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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020CV30833 - CITY OF FORT COLLINS V. PLANNING ACTION TO TRANSFORM HUGHES STADIUM SUSTAINABLY CORP, ET. AL - 015M - EXHIBIT 14 - CITY OF FORT COLLINS CHARTER CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS COLORADO CONTAINS THE CHARTER AMENDMENT APPROVED BY VOTERS AT THE NOVEMBER 7, 2017 SPECIAL ELECTION. HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS COLORADO 1954 C-iSupp. No. 119 C-iii Supp. No. 103 FORT COLLINS CHARTER TABLE OF CONTENTS Articles: Preamble I Form of Government, Powers, Seal Section 1 Name, boundaries Section 2 Form of government Section 3 Succession to rights and liabilities Section 4 Powers of city II. City Council Section 1 Membership; terms Section 2 Qualifications of candidates and members; challenges Section 3 Compensation of members Section 4 Organization Section 5 Powers Section 6 Ordinances, resolutions, motions Section 7 Ordinances, publication and effective date Section 8 Disposition of ordinances Section 9 Ordinance codification Section 10 Proof of Charter and ordinances Section 11 Meetings, quorum, executive session Section 12 City Clerk Section 13 Council not to interfere with administrative service Section 14 Licenses, permits Section 15 Surety bonds Section 16 Contracts with other governmental bodies Section 17 Independent annual audit Section 18 Vacancies III. City Manager Section 1 Appointment, qualifications Section 2 Powers, duties Section 3 Absence of City Manager Section 4 Removal of City Manager IV. General Provisions Section 1 Appointive boards Section 2 Administrative branch Section 3 Residency requirement Section 4 Oath of office Section 5 Records to be public Section 6 Ordinances remain in force Section 7 Publication Section 8 Charter amendments Section 9 Conflicts of interest Section 10 Penalties for violation of Charter Section 11 Construction of words Section 12 Construction of Charter Section 13 Outgoing officers Section 14 Eminent domain Section 15 Improvement districts Section 16 Limitation of actions V. Finance Administration Part I Budget and Financial Management Section 1 Fiscal and accounting year Section 2 Budget estimates C-iv Supp. No. 103 Section 3 Public record, hearing Section 4 Adoption of budget and appropriation of funds Section 5 Levy Section 6 Maximum mill levy Section 7 Effect of appropriation and levy Section 8 Appropriations not to exceed revenue; appropriation required for expenditures and obligations Section 9 Supplemental appropriations Section 10 Transfer of appropriations Section 11 Lapsed appropriations Section 12 Deposit of public funds Section 13 Collection of taxes Section 14 Audit and payments Section 15 Appropriations forbidden Section 16 City not to pledge credit Part II Municipal Borrowing Section 18 Forms of borrowing Section 19.1 Short-term notes Section 19.2 General obligation securities Section 19.3 Revenue securities Section 19.4 Refunding securities Section 19.5 Special assessment securities Section 19.6 Terms and disposal of securities Section 19.7 Limitation of actions Section 19.8 Tax increment securities Section 20 No additional limitations Part III Financial Administration Unit Section 21 Financial Officer Section 22 Powers and duties Section 23 Separate utilities accounts Section 24 Responsibility for funds Section 25 Creation of funds Part IV Purchasing Section 26 Powers and duties Section 27 Competitive bidding Section 28 Emergency purchases Section 29 Contracts for improvements Section 30 Contracts for service Section 31 Contracts effective only when bond funds available VI. City Attorney Section 1 Appointment Section 2 Functions Section 3 Special counsel VII. Municipal Court Section 1 Municipal Court Section 2 Penalty for violation VIII. Elections Section 1 Applicability of state Constitution Section 2 City elections Section 3 Nomination; withdrawal from nomination Section 4 Petitions Section 5 Board of Elections Section 6 Appearance of names on ballot Section 7 Certification of election results Section 8 Campaign contributions Section 9 Corrupt practices Section 10 Validity of elections Section 11 Further regulations IX. Recall Section 1 The recall Section 2 Petitions Section 3 Elections Section 4 Further regulations X. Initiative And Referendum Section 1 The initiative Section 2 The referendum Section 3 Council use of initiative and referendum Section 4 Repeal or amendment of initiated measure Section 5 Petitions Section 6 Elections Section 7 Further regulations XI. Franchises And Public Utilities Section 1 Franchise granted by ordinance Section 2 Franchises to specify streets Section 3 Regulation of public utilities Section 4 Books of record Section 5 Term, compensation Section 6 Option to purchase Section 7 Railroad tracks Section 8 Street cleaning and paving Section 9 Right of regulation Section 10 Revocable permits Section 11 Franchise renewal Section 12 Leasing of franchises Section 13 Issuance of stock Section 14 Amendment, renewal, extension or enlargement of franchise Section 15 Common use of facilities XII. Municipal Public Utilities Section 1 City may acquire utilities Section 2 Right of entry Section 3 Restriction on sale of water and electric property Section 4 Control of water Section 5 Utility budgeting Section 6 Municipal utility rates and finances Section 7 Telecommunication facilities and services XIII. Definitions XIV. Transitional Provisions Section 1 Purpose and status of this Section 2 Transitional period Section 3 Retirement plans Section 4 Outstanding and authorized bonds Section 5 Saving clause C-vSupp. No. 125 PREAMBLE We, the people of Fort Collins, Colorado, under the authority of the Constitution of the State of Colorado, do ordain, establish and adopt this Charter for our municipal government. ARTICLE I. FORM OF GOVERNMENT, POWERS, SEAL Section 1. Name, boundaries. The citizens of Fort Collins, in the County of Larimer, State of Colorado, within the boundaries of the munic- ipalcorporationasnowestablishedandheretoforeexist- ing under the name of Fort Collins, or as hereafter establishedinthemannerprovidedbylaw,shallcontinue to constitute a body corporate and politic in perpetual succession, under the name of the City of Fort Collins, as a home-rule municipal corporation under Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The offi- cial seal for the city shall consist of the word "SEAL" surrounded by the words "City of Fort Collins, Colo- rado." Section 2. Form of government. The municipal government provided by this Charter shall be known as the "Council Manager government." Pursuant to its provisions and subject only to the limita- tions and exceptions imposed by the state Constitution and by this Charter, all powers of the city shall be vested in an elective Council, hereinafter referred to as "the Council." All powers of the City of Fort Collins shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this Charter or, if the manner be not therein prescribed, then in such man- ner as may be prescribed by ordinance. (Ord. No. 15, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 3. Succession to rights and liabilities. The municipal corporation, the City of Fort Collins, shall continue to own, possess and hold all the real and personal property heretofore owned, possessed, or held by the city, and shall continue to manage and dispose of all trusts in connection therewith and succeed to all the rights, benefits, and liabilities of the city. Section 4. Powers of city. The city shall have all the powers granted to municipal corporations and to cities by the Constitution and gen- eral laws of this state, together with all the implied powers necessary to carry into execution all the powers granted. The enumeration of particular powers by this Charter shall not be deemed to be exclusive, and in additiontothepowersenumeratedorimplied,orappro- priate to the exercise of such powers, it is intended that the city shall have and may exercise all powers of local self-government which, under the Constitution of this state, it would be competent for this Charter specifically to enumerate. ARTICLE II. CITY COUNCIL Section 1. Membership; terms. (a)Compositionof Council.TheCouncilshallconsistof seven (7) members, including a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, elected as provided in this Article. (b)Method of election. The Mayor shall be nominated and elected from the city at large. The remaining six (6) members shall be nominated and elected by Districts. The election of District Councilmembers shall alternate between the election of representatives for Council Dis- tricts 1, 3 and 5 and the election of representatives for Council Districts 2, 4 and 6. (c)Council district boundaries. The city shall be divided into six (6) contiguous, reasonably compact districts, each of which shall consist of contiguous, undivided general election precincts and, to the extent reasonably possible, an equal number of inhabitants. The districts shall be numbered consecutively in a clockwise fashion beginning with the northeast district, which shall be District 1. The Council shall establish by ordinance the process for adjusting district boundaries and giving no- tice of any proposed boundary changes, and the manner of protesting such proposed changes. (d)Terms.ExceptasotherwiseprovidedinSection18of this Article and Section 3(d) of Article IX, the term of officeof theMayorshallbetwo(2)years,andthetermof office of all other members of the Council shall be four (4) years each; provided, however, that all such officers shall serve until their successors have been elected and have taken office. The terms of the Mayor and other members of the Council shall begin when they take the oath of office, which shall occur as the first order of business at the first regular or special Council meeting following the final certification of election results and after expiration of the recount period, or their appoint- ment. (Ord. No. 23, 1981, 2-17-81, approved, election 4-7-81; Ord. No. 94, 1972, 1-4-73, approved, election 2-20-73; Ord. No. 197, 1986, § 1, Parts A, B, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 154, 1988, 12-20-88, approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. No. 100, 1990, 9-4-90, approved, election 11-6-90; Ord. No. 15, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, Charter — City Council Art. II § 1 C-1Supp. No. 122 approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 011, 2011, § 1, 2-15-11, ap- proved, election 4-5-11; Ord. No. 001, 2017, § 2, 1-17-17, ap- proved, election 4-4-17) Section 2. Qualifications of candidates and members; challenges. (a) An individual shall be eligible to be a candidate for theofficeof Councilmemberif atthetimeof theelection he or she is a citizen of the United States; is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; has been for one (1) year immediately preceding such election an elector of the city; and, in the case of a District Councilmember, has continuouslyresidedintheDistrictfromwhichheorshe is to be elected since the date of accepting any nomina- tion for election under Article VIII, Section 3, of this Charter. (b) No person who has been convicted of a felony shall be eligible to be a candidate for, or hold, the office of Councilmember. (c) No person shall be eligible to stand for election to more than one (1) elective office at any single municipal election. During a term of office, no member of the Council shall be an employee of the city or hold any other elective public office. No person shall be elected or appointed to any city office, position or employment for which the compensation was increased or fixed by the Council while such person was a member thereof until after expiration of one (1) year from the date when such person ceased to be a member of the Council. (d) Any registered elector may file with the City Clerk a writtenprotestchallengingthequalificationsof anymem- berof theCouncil.Anysuchprotestshallberesolvedby the City Clerk as expeditiously as possible but no more than forty-five (45) days from the date of filing of the protest,pursuanttoaprocedureestablishedbytheCoun- cil by ordinance. In order to resolve such protests, the City Clerk shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and require the production of evi- dence. No protest shall be filed prior to the date of appointment or the date of issuance of the certificate of election of a Councilmember, whichever is applicable, nor shall any such protest, other than a protest based upon the fact of a felony conviction, be filed more than fifteen (15) days after said date. (e) The fact that a Councilmember may be determined to have lacked any qualification for the office of Councilmember during all or any portion of his or her term of office shall not affect the validity of any action takenbytheCouncilduringsuchCouncilmember'sterm of office. (Res. No. 71-12, 2-11-71, approved, election 4-6-71; Ord. No. 5, 1983, approved, election 3-8-83; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part X, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 100, 1990, 9-4-90, approved, election 11-6-90; Ord. No. 20, 1991, § 1, 2-19-91, ap- proved, election 4-2-91; Ord. No. 20, 1993, § 1, 2-16-93, approved, election 4-6-93; Ord. No. 15, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 3. Compensation of members. Commencing in 1998, the compensation for all CouncilmembersexcepttheMayorshallbefivehundred dollars ($500.) per month and the compensation of the Mayor shall be seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.) per month. These amounts shall be adjusted annually there- after for inflation in accordance with the Denver/ Boul- der Consumer Price Index. (Ord. No. 12, 1977, 2-15-77, approved, election 4-5-77; Ord. No. 198, 1986, § 1, Part A, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 100, 1990, 9-4-90, approved, election 11-6-90; Ord. No. 16, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Editor’s note—See § 2-575 of the City Code for current salaries of Councilmembers. Section 4. Organization. The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the Council and shallberecognizedasheadof thecitygovernmentforall ceremonial purposes and by the Governor of the state for purposes of military law. The Mayor shall execute and authenticate legal instruments requiring the signa- ture of the Mayor. The Mayor shall also perform such other duties as may be provided by ordinance which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter. At the first regular or special meeting after final certifi- cation of a City election, the Council shall elect a Mayor Pro Tem for a two (2) year term from among the mem- bers of the Council to act as Mayor during the absence or disability of the Mayor. If a vacancy occurs in the position of Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem shall become Mayor as provided in Section 18(b) below. (Ord. No. 11, 1969, 2-27-69, approved, election 4-8-69; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part X, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 100, 1990, 9-4-90, approved, election 11-6-90; Ord. No. 15, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 001, 2017, § 2, 1-17-17, approved, election 4-4-17) Section 5. Powers. All powers of the city and the determination of all matters of policy shall be vested in the Council except as otherwise provided by this Charter. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Council shall have power to: (a) appoint and remove the City Manager; (b) establish,change,consolidateorabolishadministra- tive offices, service areas or agencies by ordinance, upon report and recommendation of the City Manager, so long as the administrative functions and public services Charter — City Council Art. II § 5 C-2Supp. No. 122 established by this Charter are not abolished in any such reorganization. The city shall provide for all essential administrative functions and public services, including, but not limited to the following: (1) fire suppression and prevention; (2) police services; (3) finance and recordkeeping; (4) electric utility services; (5) water supply and wastewater services; (6) street maintenance; (7) storm drainage; (8) planning and zoning. (c) adopt the budget of the city; (d) authorize the issuance of bonds by ordinance as provided by this Charter; (e) inquire into and investigate any office, service area, oragencyof thecityandtheofficialactsof anyofficeror employee thereof, and to compel by subpoena atten- dance and testimony of witnesses and production of books and documents; (f) adopt plats; (g) adopt and modify the official map of the city; (h) provide for independent audits of all funds and accounts of the city. (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part A, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 15, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 22, 2001, § 2, 2-20-01, approved, election 4-3-01) Section 6. Ordinances, resolutions, motions. The Council shall act by ordinance, resolution, or mo- tion. The ayes and nays shall be recorded on the passage of all ordinances, resolutions, and motions. Every Councilmember present shall vote; if a member fails to vote when present, he or she shall be recorded as voting in the affirmative. All legislative enactments and every act creating, altering, or abolishing any agency or office, fixing compensation, making an appropriation, autho- rizing the borrowing of money, levying a tax, establish- ing any rule or regulation for the violation of which a penalty is imposed, or placing any burden upon or lim- iting the use of private property, shall be by ordinance, which shall not be so altered or amended on the final passage as to change the original purpose. All ordinances, except the annual appropriation ordi- nance and any ordinance making a general codification of ordinances, shall be confined to one (1) subject which shallbeclearlyexpressedinthetitle.Allordinancesshall be formally introduced at a regular or special Council meetinginwrittenorprintedformbyanymemberof the Councilandconsideredonfirstreadingandactiontaken thereon. No ordinance, except an emergency ordinance, shall be finally passed on the first reading or at the meeting at which it is first introduced. An emergency ordinancemaybeformallyintroducedataspecialCoun- cil meeting and action taken thereon, including final passage at such special meeting. Reading of an ordi- nance shall consist only of reading the title thereof, providedthatcopiesof thefullordinanceproposedshall have been available in the office of the City Clerk at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time such ordinance is introducedforeachmemberof theCityCouncil,andfor inspection and copying by the general public, and pro- vided further that any member of the City Council may requestthatanordinancebereadinfullatanyreadingof the same, in which case such ordinance shall be read in full at such reading. Final passage of all ordinances except emergency ordinances shall be at a regular Coun- cil meeting. Emergency ordinances shall require for pas- sage the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of the Council and shall contain a specific statement of the nature of the emergency. No ordinance granting any franchise or special privilege which involves a benefit to any private person or entity shall ever be passed as an emergency ordinance. The enacting clause of all ordinances passed by the Councilshallbeasfollows:"BeitordainedbytheCoun- cil of the City of Fort Collins." (Ord.No.3,1961,2-23-61,approved,election4-4-61;Ord.No.94, 1972, 1-4-73, approved, election 2-20-73; Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15- 73, approved, election 4-3-73; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part X, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 203, 1986, § 1, Part A, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 7. Ordinances, publication and effective date. Every proposed ordinance, except an emergency ordi- nance, shall be published in full at least seven (7) days before its final passage on the city's official internet web site. In addition, each such ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city by number and title only, together with a statement that the full text is available for public inspection and acquisition in the office of the City Clerk and on the city's internet web site. Both publications shall contain a notice of the date when said proposed ordinance will be presented for final passage. The City Clerk shall, within seven (7) days Charter — City Council Art. II § 7 C-3Supp. No. 122 after final passage of any such ordinance, publish such ordinance in the same method as is required for the first publication. All ordinances, except emergency ordi- nances, shall take effect on the tenth day following their passage. An emergency ordinance shall take effect upon passage and shall be published as provided above within seven (7) days thereof. Standard codes and codifications of ordinances of the citymaybepublishedbytitleandreferenceinwholeorin part. Ordinances shall be signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk and published without further certification. The Council may enact any ordinance which adopts any codebyreferenceinwholeorinpartprovidedthatbefore adoption of such ordinance the Council shall hold a publichearingthereonandnoticeof thehearingshallbe published twice in the newspaper of general circulation, publishedinthecity,one(1)of suchpublicationstobeat leasteight(8)daysprecedingthehearingandtheotherat least fifteen (15) days preceding the hearing. Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and shall alsostatethatcopiesof thecodetobeadoptedareonfile with the City Clerk and open to public inspection. The noticeshallalsocontainadescriptionwhichtheCouncil deemssufficienttogivenoticetopersonsinterestedasto the subject matter of such code and the name and ad- dress of the agency by which it has been promulgated. The ordinance adopting any such code shall set forth in full any penalty clause in connection with such code. (Ord.No.11,1967,2-9-67,approved,election4-4-67;Ord.No.18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73; Ord. No. 205, 1984, approved, election 3-5-85; Ord. No. 15, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, ap- proved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 93, 2005, § 1, 9-6-05, approved election 11-1-05) Section 8. Disposition of ordinances. A true copy of every ordinance, when adopted, shall be numbered and recorded in a book marked "Ordinance Record," and adoption and publication shall be authen- ticated by the signatures of the Mayor and the City Clerk, and by the certificate of the publisher, respec- tively. The ordinances as adopted by the vote of the qualified electors of the city shall be separately num- bered and recorded. Section 9. Ordinance codification. The Council shall cause the permanent ordinances to be codified. Such codification may be of the entire body of permanent ordinances or of the ordinances on some particular subject and may be re-enacted by the Council or authenticated in such other manner as may be desig- nated by ordinance. No codification ordinance shall be invalid on the grounds that it deals with more than one (1) subject. The first codification shall be completed within five (5) years of the effective date of this Charter andsubsequentcodificationsshallbemadethereafteras deemed necessary by the Council, and all permanent ordinances adopted thereafter shall be codified at least once a year. