HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.080-99 RESOLUTION NO. 80
Series of 1999
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN,
COLORADO, APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE 1989
AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERGOVERMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF ASPEN AND PITI(IN COUNTY
ESTABLISHING THE ASPEN/PITKIN COUNTY HOUSING
AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 34, (Series of 1989), the City
Council for the CitY of Aspen did approve an amended and restated
intergovernmental agreement between the City and Pitkin County for the
establishment of the Aspen/Pitldn County Housing Authority on September
11, 1989; and
WHEREAS, the Seconded Amended and Restated Intergovernmental
agreement has been reviewed by the Board of Directors for the houSing
Authority,
NOW, THEREFOR, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, that it hereby
adopted the Second Amended and Restated Intergovernmental agreement, a
copy of which is attached hereto and fullY incorporated herein, and the
Mayor is authorized to execute said amended agreement on behalf of the
city.
RESOLVED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13~ daY of
September 1999, bY the City Council for the City of Aspen, Colorado.
IRachel E. Richard Mayor
I, Kathryn S. Koch, 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
September 13, 1999.
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
ASPEN/PITKIN COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as "Intergovernmental Agreement") made and
entered into this day of , 1999, by and
between the CITY OF ASPEN, Colorado, a municipal corporation (hereinafter referred
to as "City"); and the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of Pitkin County,
Colorado, a body corporate and politic (hereinafter referred to as "County"):
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the City and County are each authorized by Article XIV, Section
18 of the Colorado Constitution and Section 29-1-204.5, Colorado Revised Statutes to
contract with each other to establish a multi-jurisdictional housing authority as a
separate governmental entity; and
WHEREAS, the City and County entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement
on January 9, 1984, and a First Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement
on September 26, 1989, establishing a multi-jurisdictional housing authority under the
provisions of C.R.S. 1973, Section 29-1-203 et. seq. which authority is known as the
Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority (hereinafter referred to as "Authority") for the
purpose of providing a program and a system to assure the existence of a supply of
desirable and affordable housing for permanent residents, persons employed in the City
or the County, senior citizens, disabled persons and other population segments residing
or needing to reside in the Roaring Fork Valley which are necessary for a balanced
community; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County desire to further amend and to restate the
Initial Intergovernmental Agreement and the First Amended Intergovernmental
Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived
hereby, the City and the County amend and restate the Intergovernmental Agreement of
January 9, 1984 and the First Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement of
September 26, 1989, effective on the date first stated above, to read as follows:
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MULTI..JURISDlCTIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES:
NAME,
The Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority (hereinafter referred to as
"Authority") has been established as a multi-jurisdictional housing authority for the
purpose of effecting the planning, fmancing, acquisition, construction, reconstruction
or repair, maintenance, management and operation of housing projects pursuant to a
multi-jurisdictional plan to provide residential facilities and dwelling accommodations
at rental or sale prices within the means of families or persons of low, moderate and
middle income who are employed in the City or the County, who reside or need to
reside in the City or County, and who have identifiable needs for affordable housing;
e.g., limited incomes, senior citizens and disabled persons, as defined by the Authority
in published guidelines. The Authority shall be a political subdivision and a public
corporation of the State of Colorado, separate from the City and County, and shall be a
validly created and existing political subdivision and public corporation of the State of
Colorado. It shall have the duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities, and
disabilities of a public body politic and corporate. The provisions of Articles 10.5 and
47 of Title 11, Colorado Revised Statutes, shall apply to monies of the Authority.
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In order to facilitate management oversight and to provide additional resources
to the Authority, the Authority shall enter into a Contract for Services with the City for
management and operations of the Authority, including its financial and personnel
systems. The Contract for Services shall be in substantially the same form as the
docnment appended hereto as Exhibit "A" and as more fully described herein.
The Authority shall determine "low, moderate and middle income persons and
families as those persons and families" lacking the financial ability to pay sale prices or
rentals sufficient to induce private enterprise in the City and the County to build a
sufficient supply of adequate, safe and sanitary dwellings without the special assistance
afforded by the Authority and this intergovernmental Agreement. The City and the
County intend that the Authority's determination of "low, moderate and middle income
persons and families" for all population segments designated herein or identified by the
Authority shall be incorporated in guidelines adopted and published by the Authority,
which guidelines are subject to annual review and approval by the County and the City.
