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
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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
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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
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