AGENCY: Grantsville (Utah)

SERIES: 3702
TITLE: Ordinances
DATES: 1879-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by adoption date.

DESCRIPTION: Ordinances are laws created by the city council. They are enactments which govern and maintain the operation of the city of the peace, benefit, and regulation of the municipality. Each separate law may carry a penalty or fine and must not conflict with The Utah State Constitution or The United State Constitution. Each ordinance is discussed in open council meetings, and take effect 20 days after being passed. Ordinances deal with the employment of elected and appointed officials; vehicles and traffic control; water use and allocation; fire and police protection; business and merchant regulation; and the establishment of fees and fines for city services. In archives custody are two early volumes. A volume of handwritten ordinances covers the period from 1879-1889. The second is printed volume of revised ordinances dated 1899.

RETENTION

Retain permanently

DISPOSITION

May Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently or until microfilmed and then transfer to State Archives.

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

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical

Disposition based on the value of these records in documenting the city's procedures, laws, and function. Ordinances have legal value because they are municipal laws. They have historical value because ongoing ordinances document changes to the law over time.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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