HomeMy WebLinkAbout089 - 08/15/2000 - SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS, A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV OF THE CITY CHAR ORDINANCE NO. 89, 2000
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 ARTICLE IV
OF THE CITY CHARTER, PERTAINING TO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS,Article IV, Section 8 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins provides that the
Charter may be amended as provided by the laws of the State of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Section 31-2-210, C.R.S.,provides that Charter amendments may be initiated
by the adoption of an ordinance by the 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 presently provides that directors of a City
department or a group of City departments, City division heads appointed after March 5, 1985,
deputy city managers,and assistant city managers shall reside within the Fort Collins Urban Growth
Area("UGA") during their tenure in office; and
WHEREAS, Article III, Section 1 of the Charter states that the City Manager must reside
within the City during his or her tenure in office; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended that the UGA residency requirement
contained in Article IV, Section 3 of the Charter be retained only for deputy and assistant city
managers and service area directors (referred to in the City Charter as department heads); and
WHEREAS,the City Council believes that while residency requirements serve an important
public purpose at certain levels of management, they also tend to restrict the pool of qualified
applicants for employment with the City and adversely affect the possibility of internal promotions;
and
WHEREAS, for the foregoing, the City Council believes that the proposed amendment to
the above-referenced residency requirement should be submitted to the registered electors of the
City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the following proposed change to Article IV, Section 3 of the City
Charter shall be submitted to the registered electors of the City as "Proposed Charter Amendment
No. 2"at a special municipal election to be held in conjunction with the Larimer County, Colorado
General Election on Tuesday,November 7, 2000:
Section 3. Residency requirement.
All deputy city managers, assistant city managers, and directors of city
departments who report directly to the City Manager shall reside within the Fort
Collins Urban Growth Area during their tenure in office,but need not reside within
the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area prior to their appointment.
Section 2. That the following ballot language is hereby adopted for submitting Proposed
Charter Amendment No. 2 to the voters at said election:
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
BALLOT ISSUE
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 2
Shall the residency requirement contained in Article IV, Section 3 of the Charter be
amended so as to eliminate the requirement that division heads of the City live in the
Urban Growth Area, with the understanding that the City Manager would still be
required to live within the City limits and the deputy and assistant city managers,plus
the directors of all major City administrative units who are directly responsible to the
City Manager, would still be required to live in the Urban Growth Area?
YES
NO
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 18th day of
July, A.D. 2000, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day,*August, A.D. 2000.
Mayor
ATTEST/:
City Clerk - �c
Passed and adopted on final reading this 15th day of August, A. 000.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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