

(a) The holder of the office of city director or the mayor is subject to removal by the electors qualified to vote for a successor of the incumbent. (b) The procedure to effect the removal of the incumbent of this elective office is as follows:(1) The city clerk shall send to the…

(a) A majority of the qualified electors voting on the issue may vote to permit limited voting or cumulative voting for directors, other than the mayor, elected at large. (b) Under a limited voting system, voters are restricted to casting only one (1) vote for any single candidat…