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part P, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 10. Proof of charter and ordinances. This Charter and any ordinance passed by the Council may be proved by a copy thereof certified to by the City Clerk under the seal of the city and, when printed in a book or pamphlet form purporting to be authorized by the city, the same shall be received as prima facie evi- dence by courts without further proof. Section 11. Meetings, quorum, executive session. TheCouncilshallholdregularmeetingsatsuchtimeand place as it may prescribe by ordinance and shall pre- scribe the manner in which special meetings may be called. Notice of any special meeting shall be given to all Councilmembers no less than one (1) day prior to such meeting. All meetings shall be open to the public. A majority of the members of Council shall constitute a quorum sufficient to transact business. A smaller num- bercanadjournameetingtoalaterdateandtime,andin the absence of all members, the City Clerk may adjourn any meeting for not longer than one (1) week. In the event of an emergency, natural disaster, or unforeseen circumstance that renders the holding of a meeting un- desirable or impracticable, the City Manager may, with agreement of the Mayor, cancel a City Council meeting and shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the public and the other members of Council of such cancellation before the scheduled time of the meeting. No other action,excepttoadjourn,maybetakenbytheCouncilin the absence of a quorum, unless the absence of a quo- rum is due to the filing of conflict of interest disclosure statementsbyallabsentmembers,inwhicheventatleast three (3) remaining members may transact business. By majority vote of those present and voting, the Council may approve any action of the Council except the pas- sage of emergency ordinances and the approval of exec- utive sessions. By two-thirds (2/3) vote of those present and voting, the Council may go into executive session, which shall be closed to the public. Executive sessions may only be held to: (1) discuss personnel matters; or Charter — City Council Art. II § 11 C-4Supp. No. 122 (2) consult with attorneys representing the city re- garding specific legal questions involving litigation or potential litigation and/or the manner in which particular policies, practices or regulations of the city may be affected by existing or proposed provi- sions of federal, state or local law; or (3) consider water and real property acquisitions and sales by the city; or (4) consider electric utility matters if such matters pertain to issues of competition in the electric utility industry. (Ord. No. 94, 1972, 1-4-73, approved, election 2-20-73; Ord. No. 12, 1977, 2-15-77, approved, election 4-5-77; Ord. No. 19, 1993, § 1, 2-16-93, approved, election 4-6-93; Ord. No. 14, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97,approved,election4-8-97;Ord.No.002,2017,§2,1-17-17, approved, election 4-4-17) Charter — City Council Art. II § 11 C-4.1Supp. No. 122 Charter — City Council Art. II § 12 C-5 Supp. No. 103 Section 12. City Clerk. With the approval of the Council, the City Manager shall appoint a City Clerk who shall act as Clerk of the Coun- cil and who while so employed shall be a resident of the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area. The City Clerk shall: (1) give notice of Council meetings; (2) keep a journal of Council proceedings; (3) authenticate by his or her signature and perma- nently record in full all ordinances and resolutions; and (4) perform other duties required by this Charter or by the City Manager. (Ord. No. 209, 1984, 1-15-85, approved, election 3-5-85; Ord. No. 13, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 13. Council not to interfere with administra- tive service. Except for purposes of inquiry, the Council and its mem- bers shall deal with the administrative service of the city solely through the City Manager, and neither the Council nor any member shall give orders to any subordinates of the City Manager either publicly or privately. Section 14. Licenses, permits. The Council may provide for licenses and permits, and fees therefor, for regulatory purposes. The Council shall provide an administrative procedure for the hearing and determination of appeals relating to issuance, suspension or revocation of such licenses and permits. The Council itself may hear and decide appeals. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part Q, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3- 87) Section 15. Surety bonds. The Council shall require the City Manager, the Financial Officer, and other employees transacting financial busi- ness of the city to furnish bonds with such surety and in such amounts as the Council may determine. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part I, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3- 87) Section 16. Contracts with other governmental bod- ies. The Council may, by ordinance or resolution, enter into contracts with other governmental bodies to furnish gov- ernmental services and make charges for such services, or enter into cooperative or joint activities with other governmental bodies. (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73) Section 17. Independent annual audit. The Council shall provide for an independent audit at least annually by a certified public accountant of all books and accounts of the city, and shall publish a sum- mary thereof once in the manner provided for publication of legal notices within five (5) months after the end of each fiscal year. (Ord. No. 206, 1984, 1-15-85, approved, election 3-5-85) Section 18. Vacancies. (a) A vacancy exists when a Councilmember: (1) dies, resigns, or moves from the city or the Dis- trict from which elected or appointed; (2) assumes another elective office; (3) fails to attend all regular and special meetings of the Council for sixty (60) consecutive days unless excused by Council resolution; (4) is judicially declared mentally incompetent; (5) is convicted of a felony or is declared by the City Clerk, more than sixty (60) days after the date of issuance of the certificate of election of such Councilmember, to have previously been convicted of a felony pursuant to a written protest filed under Section 2 of this article; or (6) in the case of an appointed member of the Council, is declared by the City Clerk to lack any qualification for the office of Councilmember. Except for the office of Mayor, any vacancy on the Council shall be filled within forty-five (45) days by ap- pointment of the Council. The person so appointed shall serve until the next regular election, when the electors will select a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term, if any. This selection process shall be subject to the following exception: If the time for filling the va- cancy by appointment would fall within forty-five (45) days prior to any regular election, and the remaining un- expired term of the Councilmember to be replaced is more than two (2) years, then the vacancy shall be filled by the newly constituted Council following their election, within forty-five (45) days after their terms of office begin. Under this exception, the term of office of the Coun- cilmember appointed shall run for the remainder of the replaced Councilmember's term. Any person appointed to fill a Councilmember's vacated position shall have all the qualifications required of regularly elected Councilmem- bers. In the case of a vacancy representing a member Charter — City Council Art. II § 18 C-6 Supp. No. 103 elected from a District, any person appointed or elected to fill such vacancy shall be from the same District, as such District is constituted at the time of the appointment or election. (b) The following shall apply to filling vacancies in the office of Mayor: (1) If the position of Mayor becomes vacant more than forty-five (45) days prior to the next regular election, the Mayor Pro Tem shall become Acting Mayor, and the Council shall elect a new Mayor Pro Tem. Both the Acting Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem shall serve until the next regular election, at which time the office of Mayor shall be filled by the elec- tors for a new term, and the Acting Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem shall resume their duties as Coun- cilmembers for the remainder of their unexpired terms of office, if any. The vacancy on the Council created by the Mayor Pro Tem assuming the office of Mayor shall be filled in accordance with the provi- sions of Section 18(a) above. (2) If the position of Mayor becomes vacant within the forty-five (45) days prior to any regular election, the duties of the Mayor shall be immediately as- sumed by the Mayor Pro Tem, who shall serve as Acting Mayor until said regular election, at which time the office of Mayor shall be filled by the elec- tors for a new term. Pending the election and the commencement of the term of the newly elected Mayor, the Council shall consist of six (6) members, and the Council shall elect an interim Mayor Pro Tem. After the election, the Acting Mayor and Inter- im Mayor Pro Tem shall resume their duties as Councilmembers for the remainder of their unex- pired terms of office, if any. (3) Nothing herein shall preclude the Mayor Pro Tem or any Councilmember from standing for elec- tion to the office of Mayor. (Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part L, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3- 87; Ord. No. 154, 1988, 12-20-88, approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. No. 100, 1990, 9-4-90, approved, election 11-6-90; Ord. No. 15, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) ARTICLE III. CITY MANAGER Section 1. Appointment, qualifications. The Council shall appoint and fix the compensation of a City Manager, who shall be the chief executive officer and head of the administrative branch of the city gov- ernment. The City Manager shall be appointed on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifica- tions, with special reference to actual experience in and knowledge of accepted practice in respect to the duties of the office. Prior to appointment, the City Manager need not be a resident of the city, but during his or her tenure in office the City Manager shall reside within the city. No member of Council shall be appointed City Manager during the term for which he or she has been elected nor within one (1) year after the expiration of such term. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part X, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3- 87; Ord. No. 13, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 2. Powers, duties. The City Manager shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the city and to that end shall have power and be required to: (a) appoint and, when necessary for the good of the ser- vice, remove all heads of service areas and employees of the city except as otherwise provided by this Charter; (b) prepare the budget annually and submit it to the Council and be responsible for its administration after adoption; (c) participate in discussions of the Council in an advi- sory capacity; (d) prepare and submit to the Council as of the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and ad- ministrative activities of the city for the preceding year, and make written or oral reports to the Council when required by it as to any particular matter relating to the affairs of the city within his or her supervision; (e) keep the Council advised of the financial condition and the future needs of the city, and make recommenda- tions to the Council; (f) enforce the laws and ordinances of the city; (g) perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or required of the City Manager by the Council not inconsistent with this Charter. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part X, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3- 87; Ord. No. 22, 2001, § 2, 2-20-01, approved, election 4-3-01) Section 3. Absence of City Manager. To perform his or her duties during temporary absence or disability, the City Manager may designate a qualified employee of the city by letter filed with the City Clerk. If the City Manager fails to make such designation, the Council may by resolution appoint a qualified employee of the city to perform the duties of the City Manager until he or she returns or his or her disability ceases. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part X, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3- 87; Ord. No. 13, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Charter — City Manager Art. III § 4 C-7 Supp. No. 103 Section 4. Removal of City Manager. The Council shall appoint the City Manager for an indef- inite term and may remove a City Manager by majority vote of the Councilmembers. If a City Manager is re- moved by this method, at least thirty (30) days before such removal takes effect, the Council shall by majority vote of its members adopt a resolution stating the reasons for the removal, which resolution may also provide for interim suspension. Upon such removal or suspension by this method the Council shall cause to be paid to the City Manager any unpaid balance of his or her salary for the current month and the salary for the next calendar month. (Res. No. 72-30, 4-6-72, approved, election 5-23-72; Ord. No. 12, 1977, 2-15-77, approved, election 4-5-77; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part B, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) ARTICLE IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Appointive boards. (a) The Council may, by ordinance, establish appointive boards and commissions. The ordinance establishing such boards and commissions shall: (1) prescribe the powers, duties, and operating pro- cedures of the board and commission; (2) establish the terms of office of the board or commission members, including initial overlapping terms; (3) establish the amount of compensation, if any, to be paid to the board or commission members; and (4) state whether the board or commission shall have alternate members authorized to vote when serving in the absence of regular members. (b) All board and commission members shall be subject to removal by the Council with or without cause. Any vacancy during the unexpired term of any member shall be filled by the Council for the remainder of the term. Each board and commission shall choose its own officers from among its members. The Council may change any or all of the powers, duties and procedures of any board or commission and may abolish any board or commission which is not required by this Charter or law. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part C, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3- 87; Ord. No. 18, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 2. Administrative branch. The administrative branch of the city government shall be composed of the offices, service areas and agencies established by ordinance upon report and recommenda- tion of the City Manager. Administrative functions and duties may be assigned and distributed among offices, service areas or departments thereof, or agencies of the administrative branch by regulations issued by the City Manager. The City Manager shall have power, whenever the interest of the city requires, to assign any employee of one (1) service area to perform duties in another service area. (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part D, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 22, 2001, § 2, 2-20-01, approved, election 4-3-01) Section 3. Residency requirement. Directors of a city service area or a group of city service areas, deputy city managers, and assistant city managers shall reside within the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area during their tenure in office, but need not reside within the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area prior to their ap- pointment. City department heads may live outside the Urban Growth Area during their tenure in office, but only if their places of residence are within five miles of the city limits, as measured by a straight line connecting the parcel of property upon which the residence is situated to the nearest boundary line of the city. City department heads appointed prior to March 6, 1985, shall not be sub- ject to this residency requirement. (Ord. No. 209, 1984, 1-15-85, approved, election 3-5-85; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part E, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 13, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 21, 2001, § 1, 2-20-01, approved, election 4-3-01; Ord. No. 22, 2001, § 2, 2-20-01, approved, election 4-3-01) Section 4. Oath of office. Before entering upon the duties of the office, each mem- ber of Council, the City Manager, the City Attorney, the City Clerk, the Judge of the Municipal Court, and each director of a service area shall take, subscribe before, and file with the City Clerk an oath or affirmation that he or she will support the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Colorado, this Charter, and the ordinances of the City of Fort Collins, and that he or she will faithfully perform the duties of the office or po- sition. The City Clerk shall take and subscribe the oath before a notary public. (Ord. No. 22, 2001, § 2, 2-20-01, approved, election 4-3-01) Section 5. Records to be public. All city records shall be available for public inspection, subject only to reasonable restrictions. Upon payment of a reasonable fee, a copy or a certified copy of any city record shall be furnished by the custodian thereof. A cer- tified copy of any city record shall be prima facie evi- dence of its contents. Charter — General Provisions Art. IV § 6 C-8 Supp. No. 103 Section 6. Ordinances remain in force. All ordinances, resolutions, rules, or regulations in force in Fort Collins, a municipal corporation, at the time this Charter takes effect shall continue in full force and effect until superseded, amended, or repealed, except that those inconsistent with this Charter are hereby repealed. Section 7. Publication. Whenever legal notice or other publication is required by this Charter, or by ordinance, rule, or regulation, such notice shall be published at least once in a local newspa- per of general circulation in the city, which is devoted to dissemination of news of a general character, unless a different form of notice is specified in this Charter or in the ordinance, rule, or regulation requiring the notice. (Ord. No. 19, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 8. Charter amendments. This Charter may be amended at any time in the manner provided by the laws of the State of Colorado. The Coun- cil may prescribe by ordinance, upon recommendation of the City Clerk, a general form of petition for citizen- initiated Charter amendments which shall contain warn- ings and notices to signers as necessary. (Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part D, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3- 87) Section 9. Conflicts of interest. (a) Definitions. For purposes of construction of this Sec- tion 9, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: Business means a corporation, partnership, sole proprie- torship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, organiza- tion, self-employed individual, holding company, joint stock company, receivership, trust, activity or entity. Financial interest means any interest equated with mon- ey or its equivalent. Financial interest shall not include: (1) the interest that an officer, employee or relative has as an employee of a business, or as a holder of an ownership interest in such business, in a decision of any public body, when the decision financially bene- fits or otherwise affects such business but entails no foreseeable, measurable financial benefit to the of- ficer, employee or relative; (2) the interest that an officer, employee or relative has as a nonsalaried officer or member of a nonprofit corporation or association or of an educational, reli- gious, charitable, fraternal or civic organization in the holdings of such corporation, association or or- ganization; (3) the interest that an officer, employee or relative has as a recipient of public services when such ser- vices are generally provided by the city on the same terms and conditions to all similarly situated citizens, regardless of whether such recipient is an officer, employee or relative; (4) the interest that an officer, employee or relative has as a recipient of a commercially reasonable loan made in the ordinary course of business by a lending institution, in such lending institution; (5) the interest that an officer, employee or relative has as a shareholder in a mutual or common invest- ment fund in the holdings of such fund unless the shareholder actively participates in the management of such fund; (6) the interest that an officer, employee or relative has as a policyholder in an insurance company, a de- positor in a duly established savings association or bank, or a similar interest-holder, unless the discre- tionary act of such person, as an officer or employee, could immediately, definitely and measurably affect the value of such policy, deposit or similar interest; (7) the interest that an officer, employee or relative has as an owner of government-issued securities un- less the discretionary act of such owner, as an officer or employee, could immediately, definitely and measurably affect the value of such securities; or (8) the interest that an officer or employee has in the compensation received from the city for personal services provided to the city as an officer or employ- ee. Officer or employee means any person holding a position by election, appointment or employment in the service of the city, whether part-time or full-time, including a member of any authority, board, committee or commis- sion of the city, other than an authority that is: (1) established under the provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes; (2) governed by state statutory rules of ethical con- duct; and (3) expressly exempted from the provisions of this Article by ordinance of the Council. Personal interest means any interest (other than a finan- cial interest) by reason of which an officer or employee, or a relative of such officer or employee, would, in the judgment of a reasonably prudent person, realize or experience some direct and substantial benefit or detri- ment different in kind from that experienced by the general public.Personal interest shall not include:. (1) the interest that an officer, employee or relative has as a member of a board, commission, commit- tee, or authority of another governmental entity or of a nonprofit corporation or association or of an educational, religious, charitable, fraternal, or civic organization; (2) the interest that an officer, employee or relative has in the receipt of public services when such ser- vices are generally provided by the city on the same terms and conditions to all similarly situated citi- zens; or (3) theinterestthatanofficeroremployeehasinthe compensation, benefits, or terms and conditions of his or her employment with the city. Public body means the Council or any authority, board, committee, commission, service area, department or of- fice of the city. Relative means the spouse or minor child of the officer or employee, any person claimed by the officer or em- ployee as a dependent for income tax purposes, or any person residing in and sharing with the officer or em- ployee the expenses of the household. (b)Rules of conduct concerning conflicts of interest. (1)Sales to the city. No officer or employee, or relative of such officer or employee, shall have a financial interest in the sale to the city of any real or personal property, equipment, material, supplies or services,exceptpersonalservicesprovidedtothecity as an officer or employee, if: a. such officer or employee is a member of the Council; b. such officer or employee exercises, directly or indirectly,anydecision-makingauthorityonbe- half of the city concerning such sale; or c. in the case of services, such officer or em- ployee exercises any supervisory authority in his or her role as a city officer or employee over the services to be rendered to the city. (2)Purchases from the city. No officer, employee or relativeshall,directlyorindirectly,purchaseanyreal orpersonalpropertyfromthecity,exceptsuchprop- erty as is offered for sale at an established price, and not by bid or auction, on the same terms and condi- tions as to all members of the general public. (3)Interests in other decisions. Any officer or em- ployee who has, or whose relative has, a financial or personal interest in any decision of any public body of which he or she is a member or to which he or she makes recommendations, shall, upon discovery thereof, disclose such interest in the official records of thecityinthemannerprescribedinsubsection(4) hereof, and shall refrain from voting on, attempting to influence, or otherwise participating in such deci- sion in any manner as an officer or employee. (4)Disclosure procedure. If any officer or employee has any financial or personal interest requiring dis- closure under subsection (3) of this section, such personshallimmediatelyupondiscoverythereof de- clare such interest by delivering a written statement to the City Clerk, with copies to the City Manager and, if applicable, to the chairperson of the public bodyof whichsuchpersonisamember,whichstate- ment shall contain the name of the officer or em- ployee, the office or position held with the city by such person, and the nature of the interest. If said officer or employee shall discover such financial or personalinterestduringthecourseof ameetingorin such other circumstance as to render it practically impossible to deliver such written statement prior to action upon the matter in question, said officer or employee shall immediately declare such interest by giving oral notice to all present, including a descrip- tion of the nature of the interest. (5)Violations. Any contract made in violation of this Section shall be voidable by the city. If voided within one (1) year of the date of execution thereof, the party obtaining payment by reason of such con- tractshall,if requiredbythecity,forthwithreturnto the city all or any designated portion of the monies received by such individual from the city by reason of said contract, together with interest at the lawful maximum rate for interest on judgments. (Res. No. 71-12, 2-11-71, approved, election 4-6-71; Ord. No. 155, 1988, 12-20-88, approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. No. 10, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 22, 2001, § 2, 2-20-01, approved, election 4-3-01; Ord. No. 003, 2017, § 2, 1-17-17, ap- proved, election 4-4-17) Section 10. Penalties for violation of Charter. Any violation of a provision of this Charter shall be deemed a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of such violation may be punished by a fine or imprisonment, or Charter — General Provisions Art. IV § 10 C-9Supp. No. 122 by both such fine and imprisonment, the maximum amount and term of which shall be no less than that established by ordinance for misdemeanor violations of the city Code. Said maximum penalty shall be set by the Council by ordinance. Any officer or employee of the cityconvictedof suchaviolationshallbedeprivedof his orherofficeoremploymentandshallbeineligibletoany city office or employment for two (2) years thereafter. