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ORDINANCE NO. 063, 2017
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-28 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS PERTAINING TO THE SCHEDULING
OF REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, Section 2-28(a) of the.City Code provides that regular meetings of the City
Council shall be held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month unless any such regularly
scheduled meeting is canceled by a majority vote of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-28(a) the City Code provides if any such meeting date is a
national holiday, the regular meeting shall be on the preceding Monday; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to modify Section 2-28(a) of the City. Code to
provide alternate methods of determining dates of regular meetings that require adjustment due
to holidays and other events; and
WHEREAS, the City Council will need a majority vote to reschedule a regular meeting;
WHEREAS, the Council believes it to be in the best interests of the City to modify
Section 2-28(a) of the City Code to permit such changes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS, that Section 2-28(a) of the City Code be, and hereby is, amended so as to read
in its entirety as follows:
Sec. 2-28. -Regular meetings.
a) Regular meetings of the City Council shall be held on the first and third
Tuesdays of each month unless any such regularly scheduled meeting is canceled
by a majority vote of the City Council. If any such meeting date falls on a
national holiday or is in conflict with a significant community or City event, the
City Council may by majority vote move the regular meeting to the preceding,
Monday or to the Wednesday, Thursday or Friday following the holiday or event.
Except as otherwise.determined in advance by majority vote of the City Council,
each regular meeting shall commence at 6:00 p.m. The City Council may adjourn
any regular meeting to a later date by majority vote of its members at such
regular meeting. When reconvened at said later date, the reconvened meeting
shall be considered a continuation of such regular meeting.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 9th day of
May, A.D. 2017, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of May, A.D. 2017.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on this 16th day of May, A.D. 2017.
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