HomeMy WebLinkAbout003 - 01/17/2017 - SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO (2) ORDINANCE NO. 003, 2017
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 9 OF ARTICLE IV
OF THE CITY CHARTER PERTAINING TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
AND CERTAIN PROHIBITED SALES TO THE CITY
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, during 2016 the Ethics Review Board met several times to review and
discuss questions related to conflicts of interest for City officers and employees, culminating in
Ethics Opinion 2016-01, which as accepted by the City Council on July 26, with the adoption of
Resolution 2016-058; and
WHEREAS, Ethics Opinion 2016-01 included a recommendation that the provision of
the Charter prohibiting City officers and employees from having a financial interest in a sale to
the City be clarified to eliminate confusion as to scope of certain elements of the prohibition; and
WHEREAS, in particular, the Ethics Review Board and the Council indicated that
limitations arising from an officer's or employee's role in directing or supervising the work are
triggered by the officer's or employee's role and authority as an officer or employee of the City;
and
WHEREAS, accordingly, Council desires to submit to the voters the Charter amendment
below making these clarifying changes.
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 9(b)(1) of Article IV of
the City Charter shall be submitted to the registered electors of the City as "Proposed Charter
Amendment No. 3" at the regular municipal election to be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2017:
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ARTICLE IV.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 9. Conflicts of interest.
(b) Rules of conduct concerning conflicts of interest.
(1) Sales to the city. No officer or employee, or relative of such officer or
employee, shall have a financial interest in the sale to the city of any real or
personal property, equipment, material, supplies or services, except personal
services provided to the city as an officer or employee, if:
a. such officer or employee is a member of the Council;
b. such officer or employee exercises, directly or indirectly, any decision-
making authority on behalf of the city concerning such sale; or
c. in the case of services„ such officer or employee exercises any
supervisory authority in his or her role as a city officer or employee over
the services to be rendered to the city.
Section 3. That the following ballot title and submission clause are hereby adopted
for submitting Proposed Charter Amendment No. 3 to the voters at said election:
CITY-INITIATED
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO: 3
Shall Section 9(b)(1) of Article IV of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins,
pertaining to conflicts of interest and prohibited sales to the City, be amended to
clarify that officers or employees, and their relatives, are prohibited from having a
financial interest in a sale to the city if such officer or employee exercises
decision-making authority on behalf of the city, or exercises supervisory
authority, in his or her role as a city officer or employee, over the services
provided?
Yes/For
No/Against
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
January, A.D. 2017, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of January, A.D. 2017.
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Fort Collins City Council, on Tuesday,
January 3,2017, passed and adopted the )ss: AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
following ordinances on firsT reading.
These ordinances will be presented for COUNTY OF LARIMER
final passage on January 17,2017:
ORDINANCE N0,001,2017
OF THE COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUBMITTING TA VOTE OF THE
REGISTERED EL E TORS OF THE 1,being duly sworn,deposes and says that said is the legal clerk of the Fort Collins Coloradoan;that the same
CITY OF FORT COLLINS A
PROPOSED AMEN DEMENT TO is a daily newspaper of general circulation and printed and published in the City of Fort Collins, in said
SECTION
CITY CHARTER PIERTAICLE INIING TO OF C county and state;that the notice or advertisement,of which the annexed is a true copy,has been published in
THE DATE OF ION
ELECTION RESU E STIFICA(THE TCANVO AS. said daily newspaper for
S"),AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO SECTION 1 AND SECTION 40F 1 Day;
ARTICLE II OF THE CITY CHARTER,
PERTAINING RESPECTIVELY TO
THE TMING OF THE COUNCIL
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING that the notice was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said newspaper during the
FOLLOWING AN ELECTION,
AND WHEN COUNCILMEMBER period and time of publication of said notice,and in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement thereof;
TERMS OF OFFICE BEGIN
that the first publication of said notice was contained in the issue of said newspaper on
ORDINANCE NO.002,2017
OF THE COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE
REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE Sunday,January 8,2017
CITY OF FORT COLLINS A PRO-
POSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 11
OF ARTICLE 11 OF THE CITY p P CHARTER PERTAINING TO THE l�that the last publication thereof was contained in the issue of said newspaper r on
PROCESS FOR CANCELLING A
COUNCIL MEETING Sunday,January 8,2017
ORDINANCE NO.003,2017
OF THE COUNCIL OF that said Fort Collins Coloradoan has been published continuous] and uninterruptedly during the period of at
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS P Y p Y g
SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE least six months next prior to the first publication of said notice or advertisement above referred to;that said
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A newspaper has been admitted to the United States mails as second-class matter under the provisions of the
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
SOT9 OF ARTICLE V FTHE CITY CHARTER Act of March 3, 1879, or any amendments thereof; and that said newspaper is a daily newspaper duly
PERTAINING TO CONFLICTS qualified for publishing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the State of
OF INTEREST AND CERTAIN
PROHIBITED SALES TO THE CITY Colorado.
ORDINANCE NO.004,2017
OF THE COUNCIL OF
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fort Collins City Council,on I
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
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the following ordinances on second reading: ss: AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
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ORDINANCE N0.001,2017 COUNTY OF LARIMER }
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 AMENDEMENT TO 1,being duly sworn,deposes and says that said is the legal clerk of the Fort Collins Coloradoan;that the same
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THE DATE OF CERTIFICATION OF COtm and state copy,
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S"),AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS said daily TO SECTION 1 AND SECTION 4 OF Y newspaper for
ARTICLE II OF THE CITY CHARTER,
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THE TIMING OF THE COUNCIL
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
FOLLOWING AN ELECTION,AND
WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER TERMS that the notice was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said newspaper during the
OF OFFICE BEGIN period and time of publication of said notice,and in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement thereof;
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SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2017
SECTION 11 OF ARTICLE II OF THE
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COUNCIL MEETING
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ORDINANCE NO.004,2017 Colorado.
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 1 OF ARTICLE VII OF ll B
THE CITY CHARTER PERTAINING
TO APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL
JUDGES Legal Clerk
ORDINANCE NO.005,2017 - -
OF THE COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Subscribed and sworn to before me,within the County ofLarimer,State ofColorado t Is
AMENDING CHAPTER 7OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT n;
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or by calling the City Clerk's Office at
970-221-6515.
1869950
Coloradoan
January 22,2017 Notary Public
Legal No.0001869950
Delivered to:
CITY OF FC-CLERK-LEGALS
300 LAPORTE AVE Affidavit Prepared
FORT COLLINS,CO 80521 Monday,January 23,2017
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