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part X, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 162, 1988, 12-20-88, approved, election 3-7-89) Section 11. Construction of words. Whenever such construction is applicable, words used in thisCharterimportingsingularorpluralnumbermaybe construed so that one (1) number includes both; words importing masculine gender may be construed to apply to the feminine gender as well; and the word "person" may extend to and include firm and corporation; pro- vided that these rules of construction shall not apply to any part of this Charter containing express provisions excluding such construction or where the subject matter or context is repugnant thereto. (Ord. No. 19, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 12. Construction of Charter. In the event any section or part of a section of this Charter shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining sections and parts of sections shall not be affected thereby. Section 13. Outgoing officers. All officers of the city whose terms of office terminate shall deliver to their successors all papers, records, and property of every kind in their possession or custody by virtueof theiroffice,andshallaccounttothemortoany authoritydesignatedbythecouncil,forallfunds,credits, or property of any kind with which they are properly chargeable as such officials. Section 14. Eminent domain. Incarryingoutthepowersanddutiesimposeduponitby this Charter or by the general statutes, the city shall have power to acquire within or without its corporate limits lands,buildings,andotherproperties,andanyinterestin land and air rights over land, and may take the same uponpayingjustcompensationtotheownerasprovided by law. Section 15. Improvement districts. A public work or improvement, the costs of which in whole or in part are to be assessed by the city, may be initiated by the Council on recommendation of the City Manager, or on petition of property owners in such number and in such form as may be prescribed by ordi- nance. The Council shall by ordinance prescribe the method of making such improvements and the assess- ments for their cost. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part S, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 16. Limitation of actions. No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished in the city's Municipal Court for any violation of this Charter unless a summons and complaint or penalty assessment notice for the violation is served on such person within one (1) year of the commission of the violation. (Ord. No. 17, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) ARTICLE V. FINANCE ADMINISTRATION Part I Budget and Financial Management Section 1. Fiscal and accounting year. The fiscal and accounting year shall be the same as the calendaryear."Budgetterm"shallmeanthefiscalyear(s) for which any budget is adopted and in which it is to be administered.Councilshallsetbyordinancethetermfor which it shall adopt budgets in accordance with this Article. (Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 2. Budget estimates. On or before the first Monday in September preceding each budget term, the City Manager shall file with the City Clerk a proposed budget for the ensuing budget termwithanexplanatorymessage.Theproposedbudget shall provide a complete financial plan for each fund of the city and shall include appropriate financial state- mentsforeachtypeof fundshowingcomparativefigures forthelastcompletedfiscalyear,comparativefiguresfor the current year, and the City Manager's recommenda- tions for the ensuing budget term. (Ord. No. 23, 1981, 2-17-81, approved, election 4-7-81; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 3. Public record, hearing. The City Manager's proposed budget shall be a public record and open to the public for inspection and copy. The Council shall, within ten (10) days after the filing of said proposed budget with the City Clerk, set a time certain for public hearing thereon and cause notice of such public hearing to be given by publication. At the hearing, all persons may appear and comment on any or Charter — Finance Administration Art. V § 3 C-10Supp. No. 122 all items and estimates in the proposed budget. Upon completion of the public hearing the Council may revise the budget estimates. (Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 4. Adoption of budget and appropriation of funds. After said public hearing and before the last day of November preceding the budget term, the Council shall Charter — Finance Administration Art. V § 4 C-10.1Supp. No. 122 Charter — Finance Administration Part I Art. V § 4 C-11 Supp. No. 103 adopt the budget for the ensuing term. The adoption of the budget shall be by ordinance. Before the last day of November of each fiscal year, the Council shall appropri- ate such sums of money as it deems necessary to defray all expenditures of the city during the ensuing fiscal year. The appropriation of funds shall be accomplished by pas- sage of the annual appropriation ordinance. Such appro- priation of funds shall be based upon the budget as approved by the Council but need not be itemized further than by fund with the exception of capital projects and federal or state grants which shall be summarized by in- dividual project or grant. (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73; Ord. No. 23, 1981, 2-17-81, approved, election 4-7-81; Ord. No. 10, 1991, § 1(a), 2-19-91, approved, election 4-2-91; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4- 97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 5. Levy. The annual appropriation ordinance shall also include the levy in mills, as fixed by the Council, upon each dollar of the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the city, such levy representing the amount of taxes for city purposes necessary to provide, during the ensuing fiscal year, for all properly authorized expenditures to be in- curred by the city, including interest and principal of general obligation bonds. The Council shall thereupon cause the total levy to be certified by the City Clerk to the county consistent with applicable state statutes, which shall extend the same upon the tax list of the current year in a separate column entitled "City of Fort Collins Tax- es," and shall include said city taxes in his or her general warrant to the County Treasurer for collection. If the Council fails in any year to make said tax levy as above provided, then the rate last fixed shall be the levy fixed for the ensuing fiscal year and the Financial Officer shall so certify. (Ord. No. 23, 1981, 2-17-81, approved, election 4-7-81; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts I, X, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 10, 1991, § 1(a), 2-19-91, approved, election 4-2-91; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 6. Maximum mill levy. The mill levy shall not exceed fifteen (15) mills on each dollar of assessed valuation of taxable property within the city for all purposes. Any mill levy in excess of the fifteen (15) mills aforesaid shall be absolutely void as to the excess and it shall be unlawful for the Assessor to extend and for the Treasurer to collect any such excess. Section 7. Effect of appropriation and levy. After the commencement of the fiscal year, the annual appropriation ordinance and levy shall be irrepealable and the several amounts stated in the adopted budget and annual appropriation ordinance as proposed expenditures for such fiscal year shall be deemed appropriated for the purposes therein specified. (Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 8. Appropriations not to exceed revenue; ap- propriation required for expenditures and obligations. (a) No appropriation shall be made by the Council which exceeds the revenues, reserves or other funds an- ticipated or available at the time of the appropriation, except for emergency expenses incurred by reason of a casualty, accident or unforeseen contingency arising after the passage of the annual appropriation ordinance. (b) It shall be unlawful for any service area, officer or agent of the city to incur or contract any expense or lia- bility or make any expenditure for or on behalf of the city unless an appropriation therefor shall have been made by the Council. Any authorization of an expenditure or in- curring of an obligation by any officer or employee of the city in violation of this provision shall be null and void from its inception. (c) Nothing herein shall apply to or limit the authority conferred by this Article in relation to bonded indebted- ness, or to the collection of moneys by special assess- ments for local improvements; nor shall it be construed to prevent the making of any contract or lease providing for expenditures beyond the end of the fiscal year in which it is made, so long as such contract or lease is made subject to an appropriation of funds sufficient to meet the re- quirements of Section 8(b) above. (Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 22, 2001, § 2, 2-20-01, approved, election 4-3-01) Section 9. Supplemental appropriations. The Council, upon recommendation of the City Manager, may make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year; provided, however, that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all previous appropriations for that fis- cal year, shall not exceed the then current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received by the city during the fiscal year. This provision shall not prevent the Council from appropriating by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year such funds for expenditure as may be available from reserves accumulated in prior years, notwithstanding that such reserves were not previously appropriated. (Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Charter — Finance Administration Part I Art. V § 10 C-12 Supp. No. 103 Section 10. Transfer of appropriations. (a) During the fiscal year, the City Manager may trans- fer any unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount within the same fund. (b) During the fiscal year, the Council may, by ordi- nance, upon the recommendation of the City Manager, transfer any unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount or portion thereof from one (1) fund or capital project account to another fund or capital project account, provided that: (1) the purpose for which the transferred funds are to be expended remains unchanged; (2) the purpose for which the funds were initially appropriated no longer exists; or (3) the proposed transfer is from a fund or capital project account in which the amount appropriated exceeds the amount needed to accomplish the pur- pose specified in the appropriation ordinance. (Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 11. Lapsed appropriations. All appropriations unexpended or unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year shall lapse to the applicable general or special fund, except that appropriations for capital pro- jects and federal or state grants shall not lapse until the completion of the capital project or until the expiration of the federal or state grant. Nothing herein shall limit the ability of the Council to terminate a capital project or a federal or state grant at any time prior to completion of the project or expiration of the grant. (Ord. No. 23, 1981, 2-17-81, approved, election 4-7-81; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 12. Deposit of public funds. The cash balance of the city shall be deposited or invest- ed in a manner approved by the Council by ordinance or resolution. (Ord. No. 6, 1975, 2-18-75, approved, election 4-8-75; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 13. Collection of taxes. Unless the Council otherwise provides by ordinance or resolution, the County Treasurer shall collect city taxes in the same manner and at the same time as general taxes are collected under the laws of the State of Colorado. In like manner, the Council may provide for collection of special improvement assessments by said Treasurer. All laws of this state for the assessment of property and the levy and collection of general taxes, sale of property for taxes and the redemption of the same shall apply and have the same effect with respect to all taxes for the city as general taxes, except as modified by this Charter. On or before the tenth day of each month or as frequently as the Council may prescribe by ordinance, the County Treasurer shall report and pay to the Financial Officer the amount of tax collections of the city for the preceding month. The estimated costs of tax collections and losses shall be included in the budget. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part I, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3- 87; Ord. No. 203, 1986, § 1, Part B, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 14. Audit and payments. No demand for money against the city shall be approved, allowed, audited, or paid unless it is in writing, dated and sufficiently itemized to identify the expenditure, and payment thereof approved by the Financial Officer and the person or service area creating the obligation. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part I, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3- 87; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 22, 2001, § 2, 2-20-01, approved, election 4-3-01) Section 15. Appropriations forbidden. No appropriation shall be made for any charitable, indus- trial, educational, or benevolent purposes to any person, corporation, or organization not under the absolute con- trol of the city, nor to any denominational or sectarian institution or association. Section 16. City not to pledge credit. The city shall not lend or pledge its credit or faith, direct- ly or indirectly, or in any manner to or in aid of any pri- vate person or entity for any amount or any purpose whatever, or become responsible for any debt, contract, or liability thereof. (Ord. No. 203, 1986, § 1, Part D, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3- 87) Part II Municipal Borrowing Section 18. Forms of borrowing. The city may borrow money and issue the following se- curities to evidence such indebtedness: (1) short-term notes. (2) general obligation securities. (3) revenue securities. (4) refunding securities. (5) special assessment securities. (6) tax increment securities. Charter — Finance Administration Part II Art. V § 19.1 C-13 Supp. No. 103 (7) any other securities not in contravention of this Charter. (Ord. No. 203, 1986, § 1, Part E, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3- 87; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 19.1. Short-term notes. The city is hereby authorized to borrow money, by Council action and without an election, in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues and to issue short-term notes to evidence the amount so borrowed. Any such short-term notes payable in whole or part from ad valorem taxes shall be issued after the annual levy of taxes and be payable in full within twelve (12) months from their date, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Charter. (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-74) Section 19.2. General obligation securities. Except as otherwise provided in this Part II of Article V of this Charter, no securities payable in whole or in part from the proceeds of ad valorem taxes of the city shall be issued until the question of their issuance has, at a special or regular election, been submitted to a vote of the elec- tors of the city and approved by a majority of those vot- ing on the question. The aggregate amount of such securities as are described in this Section, excluding se- curities which have been refunded and defeased, shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the assessed valuation of the taxable property within the city as shown by the last as- sessment for city purposes. Securities issued for water purposes may be issued by Council action without an election and shall not be included in the determination of such debt limitation. (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73; Ord. No. 203, 1986, § 1, Part F, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 19.3. Revenue securities. (a) The city, by Council action and without an election, may issue securities made payable solely from revenues derived from the operation of the project or capital im- provement acquired with the securities' proceeds, or from other projects or improvements, or from the proceeds of any sales tax, use tax or other excise tax, or solely from any source or sources or any combination thereof other than ad valorem taxes of the city. (b) The Council may, by ordinance, establish any one or more of the city's water, wastewater, storm drainage or electrical utilities as an enterprise of the city. The Coun- cil may also, by ordinance, authorize any such city- owned enterprise, acting by and through the Council, sitting as the board of the enterprise, to issue its own rev- enue bonds or other obligations (including refunding se- curities) on behalf of the city, which revenue bonds or other obligations shall be payable solely from the net revenues (including special assessments) derived from the operation of the enterprise. Such revenue bonds or other obligations may be additionally secured by mort- gages on or security interests in any real or personal property of the city used in the operation of the enter- prise. Such revenue bonds or other obligations shall be issued by ordinance of the board of the enterprise, adopt- ed in the same manner and subject to referendum to the same extent as ordinances of the Council. The Council shall not appoint any persons other than its own members to serve on the board of the enterprise or delegate to any other person or entity the powers reserved to the board of the enterprise hereunder. Neither shall the Council authorize the board of the enterprise to acquire, construct or install or hold title to or dispose of any city- owned property used in the operation of the enterprise, to impose or adjust rates, fees, tolls or charges for the use of any such property or for any service or commodity fur- nished by the enterprise, to levy special assessments or to exercise any power reserved to the Council or other city officials by this Charter or otherwise (other than the power to issue revenue bonds and other obligations). (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73; Ord. No. 18, 1993, § 1, 2-16-93, approved, election 4-6-93) Section 19.4. Refunding securities. The Council may authorize without an election issuance of refunding securities for the purpose of refunding and providing for the payment of outstanding securities or other obligations of the city as the same mature, or in advance of maturity by means of an escrow or otherwise. The ordinance authorizing the issuance of such refunding securities may provide that the interest rate or principal amount of the refunding securities be higher or lower than that of the securities being refunded, provided that in the case of general obligation securities the total prin- cipal and interest payable on the refunding securities does not exceed that of the securities being refunded. No refunding securities (other than water refunding securi- ties and tax increment refunding securities) issued for the purpose of refunding revenue securities shall be issued without an election if such refunding securities are made payable in whole or part from ad valorem taxes of the city. (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73; Ord. No. 203, 1986, § 1, Part G, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 19.5. Special assessment securities. (a) Securities for any special or local improvement dis- trict, secured as provided in this Section, shall not be sub- ject to any debt limitation nor affect the city's debt incurring power, nor shall such securities be required to be authorized at any election. Charter — Finance Administration Part II Art. V § 19.5 C-14 Supp. No. 103 (b) The city may include property owned by it within any special or local improvement district and provide for the assessment of such property as it would any other property located within the special or local improvement district. The city may without an election elect to pay any such assessment in installments, and any such assess- ment, regardless of the source of payment thereof, shall not be included within the limitation contained in Section 19.2 of Article V of this Charter. (c) When all outstanding securities for a special