HomeMy WebLinkAbout090 - 06/15/2004 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL MEETINGS ORDINANCE NO. 090, 2004
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-29 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO SPECIAL MEETINGS
WHEREAS, Article II, Section 11 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins provides that
Council shall prescribe by ordinance the manner in which special meetings may be called; and
WHEREAS, the manner in which special meetings may be called is set out in Section 2-29
of the Code of the City of Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS,the current provisions relating to the call of special meetings have been in place
since September 15, 1992; and
WHEREAS,the Council has determined it appropriate to amend said provisions to allow for
the delivery of notice of a special meeting by means other than personal delivery.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Section 2-29 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 2-29. Special meetings.
(a) Special meetings of the City Council may be held at any time on call of the
Mayor or a majority of the City Council. Notice of such call of meeting shall be
given by the City Clerk in writing to each member of the City Council at least
twenty-four(24)hours before the time scheduled for the meeting. Such notice shall
set forth the time and place of the meeting and the purpose in calling such meeting.
Such notice shall be delivered to the members of the City Council in person,by mail,
by fax, or by electronic mail.
(b) If any member of the City Council has given prior written or verbal notice
to the City that such member will be out of town on the date of any special meeting
called, then notice of such special meeting need not be delivered to such City
Councilmember.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, no additional notice of any
special meeting shall be required to be given to any member of the City Council who
is present at a regular meeting of the City Council when such special meeting was
scheduled by the City Council.
(d) If notice of a special meeting is delivered to the members of the City
Council in a manner other than in person as provided in Subsection (a) above, the
City Clerk shall request each Councilmember to acknowledge receipt of such notice
within a specified period of time. If the City Clerk does not receive acknowledgment
of receipt from an individual Councilmember within the period of time specified by
the City Clerk, then the City Clerk shall deliver another notice of such meeting to
said Councilmember, in person,no less than twenty-four(24) hours before the time
scheduled for the meeting.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 1 st day of June
A.D. 2004, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of June, A.D. 2004.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 15th day of June, A.D. 2004.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk