HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/07/2000 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 146, 2000, AMENDIN AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 13
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: November 7, 2000STAFF•
Wanda Krajicek
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 146,2000,Amending Sections 2-636 and 2-638 of the City Code
Pertaining to Financial Disclosure Statements.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff and the Governance Committee recommend adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The provisions of Sections 2-636 and 2-638 of the City Code currently require a candidate for City
Council to file a financial disclosure within 10 days of accepting nomination,another full disclosure
statement 30 days after the election,and another disclosure statement or disclosure statement update
before June 1. The last two filings are approximately one month apart. This Ordinance,which was
unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 17, 2000, amends Sections 2-636 and 2-638 of
the City Code to eliminate the double filing after an election by requiring annual filings to begin the
year after the year in which election or appointment occurs. In addition,the Ordinance requires only
one full disclosure statement, with updates thereafter.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 22
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: October 17, 2000
FROM: Wanda Krajicek
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 146, 2000, Amending Sections 2-636 and 2-638 of the City Code
Pertaining to Financial Disclosure Statements.
RECOMMENDATION:
AV I
Staff and the Governance ConlLittee Ke&mmeA pn Ordinance on First Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The provisions of Sections 2-636 and 2-638 of the City Code currently require a candidate for City
Council to file a financial discn,another full disclosure
statement 30 days after the ele Con,ans st t or disclosure statement update
before June 1. The last two fil s areaemont apart. This Ordinance will amend
Sections 2-636 and 2-638 of t uble T11ing after an election by
10 requiring annual filings to begin the year after the year in which election or appointment occurs. In
addition, the Ordinance will require only one full disclosure statement, with updates thereafter.
BACKGROUND:
In June 1999,staff presented to the Council's Governance Committee a number of proposed Charter
and Code amendments. One of the proposed Code amendments was to change the financial
disclosure requirements to elimi oub ing r a ct' The Code currently requires
Council candidates to file a fin cial d sure 1 ay f cepting nomination,another full
disclosure statement 30 days ter the ectio a other isclosure statement or disclosure
statement update before June h r se r ance wil liminate the double filing after an
election by requiring annual filings to begin the year after the year in which election or appointment
occurs. In addition,the Ordinance will allow one full disclosure to be made with updates thereafter,
rather than requiring a full disclosure statement before and after the election.
At its June 29, 1999 meeting,the Governance Committee unanimously agreed to move forward with
the Code amendment.