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ORDINANCE NO. 115, 2018
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-636 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS TO CONFORM TO RECENTLY AMENDED SECTION 7-133
WHEREAS, Chapter 7 of the City Code sets out procedures and requirements for the
conduct of City elections, including the requirements for becoming a candidate for a mayoral or
Council seat; and
WHEREAS, on April 3, 2018, Council adopted Ordinance No. 045, 2018, amending
Chapter 7 of the Code to amend requirements and procedures for City elections; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 045,2018 amended City Code Section 7-133 so as to modify
the deadline for submission of a candidate financial disclosure statement to require that a candidate
file such a statement at the time of filing an acceptance of nomination, rather than within ten days
after filing the acceptance; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 2-636, references the requirement for candidates to file
financial disclosures and has not yet been updated to conform to already amended Section 7-133;
and
WHEREAS, in order to avoid any confusion and resolve any conflict between these two
provisions, Council desires to amend Section 2-636 to conform to the current language of Section
7-133, as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That Section 2-636 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-636. - Required.
Any candidate for the office of City Councilmember shall, at the time of filing his or her
acceptance of nomination with the City Clerk, file with the City Clerk a written disclosure
statement that conforms to the requirements of§ 2-637. Such a written disclosure statement
shall also be filed with the City Clerk by each member of the City Council, the City
Manager and the City Attorney not later than thirty (30) days after their election, re-
election, appointment or retention in office; provided, however, that any City
Councilmember who is elected or re-elected and who has, prior to said election or re-
election, filed a written disclosure statement within ten (10) days after filing acceptance of
nomination, may file an amended statement with the City Clerk or notify the City Clerk in
writing that there has been no change in the disclosures made therein, since the date of
filing of the same.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of
September, A.D. 2018, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of September, A.D.
2018.
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