The Authority shall have any and all powers, duties, rights and obligations as such are
set forth in Section 29-1-204.5, Colorado Revised Statutes and herein, including (but
not by limitation) the following:
1. Administration:
a. To prepare an annual budget for the Authority which will identify
revenues and expenditures required to accomplish the goals and objectives of
the Authority as set forth herein;
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b. To maintain records of all Authority meetings, resolutions, and planning
documents and make them available in the Authority's office for public review;
c. To appoint an Executive Director to serve as the Executive Secretary to
the Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to as "Board") of the Authority (as
more particularly described in Section II hereof); provided, however, that the
selection of the Executive Director is consented to by both the City Manager
and County Manager; and
d. To adopt and publish the City's personnel policies and procedures
manual and the City's general administrative and fiscal guidelines, policies, and
procedures, as necessary to comply with any requirements in this regard
contained in the Contract for Services appended hereto as Exhibit" A."
e. To review along with the City Manager and the County Manager the
detailed work plan that specifies strategic goals, tasks and responsibilities of
various employees, and timelines, as contemplated by the Contract for Services
appended hereto as Exhibit "A"
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Housinj!; Development, General Powers:
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a. To do all things necessary or convenient to defme the need, planning,
undertaking, construction, operation or financing of low, moderate and middle
income housing for the population segments designated here or identified by the
Authority residing in or needling to reside in the City or the County and to
develop creative fmancing and construction methods as well as incentives for
providing low moderate and middle income housing in the City and the County,
by the public or private sector;
b. To plan, finance, acquire, construct, reconstruct or repair, maintain,
manage, and operate housing projects pursuant to a multi-jurisdictional plan to
provide residential facilities and dwelling accommodations at rental or sale
prices within the means of families or persons of low, moderate or middle
income intended for use as the sole place of residence by the owners or intended
occupants; which housing projects shall be subject to the zoning, review and
approval processes of the City Code or the County Code;
c. To make and enter into contracts, including, without limitation,
contracts with state or federal agencies also involved in providing such housing
or the financing for such housing;
d. To employ agents and employees;
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e. To cooperate with state and federal governments in all respects
concerning the financing of such housing projects;
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f. To purchase, acquire, obtain options, hold, lease (as lessor or lessee),
sell, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property, commodity, or
service from firrns, corporations, the City, the County, other governmental
entities or any other persons;
g. To condenm property for public use, if such property is not owned by
any governmental entity or any public utility and devoted to public use pursuant
to state authority;
h. To incur debts, liabilities, or obligations, issue bonds or notes pursuant
to Section III hereof, borrow money, secure mortgages, obtain grants, gifts or
otherwise obtain funds for implementing, completing and operating housing
projects;
i. To sue and be sued in its own name;
j. To have and use a corporate seal;
k. To fix, maintain, and revise fees, rents, prices, security deposits, and
charges for functions, services, or facilities provided by the Authority;
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1. To adopt, by resolution, regulations respecting the exercise of its powers
and the carrying out of its purposes;
m. To exercise any other powers which are essential to the provision of
functions, services, or facilities by the Authority; and
n. To do and perform any acts and things authorized by this
Intergovernmental Agreement under, through, or by means of an agent or by
contracts with any person, firm, or corporation.
3. Manajl;ement and Enforcement:
a. To maintain records of existing low, moderate and middle income rental
or resale restricted housing for the population segments designated herein or
identitied by the Authority and assure that such housing is used and occupied in
accordance with existing City or County development approvals, contracts, or
financing requirements;
b. To assure that all deed restricted units of housing comply with City and
County regulations or resolutions concerning rental or resale restricted housing;
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c. To negotiate contracts as required to provide for management of
Permanent Moderate Housing units (as that term is defined in Authority housing
guidelines as such guidelines are published, modified, amended and
supplemented from time to time); and
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d. To review and recommend establishment of a computerized rental
availability record system for use by the City, the County, the population
segments designated herein or identified by the Authority and members of the
general public.
4.
Marketinjl; of Resales and Rental Vacancies:
To provide for marketing and reviewing qualification of applicants for rental
deed restricted or affordable housing units, and for marketing, reviewing
qualifications of applicants for, and arranging for transfer of title of deed
restricted units.
5. Review of Applications:
To review growth management policy applications (or equivalent application
procedures as the same are developed or established from time to time) by
developers for low, moderate and middle income housing in the City or the
County as requested by the respective Planning Offices of the City or the
County for conformance with housing needs.
6.
