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HomeMy WebLinkAbout012 - 02/15/1977 - SUBMITTING CERTAIN PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY AND THE GENERAL ORDINANCE NO 12 , 1977 BEING AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING CERTAIN PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY AT THE GENERAL CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 5, 1977 WHEREAS, the general City election will be held on April 5, 1977, and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the City Charter and desires to submit certain Charter amendments to the qualified electors of the City at the general election NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS At the general City election to be held on April 5, 1977, the following proposed Charter amendments shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the City Referred Charter Amendment No 1 Amend Article XX of the Charter to read as To-1-Tows "Article XX Public Library Section 1 Board There shall be a Public Library Board which shall advise the City Council on matters pertaining to the Library and which shall consist of five members, appointed by the Council , who shall serve without compensation and none of whom shall hold any other City office or position The terms of the members of such Board shall be four years In making such appointments, the Council shall provide that at least one and not more than two Board members shall be appointed each year, except to fill vacancies for unexpired terms Any vacancy during the unexpired term of any member shall be filled by the Council for the remainder of the term Section 2 Powers of Library Board Subject to review by the City Council in accordance with the by-laws for the Library Board to be approved by the City Council , the Board shall have the following duties (a) To adopt such policies, rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary to govern the use of the public library and its facilities and to do such other advisory acts as directed by the Council as may be necessary for the orderly and efficient management and control of the Library M1 (b) To take such steps as the Board may deem feasible to encourage grants or gifts in support of the City Library i Referred Charter Amendment No 2 Amend Section 4 of Article III of the Charter y deleting part thereof, which part authorizes the i removal of the City Manager by majority vote of the electors of the City of Fort Collins, and by relettering part (c) thereof to become part (b) Referred Charter Amendment No 3 Amend Section 11 of Article II of the Charter by adding thereto at the end thereof the following "Section 11 Meetings, quorum, executive session The Council , by majority vote of its members, may go into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters, meeting with attorm es representing the City in an adversary situation and consideration of water and real property acquisitions by the City Referred Charter Amendment No 4 Amend Sections 3, 4, and 9 of Article XVI of the Charter to read as follows "Section 3 Nomination Any person who is qualified for the office to be filled may be nominated for an elective office by petition A petition for this ; purpose shall be signed by not less than twenty-five qualified electors for each candidate to be elected A qualified elector may sign petitions for as many persons as there are offices to be filled by election The signatures on the nominating petition need not all be subscribed on one page, but to each separate page of the petition there shall be attached a signed statement of the circulator thereof, stating the number of signers on each page of the petition, and that each signature thereon was made in his presence and is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be Following each signature on the petitions of nomination shall be written the residence address of the signer The form of the nominating petition shall be substantially as follows I, an undersigned elector of the City of Fort Collins, hereby nominate whose residence is to be voted for at they election to be held on the day of " and I certify that I am qualified to vote for this candidate and that I have not signed more nominating petitions than there are offices for which I am entitled to vote Name Street and Number Date of Signing (Spaces for signatures and required data) ° r The circulator of each petition shall make and file with the petition the following Statement of Circulator I , the undersigned, a qualified elector of the City of Fort Collins, am the circulator of the foregoing petition con- taining signatures Each signature thereon was made in my presence and is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be Signature of Circulator My address is Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of My commission expires (Seal) Deputy City Clerk or Notary Public When executed, such statement shall be accepted as true until it shall be proved false If any portion is proved false, that portion of any petition shall be disregarded Section 4 Acceptance of nomination No nominating petition shall be accepted unless accompanied by a verified acceptance in substantially the following form I hereby accept the nomination for and agree to serve if elected I certify that I am not a candidate, directly or indirectly, of any political party or because of promised support, directly or indirectly, of any political party, any firm or corporation, any fraternal organization, any church or other religious organization, any labor organization, or. any other organ- ization whatsoever Signature The City Clerk shall forthwith examine all petitions submitted If a petition is found to be signed by fewer persons than the number certified by the circulator, the signatures shall be accepted unless void on other grounds If a petition is found to be signed by more persons than the number of signatures certified, the last signatures in excess of the number certified shall be disregarded Within five days after the filing of a nominating petition, the City Clerk shall notify the candidate and the person who filed it, r ' with w statement certifying wherein the petition is found insufficient Within the regular time for filing petitions, such a petition may be amended and filed again as a new petition, in which case the time of the first filing shall be disregarded in determining the validity of signatures thereon, or a different petition may be filed for the same candidate The petition for each person nominated shall be preserved by the election authorities until the expiration of the terms of office for which he has been i nominated All nominating papers comprising a petition shall be filed as one instrument with the City Clerk not earlier than forty- five days and not later than twenty-five days before the election The City Clerk shall make a record of the exact time at which each i petition is filed and shall take and preserve the name and address of the person by whom it is filed A person who has been nominated may, not later than eighteen days before the day of election, withdraw by filing with the City Clerk a request therefor in writing, and no name so withdrawn shall be placed upon the ballet Section 9 Judges (Amended 2-15-73 by Ord No 18, 1973, approved election 4-3-73) The Board of Elections shall , not less than 15 days before any general City election, appoint not fewer than three judges as an election board in each precinct to serve until the next general City election Such Judges shall be qualified electors in their precincts The Board of Elections shall fill all vacancies in precinct election boards Referred Charter Amendment No 5 Amend Section 3, Article II of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins to read as follows ! "Section 3 Salaries of members The salary of council members shall be $100 per month, except in the case of the mayor, whose salary shall be $125 per month " Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 1st day of February A D. 1977, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of February A D 1977. ATTEST Mayor V / City Clerk I A D 1977 Passed and adopted on final reading this 15th day of February r , ATTEST Mayor z City Clerk