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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER BROUGHAM
COUNCIL BILL NO. 4
Ordinance No. 892
Series of 1992
TITLE:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-53(e) OF THE CODE OF LAWS
OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO BY ESTABLISHING A
MINIMUM SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT (75%) ATTENDANCE RATE FOR
MEMBERS OF APPOINTED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WITHIN THE
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1.
of Wheat Ridge,
follows:
Section 2-53(e) of the Code of Laws of the City
Colorado is hereby repealed and reenacted as
(e) Any board or commission member may resign his term
of office at will. Any board or commission member may
be removed from office by the city council, after public
hearing before the council, by majority vote, for reasons
of inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance in office,
or violation of established rules and procedure. ANY
time a member of a board or commission is absent FROM
MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) OF THE MEETINGS HELD
BY THE BOARD OR COMMISSION WITHIN ANY CALENDAR YEAR, SAID
MEMBER SHALL AUTOMATICALLY CEASE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE
BOARD OR COMMISSION, UNLESS ABSENCES ARE DETERMINED AS
EXCUSED ABSENCES AND ARE VOTED UPON BY A MAJORITY OF
REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR COMMISSION. EXCUSED
ABSENCES COULD INCLUDE ILLNESS, DEATH IN THE FAMILY, OR
EMERGENCIES. IN ADDITION, ANY TIME A MEMBER OF A BOARD
OR COMMISSION IS ABSENT a sufficient number of times to
cause the chairman of the board or commission, to believe
that such absences are impairing the proper functioning
of the board or commission, the chairman of the board or
commission shall notify the city council, which shall
hold a hearing to determine if such member shall be
removed for neglect of duty. Any board or commission
member who shall change his personal residence to an
address outside the city or the district he represents
shall cease to be a member of the board or commission,
and his seat shall automatically be deemed vacated as of
the date on which he ceased to be a resident of the city
or of the district. vacancy on any board or commission,
whether resulting from resignation, removal by the
councilor other cause, may be filled by a new
appointment by the city council. Such appointment shall
be for that portion of time remaining in the term which
the new member has been appointed to fill.
section 2. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph,
or part of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person
or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of
competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect
application to other persons or circumstances.
section 3. Safety Clause. The city council hereby finds,
determines, and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under
the general police power of the city of Wheat Ridge, that it is
promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and
that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and
safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare.
The city council further determines that the ordinance bears a
rational relation to the property legislative object sought to be
attained.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective 15
day(s) after final publication.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of
5 to 4 on this 24th day of February , 1992,
ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in
the city of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on
final passage set for Monday, March 23 , 1992, at
7:30 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue,
Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED,
reading by a vote of
March
AND ORDERED PUBLISHED
5 to 3 this
, 1992.
on second and
23rd day of
final
SIGNED by the Mayor on this
1992.
24th
day of
March
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM BY
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March 12, 1992
1st Publication: March 5, 1992 -
2nd Publication: Apri 1 2, 1992
Wheat Ridge sentinel:
Effective Date: April 17,1992
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