Master Plan and Needs Assessments:
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a. To investigate housing and employment conditions and needs within the
jurisdiction of the City or the County and the means and methods for improving
those conditions;
b. To develop and recommend code changes associated with the provisions
of the City and County Master Plan (as the same may be modified, amended
and supplemented from time to time); and
c. To maintain data indicating housing needs in the City and the County for
the population segments designated herein or identified by the Authority.
7. Authority Requirements:
To annually recommend to the City and the County for approval, development
of, and qualifications for, ownership and rental of low, moderate and middle
income housing within the City and the County for the population segments
designated herein or identified by the Authority as required by existing
agreements and land use regulations.
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II.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
1. Number; Manner of Appointment, Etc.:
The Board shall consist of seven (7) Directors (hereinafter referred to as
"Directors"), and two alternates, serving staggered terms to be appointed as
follows:
a. Three (3) Directors and one (1) Alternate Director shall be appointed by
the Board of County Commissioners.
b. Three (3) Directors and one (1) Alternate Director shall be appointed by
the City Council.
c. One (1) Director shall be appointed jointly by the Board of County
Commissioners and the City Council.
d. One (1) Director shall be a member of the Board of County
Commissioners to be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners and one
(1) Director shall be a member of the City Council to be appointed by the City
Council, respectively, on an annual basis, and to serve as such a Director until a
successor has been appointed.
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The term of office of the members of the Board shall be two (2) years, except
as otherwise provided in Section II.1.(d) above and except as provided herein
with respect to the initial Board Members.
All Directors shall be residents of the County, provided that three (3) of the
Directors shall also be residents of the City. Except for the two (2) Directors
described in Section II. 1. (d) above, the Directors shall not be members of the
Board of County Commissioners or the City Council, and no members shall be
employees of the Authority.
Except for the two (2) Directors described in section II. 1. (d) above, the initial
Board of Directors shall be appointed as follows:
Jurisdiction
Term
County
County
Joint
City
City
1 year
2 years
2 years
2 years
1 year
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2.
Officers:
The officers of the Authority shall be a Chairman, a Vice Chairman, a
treasurer, and a Secretary who shall be the Executive Director of the Authority.
a. Chairman. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the
Authority. At each meeting, the Chairman shall submit such recommendations
and information as he may consider proper concerning the business, affairs and
policies of the Authority.
b. Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall perform the duties of the
Chairman in the absence or incapacity of the Chairman; and in case of the
resignation or death of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall perform such
duties as are imposed on the Chairman until such time as the Authority shall
select a new Chairman.
c. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall perform the duties of the Chairman in
the absence or incapacity of both the Chairman and the Vice Chairman. Either
the Treasurer or the Secretary shall approve all orders and checks for payment
of money and shall payout and disburse such monies under the direction of the
City's Finance Director. The Treasurer shall serve as advisor to the Authority
and the Board on financial matters.
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d. Secretary/Executive Director of the Authority. The Secretary shall be
the Executive Director of the Authority and, as such, shall have general
supervision over the administration of the Authority's business and affairs,
subject to the Contract for Services appended hereto as Exhibit "A" .
The Secretary shall be charged with the management of the housing projects of
the Authority. The Secretary shall keep the records of the Authority, shall act
as Secretary of the meetings of the Authority and record all votes, and shall
keep a record of the proceedings of the Authority in a journal of proceedings to
be kept for such purpose, and shall perform all duties incident to his or her
office. He or she shall keep in safe custody the seal of the Authority and shall
have power to affix such seal to all contracts and instruments authorized to be
executed by the Authority.
The Secretary shall abide by all the terms and conditions set forth in the
Contract for Services appended hereto as Exhibit "A".
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e. Election or Appointment. The Chairman, Vice Chairman and
Treasurer shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Authority from among
the Directors of the Board, and shall hold office for one year or until their
successors are elected and qualified.
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f. Vacancies. Should the office of Chairman, Vice Chairman or Treasurer
becomc vacant, the Board shall elect a successor from its membership at the
next regular meeting, and such election shall be for the unexpired term of said
office. When the office of Secretary becomes vacant, the Board shall appoint a
successor, as aforesaid.
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V otinjl; Requirements:
a. Quorum. the powers of the Authority shall be vested in the Directors
of the Board in office from time to time. Four (4) Directors of the Board shall
constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting Authority business and
exercising Authority powers and for all other purposes, but a smaller number
may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is obtained. When a quorum is
in attendance, action may be taken by the Authority upon a vote of a majority of
the Directors of the Board present. The County's Alternate Director may be
counted for purposes of a quorum and may have his or her vote counted only if
one or more County Directors appointed in accordance with Section II(I)(a) is
not present. The City's Alternate Director may be counted for purposes of a
quorum and may have his or her vote counted only if one or more City
Directors appointed in accordance with Section II(I)(b) is not present.