or local improvement district have been fully paid and money remains to the credit of the district, it may be transferred to a surplus and deficiency fund. Whenever there is a deficiency in any special or local improvement district fund to meet the payment of outstanding securities and interest due thereon, the deficiency may be paid out of the surplus and deficiency fund. (d) Whenever three-fourths (¾) of the securities issued for a special or local improvement district have been paid and cancelled and for any reason the remaining assess- ments are not paid in time to redeem the final securities for the district, the city shall pay if so provided in the ordinance authorizing issuance of the bonds, the securi- ties when due and levy additional ad valorem taxes nec- essary therefor and reimburse itself by collecting the unpaid assessments due the district. (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73; Ord. No. 203, 1986, § 1, Part H, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 160, 1988, 12-20-88, approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. No. 161, 1988, 12-20-88, approved, election 3-7-89) Section 19.6. Terms and disposal of securities. The terms and maximum interest rate of all securities shall be fixed by the ordinance authorizing the borrowing and providing for its payment and all securities shall be sold or exchanged as determined by the Council. If bonds are publicly sold, Council action awarding the sale of securities, and thereby establishing the interest rates and price paid for the securities, may be by resolution. (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73) Section 19.7. Limitation of actions. No action or proceeding, at law or in equity, to review any elections, acts or proceedings, or to question the va- lidity of or enjoin the issuance or payment of any securi- ties issued in accordance with their terms, or the levy or collection of any assessments, or for any other relief against any acts or proceedings of the city done or had under this Part II of Article V of this Charter, shall be maintained against the city, unless commenced within thirty (30) days after the election or performance of the act or the effective date of the resolution or ordinance complained of, or else be thereafter perpetually barred. (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73) Section 19.8. Tax increment securities. The city, by Council action and without an election, may issue tax increment securities payable from ad valorem tax revenues derived from the increased valuation for assessment of taxable property within a plan of develop- ment or other similar area as defined by applicable state statutes. Such securities shall be issued in accordance with such statutes or any ordinance adopted by the Coun- cil not inconsistent with this Charter. Any securities is- sued pursuant to this Section shall not be included in the determination of the debt limitation contained in Section 19.2 of Article V of this Charter. (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73; Ord. No. 203, 1986, § 1, Part I, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 20. No additional limitations. Section 6 of Part I of Article V of this Charter shall have no application to the payment of securities issued here- under. Except as provided by this Part II of Article V of this Charter, there shall be no limitations on the authority of the city to incur indebtedness or to issue securities. (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73) Part III. Financial Administration Unit Section 21. Financial Officer. The City Manager shall appoint a Financial Officer who shall have special knowledge of municipal accounting, taxation, budget making, and finance. Such Officer shall be the ex-officio City Treasurer and head the administra- tive unit assigned the financial affairs of the city. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part G, 12-16-85, approved, election 3-3- 87; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 22. Powers and duties. The Financial Officer shall have charge of the financial records and general and special funds of the city, and shall collect, receive, and disburse all money belonging to the city, and shall have all other duties required to ad- minister properly the financial affairs of the city; to that end the Financial Officer shall have authority and shall be required to: (a) maintain a general accounting system for the city government and each of its offices, service areas, and agencies; exercise budgetary control over the same in accordance with the budget and annual appropriation ordinance; prescribe the form of receipts, requisitions, warrants, and other evidence of income and disburse- ments; audit before payment all bills, invoices, payrolls, and other claims and charges against the city govern- ment; and with the advice of the City Attorney, deter- mine the regularity, legality, and correctness of such claims, demands, or charges; (b) advisetheCityManagerof thebudgetrequirements of the Financial Administration Unit and furnish esti- mates and information concerning other service areas, agencies, and boards as requested by the City Manager; (c) advise service areas of remaining allotments; (d) disburse funds in a manner which will assure that budget appropriations are not exceeded and that pay- ments are not illegally made; (e) collect and hold all city funds; invest funds as di- rected by the Council by resolution or ordinance; be responsible for all trust funds; (f) serveascustodianof allbonds,documents,andother evidences of indebtedness owned by the city or under its control; (g) issue all licenses and collect the fees therefor; collect or receive funds of every description belonging to, due to, or accruing to the city, including fines, forfeitures, penalties, taxes, water rentals, sewer fees, and electric revenues; (h) submit to the Council through the City Manager periodic statements of all accounts and funds, suffi- ciently itemized in detail to show the exact financial condition of the city at a frequency established by the Council; (i) examine and approve all purchase contracts, orders, and other documents by which the city incurs financial obligations, having previously ascertained that moneys havebeenappropriatedandallottedandwillbeavailable when the obligations become due and payable; (j) advise the City Manager of any financial irregularity in any service area. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part G, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-85; Ord. No. 203, 1986, § 1, Part J, 12-16-86, approved, elec- tion 3-3-87; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 22, 2001, § 2, 2-20-01, approved, election 4-3-01) Section 23. Separate utilities accounts. The accounts of each utility owned and operated by the city shall be maintained in a separate fund and kept separate and distinct from all other accounts of the city. Each utility fund shall be accounted for utilizing the basis of accounting appropriate for an enterprise fund, and shall contain a reasonable allowance for deprecia- tion and obsolescence. All expenses incurred by service areas in rendering services to any utility owned and operated by the city shall be fully paid by such utility on a "cost of service" basis as determined by the City Man- ager. Each utility shall be fully paid for all services rendered by such utility to other city service areas. If the utility is subject to a payment to the general fund in lieu of taxes and franchise fees, an estimate shall be made of the amount of taxes and franchise fees that would be chargeable against such utility if privately owned, and the amount of such payment, as determined by the Council under Article XII, Section 6 of this Charter, shall be charged against the utility fund. (Ord. No. 203, 1986, § 1, Part K, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 22, 2001, § 2, 2-20-01, approved, election 4-3-01) Section 24. Responsibility for funds. All money belonging to the city and in the custody of city employees shall be paid daily to the Financial Offi- cer. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part J, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 25. Creation of funds. The Financial Officer may create such funds as he or she deems appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Part III. The funds of the city shall include a general fund which shall be used to account for all financial resources of the city except those required to be ac- counted for in another fund. (Ord. No. 203, 1986, § 1, Part L, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Part IV Purchasing Section 26. Powers and duties. The City Manager or designee shall appoint a Purchas- ing Agent who shall contract for all supplies, materials, and equipment required or used by all service areas and agencies of the city, including businesses and enterprises operated by the city. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts H, W, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 22, 2001, § 2, 2-20-01, approved, election 4-3-01) Section 27. Competitive bidding. Before the Purchasing Agent makes any purchase of or contract for supplies, materials, or equipment, he or she shall give ample opportunity for competitive bidding under such rules and regulations, and with such excep- tions as the Council may prescribe by ordinance. (Ord. No. 12, 1967, 2-9-67, approved, election 4-4-67; Ord. No. 6, 1980,1-16-80,approved,election2-26-80;Ord.No.202,1986,§1, Parts W, X, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; ) Section 28. Emergency purchases. In case of emergency affecting the public peace, health, or safety, the Council may waive all provisions for com- Charter — Finance Administration Art. V § 28 C-15Supp. No. 122 petitive bidding and direct the Purchasing Agent to pur- chase necessary supplies in the open market at not more than commercial prices. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part W, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 29. Contracts for improvements. All city improvements constructed by an independent contractor shall be executed pursuant to a written con- tract. Any such improvement, the cost of which exceeds an amount to be determined by ordinance of the Coun- cil, shall be insured by a performance bond or other equivalent security and submitted to a competitive bid- ding process resulting in award to the lowest responsible bidderoracompetitiveproposalprocess;provided,how- ever, that the Council may, by ordinance, authorize the Purchasing Agent to exempt improvements from the competitivebiddingandcompetitiveproposalprocesses. In the event that Council authorizes the city, rather than anindependentcontractor,toproceedwiththeconstruc- tion of an improvement, the services of the city shall be charged as a part of the cost of the improvement. (Ord. No. 6, 1980, 1-16-80, approved, election 2-26-80; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part W, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 12, 1991, § 1, 2-19-91, approved, election 4-2-91; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 30. Contracts for service. The Council shall establish by ordinance a maximum term for contracts for service which may be executed by the city without Council approval. No contract for ser- vice for a longer term shall be made by the city, unless authorized by ordinance, which ordinance shall not be passed as an emergency ordinance. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part W, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 13, 1991 § 1, 2-19-91, approved, election 4-2-91) Section 31. Contracts effective only when bond funds available. No contract for the acquisition of property or the con- struction of improvements or other expenditures which is to be financed by bonds or other obligations shall be effective until the proceeds of the bonds or obligations have been received by the city. Improvementstobepaidforbyspecialassessmentsshall be excepted from the provisions of this Section. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts I, W, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. 12, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) ARTICLE VI. CITY ATTORNEY Section 1. Appointment. TheCouncilshallappointandfixthecompensationof a City Attorney. The City Attorney shall be licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado during his or her tenure in office, but need not be so licensed prior to appointment. The City Attorney shall serve at the plea- sure of the Council. Assistant and/or Deputy City Attorneys may be ap- pointed as determined by the Council and they shall perform duties as assigned by the City Attorney, includ- ing attending Council meetings in the place of the City Attorney. (Ord. No. 18, 1973, 2-15-73, approved, election 4-3-73; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, X, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. 13, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 2. Functions. TheCityAttorneyshallbethelegaladviserof theCoun- cil and all employees of the city in matters relating to theirofficialpowersandduties.Heorsheshallrepresent the city in all legal proceedings, draw all ordinances, and prepare all other legal documents, attend all Council meetings and perform all services incident to the posi- tion as may be required by this Charter, ordinances, or the Council. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, X, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 3. Special counsel. The Council may, upon the request of the City Attorney in special cases, employ special counsel if deemed neces- sary and advisable under the circumstances. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) ARTICLE VII. MUNICIPAL COURT Section 1. Municipal court. There shall be a Municipal Court vested with original jurisdictionof allcausesarisingundertheCity'sCharter and ordinances. The Council shall appoint the judge or judgesof MunicipalCourtfortwo(2)yearterms.Coun- cil shall designate a Chief Judge to carry out related dutiesasadoptedbytheCouncilbyordinance,andshall fix the compensation of the Municipal Judges. Such compensationshallinnomannerbecontingentuponthe amountof fees,finesorcostsimposedorcollected.Each Municipal Judge shall be licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado during his or her tenure in office, but neednotbesolicensedpriortoappointment.AsCouncil determines necessary, the Council may designate one (1) or more reputable and qualified attorneys to serve as temporary judge. The Council may remove a Municipal Judge for cause. Charter — Municipal Court Art. VII § 1 C-16Supp. No. 122 Rulesof procedure,costsandfeesshallbeenactedbythe Council upon recommendation of the Chief Municipal Judge. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, X, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 5, 1989, 1-17-89, approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. 13, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 004, 2017, § 2, 1-17-17, approved, election, 4-4-17) Section 2. Penalty for violation. The Council shall provide for enforcement of its ordi- nances. The maximum penalty for a violation of the ordinances of the city shall be set by the Council by ordinance. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts R, V, W, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) ARTICLE VIII. ELECTIONS Section 1. Applicability of state constitution. The Council shall provide by ordinance for the manner of holding city elections. All ordinances regarding elec- tionsshallbeconsistentwiththeprovisionsof thisChar- ter and the state Constitution. Any matter regarding electionsnotcoveredbythestateConstitution,thisChar- ter or ordinance of the Council shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado relating to municipal elections. (Res. No. 71-12, 2-11-71, approved, election 4-6-71; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 2. City elections. A regular city election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of odd-numbered years. Special city elections shall be called by ordinance and shall be held in accordance with the provisions of this Charter and any ordinances adopted pursuant thereto. All municipal elections shall be nonpartisan. (Ord. No. 23, 1981, 2-17-81, approved, election 4-7-81; Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part B, § 2, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 154, 1988, 12-20-88, approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 3. Nomination; withdrawal from nomination. Any person who is qualified at the time of nomination for the office to be filled may be nominated for the elective office by petition. A nominating petition for the office of Mayor shall be signed by not less than twenty- five (25) registered electors. A nominating petition for District Council office shall be signed by not less than twenty-five (25) registered electors residing in that Dis- trict. A registered elector may sign one (1) petition for each office for which the elector is entitled to vote at the election. If an elector should sign more petitions than entitled, said elector's signature shall be void as to all petitions which the elector signed. Nominating petitions must be filed with the City Clerk. TheCouncilshallenactanordinancespecifyingthetime frame for circulation and submittal of nominating peti- tions and the deadline for withdrawal from candidacy formunicipaloffice.Suchtimeframeshallnotbechanged withinone(1)yearimmediatelypriortotheelection.No nominating petition shall be accepted unless the candi- date completes a verified acceptance of the nomination certifying that he or she is not a candidate, directly or indirectly,of anypoliticalparty,andthatheorshemeets the qualifications for office, and will serve if elected. A person who has been nominated may withdraw from candidacy by filing a written request to do so with the City Clerk before the deadline established by Council ordinance for such withdrawal, and no name so with- drawn shall be placed upon the ballot. (Ord. No. 12, 1977, 2-15-77, approved, election 4-5-77; Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part E, § 3, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 4. Petitions. (a) Form; circulation. The Council shall prescribe by ordinance, upon recommendation of the City Clerk, the form for a nominating petition which shall include such warnings and notices to signers as may be deemed ap- propriate by the Council, as well as the candidate's veri- fiedacceptanceof nomination.Thesignaturesonanom- inating petition need not all be subscribed on one (1) page, but to each separate section of the petition there shall be attached a signed statement of the circulator thereof, stating the number of signers on that section of thepetition,andthateachsignaturethereonwasmadein the circulator's presence and is the genuine signature of thepersonwhosenameitpurportstobe.Whenexecuted, such statement shall be accepted as true until it shall be proved false. If any portion is proved false, that portion of any petition shall be disregarded. Following each signature on the petition of nomination shall be written theprintednameandtheresidenceaddressof thesigner, and the date of signing. All nominating papers compris- ing a petition shall be filed as one (1) instrument. (b) Sufficiency of petition. Upon receipt of a nominat- ing petition, the City Clerk shall forthwith examine the petition, and within five (5) days after the filing of the petition, notify the candidate in writing of the results of the examination, specifying the particulars of insuffi- ciency,if any.Withintheregulartimeforfilingpetitions, Charter — Elections Art. VIII § 4 C-17Supp. No. 122 an insufficient petition may be amended and filed again as anewpetition,inwhichcasethetimeof thefirstfiling shallbedisregardedindeterminingthevalidityof signa- tures thereon, or a different petition may be filed for the same candidate. The petition for each candidate elected to office shall be preserved by the City Clerk until the expiration of the terms of office for such person. (c) No person shall receive any compensation whatever for signing a nominating petition. (Ord. No. 12, 1977, 2-15-77, approved, election 4-5-77; Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part E, § 4, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord.No.202,1986,§1,PartV,12-16-86,approvedelection3-3-87; Ord.No.158,1988,12-20-88,approved,election,3-7-89;Ord.No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 005, 2015, § 1, 1-20-15, approved, election of 4-7-15) Section 5. Board of Elections. There is hereby created a Board of Elections consisting of the City Clerk, Chief Deputy City Clerk, and Munic- ipal Judge. The Board shall be responsible for any elec- tion duties specified in this Charter and for such addi- tional duties related to the conduct of elections as may be established by the Council by ordinance. (Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part H, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97;Ord.No.022,2007,§1,2-20-07,approved,election4-3-07) Section 6. Appearance of names on ballot. Every ballot shall contain the names of all duly nomi- nated candidates for offices to be voted for at that elec- tion, except those who have died or withdrawn. The names shall be arranged in alphabetical order of sur- name for each office, and shall not contain any title or degree designating the business or profession of the candidate.Thecandidate'snamemaybeanickname,but shall not include any punctuation marks setting out the nickname. (Ord. No. 129, 1999, § 1, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2-99) Section 7. Certification of election results. No later than the tenth day after every city election and, after verifying the total number of legal votes cast for each candidate and measure voted upon, the Board of Elections shall complete a certificate declaring the re- sults of the election. