HomeMy WebLinkAbout100 - 09/04/1990 - CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR NOVEMBER 9, 1990 AND SUBMITTING A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMEN ORDINANCE NO. 100, 1990
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
FOR NOVEMBER 6, 1990 AND
SUBMITTING A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
CONCERNING DIRECT ELECTION OF THE MAYOR
AND DISTRICT REPRESENTATION
TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS
OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 8 of the Charter of the City of Fort
Collins provides that the Charter may be amended as provided by the laws of
the State of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Section 31-2-210, C.R.S. , provides that Charter amendments
may be initiated by the adoption of an ordinance by the Council submitting
a proposed amendment to a vote of the registered electors of the City of
Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to call a special municipal election
on November 6, 1990 in conjunction with the General Election; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to submit a proposed Charter amendment to
the registered voters of the City at said special municipal election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS:
Section 1 . That a special municipal election in the City of Fort
Collins is hereby called for Tuesday, November 6, 1990, which shall be held
in conjunction with the Larimer County, State of Colorado, General
Election, at such polls as are regularly established and announced for such
elections.
Section 2. The following proposed Charter amendment shall be
submitted to the registered voters of the City at said special municipal
election:
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
Section 1 of Article II of the City Charter is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 1. Membership; terms.
(a) The council shall consist of seven (7) members, including
a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, elected as provided in this Article.
(b) The Mayor shall be nominated and elected from the city at
large. The remaining six (6) members shall be nominated and
elected by Districts.
(c) Initially, no later than January 1, 1991, and thereafter
at least six (6) months before the regular city election in every
second year following 1991, the city shall be divided, by
ordinance , into six (6) Districts , each consisting of
approximately the same number of registered electors, and each
District representing one (1) contiguous, reasonably compact
unit. The Districts shall be numbered consecutively in a
clockwise fashion beginning with the northeast District, which
shall be District 1 . District Councilmembers elected at the
regular city election in 1989 shall serve for the remainder of
their four (4) year terms as representatives of the Districts
from which elected. At the regular city election in 1991 and at
every biennial regular city election thereafter, the Mayor shall
be nominated and elected at large for a two (2) year term. At
the regular city election in 1991, two (2) Councilmembers
representing Districts 2 and 4 shall be elected for four (4) year
terms. At the regular city election in 1993, three (3)
Councilmembers representing Districts 1, 3 and 5 shall be elected
for four (4) year terms, and one (1) Councilmember representing
District 6 shall be elected for a two (2) year term. Commencing
with the regular city election of 1995, the election of District
Councilmembers shall alternate between the election of
representatives for Council Districts 2, 4 and 6 and the election
of representatives for Council Districts 1, 3, and 5.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the term of
office of all members of the City Council shall be four (4) years
each, or until their successors have been elected and have taken
office as provided in this Charter, and the term of office of the
Mayor shall be two (2) years. The term of the Mayor and members
of the Council shall begin, and an organization meeting of City
Council shall be held, at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on the first Tuesday
after the second Monday in April of the year in which they are
elected.
Section 2 of Article II of the City Charter is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 2. Qualifications of members.
No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of Council
unless at the time of the election he or she is a citizen of the
United States, at least twenty-one (21) years of age and has been
for one (1) year immediately preceding such election an elector
of the city.
No person shall be eligible to stand for election to more than
one (1) elective office at any single municipal election. No
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member of the Council shall hold any other public office, or
employment for which compensation is paid from municipal funds.
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 .
Section 3 of Article II of the City Charter is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 3. Compensation of members.
The compensation for Councilmembers shall be two hundred fifty
dollars ($250. ) per month, except in the case of the Mayor, whose
compensation shall be five hundred dollars (E500.) per month.
Section 4 of Article II of the City Charter is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 4. Organization.
The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the Council and shall be
recognized as head of the city government for all ceremonial
purposes and by the Governor of the state for purposes of
military law. The Mayor shall execute and authenticate legal
instruments requiring the signature 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 biennial organization meeting to be held as provided in
Section 1(d) above, the Council shall elect a Mayor Pro Tem who
shall act as Mayor during the absence or disability of the Mayor
and who, if a vacancy occurs in the position of Mayor, shall
become Mayor as provided in Section 18(b) below. The Mayor Pro
Tem shall be elected from among the members of Council for terms
of two (2) years.
