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HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.034-69ORDINANCE NO. ~ (Series of 1969) AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSAL FOR A CHARTER CONVENTION TO THE VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, AT A SPECIAL CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD IN ASPEN, COLORADO ON JANUARY 6th, 1970. WHEREAS, a petition has been duly and regularly filed with the City Clerk and presented to the City Council of the City of Aspen, signed by qualified electors in said City, and a number of not less than 10% of the last pre- ceding gubernatorial vote in said City, requesting the City Council of Aspen, Colorado, to submit to a vote of the qualified electors of the City a proposal for a charter convention for the City of Aspen, Colorado, to be held pursuant to the provisions of Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO: Section 1. A call is hereby made for an election at a special City election to be held in the City of Aspen on the 6th day of January, 1970, at which time, pursuant to provisions of Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado, there is hereby ordered submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the City of Aspen, a proposal that a charter convention for the City of Aspen, Colorado be held and that the text of the question on which the vote will be taken shall be as follows: SHOULD THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XX OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, CALL AND ELECT A CHARTER CONVENTION TO DRAFT A HOME RULE CHARTER WHICH WILL LATER BE ADOPTED OR REJECTED BY THE ELECTORS? YES NO At such election the qualified electors who desire to vote in favor of, or against, the proposed charter convention shall mark an "X" opposite the "Yes" or "No", whichever expresses their choice. Section 2. That the question so submitted shall be voted upon at the ward voting places in each election precinct of the City, and said election and the proposal shall be submitted to the qualified electors by the use of paper ballots. Section 3. Election judges for the special elec- tion herein shall be designated in the same manner as election judges are designated for regular municipal elec- tions, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to publish the necessary notices for said election as is by law re- quired, and to take such other steps as may be necessary to implement this Ordinance. Section 4. In the opinion of the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, this Ordinance is neces- sary for the immediate protection and preservation of the public health, safety, convenience and general welfare, and is passed and adopted for that purpose. Introduced, read and ordered published this ~4 day of November , 1969. Adopted and approved and ordered published this 8th day of December , 1969. ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS T~: Klbert Ker~, City Attorney -2- I, LORRAINE GRAVES, City Clerk of the City of Aspen, Colorado, do hereby certify that the fore- going ordinance was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the 24 day of November , 1969, and by order of said City Council was published as a proposed or- dinance as the law directs, and for more than ten days prior to its passage in the Aspen Times, legal newspaper; and that on the 8th day of December , 1969, the said proposed ordinance was read and passed by the City Council aforesaid, the said meeting being a regular meeting of the said City Council, and ordered published in aforesaid newspaper as the law directs. WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of Aspen, Colorado this 8th day of December 1969. ~__~orraine Graves, City Clerk (SEAL) December 1969. Published in the Aspen Times November 27 , 1969; i1 , 1969, and December 18 , 1969~ December 25~ -3-