HomeMy WebLinkAbout006 - 02/18/1975 - SUBMITTING CERTAIN PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY AT THE GENERAL ORDINANCE NO 6 1975
i BEING AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING CERTAIN PROPOSED
t( CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS
OF THE CITY AT THE GENERAL CITY ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 8 1975
WHEREAS, the general City election will be held on April 8
1975 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 8 1975 the
following proposed Charter amendments shall be submitted to a vote of
the qualified electors of the City
Referred Charter Amendment No 1 Amend Section 18 Article II
of the Charter to read as follows
"All elected officers shall hold office until their
successors are elected and qualified Any vacancy
in an elective office shall be filled within thirty
(30) days by appointment of the Council until the
next regular election when the vacancy shall be
filled by the electors for the remainder of the
term if any Any person appointed to fill a vacancy
for an unexpired term in an elective office shall
have the qualifications required of persons to be
regularly elected In the case of a vacancy repre-
senting a member elected from a district, any person
appointed or elected to fill such vacancy shall be
from the same district A vacancy shall exist when
a member of the Council falls to qualify within
thirty (30) days after the commencement of his term
or if he dies resigns removes from the City or
absents himself from meetings of the Council for
sixty (60) days unless excused by resolution
thereof or if he is convicted of a felony or is
judicially declared a mental incompetent "
Referred Charter Amendment No 2 Amend Section 11, Article V
of the Charter to read as follows
"The cash balance of the City shall be deposited
or invested in accordance with the ordinances of
the City 11
Referred Charter Amendment No 3 Amend Section 2 Article
II of the Charter by deleting therefrom the phrase "at least twenty-
five years of age" and by substituting therefor the following phrase
"at least twenty-one years of age "
Introduced considered favorably on first reading and ordered
published this 4th day of February, A D 1975 and to be presented for
final passage on the 18th day of February A D 1975
ATTEST Myyb} — -
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 18th day of February
AD 1975
ATTEST May
City Clerk
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