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HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.027-79RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves ORDINANCE NO. ~ (Series of 1979~~- AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY PROVIDING FOR ALTERNATIVES FOR ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS INCLUDING THE MAYOR AND DECLARING THAT AN EMERGENCY EXISTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ENACTMENT WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, has determined that it is necessary and advisable to submit to the qualified registered electors of the City of Aspen a proposal providing for alternatives for establishing compen- sation for Council members including the mayor, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO: Section 1 That at the Regular Municipal Election to be held in the City of Aspen, Colorado, on Tuesday, the 8th day of May, 1979, there shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified registered electors of the city the following proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Aspen concerning Section 3.6 thereof, relating to the compensation of Council members including the mayor, all as set forth below, which question shall be similarly stated in the Ballot Label and Notice of Election. FORM OF QUESTION "VOTE FOR ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING" Shall the Charter of the City of Aspen be amended by the repeal of Section 3.6 thereof and its reenactment as follows: "Section 3.6. compensation. The members of the council shall receive such compensation, and the mayor such additional compensation, as the council shall prescribe by ordinance or, alternatively, as shall be approved by a majority of the electors voting at a regular or special election; provided, however, that the compensation of any member during his term of office RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Leaves shall not be decreased and, in the event that compensation is proscribed by ordinance the compensation of any member during his term of office shall not be increased. The mayor and councilmen may, upon order of the council, be paid their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties of office. Section 2 Those qualified, 1. For 2. Against registered electors of the City who are qualified to vote under the Constitution and the Charter of the City of Aspen, shall be allowed to vote on the proposed question of charter amendment. Section 3 The election on the question of proposed charter amendment will be held at the designated polling places within the newly established voting precincts between the hours of 7 A.M. and 7 P.M. on Tuesday, May 8, 1979, in the City of Aspen, Colorado. Section 4 The election on the question of proposed charter amendment shall be conducted by the judges and clerks who shall be designated by the City Clerk with the approval of the City Council of the City of Aspen. Section 5 That provisions of registration of electors and for voting by absentee ballot on the question of the proposed question shall be in accordance with the Colorado Municipal Election Law. Section 6 The vote at said election shall be registered on voting machines and the ballot label shall read similarly to the form of the question provided in Section 1. -2- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Section 7 The election on the question of proposed charter amendment shall be held and conducted, and the votes cast on the question aforesaid shall be returned and canvassed, and the result declared in the same manner and as nearly as may be provided by law for the return, canvass and declaration of the officers of the City of Aspen. Section 8 The notice of the election on the proposed charter amend- ment shall be published in the Aspen Times, a newspaper published and of general circulation in said City, and a copy of such notice shall be posted at each polling place within the City, at least ten (10) days before the election. The City Clerk is hereby charged with the duty of giving such notice containing such information as is required by law. Section 9 If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 10 It is hereby declared that an emergency exists and that this ordinance is necessary to the immediate preservation of the public property, health, peace and safety, that it shall be in full force and effect upon final passage, and be published within ten (10) days after final passage, or as soon thereafter as possible. Section 11 This ordinance, as adopted by the City Council, shall be numbered and recorded in the official records of the City. -3- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 O0 Leaves Its adoption and publication shall be authenticated by the signature of the Mayor, or Mayor Pro Tem, and the City Clerk and by the certificate of publication. INTRODUCED AND APPROVED on first reading this of 1979 day ATTEST: Stacy Standley III Mayor Kathryn S. Koch City Clerk FINALLY ADOPTED AND APPROVED on the 1979. day of April, ATTEST: Stacy Standley III Mayor Kathryn S. Koch City Clerk -4-