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b. Manner of Voting. The voting on all questions coming before the
Authority shall be by roll call, and the ayes and nays shall be entered upon the
minutes of such meeting by name, except on the election of officers which may
be by ballot.
4.
Duties.
The officers of the Authority shall perform the duties and functions of the
Authority as prescribed herein and such other duties and functions as may from
time to time be required by the Authority or the by-laws or rules and
regulations of the Authority. As provided in Section 29-1-204.5(2) (b) (IV),
Colorado Revised Statutes, the Board shall comply with the provisions of parts
1, 5, and 6 of Article 1 of Title 29, Colorado Revised Statutes, the "Local
Government Budget Law of Colorado," the "Colorado Local Government
Uniform Accounting Law," and the "Colorado Local Government Audit Law."
III. BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS:
a. The bonds, notes, and other obligations of the Authority shall not be the
debts, liabilities, or obligations of the City or the County unless expressly
assumed by the City or the County;
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b. The City and the County may provide for payment to the Authority of
funds from proprietary revenues for services rendered or facilities provided by
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the Authority, from proprietary revenues or other public funds as contributions
to defray the cost of any purpose set forth herein, and from proprietary
revenues or other public funds as advances for any purpose subject to
repayment by the Authority;
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c. To carry out the purposes for which the Authority was established, the
Authority is authorized to issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable solely
from the revenues derived or to be derived from the function, service, or
facilities of the Authority or from any other available funds of the Authority.
The terms, conditions, and details of said bonds, notes, and other obligations,
the procedures related thereto, and the refunding thereof shall be set forth in the
resolution authorizing said bonds, notes, or other obligations and shall, as
nearly as may be practicable, be substantially the same as those provided by law
for any of the contracting parties to this Intergovernmental Agreement; except
that bonds, notes, or other obligations so issued shall not constitute an
indebtedness of the Authority, the City or the County within the meaning of any
constitutional, home rule charter or statutory limitation or other provision unless
expressly assumed by the City or the County. Each bond, note, or other
obligation issued under this subsection shall recite in substance that said bond,
note, or other obligation, including the interest thereon, is payable solely from
the revenues and other available funds of the Authority pledged for the payment
thereof unless expressly assumed by the City or the County and that said bond,
note, or other obligation does not constitute a debt of the Authority, the City or
the County or within the meaning of any constitutional, home rule charter or
statutory limitations or provisions unless expressly assumed by the City or the
County. Notwithstanding anything in this Section III to the contrary, such
bonds, notes, and other obligations may be issued to mature at such times not
beyond forty (40) years from their respective issue dates, shall bear interest at
such rates, and shall be sold at such prices at, above or below the principal
amount thereof, as shall be determined by the Board.
d. The resolution, trust indenture, or other security agreement under which
any bonds, notes, or other obligations are issued shall constitute a contract with
the holders thereof, and it may contain such provisions as shall be determined
by the Board to be appropriate and necessary in connection with the issuance
thereof and to provide security for the payment thereof, including, without
limitation, any mortgage or other security interest in any revenues, funds,
rights, or properties of the Authority. The bonds, notes and other obligations of
the Authority and the income therefrom are exempt from taxation, except
inheritance, estate, and transfer taxes pursuant to Section 29-1-204.5(7) (b)
Colorado Revised Statutes.
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IV.
BUDGET:
The Authority shall annually prepare a budget pursuant to the terms and
provisions of the Local Government Budget Law of Colorado. If the annual
budget reflects a deficit in Authority operations, the entire budget shall be
submitted to the City and the County for their approval.
V. ACCOUNTING, REPORTS, AUDIT AND OPERATIONS:
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With respect to accounting, reporting, auditing and operational procedures, the
Authority shall follow the provisions and guidelines of the Colorado Local
Government Uniform Accounting Law and the Colorado Local Government
Audit Law. In addition to such provisions and guidelines, the Authority shall
comply with all of the terms and conditions of the Contract for Services
appended hereto as Exhibit "A".
LEGAL ASSISTANCE:
Legal assistance for the Authority shall be provided both by the City and
County Attorney's Office for specific problems related to Authority programs;
subject, however, to the availability of staff time of the respective attorney
offices. The Executive Director may retain independent counsel whenever the
City or County Attorney's Offices are unable or unwilling to provide legal
representation to the Authority. In addition, the Executive Director may retain
independent legal counsel, as needed, for day-to-day consultation and legal
advice. All contract documents which purport to legally obligate the City in any
fashion shall be reviewed by the City Attorney. All contract documents which
purport to legally obligate the County in any fashion shall be reviewed by the
County Attorney.
