HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/18/2001 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 132, 2001, AMENDIN AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 9
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: September 18, 200110 FROM•
Stephen J. Roy
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 132,2001,Amending Sections 2-462 and 2-569 of the City Code
with Regard to the Appointment of Alternate Members of the Downtown Development Authority
and the Ethics Review Board.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Ordinance No. 132, 2001, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 21, 2001,
revises two sections of the City Code to clarify the Council's authority to appoint an alternate
member to the Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors and the Ethics Review Board.
These alternate members would have all of the same duties and privileges as a regular member when
the regular member is unavailable.
Attached is a letter from the Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors affirming the
City Council's position with regard to voting privileges for Board alternates.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 25
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: August 21, 2001
FROM: Stephen J. Roy
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 132, 2001, Amending Sections 2-462 and 2-569 of the City Code
with Regard to the Appointment of Alternate Members of the Downtown Development Authority
and the Ethics Review Board.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This Ordinance revises two sections of the City Co&Wclarif y1he Council's authority to appoint
an alternate member to the Downtown DevelopmeniJ6ttJrity Board of Directors and the Ethics
Review Board. These alternate member +, -
would have of the same duties and privileges as a
regular member when the regular rneml Qi""
able.
ACKGROUND:
Historically, when the City Council makes its annual committee appointments and liaison
assignments, Councilmember.s are selected to serve as alternate members of the Downtown
Development Authority("DDA" Board of Directors,the North Front Range Transportation and Air
Quality Plarmffig Council (i6z,"MPO Council") and the Ethics Review Board. The Articles of
Association for the MPO Council specifically authorize the appointment of an alternate. -Section 2-
569 of the City Code also authori es the appomtment of an alternate member to the Ethics Review
Board,but it limits the circumstances under which that alternate can serve to situations in which a
parti-glar complaint or inquiry is'directed towards a regular member of the Ethics Review Board.
Secid&2-462, which speaks to the composition of the DDA Board of Directors, is silent as to the
appointment of an alternate member.
A questionitas arisen as to the circumstances under which alternate members to these boards can
serve, and whether such dlertates have voting rights. In order to clearly resolve that question,the
City Attorney has recommended that the foregoing sections of the City Code be amended to
specifically authorize the appointment of an alternate to the DDA Board of Directors and to expand
the circumstances under which an alternate can actively serve on the Ethics Review Board. With
these changes, alternate members appointed to any of these three boards will be authorized to serve
as voting members any time the regular appointees are unavailable.
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DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
19 OLD TOWN SQUARE, SLM 230 Telephone(970) 484-2020
FORT COLL NS.CO 80524 TeWml(970)484-2069
SEPTEMsm 7. 2001
Joann FlserlsADH
Fow Cowma CRY MAwxmn
PO Box 580,
Fow COwNs, CO 60522
DEAR JOHN:
THE Boom of DIRwrom of THE DOWNIOwN DETragPMENT AUTHORITY MR IN REGULAR
sEssloN ON smEMs N 0, 2001 .
RPERS.NCNne THE Acomm rm4 R[LATmo To BOARD ALTERNATE VORING PRIVILEGES, THE BOARD
VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO AFFIRM CRY COUNCIL'S STAND, AT FIRST READING. REOARDINO THE
VOTING PRIVILEGES OF AN 'ALTERNATE' AT ITS MEETINGS.
IT WAS FURTHER AGREED THAT MR. FISCHSACH WOULD ADVISE THE 'ALTERNATE' REGARDING
Nls/14an AnmoANOE AT SUCH mawnw s, As NEEDED. IN ADDITION, DDA STAFF STATED TNEIR
WILLJMGHESS TO SPEND WHATEVER TIME 19 NECESSARY To APPRISE THE 'ALTERNATE' OF Issues
AT NANO, AMD OFFER WMATEVER INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO ENABLE THEIR FULL PARTICIPATION AT
A MERINO.
JOHN, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO DELAY SECOND READING OF THIS REM UNTIL THE DDA BOARD HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW R IS DEEPLY APPRECIATED, AS Is YOUR INTEREST IN AND PRESENCE
AT OUR MEETINGS AT ALL TIMES.
c7 of,-
LARRY STRoUD, CNwR
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AuTNonrTY
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