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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-2001-1225 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER Edw!lrds Council Bill No. 13-2001 Ordinance No. 1 ?? 'i Series of 2001 TITLE. AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE WHEAT RIDGE HOME RULE CHARTER TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY CONCERNING CHARTER SECTION 57. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS WHEREAS, Section 16.8(b) of the Charter permits the City Council to initiate charter amendments, and WHEREAS, the Council wishes to place before the voters at the November 2001 general election a ballot measure to amend Charter Section 5 7 concerning executive sessions BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS Section 1. Pursuant to Charter Section 16.8(b), the following proposed amendment to the Wheat Ridge City Charter is hereby submitted to the voters of the City for their consideration at the general election to be held on November 6, 2001 Amend subsection (b)(1) of Section 5.7 of the Charter as follows: Sec. 5.7. Executive Sessions (b) An executive session may be convened only on the following matters (1) Legal Consultation. The city council may convene an executive session under the following conditions (A) A suit has been filed against the city or the city has received formal written notice that a suit against the city is imminent. (8) The city council is considering instituting legal action against another party (C) The city council has knowledge of violations of the law and is considering the possibility of criminal prosecution. GED\53027\38677001 (D) CONFERENCES WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING LEGAL ADVICE ON SPECIFIC LEGAL QUESTIONS (2) (3) Section 2. Ballot Title The ballot title for the proposed Charter Amendment shall read as follows. SHALL THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, BE AMENDED TO PERMIT CONFERENCES WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON SPECIFIC LEGAL QUESTIONS IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION CONSISTENT WITH THE COLORADO OPEN MEETINGS LAW? 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 proper legislative object sought to be attained Section 4. Severabilitv If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be judged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances Section 5. Effective Date This Ordinance shall take effect upon adopton at second reading INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of -L to ~ on this 27'h day of August, 2001, ordered published in full in aIBwspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for September 10, 2001, at 7'00 o'clock p m., 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 ---1- to -L, this 10th day of September, 2001 SIGNED by the Mayor on this 11 th day of September ,2001 GED\53027\386770.01 ATTEST ~~" Wanda Sang, City ~<~~. '\ " " .,\ ~~ '\.- '- ~ L f::' \'! , . ., I ~. J ,,' I , . ~ ,..---. ,{.~." ;' / / First Publication Augus t 31, 2001 Second Publication September 13, 2001 Wheat Ridge Transcript EffectiveDate September 10,2001 GED\53027\386770.01