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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER Worth
Council Bill No. 52
Ordinance No. 11 n~
Series of 1998
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF
THE ELECTION COMMISSION
WHEREAS, Subsection 2~53(a) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws prohibits
individuals from serving on more than one board or commission within the City, and
WHEREAS, this restriction is inappropriate as applied to members of the Election
Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
Section 1. Subsection 2~53(a) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws is amended to
read as follows.
(a) Members of all boards and commissions shall be
residents of the city and registered voters Members of all
boards and commissions shall be at least eighteen (18) years
of age at the time of appointment All board and commission
members shall serve without compensation No board or
commission member shall hold elective governmental office for
the city or be employed by the city during tenure as a member
of a board or commission EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE
ELECTION COMMISSION, no board or commission member
shall simultaneously serve on more than one (1) city board or
commission
Section 2. 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 proper legislative object sought to be attained
Section 3. Severability; Conflictina Ordinances Repealed If any section, subsection
or clause of this ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or otherwise Invalid, the
validity of the remaining sections, subsections and clauses shall not be affected thereby
All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance
are hereby repealed
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Section 4. Effective Date This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage, as
permitted by the Charter
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 7 to 0
on this 22nd day of December , 1991, 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 January 12 , 1998, at 7 00 o'clock pm, In
the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote
of R to 0, this 12th day of January , 1998
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 13th day of January
, 1998
GRETCHEN CERVENY, MAYOR
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GERALD E DAHL, CITY ATTORNEY
First Publication TRT111Rrv? 1 qqR
Second Publication January 16, 1998
Wheat Ridge Transcript'
Effective Date .Tanuary 12. 1998
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