DISPOSITION OF ASSETS UPON TERMINATION:
In the event of the termination of this Intergovernmental Agreement which
termination may only occur in accordance with the requirements and limitations
of Section IX hereof, and the resulting dissolution of the Authority, the assets of
the Authority shall be distributed as follows:
a. All assets acquired from contributions from the City or the County shall
be returned to the contributing party if said assets are still in existence.
b. If assets contributed to the Authority are not in existence, the
contributing party shall have the option of receiving the fair market value of the
asset at the time of disposal by the Authority in either cash or assets of the
Authority .
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c. All remaining assets acquired by the Authority after the date of this
Intergovernmental Agreement from funds provided by the parties shall be
distributed to the parties on the basis of the appraised value of said assets at the
time of termination and in the same proportion as the respective contributions of
funds by the parties for acquisition of the asset.
d. The City and the County may agree to dispose of any assets of the
Authority in any other acceptable manner.
e. If the City and the County cannot agree on the disposition of any assets
of the Authority within sixty (60) days after termination, said assets shall be
subject to an independent appraisal and shall be sold at public auction as soon as
practicable with the proceeds allocated to the City and the County in the same
proportion as the total contribution of funds by the respective parties for
acquisition of the asset.
VIII. ANNUAL RENEWAL AND TERMINATION:
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The term of this Intergovernmental Agreement shall be from the effective date
hereof through December 31, 2000, and shall automatically be renewed for
successive one-year periods thereafter. Either party thereto may terminate this
Intergovernmental Agreement for any reason upon ninety (90) days' written
notice, provided, however, that this Intergovernmental Agreement may not be
terminated or rescinded so long as the Authority has bonds, notes, or other
obligations outstanding, unless provision for full payment of such obligations,
by escrow or otherwise, has been made pursuant to the terms of such
obligations; provided, however, that if full payment has been provided by
escrow, such termination or recision shall not occur unless nationally
recognized bond counsel has delivered an opinion to the effect that such
termination or recision, in and of itself, will not adversely affect the tax status
of the interest on such escrowed obligations. Furthermore, this
Intergovernmental Agreement may not be terminated if the Authority has
obligations to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under
any Low Rent Public Housing Program, unless those obligations are assumed
by the City or the County.
XI.
MODIFICATION OF TillS AGREEMENT
This Agreement may be modified by written amendment approved by the City
Council and Board of County Commissioners, acting separately.
X. NOTICES:
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Any formal notice, demand or request provided for in this Intergovernmental
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed properly given if deposited
in the United States Mail, postage prepaid to:
City of Aspen, Colorado
c/o City Manager
130 South Galena Street
Aspen, Colorado 81611
Board of County Commissioners of
Pitkin County, Colorado
c/o County Manager
506 East Main Street
Aspen, Colorado 81611
Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority
c/o Executive Director
530 East Main Street, Lower Level
Aspen, Colorado 81611
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Intergovernmental Agreement on the day and year first above written.
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CITY COUNCIL OF ASPEN COLORADO
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO
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EXHIBIT "A"
CONTRACT FOR SERVICES
THIS CONTRACT FOR SERVICES (hereinafter referred to as "Contract")
made and entered into this day of , 1999, by
and between the CITY OF ASPEN, Colorado, a municipal corporation (hereinafter
referred to as "City"); and the ASPEN/PITKIN COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
of Pitkin County, Colorado (hereinafter referred to as "Authority"):
WIT N E SSE T H:
WHEREAS, the City and County have entered into that certain Second
Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement dated
1999;
and
WHEREAS, the City and the Authority desire to set forth the terms and
conditions contemplated by the Second Amended and Restated Intergovernmental
Agreement for the administration and operation of the Aspen/Pitkin County Housing
Authority (hereinafter "Authority").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived hereby,
the City and the Authority hereby agree to the following:
The City and the Authority, in order to facilitate management oversight and to provide
additional resources to the Authority, agree that the management and operations of
certain aspects of the Authority, including its financial and personnel systems, shall be
included within the City's overall management system as more fully described below.
