HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/07/2000 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 147, 2000, AMENDIN AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 14
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: November 7, 2000STAFF:
Wanda Krajicek
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 147,2000,Amending Section 7-117 of the City Code Pertaining
to the Nomination of Candidates for a Recall Election.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff and the Governance Committee recommend adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Ordinance No. 147, 2000, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 17, 2000,
amends Section 7-117 of the City Code to require that candidates in a recall election file nomination
petitions no later that 40 days prior to the date of the recall election.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 23
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: October 17, 2000STAFF:
Wanda Krajicek
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 147,2000,Amending Section 7-117 of the City Code Pertaining to
the Nomination of Candidates for a Recall Election.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff and the Governance Co Citteea mm option of a Ordinance on First Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
If adopted, this Ordinance will amend Section 7-117 of the City Code to require that candidates in
a recall election file nomination 2PW4W COPY
the date of the recall election.
ACKGROUND:
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 nomination
petition deadline for recall elections to be consistent with the nomination petition deadline in a
regular election. The current deadline to file a nomination petition in a recall election is 30 days
prior to the election. Staff recommended changing the deadline to 40 days prior to the recall
election.
The Governance Committee una ' sly ed tPed
ynter
th the Code amendment. This
Ordinance amends Section 7- lect andidates) of the City Code to
require that nomination petiti (ma 1 elechan 40 days prior to the recall
election.
During the Committee's discussion, it was determined that the window for conducting a recall
election(45-90 days after the City Clerk presents to the Council a recall petition sufficient for recall)
should be altered to provide adequate time for preparation of the ballot following the submittal of
nomination petitions.
On November 2, 1999,voters approved a Charter amendment, which,in part,changed the window
for conducting a recall election to 60-90 days after the Clerk presents the petition to the Council.