HomeMy WebLinkAbout083 - 09/04/1990 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ORDINANCE NO. 83, 1990
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS RELATING TO BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS BY REPEALING DIVISION 3 OF
ARTICLE VI AND BY ADDING SECTION 2-71
2-72 AND 2-73
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 3 of the Code of the
City of Fort Collins is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 2. That Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is
amended by the addition of Sections 2-71, 2-72 and 2-73 to read as follows:
Sec. 2-71. Open meetings required; exceptions.
(a) All meetings of boards and commissions of the city at which any
formal action is taken shall be open to the public at all times, except
that any board or commission, by majority vote of its members, may go into
executive session for the purpose of considering such matters as would be
permissible for consideration by the City Council in executive session, as
enumerated in Section 2-31(b) above, insofar as such matters may be
pertinent to the purposes for which the board or commission has been
established by the City Council .
(b) No final policy decisions shall be made, nor shall any resolution be
passed or other formal action taken by any board or commission in executive
session.
(c) The following shall be exempted from the provisions of this section:
(1) The trustees of the police, fire and general employees' pensions
shall have the authority to meet in executive session for the
purpose of reviewing pension applications, medical records,
personnel records and reports and discussing pending as well as
previously granted pensions with board attorneys.
(2) The Human Relations Commission shall have the authority to meet in
executive session for the purpose of receiving and considering
evidence relating to internal investigations conducted by the Office
of Police Services. Such meetings shall be held according to
administrative guidelines established by the Office of Police
Services.
Sec. 2-72. Notice of meetings.
Any such meeting required to be open to the public shall be held only
after full and timely notice to the public. For the purpose of this
provision, adopting a regular meeting date and the filing of a statement
with the City Clerk shall be considered full and timely notice. In the
case of boards or commissions meeting on call or irregularly, the filing of
a notice of the meeting with the City Clerk at least twenty-four (24) hours
before the time of such meeting shall be full and timely notice. The City
Clerk shall make all of such notices available to all interested members of
the public.
Sec. 2-73. Minutes of meetings; exceptions.
The minutes of all meetings of boards and commissions shall be open to
public inspection except for minutes of executive sessions permitted under
the provisions of Section 2-71 above.
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
ATTTE,SSTn:-(�
City Clerk