1. Personnel.
a. The Secretary/Executive Director of the Authority (hereinafter "Executive
Director") shall work under the supervision of the City Manager and take general
policy direction from the Authority.
b. The Executive Director, upon his or her appointment, shall become an employee of
the City of Aspen for administrative purposes, subject to the City's payroll, benefits,
and personnel policies and procedures (including disciplinary procedures).
Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Executive Director may only be terminated
upon the consent of the Board, the City Manager and the County Manager.
c. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the City's Personnel Policies and
Procedures Manual, should there be a dispute between the City Manager and the
Executive Director, either the Executive Director or the City Manager may call a
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meeting with the Authority and the County Manager in an effort to resolve any such
dispute. If the dispute cannot be resolved by the Authority, then the City Council and
the Board of County Commissioners may be requested to resolve the dispute in any
fashion they deem appropriate.
d. The compensation (including benefits) of the Executive Director shall be determined
in accordance with the City's personnel policies and procedures manual. The amount
of compensation (including benefits) shall be agreed to by the Authority, the City
Manager and County Manager.
e. The Executive Director may hire such staff as is authorized by the Authority's
annual budget. All such employees shall be employees of the City of Aspen for
administrative purposes and as such, subject to the City's personnel policies and
procedures.
f. Nothing in this Contract shall be read, or construed to read, to give the Executive
Director or any other employee employed by the City pursuant to this Contract any
additional rights or benefits not vested in other City employees.
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g. Nothing in this Contract shall create or is intended to create, or shall be construed
to constitute a contract of employment, express or implied between the Executive
Director (or any other employee engaged in accordance with this Contract) and the
Authority, the City or the County.
2. Finances and Acconntinj!;
a. The Executive Director shall work cooperatively with the City's Finance
Director to ensure the proper care and custody of all funds of the Authority, the prompt
payment of all obligations of the Authority, and the keeping of regular books of
accounts showing receipts and expenditures of the Authority. The Executive Director
shall render to the Authority, the City and the County, at their regular meetings, or
sooner if requested, an account of Authority transactions and also of the fmancial
condition of the Authority. The Executive Director shall give such bond for the
faithful performance of his or her duties as the Authority may require.
b. All accounting, payroll, and audit services for the Authority shall be performed
by the Finance Department of the City.
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c. The City's procurement policies, contract documents, and approval policies
shall be used for all procurements of goods and services of the Authority except for any
goods or services purchased entirely for County projects. A County project shall be
defmed for purposes of this section as any purchase for goods or services funded
entirely by County funds or a combination of County funds and funds from a source
other than from the City.
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d. For each fiscal year of the City, the County and the Authority (each January 1
through each December 31), the City and County shall each appropriate one-half (1/2)
of the monies necessary to provide for any budgeted deficit arising in connection with
the Authority's operations which has been approved by the City and County, provided,
however, that bonds, notes or other obligations payable solely from revenues as
described in Section III( c) hereof shall never constitute an indebtedness of the City or
the County. Any revenues of the Authority in any fiscal year in excess of the monies
necessary to the Authority for use in the Authority's operations in the then subsequent
fiscal year.
e. The County shall pay to the City for the benefit of the Authority its share of the
Authority's annual budget upon the request of the Finance Director of the City.
Revisions to the budget shall be approved by both the City Council and the Board of
County Commissioners.
f. On or before April 15 of each fiscal year, the actual operations for the
Authority for the immediate preceding fiscal year shall be reviewed by the City and
County Finance Directors with the Executive Director for the determination of any
necessary final reimbursements (and, therefore, necessary supplemental appropriations
of monies by the City and the County) as a result of any non-budget appropriation of
Authority staff or expenditure.
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3. Operations
a. The Executive Director, with the assistance of the City Manager and County
Manager, shall annually prepare a detailed work plan that specifies goals, tasks,
responsible employees and timelines, for the operation of the Authority. Upon approval
of the detailed work plan by the City Manager and County Manager, the detailed work
plan shall be presented to the Authority for their review and approval.
b. The Housing Authority shall include in its annual budget funds necessary to
reimburse the City of Aspen for overhead charges for personnel, finance,
administrative, legal and asset management services consistent with fees charged to
other City departments.
4. Modifications to Contract - Termination
This Contract for Services may be modified by written amendment by the
parties; provided, however that the City Council and Board of County Commissioners
approve any proposed modifications beforehand. A termination of the Second Amended
and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement shall constitute a termination of theis
Contract for Services.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Intergovernmental Agreement on the day and year first above written.
ATTEST: CITY COUNCIL OF ASPEN, CO
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Clerk and Re rUer . ayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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