HomeMy WebLinkAbout011 - 01/19/2021 - SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 011, 2021
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE lI OF
THE CITY CHARTER UPDATING THE PROVISION
FOR ELECTION OF A MAYOR PRO TEM
WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 8 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins ("Charter")
provides that the Charter may be amended as provided by the laws of the State of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Section 31-2-210, Colorado Revised Statutes, provides that Charter
amendments may be initiated by the adoption of an ordinance by the City Council submitting a
proposed amendment to a vote of the registered electors of the City of Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, Article II, Section 4 of the Charter ("Section 4") currently provides for the
Council to elect a Mayor Pro Tem at the first regular or special meeting after final certification of
a City election; and
WHEREAS, at the regular municipal election on April 4, 2017, the voters of Fort Collins
approved Ordinance No. 001, 2017, amending Article II, Section 1 of the Charter to provide that
newly-elected Councilmembers shall take the oath of office as the first order of business at the
first regular or special Council meeting following the final certification of election results and after
expiration of the recount period; and
WHEREAS, in light of the 2017 change to Section 1, Section 4 may in some instances
require the election of the Mayor Pro Tem to occur before the newly-elected Councilmembers take
office; and
WHEREAS,Section 4 is silent as to the potential need for and process to elect a new Mayor
Pro Tem in the event that a Councilmember in that role resigns from the Council or resigns as
Mayor Pro Tem; and
WHEREAS, Council desires to amend the Charter to ensure clarity and internal
consistency in regards to the election of the Mayor Pro Tem. ,
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the following proposed changes to Section 4 of Article II of the City
Charter shall be submitted to the registered electors of the City as "Proposed Charter Amendment
No. 1" at the regular municipal election to be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2021:
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ARTICLE II.
CITY COUNCIL
Section 4. - Organization.
The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the Council and shall be recognized as head of the
city government for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor of the state for purposes
of military law. The Mayor shall execute and authenticate legal instruments requiring the
signature of the Mayor.The Mayor shall also perform such other duties as may be provided
by ordinance which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter.
At the first regular or special meeting after final certification of a City election and after
expiration of the recount period,the Council shall elect a Mayor Pro Tern for a two(2)year
term from among the members of the Council to act as Mayor during the absence or
disability of the Mayor. If a vacancy occurs in the position of Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tern
shall become Mayor as provided in Section 1 S(b) below.
If a vacancy occurs in the position of Mayor Pro Tem, whether through resignation or
otherwise, the Council shall at the first regular or special meeting after the occurrence of
such vacancy elect a new Mayor Pro Tern to serve for the remainder of the vacated term.
Section 3. That the following ballot title and submission clause are hereby adopted for
submitting Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1 to the voters at said election:
CITY-INITIATED
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1
Shall Section 4 of Article 11 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, pertaining to
the election of the Mayor Pro Tern and other Council organizational matters, be
amended to clarify that the election of the Mayor Pro Tern shall occur at the meeting
at which newly-elccted Councilmembers take the oath of office and further to
provide for election by Council of a new Mayor Pro Tern in the event of a
resignation from that position?
Yes/For
No/Against
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of
January, A.D. 2021, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of January, A.D. 2021.
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