The Pioneer Post Volume V Issue 9-10 Marriott-Slaterville City Newsletter September/October 2003 Phone 627-1919 - Facsimile 627-1880 Community News This year is a local election year for three council seats. The election will be for one council seat from each of the two districts and the at-large council seat. There will be a primary election on October 7, 2003, for the at-large seat and for the west district. The primary will determine the final two candidates who will go to the final election on November 4, 2003. Primary election candidates for the at-large seat are as follows: Ned Allred, Kent Meyerhoffer, Kent Slater, Scott Van Leeuwen. West district primary candidates are as follows: Robert DeVries, Jay Miller, Rob Smout. Candidates for the east district are Gerald Bischoff and Dennis Ilium, i they will be on the final election ballot. The polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close promptly at 8:00 p.m. on the election days. The city is required to redistrict the election districts after each 10 year census, so the districts are slightly different from the last municipal election._ Planning Commission Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at 7:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order/approve minutes. 2. Manufacturing site plan application by Dennis Weaver for one storage building on 1286 S. 1200 W. 3. Commercial subdivision and access road applications for Pine Brook Development at 400 N. 1800 W. by Frank Blair. 4. Preliminary 34-lot subdivision application by Overland Development on the Imani-Woolf property on 1200 West about 800 South. 5. Preliminary 4-lot subdivision application for Big "W" on Williamson property at 2449 W. Pioneer Rd. 6. Tentative: discussion/action on zoning amendments relating to general provisions, site development standards for accessory buildings, supplemental and qualifying regulations. 7. Adjourn until November 12, 2003, at 7:00 p.m. This agenda is tentative and items can and will change. City Council Agenda Thursday, October 16, 2003, 6:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order. 2. Approval of minutes. 3. Business license, if any. 4. Ordinances, if any. 5. Election report. 6. Citizen public safety advisory board. 7. Officers reports and legislative oversight. 8. Executive session. 9. Adjourn until Thursday, November 20, 2003. This agenda is tentative and items can and will change. Mayor-Council Form of Government Local governments in Utah can operate under several different forms of government. Marriott-Slaterville operates under the mayor-council form of government. This means that the municipality power is divided into two separate, independent, and equal branches. The executive branch consists of the mayor, administrative departments, and officers. The legislative branch consists of a five member municipal council. This separation of powers provides that public comments and questions are initially directed to the mayor to handle. The council will participate thereafter in executive oversight, or if any legislative action is required. The roles of the two branches vary in this form of government. The council approves ordinances, budgets, taxes, and in some cases development. The mayor has veto power, and handles administrative functions including: appointments, complaints, public works projects, and finances. The mayor is also subject to some legislative oversight. In regards to development, the mayor is limited, having no vote to approve or deny a project, though he may comment. Development approval or denial is left to the planning commission and the council, as the case may be.