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RESOLUTION NO. ~
(Series of 1979)
WHEREAS, the City Council of Aspen, Colorado, has
determined that it is necessary and advisable to submit to the
qualified, registered electors of the City of Aspen a question
providing for alternatives for establishing compensation for
council members including the mayor; and
WHEREAS, formal action is necessary to place this issue
on theballot;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
That at the General 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 question as
set forth below, which question shall be similarly stated in
the Ballot Label and Notice of Election.
FORM OF QUESTION
"VOTE FOR OR AGAINST THE FOLLOWING"
Shall the members of the City Council (excluding
the Mayor) receive, as the compensation authorized
in Section 3.6 of the Home Rule Charter, the sum
of ~T~ ~tundred Dollars ($~, DO ) per
month, and shall the Mayor receive, as the compensation
authorized in Section 3.6 of the Home Rule Charter
the sum of ~ }~undred Dollars ($ ~0~-OO )
per month.
1. For
2. Against
Section 2
Those qualified, 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.
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Section 3
The election on the proposed question will be held at
the designated polling places within the newly established
voting precincts between the hours of 7 A.~. and 7 P.M. on
Tuesday, ~ay 8, 1979, in the City of Aspen, Colorado.
Section 4
The election of the proposed question 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
The 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 votes at said election shall be registered on voting
machines and the ballot label shall read similarly to the form
of question provided in Section 1. The question, shall be
separately titled.
Section 7
The election on the question of the proposed compensation
question 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 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 question shall
be published in the Aspen Times, a newspaper published and of
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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.
Adopted this day of ,
1979.
Stacy Standley III
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
Kathryn S. Koch
City Clerk
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