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for a particular office shall be declared elected to that office. In event of a tie, the selection shall be made by the Board of Elections by lot after notice to the candidates affected. In case the candidate elected fails to qualify within sixty (60) days after the date of issuance of the certificate of election, the candidate with the next highest vote shall be elected, and the candidate failing to qualify shall forfeit his or her office whether or not such candidate has taken the oath of office. If there is no other elected successor who qualifies, the office shall be deemed vacant, and shall be filled by appoint- ment by the remaining members of the council, as pro- vided in Article II, Section 18. In the event of a manda- toryrecountorrecountbyrequest,theBoardof Elections shall complete an amended certificate declaring the re- sults of the election no later than the fifth day after the completion of the recount. (Ord. No. 197, 1986, § 1, Parts C, M, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, W, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 129, 1999, § 2, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2- 99; Ord. No. 022, 2007, §1, 2-20-07, approved, election 4-3-07; Ord. No. 001, 2017, § 2, 1-17-17, approved, election 4-4-17) Section 8. Campaign contributions. TheCouncilshallactbyordinancetoestablishalimiton the amount that any person or entity may contribute in support of a candidate for Council on the ballot at any city election. Nopoliticalpartyorcityemployee,directlyorindirectly, andnopublicservicecorporation,noranyotherperson, firm or corporation, owning, interested in, or intending to apply for any franchise or contract with the city shall contributeorexpendanymoneyorothervaluablething, directly or indirectly, to assist in the election or defeat of any candidate. (Ord. No. 6, 1980, 1-16-80, approved, election 2-26-80; Ord. No. 208, 1984, 1-15-85, approved, election 3-5-85; Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part M, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986,§1,PartsV,W,12-16-86,approved,election3-3-87;Ord.No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 129, 1999, § 2, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2-99) Section 9. Corrupt practices. Any person who violates at a city election any state law, provision of this Charter or ordinance of the city shall, upon conviction thereof, be disqualified from holding anycitypositionoremploymentfortwo(2)years,orany elective city office for four (4) years. (Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Parts J, M, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, W, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 129, 1999, § 2, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2- 99) Section 10. Validity of elections. No city election shall be invalidated if it has been con- ducted fairly and in substantial conformity with the requirements of this Charter. (Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part M, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, W, 12-16-86, approved, Charter — Elections Art. VIII § 10 C-18Supp. No. 122 election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97;Ord. No. 129, 1999, § 2, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2- 99) Section 11. Further regulations. The Council may, by ordinance, make such further rules and regulations as are consistent with this Charter and the Colorado Constitution in order to carry out the provisions of this Article. (Ord.No.11,1997,§1,2-4-97,approved,election4-8-97;Ord.No. 129, 1999, § 2, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2-99) Charter — Elections Art. VIII § 11 C-18.1Supp. No. 122 ARTICLE IX. RECALL Section 1. The recall. (a) Power. Any elective officer of the city may be re- called from office, through the procedure and in the manner provided herein, by the registered electors enti- tled to vote for a successor of such incumbent officer. For purposes of this Article, in the case of recall of the Mayor, the words "registered elector"shall be construed to mean persons residing within the city who are regis- tered to vote as of the date they signed the petition for recall. For purposes of this Article, in the case of a proposed recall of District Council representatives, the words "registered elector"shall be construed to mean persons who are registered to vote within the particular affected Council District of the city as of the date they signed the petition for recall of the District Council representative. No recall petition shall be circulated or filedagainstanyofficeruntiltheofficerhasactuallyheld officeforatleastone(1)yearintheofficer'scurrentterm, nor within six (6) months of the end of such term. The procedure to effect a recall shall be as provided in this Article. (b) Commencement of proceedings; affidavit. One (1) or more registered electors may commence recall pro- ceedings by filing with the City Clerk an affidavit of not more than two hundred (200) words stating the reasons for the recall of the officer sought to be removed. A separate affidavit shall be filed for each officer sought to be recalled. Within forty-eight (48) hours after the filing of the affidavit, the City Clerk shall mail a copy by certified mail to the affected officer. Within five (5) days after the date of the City Clerk's mailing, the affected officer may file with the City Clerk a sworn statement of not more than three hundred (300) words in defense of the charges. The affidavit and the response are intended for the information of the registered electors, who shall be the sole and exclusive judges of the sufficiency of the ground or grounds assigned for the recall, and said ground or grounds shall not be open to judicial review. Within ten (10) days after the date by which any state- ment in defense must be filed, a petition for recall of the officer shall be submitted to the City Clerk for approval of the form of the petition in accordance with Section 2(b) of this Article. The petition shall be circulated, signed, verified and filed in the manner provided in Section2of thisArticle.If nopetitionforrecallhasbeen submitted to the City Clerk for approval of its form withinthetimeperiodspecifiedabove,therecallproceed- ings shall be terminated. (c) Callof election.Arecallelectionshallbeforthedual purposes of voting on the recall of the officer sought to be removed and the election of a successor. Upon the CityClerk'spresentationof apetitioncertifiedsufficient for recall, the Council shall set a date for the election which shall be held on a Tuesday not less than sixty (60) nor more than ninety (90) days from the date of presen- tation of the certified petition to Council. However, if any other city election is to occur within ninety (90) days from the presentation of the certified petition to Coun- cil, the recall election shall be postponed and consoli- dated with such other city election. The order setting a date for the recall election shall not become effective until five (5) days from the presentation of the certified petition to Council. If the officer resigns within the five-day period, the vacancy may be filled by appoint- ment. If a vacancy occurs in the affected office after the effective date of the order, the election to fill the vacancy shall nevertheless proceed. (d) Disqualification for office. No person who has been recalled or has resigned after the City Clerk's presenta- tiontoCouncilof acertified,sufficientpetitionforrecall of such person shall serve the city in any elected or appointed capacity within two (2) years after such re- moval or resignation. (Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part A, § 1, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87;Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 157, 1988, 12-10-88, approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. 128, 1999, § 1, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2-99) Section 2. Petitions. (a)Separatepetitionsrequired.Aseparatepetitionshall be circulated and filed for each officer sought to be recalled. (b) Form and content. (1) Approval of form. No petition shall be circu- lated until the City Clerk has approved the form for circulation. The City Clerk shall first determine that the petition form contains only the matters required by this Article. The Council shall prescribe by ordi- nance, upon recommendation of the City Clerk, a general form of petition which shall contain warn- ings and notices to signers as necessary. The City Clerk's approval under this Section shall not consti- tute an approval of the content of the petition, but rather, shall start the running of the time periods provided for circulation and filing of petitions for recall. Charter — Recall Art.IX § 2 C-19Supp. No. 114 (2) Statement of purpose. The petition shall be ad- dressed to Council and shall contain or have at- tached to each section throughout its circulation a copy of the charges set forth in the affidavit on file with the City Clerk, and if requested by the person sought to be recalled, a copy of the statement in defense. (3) Signatures.Onlyregisteredelectorsmaysignthe petitions authorized under this Article. Each signer must sign his or her own signature and each signa- ture shall be followed by the printed name of the signer, the street and number address of his or her residence, and the date of signing. No person shall knowingly sign his or her name more than once for the recall of the same incumbent. (c) Circulation of petition. The petition may be circu- lated and signed in sections with each section consisting of one (1) or more sheets securely fastened at the top, provided that each section contains a full and accurate copy of the text of the petition and the names and addresses of the designated representatives for the peti- tion. All sections shall be filed as one (1) instrument. Only persons eighteen (18) years of age or older may circulate the petition for signatures. The circulation of any petition by any medium other than personally by a circulator is prohibited. No person shall receive any compensation whatever for signing a recall petition. (d) Affidavit of circulator. A circulator shall attach to eachsectionof thepetitioncirculated,anaffidavitsigned by the circulator under oath before a notary public stat- ing the following: (1) the circulator's address of residence; (2) thatthecirculatoriseighteen(18)yearsof ageor older; (3) that he or she personally circulated the section; (4) thateachsignaturewasaffixedinthecirculator's presence; (5) thattothebestof thecirculator'sknowledgeand belief each signer was at the time of signing a regis- tered elector of the city; (6) thattothebestof thecirculator'sknowledgeand belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be; (7) that each signer had an opportunity before sign- ing to read the full text of the petition; and (8) that the circulator has not paid or offered to pay any money or other thing of value to any signer for thepurposeof inducingorcausingthesignertoaffix his or her signature to the petition. A petition verified by the valid affidavits of its circula- tors in each of its sections shall be prima facie evidence that the signatures thereon are genuine and true. (e) Number of signatures required. (1) First recall attempt. The petition must be signed by registered electors equal in number to at least twenty-five (25) percent of the entire vote cast at the last preceding regular city election for all candidates for the office, to which the incumbent sought to be recalled was elected as one of the officers thereof, said entire vote being divided by the number of all officers elected to such office at said election. (2) Subsequent recall attempts. After one (1) recall petition and election, a recall petition filed against the same officer during the same term for which electedmustbesignedbyregisteredelectorsequalin numbertoatleastfifty(50)percentof theentirevote cast at the last preceding regular city election for all candidates for the office to which the incumbent sought to be recalled was elected as one of the officers thereof, said entire vote being divided by the number of all officers elected to such office at said election. (f) Placeof filing,timelimits.Petitionsforrecallshallbe filed with the City Clerk within thirty (30) days of the City Clerk's approval of the form for circulation. Each petition shall designate by name and address not less than three (3) nor more than five (5) registered electors who shall represent the signers of the petition in all matters affecting the petition, and shall be endorsed by such persons. (g) Sufficiency of petition; amendment. Within five (5) working days of the filing of a petition the City Clerk shall ascertain by examination of the petition and the registration books whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of registered electors and contains the required particulars and affidavits. If the petition is in- sufficient, the City Clerk shall so certify and forthwith notify all of the designated petition representatives in writing, specifying the particulars of insufficiency. Registered electors desiring to protest the sufficiency of a petition may file a written protest, under oath, in the office of the City Clerk within ten (10) days of the filing of the petition. The protest shall set forth with particu- larity the grounds of protest and the names and defects Charter — Recall Art.IX § 2 C-20Supp. No. 114 in form protested. The reasons assigned for recall may not beprotested.Uponthefilingof awrittenprotest,the CityClerkshallsetatimeforhearingsuchprotest,which shall be no more than seven (7) days thereafter. At least five (5) days before the hearing, the City Clerk shall mail a copy of the protest to all of the designated petition representatives together with a notice of the time for hearing.AllrecordsandhearingsshallbebeforetheCity Clerk who shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents. All records and hearings shall be public, and all testimony shall be under oath. The hearing shall be summary in nature and concluded within thirty (30) days after the petition was filed. The City Clerk shall decide and certify the results of the hearing within ten (10) days after the hearing is concluded. In case the petition is deemed insufficient, whether fol- lowing the initial determination by the City Clerk, or following protest proceedings, it may be withdrawn and amended within fifteen (15) days from the filing of the City Clerk's certificate of insufficiency. The City Clerk shall, within five (5) days after such amendment, exam- ine the amended petition and the registration books and certify the result. If the petition is still insufficient, or if no amendment is made, the City Clerk shall return it to one (1) of the designated petition representatives with- out prejudice to the filing of a new petition for the same purpose. When and if a petition or amended petition is deemed sufficient, whether following the initial sufficiency deter- minationbytheCityClerkintheabsenceof aprotest,or following protest proceedings, the City Clerk shall so certifyandpresentthecertifiedpetitiontotheCouncilat the next regularly scheduled meeting. The City Clerk's certificate shall then be a final determination as to the sufficiency of the petition. (Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part A, § 2, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87;Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 157, 1988, 12-20-88, approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. No. 158, 1988, 12-20-88, approved, election 3-7-89; Ord.No.11,1997,§1,2-4-97,approved,election4-8-97;Ord.No. 88, 2000, § 1, 8-15-00, approved, election 11-7-00) Section 3. Elections. (a)Generally. Elections on recall shall be conducted in the same manner as provided generally for regular or special city elections in this Charter. All Charter provi- sions related to nomination and qualification of candi- dates shall apply to recall elections. (b) Nominationsonrecall.Anyonedesiringtobecomea candidateattherecallelectionshalldosobynominating petition as required in Article VIII of this Charter. The deadline for filing a nominating petition for a recall electionshallbeasestablishedbyordinanceof theCoun- cil. If more than one (1) officer is sought to be recalled, then the nominating petition must specify which incum- bent the candidate seeks to succeed. The name of the person against whom the recall petition is filed shall not appear on the ballot as a candidate for the office. (c) Ballots. There shall be printed on the official ballot, as to every officer whose recall is to be voted on, the statement of grounds and, if requested by the affected officer, the officer's statement in defense followed by the words,"Shall (name of person against whom the recall petition is filed) be recalled from the office of (__________)?"Following such question shall appear the words,"Yes"indicating a vote in favor of the recall and "No"indicating a vote against such recall. On such ballots, under each question, there shall also be printed the names of those persons who have been nominated as candidates to succeed the person sought to be recalled. (d) Election results. If a majority of those voting on the questionof therecallof anyincumbentfromofficevotes "No,"the incumbent continues in office. If a majority votes "Yes"for the incumbent's removal, the incumbent shall thereupon be deemed removed from his or her office upon the taking of the oath of office by his or her successor. If the officer is recalled, the candidate for succession receiving the highest number of votes at the electionshallbedeclaredelectedfortheremainderof the incumbent'sterm.Thecandidateelectedshalltakeoffice upon taking the oath of office, which shall occur as the first order of business at the next regular or special Council meeting. In case the candidate elected fails to qualify within sixty (60) days after the issuance of a certificate of election, the candidate with the next high- est vote shall be elected, and if there is no other elected successor who qualifies, the office shall be deemed va- cant,andshallbefilledbyappointmentbytheremaining members of the Council, as provided in Article II, Sec- tion 18. (Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part A, § 3, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87;Ord.No.202,1986,§1,PartsV,W,X,12-16-86,approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 006, 2015, § 1, 1-20-15, approved, election of 4-7-15) Section 4. Further regulations. The Council may, by ordinance, make such further rules and regulations as are consistent with this Charter and the Colorado Constitution in order to carry out the provisions of this Article. (Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part A, § 4, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87;Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Charter — Recall Art. X § 4 C-21Supp. No. 114 ARTICLE X. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM Section 1. The initiative. (a) Power. The registered electors of the city shall have the power at their option to propose ordinances or reso- lutions to the Council, and, if the Council fails to adopt ameasuresoproposed,toadoptorrejectsuchordinance or resolution at the polls. The procedure for initiative shall be as provided in this Article. (b) Commencement of proceedings; notice. One (1) or more registered electors may commence initiative pro- ceedings by filing with the City Clerk a written notice of intent to circulate an initiative petition. The notice com- mencing proceedings shall contain the full text of the proposedordinanceorresolutionandshallstatewhether aspecialelectionisrequested.Aftersuchnoticehasbeen filed, the City Clerk shall approve the petition for circu- lation in accordance with Section 5(b) of this Article. The petition shall be circulated, signed, verified, and filedinthemannerprescribedinSection5of thisArticle. (c) Numberof signaturesrequired.Thepetitionmustbe signed by registered electors of the city equal in number to at least ten (10) percent of the total ballots cast in the lastregularcityelection,exceptwhenaspecialelectionis requested by the petitioners, the petition must be signed by registered electors equal in number to at least fifteen (15) percent of the total ballots cast in the last regular city election. (d) Petition deadlines. The initiative petition shall be filed no more than sixty (60) days after the City Clerk's approval of the form for circulation. Unless a special election is requested, the petition must also be filed at least ninety (90) days prior to the next regular city elec- tion.If thepetitionrequestsaspecialelectioninconjunc- tion with a Larimer County Coordinated or General Election, the City Clerk shall establish a submittal dead- line for the petition that will enable the measure to be considered at such election, which deadline shall be con- sistent with all pertinent provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes governing the conduct of such elec- tions,and,if applicable,withArticleX,Section20of the Colorado Constitution, and shall advise the petition representatives in writing as to the submittal deadline. (e) Action by Council. Upon presentation of an initia- tive petition certified as sufficient by the City Clerk, the Council shall either (1) adopt the proposed ordinance or resolution without alteration within thirty (30) days, or (2) submit such proposed measure, in the form peti- tionedfor,totheregisteredelectorsof thecity;provided, however, that if the proposed measure requires voter approval in advance under Article X, Section 20 of the ColoradoConstitution,alternative(1)aboveshallnotbe available to the Council and the proposed measure shall instead be submitted to a vote of the registered electors. If the initiative petition proposing such a measure re- quests a special election, the proposed measure shall be submitted to a vote of the registered electors on the first possible date permitted by Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution. If a special election is not re- quested, the proposed measure shall be submitted to a vote of the registered electors at the next regular city election.Inthecaseof aproposedmeasurethatdoesnot require voter approval in advance under Article X, Sec- tion 20 of the Colorado Constitution, the proposed measure,if notadoptedbytheCouncilunderalternative (1) above, shall be submitted to a vote of the registered electors at the next regular city election or, if the initia- tive petition proposing such measure requests a special election, the proposed measure shall be submitted to a vote of the registered electors at a special election to be called by the Council within one hundred twenty (120) days of the presentation of the certified petition to the Council, unless any other regular or special city election istooccurwithinsaidperiod,inwhichcasetheproposed measure shall be submitted at such other regular or special city election. All ordinances submitted to the Council by initiative petition and adopted by Council without the vote of the electors shall be subject to the referendum in the same manner as other ordinances. (Ord. No. 6, 1980, 1-16-80, approved, election 2-26-80; Res. No. 83-22,1-18-83,approved, election 3-8-83; Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part B, § 1, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986,§1,PartV,12-16-86,approved,election3-3-87;Ord.No.21, 1993, § 1, 2-16-93, approved, election 4-6-93; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 127, 1999, § 1, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2-99; Ord. No. 101, 2002, § 1, 8-20-02, approved, election 11-5-02; Ord. No. 004, 2015, § 1, 1-20-15, approved, election of 4-7-15) Section 2. The referendum. (a)Power. The registered electors of the city shall have thepowerattheiroptiontoapproveorrejectatthepolls, any ordinance adopted by the Council, except ordi- nances making the annual property tax levy, making the annualappropriation,callingaspecialelection,ororder- ingimprovementsinitiatedbypetitionandtobepaidfor by special assessments. (b) Commencement of proceedings. One (1) or more registered electors may commence referendum proceed- ings by filing with the City Clerk within ten (10) days after final passage of the ordinance in question, a notice of protest against the going into effect of the ordinance. Charter — Initiative and Referendum Art.X § 2 C-22Supp. No. 114 The notice shall be brief and need not state any reasons, but shall identify the ordinance or part thereof, or code section it proposes to have repealed. Not later than ten (10) days after the filing of the notice, the proponents shall present to the City Clerk the final form for the referendum petition conforming to the requirements of the Article. If the notice and petition form are timely presented,theCityClerkshallapprovethepetitionform for circulation, in accordance with Section 5(b) of this Article. The petition shall be circulated, signed, verified, and filed in the manner prescribed by Section 5 of this Article. (c) Numberof signaturesrequired.Thepetitionmustbe signed by registered electors of the city equal in number to at least ten (10) percent of the total ballots cast in the last regular city election. (d) Petition deadlines. The referendum petition shall be filed within twenty (20) days after the City Clerk's ap- proval of the petition for circulation. If a completed petition is not subsequently filed within the requisite time after the City Clerk's approval of the petition for circulation,thereferendumeffortisnullandvoidandthe petition shall not be circulated further. (e) Action by Council. The presentation to Council of a petition certified by the City Clerk as sufficient for refer- endum shall automatically suspend the operation of the