10-3-21 APPEAL AUTHORITY

1. The Wendover City Council is hereby designated as the appeal authority for the City of Wendover to act in its individual jurisdiction as specified herein and in order to provide for just and fair treatment in the administration of local land use ordinance, and to insure that substantial justice is done. 2. The City Council while acting as the appeal authority may adopt such rules as it deems necessary to carry out its authority under this Section. 3. The City Council while acting as the appeal authority shall meet at the call of the Mayor or at any other times that the City Council may determine under Utah Law. 4. The Mayor or Mayor Pro-tem in the absence of the Mayor, may administer oath and compel the attendance of witnesses. 5. All meetings of the City Council meeting as the appeal authority hereunder shall be open to the public in compliance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings, Utah Code Annotated. The City Council acting as the appeal authority shall: a) Keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating that fact; b) Keep records of its examinations and other official actions; c) Have its proceedings contemporaneously transcribed by a secretary or a tape/video recorder; d) File its records in the office of the City Clerk 6. The concurring vote of three members of the City Council acting as the appeal authority is necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or determination of any administrative official or agency to decide in favor of the appellant. 7. Decisions of the City Council acting as the appeal authority shall become effective at the meeting in which the decision is made, unless a different time is designated in the City Council’s rules or at the time the decision is made.