HomeMy WebLinkAbout026 - 03/17/1998 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS ORDINANCE NO. 26, 1998
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE III OF DIVISION 3 OF THE CITY CODE
PERTAINING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, on April 8, 1997, the electorate of the City approved certain amendments to the
City Charter; and
WHEREAS, among such amendments was an amendment to Article II, Section 1(c) of the
Charter pertaining to redistricting; and
WHEREAS, said Article II, Section 1(c) states that the Council shall provide by ordinance
for the giving of notice of any redistricting proceedings and the manner of protesting such
proceedings; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 7, Article III, Division 3 of the City Code, pertaining to election
districts should be amended so as to include such provisions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY "THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, that Chapter 7, Article III, Division 3 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended by the addition of two new sections,to be numbered Sections 7-87 and 7-88, respectively,
which shall read in their entirety as follows:
Sec. 7-87 Redistricting; notice.
The Council shall, by ordinance, amend the boundaries of the foregoing districts
as necessary to comply with the provisions of Article II, Section 1(d) of the Charter.
The City Clerk shall cause to be published twice, in a local newspaper of general
circulation in the city, notice of the date, time and place of the Council's
consideration of any such redistricting ordinance. The first such notice shall be
published no less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date of first hearing of the
redistricting ordinance,and the second notice shall be published no less than ten(10)
days prior to the date of the first reading of the same.
Sec. 7-88 Protest procedure.
Any registered elector desiring to protest the manner of redistricting proposed in
any such redistricting ordinance may file a written protest, under oath, in the office
of the City Clerk. Said notice of protest shall be tiled no less than seven (7) days
prior to the date upon which the proposed redistricting ordinance is to be heard by
the Council on first reading. The notice of protest shall set forth with particularity
the grounds of the protest. Such protest shall be heard, considered and resolved by
the Council no later than the date of first reading of the proposed redistricting
ordinance.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of
March, A.D. 1998, and to be presented for final passage on the 17 a�of March, 1908.
Mayor /
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 17th day of Ma*,, ,A D.,,698.
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City Clerk