HomeMy WebLinkAbout103 - 08/15/2023 - SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO AORDINANCE NO.103,2023
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUBMIflING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE
CITY OF FORT COLLINS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
ARTICLES II AND IV OF THE CITY CHARTER CONCERNING THE
REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN EMPLOYEES LIVE IN OR NEAR FORT COLLINS
WHEREAS,Article IV,Section 8 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins (the “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 IV,Section 3 of the Charter concerns a residency requirement that
applies to directors of City service areas or groups of City service areas,deputy city managers,and
assistant city managers and compels such employees to reside within the Fort Collins Urban
Growth Area;and
WHEREAS,Article IV,Section 3 of the Charter also concerns a residency requirement
that applies to City department heads and compels department heads to live within five miles of
the City limits as measured in a prescribed manner;and
WHEREAS,the City Council is of the opinion that more flexibility is warranted for the
City’s workforce than the current residency requirements allow and that some high level City
positions should be required to live within or in close proximity to the City;and
WHEREAS,the proposed Charter amendments do not change and will maintain the City
Manager’s obligation to reside in Fort Collins;and
WHEREAS,the City Council is of the opinion that residency requirements that apply to
City employees should be established by written agreement with an employee or in the Fort Collins
Municipal Code,which would allow for the City Council to set the requirements by ordinance;
and
WHEREAS,accordingly,the City Council desires to submit to the Fort Collins electors
the Charter amendment below.
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 Article II,Section 12,and Article
IV,Section 3,of the City Charter shall be submitted to the registered electors of the City as
“Proposed Charter Amendment No.3”at the November Election:
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ARTICLE II.CITY COUNCIL
Section 12.City Clerk.
With the approval of the Council,the City Manager shall appoint a City Clerk who shall
act as Clerk of the Council.The City Clerk shall:
(1)give notice of Council meetings;
(2)keep a journal of Council proceedings;
(3)authenticate by his or her signature and permanently record in full all
ordinances and resolutions;and
(4)perform other duties required by this Charter or by the City Manager.
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 3.—Residency requirement
The City Council may establish any residency requirement that applies to one or more
specified City employment position types or by ordinance or by employment agreement
for employees reporting directly to the City Council.
Section 3.That the following ballot title,with its title and submission clause,is hereby
adopted for submitting Proposed Charter Amendment No.3 to the voters at the November
Election:
CITY-INITIATED
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.3
(Residency Requirements)
Shall the Charter of the City of Fort Collins,specifically Article II,Section 12,and Article
IV,Section 3,regarding residency requirements,be amended to remove specific
requirements that specified City employment position types live in or near Fort Collins,
which requirements currently may only be amended by the electorate,and allow the City
Council to establish such requirements by ordinance or by employment agreement for
employees reporting directly to the City Council?
_______Yes/For
No/Against
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 18th day of
July,2023,and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of Aug 2023.
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Chief Deputy City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 15th day of August,2023.
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Chief Deputy City Clerk