ordinanceinquestionpendingrepealbyCouncilorfinal determination by the electors. The Council shall recon- sidertheordinanceatthenextregularorspecialmeeting of theCouncilfollowingthereceiptof thepetitionbythe City Clerk. If the ordinance, or that part sought to be repealed,isnotrepealed,theCouncilshallreferthesame to a vote of the registered electors at the next regular or special city election scheduled for any other purpose. Alternatively, the Council may call a special election for that specific purpose. (Ord. No. 6, 1980, 1-16-80, approved, election 2-26-80; Ord. No. 199,1986,§ 1, Part B, § 2, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 127, 1999, § 1, 8-17-99, approved, election 11-2-99) Section 3. Council use of initiative and referendum. The Council may submit any question or proposed ordi- nance or resolution, or refer any adopted ordinance or resolution, to the vote of the people at a regular or special election in the same manner and with the same force and effect as is provided for citizen initiated and referred measures. (Ord. No. 6, 1980, 1-16-80, approved, election 2-26-80; Res. No. 83-22,1-18-83,approved, election 3-8-83; Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part B, § 3, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986,§1,PartV,12-16-86,approved,election3-3-87;Ord.No.11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 4. Repeal or amendment of initiated measure. An initiatedmeasuresubmittedtotheregisteredelectors of the city by the Council, with or without a petition therefor, and adopted by electoral vote cannot be re- pealedoramendedexceptbyasubsequentelectoralvote. This provision shall not apply to ordinances or resolu- tions adopted by the City Council and referred to the voters. (Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 5. Petitions. (a)Separatepetitionsrequired.Aseparatepetitionshall be circulated and filed for each measure sought to be initiated or referred to the vote of the electors. (b) Form and content. (1) Approval of form for circulation. No petition shall be circulated until the City Clerk has approved the form for circulation. The City Clerk shall first determine that the petition form contains only the matters required by this Article. The Council shall prescribe by ordinance, upon recommendation of theCityClerk,ageneralformof petitionwhichshall containwarningsandnoticestosignersasnecessary. The City Clerk's approval under this Section shall not constitute an approval of the content of the petition, but rather, shall start the running of the time periods provided for circulation and filing of petitions. (2) Petitioncontent.Thepetitionshallbeaddressed to Council. a. Initiative. The petition shall contain or have attached to each section throughout its circula- tion the full text of the proposed ordinance or resolution and shall contain a general statement of purpose fairly and accurately summarizing the proposed ordinance or resolution, indicat- ingthatthepetitionistobecirculatedinsupport of theinitiatedordinanceorresolutionandspec- ifying whether a special election is requested. b. Referendum. The petition shall contain or have attached to each section throughout its circulation the full text of the ordinance sought to be referred, clearly identifying the protested portions if only a partial repeal is sought. In the case of bond ordinances, the full text of the ordinance need not be set forth but the petition Charter — Initiative and Referendum Art.X § 5 C-23Supp. No. 114 shall contain or have attached to each section throughoutitscirculationthetitleandsummary of the ordinance in question as prepared by the City Clerk. (3) Signatures.Onlyregisteredelectorsmaysignthe petitions authorized under this Article. Each signer must sign his or her own signature and each signa- ture shall be followed by the printed name of the signer, the street and number address of his or her residence, and the date of signing. No person shall knowingly sign an initiative or referendum petition more than once. In the event that the signature of any person appears more than once on a petition authorized under this Article, the first signature ver- ifiedshallbecountedandallothersignaturesof that person shall be rejected. (c) Circulation of petition. The petition may be circu- lated and signed in sections with each section consisting of one (1) or more sheets securely fastened at the top, provided that each section contains a full and accurate copy of the text of the petition and the names and addresses of the designated representatives for the peti- tion. All sections shall be filed as one (1) instrument. Only persons eighteen (18) years of age or older may circulate the petition for signatures. The circulation of any petition by any medium other than personally by a circulator is prohibited. No person shall receive any compensation whatever for signing an initiative or refer- endum petition. (d) Affidavit of circulator. A circulator shall attach to eachsectionof thepetitioncirculatedanaffidavitsigned by the circulator under oath before a notary public stat- ing the following: (1) the circulator's address of residence; (2) thatthecirculatoriseighteen(18)yearsof ageor older; (3) that he or she personally circulated the section; (4) thateachsignaturewasaffixedinthecirculator's presence; (5) thattothebestof thecirculator'sknowledgeand belief each signer was at the time of signing a regis- tered elector of the city; (6) thattothebestof thecirculator'sknowledgeand belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be; (7) that each signer had an opportunity before sign- ing to read the full text of the petition; and (8) that the circulator has not paid or offered to pay any money or other thing of value to any signer for thepurposeof inducingorcausingthesignertoaffix his or her signature to the petition. A petition verified by the valid affidavits of its circula- tors in each of its sections shall be prima facie evidence that the signatures thereon are genuine and true. (e) Time limits; petition representatives. Petitions for initiative and referendum shall be filed with the City Clerk within the requisite time limits or they will be deemed null and void. Each petition shall designate by name and address not less than three (3) nor more than five(5)registeredelectorswhoshallrepresentthesigners of the petition in all matters affecting the petition. (f) Sufficiency of petition. (1) Examination. Within five (5) working days of the filing of a petition the City Clerk shall ascertain by examination of the petition and the registration books whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of registered electors and contains the re- quired particulars and affidavits. If the petition is insufficient,theCityClerkshallsocertifyandforth- with notify all of the designated petition representa- tives in writing, specifying the particulars of insuffi- ciency. (2) Insufficient petition; amendment. (i) If an initiative petition is deemed insuffi- cient, whether following the initial determina- tion by the City Clerk, or following protest pro- ceedings, it may be amended by the submission of additional signatures collected after the City Clerk approved the form of the petition and within fifteen (15) days from the filing of the Clerk's certificate of insufficiency. Such signa- tures must be collected consistent with the re- quirements for collecting petition signatures as describedinthisArticle.Withinfive(5)working days after such amendment, the City Clerk shall make examination of the amended petition and certify the result. If the amended petition is still insufficient, or if no amendment was made be- fore the expiration of the time permitted for amendment, the petition shall be null and void without prejudice to the filing of a new petition for the same purpose. (ii) If a referendum petition is deemed insuffi- cient, it may be amended by the submission of additional signatures collected consistent with the requirements of this Article, but to be con- Charter — Initiative and Referendum Art.X § 5 C-24Supp. No. 114 sidered,mustbeamendedwithinthetwenty-day circulation period after the City Clerk's ap- provalof thepetitionformforcirculation.Within five (5) days after such amendment, the City Clerkshallmakelikeexaminationof theamended petition and certify the result. If the amended petition is still insufficient, or if no amendment was made before the expiration of the time per- mittedforamendment,saidreferendumpetition is null and void and a new petition may not thereafter be filed for referendum of the same ordinance. (3) Protests.Registeredelectorsdesiringtoprotesta determination by the City Clerk that a petition is either sufficient or insufficient may file a written protest, under oath, in the office of the City Clerk within ten (10) days of the filing of the petition. The protest shall set forth with particularity the grounds of protest and the names and defects in form pro- tested. Upon the filing of a protest, the City Clerk shall set a time for hearing such protest, which shall be no more than seven (7) days thereafter. At least five(5)dayspriortothehearing,theCityClerkshall mail a copy of the protest to all of the designated petitionrepresentativestogetherwithanoticeof the time for hearing. All hearings shall be before a hear- ingofficerappointedbytheCityManagerwhoshall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of doc- uments.Allrecordsandhearingsshallbepublic,and all testimony shall be under oath. The hearing shall be summary in nature and concluded within thirty (30) days after the petition was filed. Said hearing officer shall decide and certify the results of the hearing within ten (10) days after the hearing is concluded. The City Clerk shall make any final de- termination regarding the sufficiency or insuffi- ciency of a petition and shall base such determina- tion on the protest hearing results certified by the hearing officer. A petition for referendum which has been deemed insufficient after protest may not be amended or circulated further. (4) CertificationandpresentationtoCouncil.When and if a petition or amended petition is deemed sufficient,whetherfollowingthesufficiencydetermi- nation by the City Clerk in the absence of a protest, orfollowingprotestproceedings,theCityClerkshall so certify and present the certified petition to the Councilatthenextregularlyscheduledmeeting.The City Clerk's certificate shall then be a final determi- nation as to the sufficiency of the petition. (Res. No. 83-22, 1-18-83, approved, election 3-8-83; Ord. No. 199, 1986,§1,PartB,§4,12-16-86,approved,election3-3-87;Ord.No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 158, 1988, 12-20-88, approved, election 3-7-89; Ord. No. 21, 1993, § 1, 2-16-93, approved, election 4-6-93; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 88, 2000, § 1, 8-15-00, approved, election 11-7-00; Ord. No. 004, 2015, § 1, 1-20-15, approved, election of 4-7-15) Section 6. Elections. (a)Generally. Elections on initiative and referendum measures shall be conducted in the same manner as provided generally for regular or special city elections in this Charter. (b) Ballots. Upon ordering an election on any initiative or referendum measure, the Council shall, after public hearing, adopt by resolution a ballot title and submis- sion clause for each measure. The ballot title shall con- tain information identifying the measure as a city initi- ated or citizen initiated measure. The submission clause shall be brief, shall not conflict with those selected for any petition previously filed for the same election, and shall unambiguously state the principle of the provision sought to be added. The official ballot used when voting uponeachproposedorreferredmeasureshallhaveprinted on it the ballot title and submission clause and shall contain the words,"Yes/For"and "No/Against"in re- sponse to each measure. (c) Publication; notice of election. (1) Initiative.Aninitiatedmeasurebeingconsidered for adoption by Council shall be published in like manner as other proposed ordinances and resolu- tions. If the initiated measure is submitted to a vote of thepeople,theCityClerkshallpublishanoticeof election in conformity with the laws of the State of Colorado relating to municipal elections, together with the ballot title, submission clause and full text of the proposed ordinance or resolution. The text of asuccessfulinitiativemeasureneednotbepublished in full after the election. (2) Referendum. If the referred measure is to be submitted to a vote of the people, the City Clerk shall publish a notice of election in conformity with the laws of the State of Colorado relating to munic- ipal elections, together with the ballot title, submis- sion clause and full text of the referred ordinance. If the ordinance in question is a bond ordinance, the summary from the petition may be published in place of the full text. The full text of an ordinance passed on referendum need not be published after the election. Charter — Initiative and Referendum Art.X § 6 C-25Supp. No. 114 (d) Election results. If a majority of the registered elec- tors voting on the initiated measure vote in favor, the measure is adopted as an ordinance or resolution of the city upon certification of the election results. If a major- ity of the registered electors voting on a referred ordi- nance,voteinfavorof theordinance,theordinanceshall gointoeffectwithoutfurtherpublicationuponcertifica- tionof theelectionresults,oratsuchlaterdateasmaybe set forth in the ordinance itself. If the provisions of two (2) or more proposed or referred measures adopted or approved at the same election conflict, the measure re- ceiving the highest affirmative vote shall become effec- tive. (e) Frequency of elections. Any number of proposed ordinances or resolutions or referred ordinances may be submitted at the same election. Not more than one (1) special election on citizen-initiated measures shall be held in any twelve (12) months. This limitation does not applytotheCouncilwhichonitsownmotionmayatany timecallaspecialelectionforthepurposeof considering any measure initiated, or adopted and referred, by the Council. (Res. No. 83-22, 1-18-83, approved, election 3-8-83; Ord. No. 199, 1986,§1,PartB,§5,12-16-86,approved,election3-3-87;Ord.No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 004, 2015, § 1, 1-20-15, approved, election of 4-7-15) Section 7. Further regulations. The Council may, by ordinance, make such further rules and regulations as are consistent with this Charter and the Colorado Constitution in order to carry out the provisions of this Article. (Res. No. 83-22, 1-18-83, approved, election 3-8-83; Ord. No. 199, 1986,§1,PartB,§6,12-16-86,approved,election3-3-87;Ord.No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 11, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) ARTICLE XI. FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES Section 1. Franchise granted by ordinance. The Council may grant a franchise relating to any street, alley, or other public place within the city by ordinance, subject to the initiative and referendum powers reserved to the electors of the city. No exclusive franchise shall ever be granted. Every franchise ordinance shall require for its adoption the concurrence of a majority of all the members of the Council. A franchise may be awarded only after a public hearing on the application or proposal. The applicant for the franchise shall publish a notice of the hearing in a local newspaper of general circulation once a week for three (3) successive weeks immediately prior to the date of the hearing. Such notice shall specify the meeting of the Councilatwhichitisintendedtoapplyforthefranchise, the name of the applicant, a general description of the rights and privileges to be applied for, and the time for and terms upon which the franchise is desired. The hearing on the franchise application shall not be held unless a publisher's affidavit of publication proving the applicant's compliance with the notice requirements has been presented to the Council. Publication of the fran- chise ordinance by the City Clerk shall be in the same manner as for other proposed ordinances. The procedure for initiative and referendum of an ordi- nancegrantingafranchiseshallbeasotherwiseprovided in this Charter, except that the signatures required for referendum shall be equal in number to five (5) percent of the registered electors, or ten (10) percent of the total ballots cast in the last regular city election, whichever is less. If the franchise ordinance is referred to the vote of the electors, the grantee of the franchise shall deposit with the city's Financial Officer an amount determined by said Officer to be sufficient to pay for the cost of the election. No franchise election shall be ordered until the grantee deposits such costs. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87;Ord. No. 204, 1986, § 1, Part A, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 19, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97) Section 2. Franchises to specify streets. All franchisesorprivilegeshereaftergrantedtorailroads or other transportation systems shall plainly specify the particular streets, alleys, avenues, and other public prop- erty,orpartsthereof,towhichtheyshallapply.Allother franchises may be in general terms and may apply to the city generally. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 3. Regulation of public utilities. The right to regulate the rates, fares, and rentals of public utilities and carriers serving the residents of the cityshallalwaysbereservedtothecitytobeexercisedby ordinance.Everypersonorcorporationoperatingunder a franchise or grant from the city shall annually submit to the Council a report verified by the oath of the presi- dent, the treasurer, or the general manager thereof. Such reports shall be in the form, contain such detailed infor- mation, and cover the period prescribed by the Council. The Council shall have the power, either through its members or by authorized experts or employees, to ex- aminethebooksandaffairsof anysuchperson,persons, Charter — Franchises and Public Utilities Art.XI § 3 C-26Supp. No. 114 or corporations, and to compel the production of books and other records pertaining to such reports or other matters. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 4. Books of record. The Council shall provide and cause to be kept in the office of the City Clerk an indexed franchise record in whichshallbetranscribedcopiesof allfranchisesgranted by the city. Said record shall be a complete history of all franchises granted by the city and shall include a com- prehensiveandconvenientreferencetoactions,contests, or proceedings at law affecting the same, and copies of all annual and inspection reports and such other infor- mation as the Council may require. Section 5. Term, compensation. Nofranchiseshallbegrantedforlongerthantwenty(20) years. Every grant of a franchise shall fix the amount and manner of payment of the compensation to be paid by the grantee for the use of the same, and no other compensation of any kind shall be exacted for such use during the life of the franchise. This provision shall not exempt the grantee from any lawful taxation upon his or her property, nor from any license, charges, or other impositions levied by the Council, not levied on account of the use granted by the franchise. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, X, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87;Ord. No. 19, 1997, § 1, 2-4-97, approved, election 4-8-97; Ord. No. 023, 2007, § 1, 2-20-07, approved, election 4-3-07) Section 6. Option to purchase. Every grant, extension, or renewal of a public utility franchise or right shall provide that the city may, upon the vote of the electors and the payment therefor of its fair valuation, purchase and take over the property and plant of the grantee in whole or in part. Such valuation shall be made as provided in the grant, but shall not includeanyvalueof thefranchiseorright-of-waythrough the streets or any earning power of such property. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts L, V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 7. Railroad tracks. The Council,upon some fair apportionment of the cost thereof between the railroad and the city and/or other public authority in interest, may by ordinance require any railroad company to elevate or lower any of its tracksrunningover,along,oracrossanystreetoralleyof thecity,ortotakesuchothermeasuresfortheprotection of the public, as in the opinion of the Council the public safety or convenience may require. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 8. Street cleaning and paving. Every grant of any franchise or privilege in, over, under, or along any of the streets or public places in the city for railway purposes, shall be subject to the conditions that the person, firm, or corporation exercising or enjoying the same shall, unless otherwise provided by ordinance, clean, keep in repair, and pave and repave so much of a street or other public place occupied by a railway track as lies between its rails, and between the lines of double track, and for such space outside of said track as may have been acquired by franchise. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part B, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 9. Right of regulation. The grant of every franchise or privilege shall be subject to the right of the city, whether in terms reserved or not, to make any regulations for the safety, welfare, and accommodation of the public, including among other things the right to require proper and adequate exten- sionsof theserviceof suchgrant,therighttorequireany orallwires,cables,conduits,andotherlikeappliancesto be placed underground, and the right to protect the public from danger or inconvenience in the operation of any work or business authorized by the franchise. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 10. Revocable permits. The Council maygrantapermitatanytimefortheuseor occupation of any street, alley, or public place. Such permit shall be revocable by the Council at its pleasure, whether or not such right to revoke is expressly reserved in such permit. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87;Ord. No. 204, 1986, § 1, Part C, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 11. Franchise renewal. No franchise shall be renewed before one (1) year prior to its expiration, which renewal shall be subject to all provisions relating to the original grant of a franchise. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Charter —Franchises and Public Utilities Art. XI § 11 C-27Supp. No. 114 Section 12. Leasing of franchises. No franchise granted by the city shall ever be leased, assigned,orotherwisealienatedwithouttheexpresscon- sentof thecity,andnodealingwiththelesseeorassignee on the part of the city to require the performance of any act or the payment of any compensation by the lessee or assigneeshallbedeemedtooperateassuchconsent.Any assignmentorsaleof suchfranchisewithouttheconsent of the city shall, at the option of the Council, operate as a forfeiture to the city of such franchise. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 13. Issuance of stock. Every ordinance granting any franchise shall prohibit the issuing of any stock on account thereof by any corporation holding or doing business thereunder. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 14. Amendment, renewal, extension or enlargement of franchise. No amendment, renewal, extension, or enlargement of any franchise, or grant of rights or powers heretofore granted to any corporation, person, or association of persons shall be made except in the manner and subject to all the conditions provided in this Article for the making of original grants and franchises. