2-13.7 ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF AN ANNEXATION PETITION OR A MODIFIED PETITION
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A. 1.
The Town Council may: a. deny a petition filed under Section 2-13-6; or b. accept the petition for further consideration under this
part. 2. If the Town Council denies a petition, it shall, within five days
of the denial, mail written notice of the denial to the contact sponsor, the Emery County Clerk’s Office, and the chairperson of the Emery County Planning Commission.
B. If the Town Council accepts a petition, the Town Recorder shall within thirty (30) days of that acceptance, perform the following: 1. with assistance of the municipal attorney and of the Emery County Clerk, Surveyor, and Recorder, determine whether the petition meets the applicable requirements of subsection 213.6(A), (B)(1) above; and 2. a. if the Town Recorder determines that the petition meets those requirements, certify the petition and mail or deliver written notification of the certification to the Town Council, the contact sponsor of the petition, the Emery County Commission, and the chairperson of the Emery County Planning Commission; or b. if the Town Recorder determines that the petition fails to meet those requirements, reject the petition an mail or deliver written notification of the rejection and the reasons for the rejection to the Town Council, the contact sponsor of the petition, the Emery County Commission, and the chairperson of the Emery County Planning Commission. 3. a. If the Town Recorder rejects a petition, the petition may be modified to correct the deficiencies for which it was rejected, and may then be re-filed with the Town Recorder. b. A signature on an annexation petition filed and subsequently rejected may be used toward fulfilling the signature requirement for the modified petition if resubmitted. 4. If a petition is re-filed after having been rejected by the Town Recorder, the re-filed petition shall be processed as a newly filed petition pursuant to subsection 2-13.6(A) above.
C. The Emery County Clerk, Surveyor, and Recorder shall cooperate with and assist the Cleveland Town Recorder in the determination required by subsection (B)(1) above.
2-13.6 ANNEXATION BY PETITION · 2-13.8 NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION, PUBLISHING & PROVIDING & NOTICE OF PETITION