HomeMy WebLinkAbout093 - 07/01/1997 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS TO CONFORM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION PURPOSES TO 0 ORDINANCE NO. 93, 1997 0
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-31 OF THE CODE PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OF
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO CONFORM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION PURPOSES
TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER, AS AMENDED APRIL 8, 1997
WHEREAS,on April 8, 1997,the electorate of the City approved certain amendments to the
City Charter; and
WHEREAS,one of such amendments was an amendment to Article 2, Section 11 of the City
Charter,pertaining to the purposes for which executive sessions may be held by the City Council;
and
WHEREAS, said purposes are recited in Section 2-31 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS,the above-referenced provisions of the City Code should be amended so as to
conform to the amendments to the City Charter.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, that Section 2-31 of the City Code is hereby amended so as to read in its entirety as
follows:
See. 2-31. Executive sessions.
(a) The City Council, and any committee of the City Council, by majority vote
of its members,may go into executive session for the purpose of considering matters
when the City Council or its committee determines that the release of the information
to be discussed would be contrary to the best interests of the city.
(b) No executive session shall be held for the purpose of discussing any matter
except those involving the following subjects:
(1) Personnel matters restricted to the following areas:
a. Matters involving the hiring, appointment, dismissal, demotion,
promotion,assignment and discipline of city personnel,and the review of the
performance of the City Manager, City Attorney or other direct City Council
employees.
b. Consideration of complaints or charges against individual city
personnel, provided that such matter shall not be considered in executive
session if the individual concerned requests that the matter be considered in
open session.
C. Consideration of actual or hypothetical situations involving potential
conflicts of interests with individual Councilmembers or city board or
commission members, provided that no executive session shall be held for
the purpose of concealing the fact that a member of the City Council or of a
city board or commission has a financial or personal interest in the purchase,
' acquisitiotease, transfer or sale of any real, penal or other property
interest from the city.
d. Consideration and discussion of strategy matters relating to
negotiations with employee groups including unions.
(2) Meetings with the City Attorney or other attorneys representing the
city regarding litigation or potential litigation involving the city and/or the
manner in which particular policies,practices or regulations of the city may
be affected by existing or proposed revisions of federal, state or local law.
(3) Consideration of water and real property acquisitions and sales by the
city, restricted to consideration of appraisals and other value estimates and
the consideration of strategy for the acquisition or sale of such property.
(c) No final legislative action shall be taken by the city in executive session. Such
final legislative action may be taken only in an open meeting.
(d) Executive sessions shall be closed to the general public,but the City Council
may permit any person or group to attend such sessions.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 17th day of
June, A.D. 1997, and to be presented for final passage on the 1 st day of July,A.D. 1997.
Mayor "ro Tem
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 1 st day of Jul D. 97.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk