HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.059-93 RESOLUTION NO. g?
(Series of 1993)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
CALLING FOR AND ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE CONDUCTED ON NOVEMBER 2, 1993.
WHEREAS, Section 2.2 of the Aspen Home Rule Charter autho-
rizes city Council to call special municipal elections by resolu-
tion so long as such special election shall not be held less than
60 days from the date of the resolution calling for same; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to place before the Aspen
electorate certain ballot questions relevant to new municipal
taxes, municipal spending and/or debt for public transportation
purposes; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 20 of Article X of the Colorado
Constitution, elections addressing taxes, spending and/or public
debt may be conducted on the first Tuesday in November of odd-
numbered years; and
WHEREAS, the city Council may add such additional questions
to the ballot as it may hereafter deem appropriate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1
A Special municipal election shall be and is hereby called
and established for Tuesday, November 2, 1993, for the purpose of
submitting to the electorate a question or questions concerning
the adoption of a new sales tax, spending of municipal revenues,
and or creation of municipal public debt associated with or
devoted to public transportation services and systems, as well as
such other questions as the city Council may hereafter deem
appropriate.
Section 2
Should the City Council determine within its discretion and
for any reason to withdraw the ballot question(s) and cancel the
election thereon established herein for November 2, 1993, it
shall do so no later than twenty-five (25) days prior to said
election, or by October 8, 1993. However, in the event citizen-
initiated or other non-tax, non-spending, or non-debt questions
have been added to the ballot for said special election, such
election shall not be cancelled but shall proceed on those ballot
questions only.
Section 3
The City Clerk shall timely prepare and mail all election
notices and information as required by Section 20(3) (b) of
Article X of the Colorado Constitution and shall give written or
printed notice of the special election called for herein at least
ten (10) days prior to said election and shall include in said
notice the date of said election and the hours during which the
polls will be open, an identification of all polling places, the
qualifications of persons to vote in the election, and the
question or questions to be voted upon. A copy of such notice
shall be published in at least one newspaper having general
circulation within the city of Aspen. If the Clerk finds it
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impractical to make the publication on the tenth day before the
election day, she shall make the same on the earliest possible
day before the tenth day. Publication in any weekly newspaper
shall be in the next to last issue thereof before the .day of the
election. A copy of such notice shall also be posted until after
the election in a conspicuous place in the office of the City
Clerk.
Section 4
The city Clerk shall also coordinate with the Pitkin County
Clerk and Recorder the preparation and mailing of the election
notice package as called for in Section 20(3) (b) of Article × of
the Colorado Constitution and negotiate a reasonable and fair
cost allocation to be paid by the City of Aspen for the assis-
tance as provided the County Clerk and Recorder for such
services.
RESOLVED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this~_~-~y of
_~ , Council for the city of
~L~ 1993, by the City
Aspen, Colorado. ~'
John ~. Bennett, May
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 - ~C~ , 1993.
jc819.2 Kathryn S~och, city Clerk
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