HomeMy WebLinkAbout065 - 07/20/1993 - AMENDING CITY CODE PERTAINING TO COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO PRIVATE AGENCIES ORDINANCE NO. 65, 1993
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-570 OF THE CITY CODE
PERTAINING TO COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO
PRIVATE AGENCIES
WHEREAS, Section 2-570 of the City Code provides that the City Council may
appoint any number of its members to serve as members of the boards of directors
of private agencies and that such appointments shall be considered service in an
official capacity as a City Councilmember; and
WHEREAS, the Council considers it to be in the best interests of the City
to amend Section 2-570 of the Code so as to clarify that the Council may appoint
its members to serve in various capacities with private agencies in the same
manner as it may appoint City representatives to, or members of the boards and
directors of, other governmental entities and agencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
that Section 2-570 of the Code shall be and the same hereby amended so as to read
in its entirety as follows:
Sec. 2-570. City Councilmember appointments.
(a) Definitions. The following words, for the purpose of this
Section, shall have the following definitions:
(1) Governmental agency shall mean a federal , state or
county government or any incorporated city or town, and
every kind of district, agency, instrumentality or
political subdivision thereof which has been organized
pursuant to law.
(2) Private agency shall mean any committee, association,
corporation, partnership or other organization or group
of persons other than a governmental entity or agency.
(b) Appointments to governmental or private agencies. The City
Council may, in its discretion, appoint any number of its members to
serve as city representatives to, or members of the boards of
directors of, other governmental or private agencies. Absent
extraordinary circumstances, which may be reviewed on a case-by-case
basis, such appointments shall not be considered to create conflicts
of interest for members of the City Council who are so appointed.
Accordingly, City Councilmembers appointed by the City Council to
serve in such capacities shall not generally be required to refrain
from participating in any administrative, legislative, fiscal ,
investigative or quasi-judicial functions of the City Council which
may affect the interests of such governmental or private agencies.
In the event that individual City Councilmembers may, from time to
time, determine, on a case-by-case basis, that a particular
circumstance does create a conflict of interest under the then
current provisions of law, such City Councilmember may, in his or
her discretion, choose to abstain from any such City Council
decision. The service of City Councilmembers with other
governmental or private agencies shall not be considered service in
an official capacity as a City Councilmember unless such service has
been determined by the City Council by resolution to be in the best
interests of the City.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published
this 6th day of July, A.D. 1993, and to be presented for final passage on the
20th day of July, A.D. 1993.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 20th day of J , '� .D. 1993.
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