10-3-1311. Municipal ethics commission -- Complaints charging violations.
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Effective 5/1/2024
10-3-1311. Municipal ethics commission -- Complaints charging violations.
(1)A municipality may establish by ordinance an ethics commission to review a complaint against an officer or a municipal employee subject to this part for a violation of a provision of this part.
(a)A person filing a complaint for a violation of this part shall file the complaint:
(i)with the municipal ethics commission, if a municipality has established a municipal ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or
(ii)with the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission in accordance with Title 63A, Chapter 15, Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission, if the municipality has not established a municipal ethics commission.
(b)A municipality that receives a complaint described in Subsection (2)(a) may:
(i)accept the complaint if the municipality has established a municipal ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or
(ii)forward the complaint to the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission established in Section 63A-15-201 :
(A)regardless of whether the municipality has established a municipal ethics commission; or
(B)if the municipality has not established a municipal ethics commission.
(3)If the alleged ethics complaint is against a person who is a member of the municipal ethics commission, the complaint shall be filed with or forwarded to the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission.
Amended by Chapter 443 , 2024 General Session