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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/19/2008 - POSTPONEMENT OF SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 01 ITEM NUMBER: 11 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: February 19, 2008 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Wanda Krajicek SUBJECT Postponement of Second Reading of Ordinance No.011,2008,Calling a Special Municipal Election on June 10,2008 for the Purpose of Submitting to the Registered Electors a Citizen-Initiated Charter Amendment That Would Authorize Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration for City Employees to March 4, 2008. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the postponement of adoption of this Ordinance on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On January 22,2008,the City Clerk's Office received an initiative petition to amend the City Charter relating to collective bargaining. The Clerk's Office has completed its review of the petition and has determined that the petition contains an insufficient number of signatures to place the initiated measure on a special election ballot. Postponement of the Second Reading of Ordinance No. 011, 2008 to March 4, 2008, will give the petition circulators an opportunity to file an amended petition by February 21, 2008. ATTACHMENTS 1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary- February 5, 2008. ATTACHMENT 1 ITEM NUMBER: 16 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: February 5, 2008 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FF: Wanda Krajicek SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 011, 2008, Calling a Special Municipal Election on June 10, 2008 for the Purpose of Submitting to the Registered Electors a Citizen-Initiated Charter Amendment That Would Authorize Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration for City Employees. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. FINANCIAL IMPACT Staff estimates that the cost of ' s "ele nyi1lbe$1-1000. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On January 22,2008,the City Clerk's Office received an initiative petition to amend the City Charter relating to collective bargaining. The Clerk's Office has until February 12 to complete its review of the petition to determine if the petition contains a sufficient number of signatures to place the initiated measure on a special election ballot. Pursuant to C.R.S. 31-2-210(4), if the petition is certified as sufficient by the City Clerk, the City Clerk must publish notice of an election upon the proposed Charter amendment within 30 days of the filing of the petition, or no later than February 22, 2008. In order to meet the notice requirement, second reading of the Ordinance calling the election, as well as a resolution submitting the proposed Charter amendment to the registered electors of the City and settinCam f 1 age must be considered on February 19, 2008. If the petition is found to be in on co p oft xamination,the second reading of this Ordinance, as well as the r lu n settin a ballot language,may need to be postponed until the petition circulators have an opportunity to withdraw the petition and file an amended petition(which must be done no later than 15 days after the Clerk determines the petition is insufficient). If an amended petition is filed, second reading of this Ordinance and the accompanying resolution will be scheduled for the next meeting following examination of the amended petition. At that time, it may be necessary to change the date of the election to facilitate compliance with all statutory requirements for holding an election on a proposed Charter amendment.