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ORDINANCE NO. 7~9
(Series of )
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE WHEELER OPERA HOUSE RENOVATION
COMMISSION; DESCRIBING THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION; THE
TERMS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS MEMBERS; LISTING THE POWERS AND
DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; AND PRESCRIBING GENERAL RULES OF
PROCEDURE FOR THE COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish a temporary
commission to offer recommendations to the City Council for the
design, restoration, reconstruction, maintenance and operation of
the Wheeler Opera House and to oversee the day-to-day activities
of the restoration of the same.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1. Establishment of Temporary Commission.
There is hereby established the Wheeler Opera House Renova-
tion Commission for the City of Aspen, Colorado, which commission
shall act until the Wheeler Opera House is completely renovated
(as determined by the City Council) or December 31, 1982, which-
ever shall first occur. Nothing herein shall prevent the re-
establishment of said commission on or after December 31, 1982, by
appropriate action of the City Council.
Section 2. Composition; Term; Qualifications.
The Commission shall be constituted as follows:
(a) The Wheeler Opera House Renovation Commission shall con-
sist of seven (7) members appointed by the City Council
and two (2) ex-officio members who shall be members of
the City Council.
(b) All appointments shall be for a period of one (1) year
(or the balance of the term of the commission, whichever
is less). There shall be no limitation upon the number
of terms any member of the commission may serve.
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(c)
All members of the colmmission shall serve at the
pleasure of the City Council and may be removed by a
majority vote thereof.
(d) There shall be imposed no age or residency requirement
for membership on the con~ission, nor shall candidates
for appointment be required to be qualified electors.
Section 3. Powers and Duties.
The Wheeler Opera House Renovation Co~ission shall have the
following powers and duties, all of which shall be exercised sub-
ject to the laws of the state and municipality, with appropriate
conditions and safeguards, and in accordance with the public
interest and the most beneficial restoration of the Wheeler Opera
House:
(a) After review, to make recon~endations to the City Coun-
cil relative to the design, restoration, reconstruction,
maintenance and operation of the Wheeler Opera House,
including but not limited to, advertising for and re-
viewing bids for architectural and engineering services
and subsequently recommending for City Council ratifica-
tion the appropriate bid to be accepted and awarded.
Section 4. Rules of Procedure, Generally.
(a) A quorum to transact the business of the commission
shall consist of four (4) members.
(b) At its first meeting (which shall be called by the
Mayor) the conu~ission shall elect a chairperson, vice-
chairperson and secretary.
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(c) The commission shall establish regular meetings and
special meetings may be called by the chairperson or at
the request of any two (2) members on at least twenty-
four (24) hour written notice to each member of the com-
mission, provided that a special meeting may be held on
shorter notice if all members of the commission waive
notice in writing. No business shall be transacted at
any special meeting unless it has been stated in the
notice of such meeting.
(d) All regular and special meetings of the commission shall
be open to the public except for executive (closed door)
meetings as are permitted by law. Citizens shall have a
reasonable opportunity to be heard and all minutes and
other records of actions of the commission shall be made
available to the public.
(e) The commission shall adopt by-laws for the conduct of
its business not inconsistent with this ordinance and
shall adopt such rules of procedure as it deems neces-
sary.
Section 2
If any section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or por-
tion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconsti-
tutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and
not affect the validity of the remaining por-
such holding shall
tions thereof.
Section 3
A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the
day of ~,. , 19~ at 5:00 P.M. in
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the City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
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the City Council of the City of
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by
Aspen on the f~%~day of
, 1979.
Mayor
law by
ATTEST:
Kath--ryn S ./Koch
City Clerk
FINALLY adopted, passed and approved on the /~ay of
Herman Edel
Mayor
ATTEST:
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CERTIFICATE
I, Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk of Aspen, Colorado,
do hereby certify, that the above and foregoing ordinance was
introduced, read in full, and passed on
reading at a r~gular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Aspen on ~/l' 197~, and published
in the Aspen Times a weekly newspaper of general circul-
ation, published in the City of Aspe.n, Colorado, in its
issue of ~~, 197~, and was finally adopte.
and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on
provided by law.
1~, and ordered published as
Series of 197~, of said City, as
IN' WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado, this /~
day of ~ , 1~__~
Kathyrn S. ~o~h, City Clerk
SEAL
DepuLy City Clerk