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HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.015-75RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves SOLU ON NO. (Series of 1975) WHEREAS, the Aspen City Council did at its regular meeting held March 10, 1975, resolve to submit to the electorate the question of the City's participation in the Pitkin County Light Rail Transit proposal, and WHEREAS, the City Council directed the to prepare for the March 24, 1975 regular meeting, directing the submission of the issues at the May City Attorney a resolution 6, 1975, general municipal election and, in addition, prepare for City Council approval, a statement of the proposal to accompany the election issue so as to constitute a source of general information on the light rail transit, and WHEREAS, the ballot question and proposal statement have been found satisfactory and the City Council wishes to formalize its earlier action, 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 6th day of May, 1975, there shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified, registered electors of the City, the following question as set RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves 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: 1. The City of Aspen shall endorse the Pitkin County application to the Urban Mass Transportation Authority for federal funding of the Pitkin County Light Rail System, and cooperate with the County in implementation of the transit system (which may in- clude direct financing, grants of easements and in kind services). 2. The City of Aspen shall refuse to endorse the Pitkin County application to the Urban Mass Transportation Authority, and refuse to help finance or otherwise cooperate in the implementation of the transit proposal." Section 2 Those qualified, are qualified to vote of the City of Aspen, posed question. registered electors of the City who under the Constitution and the Charter shall be allowed to vote on the pro- 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.~4. and 7 P.~. on -2- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Tuesday, May 6, 1975, 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 system 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 Paragraph 1. Section 7 The election on the question of the proposed transit system 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 result of votes cast at the general election of municipal officers of the City of Aspen. Section 8 The notice of the election on the proposed transit system shall be published in the Aspen Times, a newspaper published -3- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves 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 one or more sections or parts of this Resolution shall be adjudged unenforceable or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this Resolution, it being the intent that the various pro- visions hereof are severable. Dated: I'r~.~ Stacy.~and~ey III, Mayor // I, Kathryn Hauter, duly appointed and acting City Clerk, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of a Resolution adopted by the City Council at its meeting held ~ ~ ,.6 ~/ , 1975. Kathry~ Hauter, City Clerk -4-