HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 - 11/27/1963 - CONCERNING THE AMENDMENT OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY BY SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTOR C
ORDINANCE NO u7 SERIES OF 1963
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE AMENDMENT OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS BY SUB-
MITTINO TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS COLORADO* AT A
t SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY$ JANUARY 28, 1964, A PROTOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITYIS
CHARTER CONCERNING MUNICIPAL BORROWING PROVIDING FOR THE POLLING PLACES AM PRECINCTS, THE
FORM OF THE BALLOT, AND FOR NOTICES OF ELECTION PRESCRIBING OTHER DETAILS IN CONNECTION
WITH SAID ELECTION AND SAID CHARTER AMENDMENT AND RATIFYING ALL ACTION TAKEN TOWARD AMEND-
ING THE CHARTER AND HOLDING SAID SPECIAL ELECTION
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W4EREAS the City of Fort Collins (herein sometimes merely designated as the "City )
In the County of Larimer and State of Colorado (herein sometimes designated as the "State"),
Is a political subdivision of the State body corporate and politic and a home rule city
with a "Council-Manager governmment" pursuant to Article XK of the Constitution of the State V
Of Colorado and the Charter of the City (herein sometimes designated as the "Charter"), and
WHERE4S, Section 20 Part iI, Article V of the Charter of the City provides that,
subject to express exceptions n�
general obligation bonds may not be issued by the City with-
�9 out the vote of the taxpaying electors andN
WHEREAS under a Charter of the City previously existing exists a vote of the taxpaying
electors was not necessary to authorize bonds issued for the purpose of supplying water to
the City and
WREREAS the Council has determined and does hereby determine that the water /►`
bond election requirement has proven to be an undesirable limitation upon the exercise of
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the Councils powers and that for the j purpose of excepting debts contracted for supplying �
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water b such City from the operation of this election requirement and to correct defective
or ambiguous ohraseology, the Charter should be amended
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