HomeMy WebLinkAbout146 - 11/07/2000 - AMENDING CITY CODE PERTAINING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ORDINANCE NO. 146, 2000
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTIONS 2-636 AND 2-638 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
PERTAINING TO FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS
WHEREAS, Article VI, Division 2 of Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
provides for financial disclosure by City Council candidates, City Council members, and the City
Manager and City Attorney; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-636 of the Code currently requires that Council members file a full
disclosure statement within thirty days after their election,even if they have filed such a disclosure
statement just prior to the election; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes it to be in the best interests of the City to amend Section
2-636 so as to allow such Council members to file an amended financial statement after the election
or a written notice that there has been no change in the disclosures made just prior to the election;
and
WHEREAS, Council believes that the language of Section 2-638 should be similarly
amended to clarify that the filing of an amended financial statement or notice of any change will
suffice in an election year when a full financial statement has been filed by a Council candidate just
prior to the election; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the foregoing proposed amendments are in the
best interests of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 2-636 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 2-636 Required.
Any candidate for the office of City Councilmember shall, within ten (10) days
after filing acceptance of nomination with the City Clerk, file with the City Clerk a
written disclosure statement that conforms to the requirements of§ 2-637. Such a
written disclosure statement shall also be filed with the City Clerk by each member
of the City Council,the City Manager and the City Attorney not later than thirty(30)
days after their election, re-election, appointment or retention in office; provided,
however, that any City Councilmember who is elected or re-elected and who has,
prior to said election or re-election, filed a written disclosure statement within ten
(10)days after filing acceptance of nomination,may file an amended statement with
the City Clerk or notify the City Clerk in writing that there has been no change in the
disclosures made therein, since the date of filing of the same.
Section 2. That Section 2-638 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 2-638 Amended statement.
Any person required to file a disclosure statement after his or her election, re-
election, appointment or retention in office, shall on or before May 15 of each
calendar year after the year in which his or her election, re-election, appointment or
retention in office occurs, file an amended statement with the City Clerk or notify
the City Clerk in writing that there has been no change in the information shown on
the last previous disclosure statement.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 17th day of
October, A.D. 2000, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of N m er, A.D. 2000.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 7th day of November, A.D. 2000.
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