§ 17-52-502. Expanded county commission form of government.

(1) Each county operating under an expanded county commission form of government shall be governed by a county commission consisting of five or seven members.

(2) A county commission under the expanded county commission form of government is both the county legislative body and the county executive and has the powers, duties, and functions of a county legislative body under Chapter 53, Part 2, County Legislative Body, and the powers, duties, and functions of a county executive under Chapter 53, Part 3, County Executive.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in an optional plan adopted under this chapter:

(a) the term of office of each county commission member is four years;

(b) the terms of county commission members shall be staggered so that approximately half the members are elected at alternating regular general election dates; and

(c) each county commission member shall be elected.

(4)

(a) If multiple at-large county commission positions are vacant for an election, the positions shall be designated "county commission seat A," "county commission seat B," and so on as necessary for the number of vacant positions.

(b) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy when multiple positions are vacant shall designate the letter of the county commission seat for which the candidate is a candidate.

(c) No person may file a declaration of candidacy for, be a candidate for, or be elected to two county commission positions in the same election.

Amended by Chapter 42, 2005 General Session