HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.115-18 RESOLUTION NO. 115
(Series of 2018)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO,,SETTING THE TITLE OF A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO ASPEN
HOME RULE CHARTER SUBMITTED BY PETITIONERS.
WHEREAS, Article XX, Section 10 of the Colorado Constitution authorizes
home rule municipalities to amend their home rule charters through such procedures as
may be enacted by the state general assembly; and,
WHEREAS,the state legislature has enacted Section 31-2-210, C.R.S., which
section sets forth the procedures for amending a.city's home rule charter; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S., Section 31-2-210(1)(a)(I), five registered
electors of the City of Aspen filed with the City Clerk a statement of intent to circulate a
petition for the amendment of the City of Aspen Home Rule Charter; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S., Section 31-2-210(1)(a)(III) five percent of the
registered electors of the City of Aspen registered on the date of filing the statement of
intent signed the petition proposing the amendment to the Charter and such signed
petitions were timely submitted to the City Clerk and the City Clerk has certified to the
City Council the validity and sufficiency of such petitions; and,
WHEREAS,pursuant to C.R.S., Section 31-2-210(3), following the certification
by the Clerk of the validity and sufficiency of the petitions, the Council shall set the
ballot title for the proposed amendment-
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,THAT:
The ballot title and submission question shall read as follows:
CITY OF ASPEN REFERENDUM NO._
AMENDMENT TO CITY CHARTER REGARDING A CHANGE OF THE
DATE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
Shall Article II and Article IV of the City of Aspen Home Rule Charter be amended as
follows?
Section 2.2. Municipal elections is hereby repealed and reenacted to read as
follows:
Section 2.2. Municipal elections.
A general municipal election shall be held on the first Tuesday of March in of
2019, and biennially thereafter. The Mayor elected in March 2019 shall serve a
term from the first regular meeting in June 2019 until the first regular meeting in
April 2021. Thereafter, the term of the Mayor shall commence at the first regular
meeting of April.
Council Members elected in March 2019 shall serve a term from the first regular
meeting in June 2019 until the first regular meeting in April 2023.
Council Members elected in March 2021 shall serve a term from the first regular
meeting in June 2021 until the first regular meeting in April 2025. Thereafter, the
term of all council members shall start at the first regular meeting of April.
Any special municipal election may be called by resolution or ordinance or
ordinance of the council at least sixty(60) days in advance of such election. The
resolution or ordinance calling a special municipal election shall set forth the
purpose or purposes of such election. One or more vote centers for all municipal
elections shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on election day.
Section 2.7 Run-off Elections., shall be amended by to changing the word June to
April with no other changes to the remainder of the section.
Section 4.1, Regular Meetings., shall be amended by changing the word June,
wherever such word appears to April with no other changes to the remainder of
the section.
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INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED bWW _pen
on the 13th day of August,2018.
Steven Skad n, Mayor
I, Linda Manning, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing
is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of
Aspen, Colorado,at a meeting held on the day here inabov stated.
C
inda Manning,City Clerk