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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-2001-1226 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER Edwards Council Bill No. 14-2001 Ordinance No. 1 ??fl 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 5 7 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)(3) 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) (2) (3) Real Estate Appraisals THE PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, LEASE, TRANSFER OR SALE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY INTEREST The city oounoil may convene an executive session to consider real estate appraisals made for the purpose of the possible acquisition of real property or an interest therein for public use or the sale of any real property owned by the city. However, no executive session shall be convened to discuss the merits of purchasing real property for public use or the sale of real property GED\53027\386783.01 owned by the city, or any other matters pertaining to kmd acquisition or sale. 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 CONSIDERATION OF PURCHASE)SALEpR LEASE,OF REAL PROPERTY 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. Severability 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 adoption at second reading INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of ---1L to ..J2...- on this 2ih day of August, 2001, 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 September 10, 2001, at 700 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 ~ to ----L, this 10th day of September, 2001 SIGNED by the Mayor on this 11 th day of September .2001 ATTEST GED\53027\386783.01 ,:-)f4AwL JJ~" wanda Sang, CityA:~rerk ~ (.. .. . --" . ,/" " '\ , .::....." , " , ~- i .AJIc. "".' ,~~ r . ~ ~ . ~ vi ' ; \ "~' , , I ',~ 1i~ yo ""..... \. First Publication August 31, 2001 Second Publication September 13, 2001 Wheat Ridge Transcript Effective Date September 10, 2001 GED\53027\3867B3.01 -, Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney