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OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SETTING THE DATES OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE
2022 PROPOSED CITY OF FORT COLLINS BUDGET
WHEREAS, City Charter Article V, Section 2 provides that the City Manager shall file
with the City Clerk on or before the first Monday in September preceding each budget term the
proposed budget for that ensuing budget term; and
WHEREAS, City Charter Article V, Section 1 provides that the City Council is to set by
ordinance the number of fiscal years that shall constitute the City's "budget term"; and
WHEREAS, in 2010,the City's budget term was set in City Code Section 8-1 as being two
fiscal years, so a biennial budget term; and
WHEREAS, under Code Section 8-1, the City's next biennial budget term would be for
fiscal years 2021 and 2022 (the "2021-22 Budget Term"); and
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2020, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 067, 2020,
("Ordinance No. 067") suspending for only the 2021-22 Budget Term the biennial budget term
required by Code Section 8-1 to allow for one-year budget terms for both fiscal years 2021 and
2022 due to the economic turmoil and uncertainty that has occurred because of the COVID-19
global pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has therefore filed with the City Clerk a proposed budget
for the City of Fort Collins for the fiscal year 2022 (the "Proposed 2022 Budget") as required in
Article V, Section 2 of the City Charter and as authorized in Ordinance No. 067; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 3 of the City Charter requires that, within ten days of the
date of the filing of the proposed budget with the City Clerk by the City Manager,the City Council
shall set a time certain for a public hearing and cause a notice of the hearing to be published; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to set two hearing dates to receive public input on
the Proposed 2022 Budget and to cause the publication of a notice for these two hearings.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and findings
contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the public hearings will be conducted by the City Council at the City
Council Chambers, City Hall West, 300 Laporte Avenue on September 21, 2021, and October 5,
2021, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may come on for hearing, to receive public
input on the Proposed 2022 Budget.
Section 3. That the notice of these two public hearings, which is attached hereto as
Exhibit"A"and incorporated herein by reference, is ordered to be promptly published by the City
Clerk in the Fort Collins Coloradoan.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 7th
day of September, A.D. 2021.
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Exhibit"A"
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS CONCERNING
THE CITY'S PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET
Notice is hereby given that public hearings will be held by the Council of the City of Fort
Collins in the Council Chambers in City Hall West, at 300 LaPorte Avenue in the City of Fort
Collins, Colorado, on Tuesday, the 21st day of September 2021, and Tuesday, the 5th day of
October,2021,at the hour of 6:00 p.m.,or as soon thereafter as the matter may come on for hearing,
to receive public input on the proposed 2022 budget for the City of Fort Collins.
Individuals who wish to address Council via remote public participation can do so through
Zoom at httns:Hzoom.us/i/98241416497. (The link and instructions are also posted
at www.fcp-ov.com/councilcomments.) Individuals participating in the Zoom session should
watch the meeting through that site, and not via FCTV, due to the streaming delay and possible
audio interference.
The Zoom meeting will be available beginning at 5:15 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
Participants wanting to ensure their equipment setup is working should join prior to 6:00 p.m. For
public comments,the Mayor will ask participants to click the"Raise Hand"button to indicate you
would like to speak at that time. Staff will moderate the Zoom session to ensure all participants
have an opportunity to address Council.
In order to participate, you must:
• Have an intemet-enabled smartphone, laptop or computer. Using earphones with a
microphone will greatly improve your audio experience.
• Join the Zoom meeting using the link on the front page of the agenda or on the City's
home webpage at www.fc ov.com.
• If you use the City's home page, simply click on the"Participate remotely in Council
Meeting" link shown near the top of the page.
Upon request,the City of Fort Collins will provide language access services for individuals
who have limited English proficiency, or auxiliary aids and services for individuals with
disabilities,to access City services,programs and activities. Contact 221-6515 (V/TDD: Dial 711
for Relay Colorado) for assistance. Please provide 48 hours advance notice when possible.
A solicitud, la Ciudad de Fort Collins proporcionara servicios de acceso a idiomas para
personas que no dominan el idioma inglds, o ayudas y servicios auxiliares para personas con
discapacidad, para que puedan acceder a los servicios, programas y actividades de la Ciudad. Para
asistencia, llame al 221-6515 (V/TDD: Marque 711 pars Relay Colorado). Por favor proporcione
48 horas de aviso previo cuando sea posible.
Dated this . ___day of September, A.D. 2021.
Interim City Clerk