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 15. Common use of facilities. The City maybyordinancerequireanypersonorcorpo- ration holding a franchise from the city for any public utility to allow the use of any of its poles, tracks, wires, conduits, and other related facilities by any other person or corporation to which the city grants a franchise upon thepaymentof areasonablerentaltotheownertherefor. If the person or corporation desiring to use the same cannot agree with the owner regarding said rental and the terms and conditions for such use, within sixty (60) days from offering in writing to do so, the Council after a fair hearing, shall by resolution fix the terms and conditions of such use and compensation to be paid therefor, which award of the Council shall be final and binding on the parties concerned. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87;Ord. No. 204, 1986, § 1, Part D, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) ARTICLE XII. MUNICIPAL PUBLIC UTILITIES Section 1. City may acquire utilities. The Council upon vote of the electors shall have the power within or without the territorial limits of the city to construct, condemn and purchase, acquire, and lease waterworks, gasworks, light plants, power plants, trans- portation systems, telephone systems, heating plants, andotherpublicutilitieslocalinuseandextent,inwhole orinpart,andeverythingrequiredtherefor,fortheuseof thecityanditsinhabitants,andanysuchsystems,plants, works,orways,oranycontractsinrelationorinconnec- tion therewith which may exist and which the city may desire to acquire or purchase, in whole or in part, the same or any part thereof may be purchased by the city. An election is not required for the purchase of a portion of a utility system which is included in an area being annexed to the city and which is not the subject of an existing city franchise. Such public utilities acquired by the city, except waterworks and transportation systems, shall not be paid for out of general taxes or general obligation bonds, but shall be paid for from revenue derived from the public utility. Equipment necessary for transportationsystemmaybeacquiredfromthefundsof the equipment fund of the city. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts L, V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 2. Right of entry. The directorsandemployeesof city-ownedutilitiesshall have authority in the necessary discharge of their duties toenteruponanylands,propertiesorpremises,withinor without the city limits, for the examination or survey thereof, or for the purpose of repairing, inspecting, re- moving,orconnectingtheservice,readingmeters,orany other purpose whatever in connection with the water, wastewater, electric, and other utilities. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts M, V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 3. Restriction on sale of water and electric property. TheCityshallnotsell,lease,orinanymannerdisposeof thecity'swaterorelectricutilitysystemasawholeunless and except the proposition for such purpose has first been approved by a vote of the electors. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the sale, lease or ex- change of any part of the water or electric utility sys- tems, which the Council, by ordinance, determines does not materially impair the viability of the particular util- ity system as a whole and further determines is for the benefit of the citizens of Fort Collins. The provisions of this Section shall also not apply to the sale of water rights no longer useful to the city nor to the exchange of certain water rights for other water rights which would be more useful to the city. (Ord. No. 12, 1969, 2-27-69, approved, election 4-8-69; Ord. No. 23,1981,2-17-81, approved, election 4-7-81; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts N, V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Charter — Municipal Public Utilities Art. XII § 3 C-28Supp. No. 114 Section 4. Control of water. If at any time the water supply is greater than the imme- diate needs of the city and its inhabitants, the Council may authorize the City Manager to permit the use of such surplus water by consumers outside the city at such rates as the Council may prescribe; provided that no vested right shall accrue under such permits. The use of water belonging to the city, or the use of its water system, whether for domestic or industrial use, or for use in connection with a franchise or other privilege granted by the city, shall always be subject to the most comprehensive scrutiny, management, and control by the city, and nothing shall ever be done by a user which shallinterferewiththesuccessfuloperationof thewater- works or tend to interfere with the complete perfor- mance of the trust for the people under which such waterworks are held by the city; neither shall such use confer upon any user a right to water superior to the right of any other user. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 5. Utility budgeting. Budgets for all city-owned public utilities shall be pre- pared and adopted at the same time and to the same extent as budgets for all other city functions, as specified in Article V of this Charter. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 6. Municipal utility rates and finances. The Council shall by ordinance from time to time fix, establish, maintain, and provide for the collection of such rates, fees, or charges for water and electricity, and for other utility services furnished by the city as will produce revenues sufficient to pay the cost of operation and maintenance of the city's utilities in good repair and working order; to pay into the general fund in lieu of taxesonaccountof thecity-ownedutilitiessuchamount as may be established by the Council by ordinance; to pay the principal of and interest on all bonds of the city payable from the revenues of the city's utilities; to pro- vide and maintain an adequate working capital fund for the day-to-day business operations of said utilities; to provide and maintain an adequate fund for the replace- ment of depreciated and obsolete property and for the extension,improvement,enlargementandbettermentof said utilities; to pay the interest on and principal of any general obligation bonds issued by the city to extend or improve said utilities. The provisions hereof shall be subject at all times to the performance by the city of all covenantsandagreementsmadebyitinconnectionwith the issuance, sale, or delivery of any bonds of the city payable out of the revenues derived from the operation of its utilities, whether such revenue bonds be heretofore or hereafter issued. All net operating revenues of the city's utilities shall be held within the respective utility's fund and may be ex- pended only for renewals, replacements, extraordinary repairs,extensions,improvements,enlargementsandbet- terments to such utility, or other specific utility purpose determined by the Council to be beneficial to the rate- payers of said utilities. (Res. No. 71-12, 2-11-71, approved, election 4-6-71; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 203, 1986, § 1, Part N, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 159, 1988, 12-20-88, approved, election 3-7-89) Section 7. Telecommunication facilities and services. (a) In addition to all the powers granted by this Charter totheCounciltoacquire,condemn,establish,construct, own, lease, operate and maintain an electric utility to provide light, power and other electrical facilities and services, the Council may, by ordinance and without a vote of the electors, authorize the electric utility to ac- quire, construct, provide, fund and contract for telecom- munication facilities and services within and outside the City's territorial limits, whether directly or in whole or part through one or more third-party providers. Alter- natively, the Council may create by ordinance, and with- outavoteof theelectors,atelecommunicationsutilityto exercise these same powers to furnish telecommunica- tion facilities and services within and outside the City's territorial limits. If the Council creates a telecommuni- cations utility, it may also establish that utility as an enterprise of the City in the same manner, with the same powersandsubjecttothesamerequirementsandlimita- tions established under Section 19.3(b) of Article V of this Charter for the City's other enterprises. The Council mayalsoexercisewithrespecttothetelecommunications utility the same general authority and powers granted to Council in this Charter with respect to the City's other utilities. (b) TheCouncil,actingasitself,theboardof theelectric utility enterprise or as the board of the telecommunica- tions utility enterprise, shall have the power to issue revenue and refunding securities and other debt obliga- tionsasauthorizedinSections19.3and19.4of ArticleV of this Charter to fund the provision of the telecommu- nicationfacilitiesandservicesauthorizedinthisSection. Thecumulativetotalprincipalamountof anysuchsecu- rities and other debt obligations issued shall not exceed Charter — Definitions § 7 C-29Supp. No. 125 one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000), except that any refunding of such securities or other debt obli- gations shall not be included in that cumulative total. The City's payment of and performance of covenants under the securities and other debt obligations issued under this subsection (b) and any other contract obliga- tions of the City relating to the provision of telecommu- nication facilities and services under this Section, shall not be subject to annual appropriation so long as annual appropriationisnotrequiredunderArticleX,Section20 of the Colorado Constitution. (c) TheCouncilshallsetbyordinancetherates,feesand charges for furnishing the telecommunication facilities and services authorized in this Section subject to the same limitations in Section 6 of Article XII of this Charter for setting the rates, fees and charges for other City utilities, except to the extent this authority is dele- gated by Council pursuant to subsection (e) below. In settingsuchrates,feesandcharges,theCouncilmayalso include amounts payable to the City's general fund for a franchise fee, a reasonable rate of return on any contri- butions from the general fund to acquire or construct telecommunication facilities, and the repayment of any loans from the general fund used to support the provi- sion of telecommunication facilities and services under this Section, to include the payment of a reasonable rate of interest on any such loans. (d) In addition to the authority to go into executive session as provided in Section 11 of Article II of this Charter, the Council, and any board or commission established under subsection (e) below, may go into ex- ecutivesessiontoconsidermatterspertainingtoissuesof competition in providing the telecommunication facili- ties and services authorized in this Section, which shall include, without limitation, matters subject to negotia- tion, strategic planning, pricing, sales and marketing, development phasing and any other matter allowed un- der Colorado law. (e) As authorized in Section 1 of Article IV of this Charter,theCouncilmay,byordinance,establishaCoun- cil-appointed board or commission and delegate to it, in whole or part, the Council's governing authority and powers granted under this Section concerning the fur- nishing of telecommunication facilities and services by the City's electric utility or telecommunications utility, but not the power to issue securities as provided in subsection(b),abovewhichshallonlybeexercisedbythe Council acting as itself or as the board of the electric utility enterprise or as the board of the telecommunica- tionsutilityenterprise.TheCouncilmayalsodelegateby ordinance to the City Manager, in whole or part, its authorityinsubsection(c)abovetosettherates,feesand charges for furnishing telecommunication facilities and services. Any Council ordinance delegating this author- ity shall set forth the process to be used by the delegate for the setting of these rates, fees and charges. In addi- tion, the amount of the rates, fees and charges so set by the delegate shall be determined under the same criteria the Council is authorized and required to follow in sub- section (c) above. (f) For purposes of this Section,telecommunication fa- cilities and services shall mean those facilities used and servicesprovidedforthetransmission,betweenoramong points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received, to include, without limitation,anybroadbandInternetfacilitiesandservices using any technology having the capacity to transmit datatoenableasubscribertotheservicetooriginateand receivehigh-qualityvoice,data,graphicsandvideo.Tele- communication facilities and services and "broadband Internet facilities and services" are to be interpreted under this Section in the broadest possible way to cover the widest range of technologies and technology infra- structure, regardless of how these terms may be defined by federal or state law. (Ord. No. 101, 2017, 8-15-17, approved, election 11-7-17) ARTICLE XIII. DEFINITIONS Certain words and phrases used in this Charter are hereby declared to have the following meanings: "Agency" means any organizational unit of the city. "Allotment" means a portion of an appropriation made availableforexpenditureduringaspecifiedperiodof less than one (1) year. "Appropriation" means the authorized amount of funds set aside for expenditure during a specified time for a specific purpose. "City" means the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, a mu- nicipal corporation. "Day" means a calendar day unless otherwise specified. "Department" means a primary subdivision of a service area headed by a person who, regardless of title, is directly responsible to the director of the service area. "Elector or taxpayer for a period of time" means that, if a person is required to be an elector or taxpayer for a period of time as a qualification to vote, to be a candi- Charter — Definitions Art. XIII § 7 C-30Supp. No. 125 date, or to hold an office, then he or she shall be such during the entire and consecutive number of years next preceding the specified time. "Emergency" means an existing condition actually aris- ing from unforeseen contingencies which immediately endangers public property, health, peace, or safety. "Emergency ordinance" means an ordinance immedi- ately necessary, on account of an emergency, to preserve the public property, health, peace, or safety. "Employees" means all persons in the compensated ser- vice of the city except Councilmembers. "FortCollinsUrbanGrowthArea"meansthatgeograph- ical area within and adjacent to the City of Fort Collins identified by Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County as that area identifiedforannexationandurbanizationbytheCityof Fort Collins including the Urban Growth Area as it exists on March 5, 1985, together with any amendments or changes thereto. "Misdemeanor" means a violation of this Charter or of any city ordinance so designated, and it shall not have the meaning attached to it in the criminal statutes of the State of Colorado. "Office" means an administrative, legislative, or judicial position in the service of the city. "Officer" means a member of the City Council. "Registeredelector"or"elector"meansapersonresiding in the city who has registered to vote in city elections in the manner required by law. "Service area" means a major city administrative unit designated as a service area by the City Council by ordinance. "Voteof theelectors"meansafavorablevotebyamajor- ity of the electors voting in an election. (Ord. No. 209, 1984, 1-15-85, approved, election 3-5-85; Ord. No. 199, 1986, § 1, Part C, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 201, 1986, § 1, Part N, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts F, R, V, X, 12-16-86, approved, election3-3-87;Ord.No.22,2001,§1,2-20-01,approved,election 4-3-01; Ord. No. 011, 2015, § 1, 2-3-15, approved, election of 4-7-15) ARTICLE XIV. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Purpose and status of this article. The purpose of this Article is to provide an orderly transition from the Commission form of government of the city to the Council-Manager form of government under provisions of this Charter and to prevent the impairment of any contractual relationships between the city and the beneficiaries of any retirement plans of the city in effect on the effective date of this Charter or the owners of any municipal bonds of the city then outstanding. This Article shall constitute a part of the Charter only to the extent and for the time required to accomplish that purpose. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Part V, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87; Ord. No. 203, 1986, § 1, Part O, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 2. Transitional period. The period from the effective date of this Charter to April12,1955,shallbeknownasthetransitionalperiod. DuringthetransitionalperiodtheformerCharterof the City shall remain in effect, except that for the purpose of nominating and electing members of the Council, or filling vacancies thereon, Article VIII of this Charter shall be immediately operative. This Charter shall be fully operative at the close of the transitional period. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, W, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 3. Retirement plans. This Charter shall not affect any contractual relation- ships existing on the effective date of this Charter be- tweenthecityandanyofficersoremployeesbyreasonof any retirement plans then in effect. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, W, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 4. Outstanding and authorized bonds. The provisions of this Charter shall not affect municipal bonds outstanding on the effective date of this Charter. Failure to observe requirements of the former Charter, as amended, governing city elections shall not invalidate any bonds authorized at any election held prior to the effective date of this Charter. Bonds authorized at an election held prior to the effective date of this Charter may be issued in accordance with the provisions of this Charter and when so issued shall be the lawful and binding obligations of the city in accordance with their import. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts V, W, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Section 5. Saving clause. This Charter shall not affect any suit pending in any court on the effective date of its adoption. Nothing in Charter — Transitional Provisions Art. XIV § 5 C-31Supp. No. 125 this Charter shall invalidate any existing contracts be- tween the city and individuals, corporations, or public agencies. (Ord. No. 202, 1986, § 1, Parts U, V, W, 12-16-86, approved, election 3-3-87) Charter — Transitional Provisions Art. XIV § 5 C-32Supp. No. 125 - A - ACCOUNTING See also: FINANCES; PUBLIC RECORDS Financial Officer V 21, et seq. Independent annual audit II 17 ACTIONS Limitation of actions re borrowing V 19.7 ADMINISTRATION See also: DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES OF CITY City Attorney VI 1, et seq. City Manager III 1, et seq. Finance Administration V 1, et seq. Municipal Court VII 1, et seq. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE City government, composition IV 2 Council, interfering with II 13 ADVERTISING Publication of legal notice IV 7 AFFIRMATION See: OATH, AFFIRMATION, SWEAR OR SWORN AGENCIES See: DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES OF CITY AGENCY Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 AGREEMENTS See: CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS ALLOTMENT Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 AMENDMENTS Ordinances remain in force IV 6 ANNUAL AUDIT Providing for independent annual audit II 17 ANNUAL BUDGET City Manager, powers and duties III 2 APPEALS Council hearing and deciding appeals on licenses and permits II 14 APPLICATION Word construction for Charter interpretation IV 11 APPOINTIVE PERSONNEL See also: OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES City Manager, powers and duties III 2 APPROPRIATIONS See also: FINANCES Annual V 5 Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 ASSESSMENTS See also: FINANCES Municipal borrowing V 18, et seq. ATTORNEY City Attorney VI 1, et seq. AUDITS See also: FINANCES Independent annual audit, providing for II 17 Power of city to provide for II 5(h) - B - BANKS Deposit of public funds V 12 BIDS AND BIDDING See also: PURCHASING Purchasing procedures V 26, et seq. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Administrative branch of city government IV 2 Appointive boards generally IV 1 Board of Elections VIII 5 Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 Oath of office IV 4 Ordinances remain in effect IV 6 Records to be public IV 5 Residency requirements IV 3 BONDS See also: FINANCES Contracts effective only when bond funds available V 31 Issuance authorized, when II 5(d) Municipal borrowing V 18, et seq. Outstanding and authorized bonds, transitional provisions XIV 4 Surety bonds II 15 BOOKKEEPING See also: FINANCES Finance and record keeping, powers re II 5 BOOKS See also: PUBLIC RECORDS Independent annual audit II 17 BOUNDARIES Designated I 1 BUDGET Adoption by City Council II 5(c) Adoption procedure V 4 Annual appropriations V 4 City Manager, powers and duties III 2 Estimates V 2 Financial Officer V 21, et seq. Public record, hearing V 3 CHARTER INDEX Art. Sec. CI-1Supp. No. 125 Art. Sec. BUDGET (Cont d.) Utility budgeting XII 5, et seq. BUILDINGS Eminent domain powers IV 14 BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS Licenses and permits II 14 - C - CABLE TELEVISION See FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES CALLINGS Licenses and permits II 14 CAMPAIGNS Election procedures VIII 1, et seq. CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE See also: ELECTIONS Election regulations VIII 1, et seq. Nomination and election of Councilmembers II 1 CERTIFICATES Licenses and permits, providing II 14 CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Independent annual audit II 17 CHARTER Amendments generally IV 8 Bonds, outstanding and authorized bonds XIV 4 Saving clause XIV 5 Construction of Charter IV 12 Proof of Charter and ordinances II 10 Retirement plans in transition XIV 3 Saving clause XIV 5 Transitional provisions Purpose and status of provisions XIV 1 Retirement plans XIV 3 Transitional period XIV 2 Violations, penalties IV 10 Limitation of actions IV 16 CITY See also: MUNICIPALITY Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 CITY ATTORNEY Appointment VI 1 Functions and duties VI 2 Oath of office IV 4 Special counsel, employment VI 3 CITY CLERK Appointment, generally II 12 Oath of office IV 4 Recall procedures IX 1, et seq. CITY COUNCIL See also: MAYOR Administrative service, interfering with II 13 CITY COUNCIL (Cont d.) Appointive boards IV 1, et seq. Charter transitional provisions XIV 1, et seq. City Manager, appointment and removal II 5 Compensation of members II 3 Districts, nomination and election by Districts II 1 Elections, Councilmembers nominated and elected at large II 1 Districts, as to II 1(c) Form of government I 2 Holding other public office II 2 Initiative and referendum X 1, et seq. Licenses and permits, providing for II 14 Mayor to preside at meetings II 4 Meetings City Clerk to attend, keep journal of proceedings II 12 Executive session II 11 Legislation, procedures for II 6 Mayor to preside II 4 Quorum II 11 Membership II 1 Oath of office IV 4 Ordinances, resolutions, motions II 6 Organization II 4 Outgoing officers IV 13 Powers of the city, enumeration of specific powers II 5 Powers vested in an elective Council I 2 Qualifications of candidates and members, challenges II 2 Recall of members IX 1, et seq. Removal of City Manager III 4 Terms of office II 1 Vacancies in elective offices II 18 CITY ELECTIONS See also: ELECTIONS Conducting VIII 2 CITY LIMITS Boundaries delineated I 1 CITY MANAGER Absence or disability III 3 Appointment and removal by City Council II 5(a) Appointment, qualifications III 1 Council interference with administrative service II 13 Financial Officer V 21, et seq. Oath of office IV 4 Powers and duties enumerated, generally III 2 Removal III 4 Surety bonds II 15 CITY PERSONNEL See: OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES CITY RECORDS See: PUBLIC RECORDS CHARTER INDEX Art. Sec. CI-2Supp. No. 125 Art. Sec. CITY REVENUE See: FINANCES CITY TREASURER Financial Officer V 21, et seq. CIVIL PROCESSES See: WRITS, WARRANTS AND OTHER PROCESSES CLERK See: CITY CLERK CODE OF ORDINANCES Ordinance codification II 9 COMMUNICATIONS See FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPENSATION Councilmembers II 3 COMPETITIVE BIDDING See also: PURCHASING Purchasing Agent procedures V 28 CONDEMNATION City may acquire utilities XII 1 Eminent domain powers IV 14 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Definitions, rules of conduct concerning IV 9 CONSTITUTION Charter provisions declared unconstitutional, Construction of Charter IV 12 Incorporation of city, form of government I 1 CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS See also : FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES; PURCHASING Conflicts of interest IV 9 Franchises and public utilities XI 1, et seq. Governmental bodies, other, power to contract with II 16 Purchasing generally V 26, et seq. CORPORATE LIMITS Boundaries of city I 1 CORPORATION See: MUNICIPALITY CORRUPT PRACTICES See also: ELECTIONS Election procedures VIII 9 COUNCIL See: CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL-MANAGER GOVERNMENT Form of government designated I 2 COUNSEL FOR CITY City Attorney VI 1, et seq. COURT Municipal Court VII 1, et seq. CREDITS Outgoing officers, accounting procedure IV 13 CRIMES Misdemeanor, Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 - D - DAY Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 DEFINITIONS Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 Construction of words IV 11 DEPARTMENT Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES OF CITY Appointive boards IV 1, et seq. Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 Conflicts of interest IV 9 Police services, city powers relative to furnishing II 5(b) Residency requirements IV 3 DISTRICTS Improvement districts IV 15 DOCUMENTS See: PUBLIC RECORDS - E - ELECTIONS Appearance of names on ballot VIII 6 Board of Elections VIII 5 Campaign contributions VIII 8 Certification of election results VIII 7 Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 City Council in general II 1, et seq. City elections VIII 2 Corrupt practices VIII 9 Further regulations VIII 11 Initiative and referendum X 1, et seq. Mayor II 4 Nomination, withdrawal from VIII 3 Oath of office IV 4 Petitions VIII 4 Recall IX 1, et seq. State Constitution, applicability VIII 1 Vacancies in elective offices II 18 Validity of elections VIII 10 ELECTOR OR TAXPAYER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 ELECTRICITY Electric light and power, power to furnish II 5(b) CHARTER INDEX Art. Sec. CI-3Supp. No. 125 Art. Sec. ELECTRICITY (Cont d.) Franchises and public utilities XI 1, et seq. Separate utilities accounts required V 23 EMERGENCY Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 EMERGENCY PURCHASES See also: PURCHASING Procedure V 28 EMINENT DOMAIN City may acquire utilities XII 1 Powers conferred IV 14 EMPLOYEES See: OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, ETC. See also: PURCHASING Purchasing procedures V 26, et seq. - F - FELONY Misdemeanor, Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 FEMININE GENDER Charter words, construction of IV 11 Construction of Charter words IV 11 FINANCES See also: PURCHASING; PUBLIC RECORDS; TAXATION Accounting year V 1 Accounts of city, power to audit, provide for, etc.II 5(h) Annual appropriation ordinance, legislation re II 6 Appropriations Adoption of budget and appropriation of funds V 4 Annual appropriations V 4 ordinance, legislation re II 6 Appropriations not to exceed revenue V 8 Effect of appropriation and levy V 7 Lapsed appropriations V 11 Levy V 5 Required for expenditures and obligations V 8 Supplemental V 9 Transfer V 10 Audit and payments V 14 Bond issuance, authorization II 5(d) Budget, adoption, powers II 5(c) Adoption procedure V 4 Annual appropriations V 4 City Manager, powers and duties III 2 Estimates V 2 Financial Officer V 21, et seq. Public record, hearing V 3 Utility budgeting XII 5, et seq. Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 FINANCES (Cont d.) City Manager, powers and duties III 2 City Treasurer, Financial Officer as V 21 Collection of taxes V 13 Creation of funds V 25 Credit, city not to pledge V 16 Deposit of public funds V 12 Estimates, budget V 2 Financial interests re personnel; conflict of interest IV 8 Financial Officer Appointment, generally V 21 Powers and duties V 22 Responsibility for funds V 24 Fiscal year V 1 Independent audits, providing for II 5(h), 17 Investments, deposit of public funds V 12 Levy of taxes V 5 Maximum mill levy V 6 Municipal borrowing Actions, limitation of V 19.7 Forms of borrowing V 18 General obligation securities V 19.2 issuance, authority V 18 No additional limitations V 20 Refunding securities V 19.4 evidence of indebtedness, as V 18 Revenue securities V 19.3 forms of borrowing V 18 Securities in general. terms and disposal of V 19.6 Short-term notes V 19.1 forms re V 18 Special assessment securities V 19.5 Borrowing, forms of V 18 Suits, pleas, actions, proceedings, etc., limitations V 19.7 Tax increment securities V 19.8 forms of borrowing V 18 Municipal public utilities XII 1, et seq. Outgoing officers, accounting procedure IV 13 Powers of city II 5(b) Purchasing V 26, et seq. Record keeping and other accounts II 5 Surety bonds II 15 Transfers of appropriations V 10 Utilities accounts Responsibility for funds V 24 Separate accounts V 23 FINES, FORFEITURES AND OTHER PENALTIES See also: specific offenses, etc., as alphabetically indexed Charter violations IV 10 Maximum penalty for violations VII 2 Municipal Court fees VII 1 FIRE SUPPRESSION AND PREVENTION City powers enumerated II 5 CHARTER INDEX Art. Sec. CI-4Supp. No. 125 Art. Sec. FORFEITURES See: FINES, FORFEITURES AND OTHER PENALTIES FORM OF GOVERNMENT Municipal government established I 2 FORT COLLINS, CITY OF See: MUNICIPALITY FORT COLLINS URBAN GROWTH AREA Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES See also: UTILITIES Amendment, renewal, extension or enlargement XI 14 Books of record XI 4 Common use of facilities XI 15 Compensation, payment XI 5 Leasing of franchises XI 12 Municipal public utilities XII 1, et seq. Option to purchase XI 6 Ordinance granting XI 1 Permits, revocable XI 10 Railroad tracks XI 7 Renewal of franchise XI 11 Right of regulation XI 9 Stock, issuance XI 13 Streets Franchises to specify streets XI 2 Street cleaning and paving XI 8 Term of franchise XI 5 Utilities, regulation of public utilities XI 3 - G - GARBAGE AND TRASH See also : FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES Separate utilities accounts required V 23 GAS See also : FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES Separate utilities accounts required V 23 GENDER Charter words, gender construed IV 11 GENERAL OBLIGATION SECURITIES See also: FINANCES Municipal borrowing V 18, et seq. GENERAL PENALTY Maximum penalty for violations VII 2 GOVERNING BODY See: CITY COUNCIL GOVERNMENT Form of government I 1, et seq. - I - IMPROVEMENTS See: PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS INDEPENDENT AUDIT See also: FINANCES Providing for II 5(h), 17 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM See also: ELECTIONS Amendment or repeal, Council use of initiative and referendum X 3 Commencement of proceedings Initiative proceedings X 1(b) Notice X 1(b) Referendum proceedings X 2(b) Council action X 1(c) Initiative procedures X 1(e) Referendum procedures X 2(e) Elections Ballots X 6(b) Frequency of elections X 6(e) Generally X 6(a) Initiative, publication, notice X 6(c)(1) Municipal election procedures VIII 1, et seq. Publication, notice of election X 6(c) Referendum, etc.X 6(c)(2) Results of election X 6(d) Further regulations X 7 Petitions, requirements X 5 Power of initiative X 1(a) Power of referendum X 2(a) Recall IX 1, et seq. Repeal, Council use of initiative and referendum X 3 INJUNCTIONS Limitation of actions re borrowing V 19.7 INTERPRETATION Word construction for Charter interpretation IV 11 INVESTIGATIONS Power of inquiry II 5(e) - J - JUDGE Municipal Court VII 1, et seq. - L - LAND Conflicts of interest IV 9 Eminent domain powers IV 14 Outgoing officers, accounting procedure IV 13 LAWSUITS Limitation of actions re borrowing V 19.7 LAWYERS City Attorney VI 1, et seq. CHARTER INDEX Art. Sec. CI-5Supp. No. 125 Art. Sec. LEASES See also : FRANCHISES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES Leasing of franchises and public utilities XI 12 LEGAL NOTICE Publication of IV 7 LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE City Attorney VI 1, et seq. LEGISLATION See also: ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ETC. Council procedures for enacting ordinances, etc.II 6 Initiative and referendum X 1, et seq. LIABILITIES Succession to rights and liabilities I 3 LICENSES AND PERMITS Council to determine, provide for, etc. II 14 LITIGATION City Attorney VI 1, et seq. Limitation of actions re borrowing V 19.7 - M - MANAGER See: CITY MANAGER MASCULINE GENDER Charter words, construction of IV 11 Construction of Charter words IV 11 MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, ETC Purchasing procedures V 26, et seq. MAYOR See also: CITY COUNCIL Absence or disability II 4 Charter transitional provisions XIV 1, et seq. Legal instruments, duty to execute and authenticate II 4 Official head of city government II 4 Recall IX 1, et seq. Signature requirement for documents II 4 Terms, unexpired II 4 Vacancies in elective offices II 18 MINUTES Council proceedings and journal II 12 MISDEMEANOR Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 MONEY OF CITY See: FINANCES MUNICIPAL COURT City Attorney VI 1, et seq. Generally, jurisdiction, powers vested VII 1 Judge, oath of office IV 4 Limitation of actions IV 16 Violations, penalty VII 2 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Generally VIII 1, et seq. MUNICIPAL PROPERTY See: PROPERTY MUNICIPAL UTILITIES See: UTILITIES MUNICIPALITY Boundaries I 1 Form of government I 2 Name of city I 1 Powers generally I 4 Seal of city described I 1 Succession to rights, liabilities I 3 - N - NEWSPAPERS Charter words and phrases construed XIII Publication of legal notice IV 7 Publication of ordinances II 7 NOMINATIONS Councilmembers II 1 Elections generally VIII 1, et seq. NOTES See also: FINANCES Municipal borrowing V 18, et seq. NOTICE Publication of legal notice IV 7 - O - OATH, AFFIRMATION, SWEAR OR SWORN Oath of office IV 4 OBLIGATIONS Municipal borrowing V 18, et seq. OCCUPATIONS Licenses and permits II 14 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES Appointive boards IV 1, et seq. Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 City Attorney VI 1, et seq. City Clerk II 12 City Manager III 1, et seq. Conflicts of interest IV 9 Corrupt practices re elections VIII 9 Council interference with administrative service II 13 Financial Officer V 21 Inquiry, investigation into office, department, etc.II 5(e) Judge of Municipal Court VII 1 Oath of office IV 4 Outgoing officers whose terms expire, etc.IV 13 Recall IX 1, et seq. CHARTER INDEX Art. Sec. CI-6Supp. No. 125 Art. Sec. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Cont d.) Retirement plans, Charter transitional provisions XIV 1, et seq. Special counsel VI 3 Surety bonds II 15 Vacancies in elective offices II 18 Vacancies in office, transitional provisions XIV 1, et seq. ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ETC. Bond issuance authority II 5(d) Charter amendments IV 8 City Manager, powers and duties III 2 Codification of ordinances II 9 Council procedures II 6 Disposition of ordinances II 8 Effective date II 7 Emergency ordinances Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 Council meetings and procedures II 11 Franchise ordinances XI 1, et seq. Initiative and referendum X 1, et seq. Ordinances remain in force IV 6 Proof of Charter and ordinances II 10 Publication of legal notices, etc.IV 7 Publication of ordinances II 7 Record of ordinances II 8 Transitional provisions XIV 1, et seq. - P - PAPERS See: PUBLIC RECORDS PENALTIES See: FINES, FORFEITURES AND OTHER PENALTIES PENSIONS Retirement plans in Charter transition XIV 3 PERMITS See: LICENSES AND PERMITS PERPETUAL SUCCESSION Powers of city I 1 PERSONAL PROPERTY See: PROPERTY PERSONNEL OF CITY See: OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES PLANNING AND ZONING City powers II 5(b) PLATS See: SURVEYS, MAPS AND PLATS POLES AND WIRES Franchises and public utilities XI 1, et seq. Powers of city relative to utilities II 5(b) POLICE DEPARTMENT City powers relative to furnishing police services II 5(b) POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS Contributions VIII 8 POWER COMPANIES Electric light and power, furnishing II 5(b) POWERS OF CITY See also: See specific powers as alphabetically, etc., indexed Form of government I 2 Grant of municipal powers I 4 PROCESSES See: WRITS, WARRANTS AND OTHER PROCESSES PROFESSIONS Licenses and permits II 14 PROPERTY City may acquire utilities XII 1 Conflicts of interest IV 9 Eminent domain powers IV 14 Outgoing officers, accounting procedure IV 13 Succession to rights and liabilities I 3 PUBLIC RECORDS Budget estimates V 2 Production of books and documents, subpoena powers II 5(e) Publication of ordinances II 7 Record keeping, city powers II 5 Records to be public IV 5 PUBLIC UTILITIES Franchises and public utilities XI 1, et seq. Municipal public utilities XII 1, et seq. PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS Contracts for improvements V 29 Improvement districts IV 15 PUBLICATION Legal notice IV 7 Ordinances II 10 PURCHASING See also: CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS; FINANCES Competitive bidding V 27 Conflicts of interest IV 9 Contracts Effective only when bond funds available V 31 For improvements V 29 For service V 30 Emergency purchases V 28 Option to purchase franchise XI 6 Purchasing Agent, powers, duties, appointment V 26 - R - RAILROADS AND TRAINS Franchises and public utilities XI 1, et seq. CHARTER INDEX Art. Sec. CI-7Supp. No. 125 Art. Sec. REAL PROPERTY See: PROPERTY RECALL See also: ELECTIONS Affidavits IX 1(b) Circulator of petition IX 2(d) Commencement of proceedings IX 1(b) Disqualification for office IX 1(d) Elections Ballots IX 3(c) Call of election IX 1(c) Generally IX 3(a) Nominations on recall IX 3(b) results IX 3(d) Further regulations IX 4 Generally IX 1 Initiative and referendum X 1, et seq. Petitions IX 2 Power of recall IX 1(a) Vacancies in elective offices II 18 RECORDS See: PUBLIC RECORDS REFERENDUM See: INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM REFUNDING SECURITIES Municipal borrowing V 18, et seq. REGISTERED ELECTOR Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 REPEALS Ordinances remain in force, when IV 6 RESOLUTIONS See: ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, ETC. RETIREMENT PLANS Contracts, etc., in transition XIV 3 REVENUE OF CITY See: FINANCES REVENUE SECURITIES Municipal borrowing V 18, et seq. - S - SECURITIES Municipal borrowing V 18, et seq. SERVICE AREA Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 SERVICE CONTRACTS See also: PURCHASING Contracts for service V 30 SEVERABILITY Charter construction IV 12 SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL Franchises and public utilities XI 1, et seq. SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL (Cont d.) Powers of the city II 5 Separate utilities accounts required V 23 SHORT-TERM NOTES Municipal borrowing V 18, et seq. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT SECURITIES Municipal borrowing V 18, et seq. SPECIAL COUNSEL Employment VI 3 STOCK Stock relative to franchises, issuance XI 13 STORM DRAINAGE Powers of city II 5(b) STREETS AND SIDEWALKS Franchises and public utilities XI 1, et seq. Street maintenance, powers II 5(b) SUBPOENAS See: WRITS, WARRANTS AND OTHER PROCESSES SUCCESSION Perpetual succession of city I 1 Rights and liabilities, to I 3 SUITS AND PLEAS City Attorney VI 1, et seq. Limitation of actions re borrowing V 19.7 SURETY BONDS Requiring II 15 SURVEYS, MAPS AND PLATS Adoption and modification of official map II 5(g) Adoption of plats, authority II 5(f) SWEAR OR SWORN See: OATH, AFFIRMATION, SWEAR OR SWORN - T - TAXATION See also: BUDGET; FINANCES Collection of taxes V 13 Financial Officer V 21, et seq. Levy of taxes V 5 Maximum mill levy V 6 Licenses and permits, providing for II 14 Municipal borrowing V 18, et seq. Tax increment securities V 19.8 TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS Franchises and public utilities XI 1, et seq. TRADES Licenses and permits II 14 TRANSITION Charter transitional provisions XIV 1, et seq. CHARTER INDEX Art. Sec. CI-8Supp. No. 125 Art. Sec. TRANSPORTATION Franchises and public utilities XI 1, et seq. TREASURY Financial Officer V 21, et seq. - U - UTILITIES Franchises and public utilities XI 1, et seq. Municipal public utilities City may acquire utilities XII 1 Control of water XII 4 Municipal utility rates and finances XII 6 Right of entry XII 2 Telecommunication facilities and services XII 7 Utility budgeting XII 5 Water and electric property, restriction on sale of XII 3 Powers of the city enumerated II 5 Separate utilities accounts required V 23 - V - VIOLATIONS See also: FINES, FORFEITURES AND OTHER PENALTIES Misdemeanor, Charter words and phrases construed XIII 1 - W - WARRANTS See also: WRITS, WARRANTS AND OTHER PROCESSES Financial administration V 22 WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION Franchises and public utilities XI 1, et seq. Powers of city II 5(b) Separate utilities accounts required V 23 WITNESSES Power to subpoena II 5(e) WORDS AND PHRASES Construction of words IV 11 WORKS PROJECTS See: PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS WRITS, WARRANTS AND OTHER PROCESSES Subpoena powers of Council II 5(e) - Z - ZONING Planning and zoning powers II 5(b) CHARTER INDEX CI-9Supp. No. 125 Art. Sec. CT-1 Supp. No. 103 CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE The original Charter, Articles I—XIV, is set out as adopted on October 5, 1954. The following table shows the disposition of ordinances and resolutions adopted at subsequent elections. LEGEND: O — Ordinance R — Resolution Ord./Res. Election Section Number Date Section Part this Charter O3, 1961 4-4-61 Art. II, § 6 O8, 1967 4-4-67 Art. XII, § 7 O9, 1967 4-4-67 Art. VIII, § 16 O11, 1967 4-4-67 Art. II, § 7 O12, 1967 4-4-67 Art. V, Pt. IV, § 28 O11, 1969 4-8-69 Art. II, § 4 O12, 1969 4-8-69 Art. XII, § 3 R71-12 4-6-71 Art. II, § 2 Art. IV, § 9 Art. VIII, § 1 Art. XII, § 6 R72-30 5-3-72 Art. III, § 4 O94, 1972 2-0-73 Art. II, § 1 Art. II, § 6 Art. II, § 11 O18, 1973 4-3-73 Art. II, §§ 5—7, 16 Art. IV, § 2 Art. V, Pt. I, §§ 5, 8, 15, 18 Art. V, Pt. II, §§ 20.1—20.8, 21 Art. VI, § 1 Art. VIII, §§ 8, 9 O6, 1975 4-8-75 Art. V, Pt. I, § 11 O12, 1977 4-5-77 Art. II, §§ 3, 11 Art. III, § 4 Art. VIII, §§ 3, 4, 8 O6, 1980 2-6-80 Art. V, Pt. IV, §§ 28, 30 Art. VIII, § 12 Art. X, §§ 1—3 O23, 1981 4-7-81 Art. II, § 1 Art. V, Pt. I, §§ 2, 6, 10, 15 Art. VIII, § 2 Art. XII, § 3 O5, 1983 3-8-83 Art. II, § 2 R83-22 3-8-83 Art. X, §§ 1, 3—6 O205, 1984 3-5-85 Art. II, § 7 O206, 1984 3-5-85 Art. II, § 17 O208, 1984 3-5-85 Art. VIII, § 12 O209, 1984 3-5-85 Art. II, § 12 Art. XIII O197, 1986 3-3-87 1 A, B Art. II, § 1 C, M Art. VIII, § 11 O198, 1986 3-3-87 1 A Art. II, § 3 CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE CT-2 Supp. No. 103 Ord./Res. Election Section Number Date Section Part this Charter O199, 1986 3-3-87 1 A, §§ 1—4 Art. IX, §§ 1—4 B, §§ 1—6 Art. X, §§ 1—6 C Art. XIII D Art. IV, § 8 O201, 1986 3-3-87 1 B, § 2 Art. VIII, § 2 E, §§ 3,4 Art. VIII, §§ 3, 4 F, § 7 Art. VIII, § 7 F, § 11 Art. VIII, § 10 G, H Art. VIII, §§ 5, 6 I Art. VIII, § 8 J Art. VIII, § 13 K Art. VIII, § 15 L Art. II, § 18 M Art. VIII, §§ 8—10, 12—16 N Art. XIII O202, 1986 3-3-87 1 A Art. II, § 5 B Art. III, § 4, Art. XI, § 8 C—E Art. IV, §§ 1—3 F Art. XIII G Art. V, Pt. III, §§ 22, 23 H Art. V, Pt. IV, § 27 I Art. II, § 15, Art. V, Pt. I, §§ 6, 12, 13, Art. V, Pt. IV, § 32 J Art. V, Pt. III, § 25 L Art. XI, § 6, Art. XII, § 1 M Art. XII, § 2 N Art. XII, § 3 O Art. XII, § 7 P Art. II, § 9 Q Art. II, § 14 R Art. VII, § 2, Art. XIII S Art. IV, § 15 U Art. XIV, § 5 V Art. VI, §§ 1—3 Art. VII, §§ 1, 2 Art. VIII, §§ 1—16 Art. IX, §§ 1—4 Art. X, §§ 1, 2, 4—6 Art. XI, §§ 1—3, 5—7r, 9—15 Art. XII, §§ 1—7 Art. XIII Art. XIV, §§ 1—5 W Art. V, Pt. IV, §§ 27—32 Art. VII, § 2 Art. VIII, §§ 8—16 Art. IX, § 3 Art. XIV, §§ 2—5 X Art. II, §§ 2, 4, 6 Art. III, §§ 1—3 Art. IV, § 10 Art. V, Pt. I, § 6 Art. V, Pt. IV, § 28 Art. VI, §§ 1, 2 Art. VII, § 1 Ord./Res. Number Election Date Section Part Section this Charter Art. IX, § 3 Art. XI, § 5 Art. XIII O203, 1986 3-3-87 1 A Art. II, § 6 B Art. V, Pt. I, § 12 C Art. V, Pt. I, § 1 D Art. V, Pt. I, § 17 E Art. V, Pt. II, § 19 F Art. V, Pt. II, § 20.2 G, H Art. V, Pt. II. §§ 20.4, 20.5 I Art. V, Pt. II, § 20.8 J, K Art. V, Pt. III, §§ 23, 24 L Art. V, Pt. III, § 26 N Art. XII, § 6 O Art. XIV, § 1 O204, 1986 3-3-87 1 A Art. XI, § 1 C Art. XI, § 10 D Art. XI, § 15 O154, 1988 3-7-89 Art. II, §§ 1(d), 18 Art. VIII, § 2 O155, 1988 3-7-89 Art. IV, § 9 O157, 1988 3-7-89 Art. IX, §§ 1(a), (b), 2(e) O158, 1988 3-7-89 Art. VIII, § 4(c) Art. IX, § 2(c), (d) Art. X, § 4(c), (d) O159, 1988 3-7-89 Art. XII, § 6 O160, 1988 3-7-89 Art. V, § 20.5(d) O161, 1988 3-7-89 Art. V, § 20.5(c) O162, 1988 3-7-89 Art. IV, § 10 O5, 1989 3-7-89 Art. VII, § 1 O100, 1990 11-6-90 Art. II, §§ 1—4, 18 O10, 1991 4-2-91 1 (a)Art. V, §§ 4, 5 Rnmbrd Art. V, §§ 6-32 as §§ 5-31 (b)Art. V, § 16 O12, 1991 4-2-91 1 Art. V, § 29 O13, 1991 4-2-91 1 Art. V, § 30 O20, 1991 4-2-91 1 Art. II, § 2 O21, 1991 4-2-91 1 Rpld Art. XII, § 7 O18, 1993 2-16-93 1 Art. V, Pt. II, § 19.3 O19, 1993 2-16-93 1 Art. II, § 11 O20, 1993 2-16-93 1 Art. II, § 2 O21, 1993 2-16-93 1 Art. X, §§ 1(b),(c), 4(b)(2)a, 4(b)(3) O10, 1997 4-8-97 1 Art. IV, § 9 O11, 1997 4-8-97 1(a)Art. VIII, §§ 2-16 (b)Art. IX, §§ 1—-4 (c)Art. X, §§ 1—7 O12, 1997 4-8-97 1 Art. V, §§ 1-5, 7-14, 17, 18, 21— 23, 25, 26, 29, 31 O13, 1997 4-8-97 1 (a)Art. II, § 1 (b)Art. III, §§ 1, 3 (c)Art. IV, § 3 (d)Art. VI, § 1 (e)Art. VII, § 1 O14, 1997 4-8-97 1 Art. II, § 11 O15, 1997 4-8-97 1 (a)Art. I, § 2 (b)Art. II, §§ 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 18 CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE CT-3Supp. No. 125 Ord./Res. Number Election Date Section Part Section this Charter O16, 1997 4-8-97 1 Art. II, § 3 O17, 1997 4-8-97 1 Added Art. IV, § 16 O18, 1997 4-8-97 1 Art. IV, § 1 O19, 1997 4-8-97 1 (a)Art. IV, §§ 7, 11 (b)Art. XI, §§ 1, 5 O127, 1999 11-2-99 1 Art. X, §§ 1, 2 O128, 1999 11-2-99 1 Art. IX, § 1 O129, 1999 11-2-99 1 Added Art. VIII, § 6 Rnmbd Art. VIII, §§ 6—10 as Art. VIII, §§ 7—11 O88, 2000 11-7-00 1 Art. IX, § 2(c), (d) Art. X, § 5(c), (d) O101, 2002 11-5-02 1 Art. X, § 1(d), (e) O93, 2005 `11-1-05 1 Art. II, § 7 O004, 2015 4- 7-15 1 Art. X, § 1(d) Art. X, § 5(b)(3) Art. X, § 5(f)(2), (3) Art. X, § 6(b) O005, 2015 4- 7-15 1 Art. VIII, § 4(b) O006, 2015 4- 7-15 1 Art. IX, § 3(c) O011, 2015 4- 7-15 1 Art. XIII O001, 2017 4- 4-17 2 Art. II, §§ 1, 4 Art. VIII, § 7 O002, 2017 4- 4-17 2 Art. II, § 11 O003, 2017 4- 4-17 2 Art. IV, § 9(b)(1) O004, 2017 4- 4-17 2 Art. VII, § 1 O101, 2017 8-15-17 3 Added Art. XII, § 7 CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE CT-4Supp. No. 125