Section 18 of Article II of the City Charter is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 18. Vacancies.
(a) All elected Officers shall hold office until their
successors are elected and qualified. Except for the office of
Mayor, any vacancy in an elective office shall be filled within
forty-five (45) days by appointment of the Council until the next
regular election, when the vacancy shall be filled by the
electors for the remainder of the term, if any, with the
following exception. If the time for filling the vacancy falls
within forty-five (45) days prior to any regular election, and if
the remaining unexpired term of the Councilmember to be replaced
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is more than two (2) years, the vacancy shall be filled by the
newly constituted Council within the forty-five (45) day period
after the terms of office begin for Councilmembers elected at the
ensuing regular election. The term of office of the appointed
Councilmember shall run for the remainder of the unexpired term
of the Councilmember replaced. Any person appointed to fill a
vacancy for an unexpired term in an elective office shall have
the qualifications required of persons to be regularly elected.
In the case of a vacancy representing a member elected from a
District, any person appointed or elected to fill such vacancy
shall be from the same District. A vacancy exists when a member
of the Council fails to qualify within thirty (30) days after the
commencement of such member's term or if he or she dies, resigns,
moves from the city or the District from which elected, assumes
another elective office, fails to attend meetings of the Council
for sixty (60) days unless excused by resolution of the Council ,
is convicted of a felony or is judicially declared a mental
incompetent.
(b) If a vacancy occurs in the office of Mayor prior to the
direct election of the Mayor in 1991, the Mayor Pro Tem shall
become Acting Mayor for the unexpired term and the Council shall
elect a new Mayor Pro Tem. After the election of a Mayor at the
regular City election in 1991, the Acting Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem
shall resume their duties as Councilmembers for the remainder of
their unexpired terms of office, if any. If such a vacancy
occurs after the direct election of the Mayor commences in 1991,
the following shall apply:
(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 electors for a new
term, and the Acting Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem shall resume
their duties as Councilmembers 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 provisions 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 assumed 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
electors 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 Interim Mayor Pro Tem shall resume their
duties as Councilmembers for the remainder of their unexpired
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terms of office, if any.
(3) Nothing herein shall preclude the Mayor Pro Tem or any
Councilmember from standing for election to the Office of
Mayor.
Section 3. That the polls for said special election shall be open at
the hour of 7:00 a.m. , shall remain open continuously until and shall be
closed at 7:00 p.m.
Section 4. That the use of an electronic system to record the votes
at said election is hereby authorized.
Section 5. That said special election shall be held and conducted, as
nearly as may be in the manner prescribed by law, as in the case of regular
city elections, conducted pursuant to the Charter of the City of Fort
Collins and the C.R.S.
Section 6. That no vote, either for or against the Charter amendment
submitted, shall be received by the election judges unless the person
offering to vote shall be a duly registered voter in the precinct in which
he or she offers to vote, and in addition thereto, said person is an
elector of the City of Fort Collins as defined in the applicable election
laws.
Section 7. The following ballot language is hereby adopted for
submitting the Proposed Charter Amendment to the registered electors at
said election:
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
Amendments to Article II of the City Charter providing for the
at-large election of the Mayor by city voters; providing for the
nomination and election of six (6) Councilmembers by district;
providing for redistricting every second year beginning with the
1991 city election; establishing a two-year term and compensation
of $500 per month for the Mayor; lowering the age of eligibility
for Councilmembers from 25 to 21 years of age; prohibiting any
person from standing for election to more than one (1) municipal
office at any election; establishing a transition process for
implementation; and providing a method for filling vacancies in
the office of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem.
FOR THE AMENDMENT
AGAINST THE AMENDMENT _
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered
published this 21st day of August, A.D. 1990, and to be presented for final
passage on the 4th day of September, A.D. 1990.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of September, A.D.
1990.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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