HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.033-84 ORDINANCE NO.
(Series of ~83)
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ASPEN, COLORADO, CERTIFYING TO
THE TREASURER OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO, CERTAIN DELINQUENT MUNI-
CIPAL CHARGES OWING TO THE CITY OF ASPEN FOR COLLECTION WITH
COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES, PURSUANT TO SECTION 31-20-105, COLORADO
REVISED STATUTES (C.R.S.) 1973, AS AMENDED
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen, Colorado, through its electric and
water departments has certain delinquent customer accounts; and
WHEREAS, the City has made all reasonable efforts to collect
these delinquent accounts short of legal action; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen by Sections
23-22 and 23-106, permits collection of delinquent electric and
water charges by lawsuit, or lien, or both; and
WHEREAS, state law, by Sections 31-20-101 et seq., C.R.S.
1973, as amended, provides that delinquent municipal charges may
be certified by the municipality to the county treasurer, whose
duty is thereupon to collect such delinquent charges in the same
manner as county property taxes are collected; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the
best interests of the City to reduce its delinquent utility
accounts, any municipal charges, assesments or taxes by collection
in this manner as provided by law;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
That al/ of the delinquent electric and water utility
accounts receivable by the City of Aspen, as listed on Exhibit
#A", copies of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein
by reference, be and hereby are certified to the Treasurer of
Pitkin County, Colorado, for collection with county property
taxes, in such cases made and provided by law including, without
limitation, Section 31-20-101 et seq., C. R. S. 1973, as amended,
and Sections 23-22 and 23-106, Aspen Municipal Code, as amended.
Section 2
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or
uncohstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a seperate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions thereof.
Section 3
A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the /~
day of ~ , 1984, at 5:00 Po M. in
the City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law by
the City Council of the City of Aspen on the ~ day of
ATTEST:
Kath~y~-s~o~h, City Clerk
adopted, passed and approved this /~-- day of
~~, 1984.
Willia~'h.'Stirling, May~6r
STATE OF COLORADO )
) ss CERTIFICATE
COUNTY OF PITKIN ;
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 regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Aspen on __~=~_~_, 19 ~--~, and published
in the AsPen Times a weekly newspaper of general circulation
published in the City of Aspen, Colorado, in its issue of
~ ~-, 19 .~ , and was finally adopted
and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on
~, 19~ , and ordered published as
Ordinance No. --~_~ , Series of 19. ~ , of said City, as
provided by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado this /3 day
Kathryn ~ Koch, City Clerk
SEAL
Deputy City Clerk