HomeMy WebLinkAbout093 - 09/06/2005 - SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 093, 2005
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 II OF THE
CITY CHARTER, PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCES
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 II, Section 7 of the Charter presently provides that every proposed
ordinance,except an emergency ordinance,must be published once in full at least seven days before
its final passage in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city, which publication shall
contain a notice giving the date when said proposed ordinance will be presented for final passage;
and
WHEREAS, Article 11, Section 7 of the Charter also provides for publication of a notice of
final passage of an ordinance,which notice must contain the number and title of such ordinance;and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk and City Manager believe it would be more cost effective to
publish ordinances, prior to final passage, in full on the City's web site, and by number and title
only in a newspaper of general circulation,which will result in a significant reduction in advertising
costs; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of increased technology and in an effort to reduce expenditures,
the City Council believes that the proposed amendment to the above-referenced publication
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 II,Section 7 of the City Charter
shall be submitted to the registered electors of the City as"Proposed Charter Amendment No 1"at
a special municipal election to be held in conjunction with the Larimer County Coordinated Election
on Tuesday, November 1, 2005:
Section 7. Ordinances, publication and effective date.
Every proposed ordinance, except an emergency ordinance, shall be
published in full at least seven(7)days before its final passage on the city's official
internet web site. In addition,each such ordinance shall be published in a newspaper
of general circulation in the city by number and title only, together with a statement
that the full text is available for public inspection and acquisition in the office of the
City Clerk and on the city's internet web site. Both publications shall contain notice
of the date when said proposed ordinance will be presented for final passage. The
City Clerk shall, within seven (7) days after final passage of any such ordinance,
publish such ordinance in the same method as is required for the first publication.
All ordinances, except emergency ordinances, shall take effect on the tenth day
following their passage. An emergency ordinance shall take effect upon passage and
shall be published as provided above within seven (7) days thereof.
Standard codes and codifications of ordinances of the city may be published
by title and reference in whole or in part.
Ordinances shall be signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk and
published without further certification.
The Council may enact any ordinance which adopts any code by reference
in whole or in part provided that before adoption of such ordinance the Council shall
hold a public hearing thereon and notice of the hearing shall be published twice in
the newspaper of general circulation, published in the city, one (1) of such
publications to be at least eight(8) days preceding the hearing and the other at least
fifteen(15) days preceding the hearing. Such notice shall state the time and place of
the hearing and shall also state that copies of the code to be adopted are on file with
the City Clerk and open to public inspection. The notice shall also contain a
description which the Council deems sufficient to give notice to persons interested
as to the subject matter of such code and the name and address of the agency by
which it has been promulgated.The ordinance adopting any such code shall set forth
in full any penalty clause in connection with such code.
Section 2. That the following ballot language is hereby adopted for submitting
Proposed Charter Amendment No. I to the voters at said election:
CITY OF FORT COLLINS 2_
CITY-INITIATED
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1
Shall Article II Section 7 of the City Charter be amended to change the publication
requirement for ordinances of the City Council so as to permit publication in a local
newspaper by number and title only, and to require publication of the full text of any
ordinance on the City's official internet web site?
YES
NO
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this t6th day
of August,A.D.2005,and to be presented for final passage o e 6th day of September D. 2005.
Mayor
TTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 6th day of S tember, A.D. 2005.
Mayor
TTEST:
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City Clerk