AGENCY: Beaver (Utah)

SERIES: 13139
TITLE: Codified ordinances
DATES: 1881-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by year, thereunder numerical by chapter or title

DESCRIPTION: As the governing body of Beaver City, the Mayor and City Council enact their legislative power through the creation of ordinances. An ordinance may "regulate, require, prohibit, govern, control or supervise any activity, business, conduct or condition [as] authorized" by the Utah Code (UCA, 2003, 10-3-701-702). According to its minutes, the City Council began discussing the codification of ordinances in March 1881. For an outside cost of $220.00 they would be revised, rewritten, arranged and proof-read before being published and distributed. Though the resulting edition did not survive, the rest of the minutes themselves frequently include drafts of new or revised ordinances over the ensuing years. When codified, each ordinance under a chapter (1982) or title and chapter (2000) has a section number, a short title and the body which includes detailed instructions for the particular cause, action and possible result if broken. Over the years, ordinances have regulated the setup of municipal government, business licensing, public health, traffic, utilities and zoning.

RETENTION

Retain permanently

DISPOSITION

May Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is proposed and has not yet been approved.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical Legal

These codified ordinances contain one of the most recent versions of Beaver's municipal code and previous examples useful for historical research.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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