HomeMy WebLinkAbout121 - 10/20/2020 - AMENDING CITY CODE TO CORRECT AN ERROR IN SECTION 7-134 RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF COMMITTEES D ORDINANCE NO. 121, 2020
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO CORRECT AN ERROR IN SECTION 7-134 RELATING
TO THE REGISTRATION OF COMMITTEES DURING ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2000, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 162, 2000,
establishing local election campaign provisions as Article V of Chapter 7 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS,at the time of adoption of Ordinance No. 1 b2,2000,the local provisions were
patterned after the provisions of the Fair Campaign Practices Act; and
WHEREAS,one of the local provisions enacted relates to the timely registration of various
types of committees engaging in election campaigns; and
WHEREAS, said provision, currently contained in Section 7-134 of the City Code,
contained a typographical error at the time of enactment,which error still remains in the City Code
today; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that the interests of the public are best served by
correcting said error.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the first paragraph of Section 7-134(a) is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7-134. Registration of committees; termination.
(a) All candidate committees,political committees and issue committees shall register
with the City Clerk before accepting any contributions or making any expenditures.
Registration must be on a form provided by the City Clerk and must include the following,
together with any other information required to complete the registration form.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 6th day of
October, A.D., 2020, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of October, A.D. 2020.
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