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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-030-04/06/1972-CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY THE QUESTI RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY THE QUESTION OF AMEND- ING SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE III OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS heretofore there were submitted to the City Council petitions requesting that a proposed amendment to Section 4 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins be submitted to the quali- fied electors of the City at a special election and WHEREAS the City Council received such petitions but determined that a special election should not be called because of certain deficien- cies in said petitions and WHEREAS since such determination the Colorado Supreme Court decided the case of Colorado Project Common Cause et al vs Anderson which case indicates the City Council may have been in error in part of its reasons for refusing to call a special election and WHEREAS after such court decision the City Council reconsidered its previous decision but the party who filed the petitions with the City Council requested that the question as presented in said petition not be submitted to a vote because said party was then causing other petitions to be circulated which contained the same provisions and additional i provisions and WHEREAS in the opinion of the City Council such revised petitions would eventually be submitted and would probably require a special election and the members of the City Council are of the opinion that this matter should be resolved at this time and WHEREAS Section 5 of Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado provides that the City Council may submit any Charter Amendment question at any general or special state or municipal election held not less than thirty days after the effective date of the ordinance or resolution submitting such question to the voters sr NOW THEREFORE be it resolved by the Council of the City of Fort Collins 1 That a special municipal election in the City of Fort Collins is hereby called for Tuesday the 23rd day of May 1972 2 There is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Fort Collins at said special election the question of whether or not Section 4 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins should be amended to read as follows Section 4 Removal of City Manager The Council shall appoint the city manager for an indefinite term and he may be removed by any of the following methods (a) Majority vote of the Council members If removed by this method at least thirty days before such removal shall take effect the Council shall by majority vote of its members adopt a resolution stat- ing the reasons for his removal which resolution may provide for his suspension Upon such removal or sus- pension by this method the Council shall cause to be paid to the city manager any unpaid balance of his salary for the current month and his salary for the next calendar month (b) Majority vote of the electors of the City of Fort Collins at an election which shall be held at the second general City election following his taking office and at the general City election every four (4) years thereafter Upon such removal by this method the Council may in its discretion provide termination pay (c) Attainment of the age of sixty-five (65) years by the city manager effective with the incumbent city manager at the time this charter amendment is approved Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 6th day of April 1972 Mayor ATTEST City Clerk - 2 -