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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DiTullio
Council Bill No. 09-2004
Ordinance No. 1324
Series of 2004
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 "TREES AND
SHRUBS" OF THE WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS
WHEREAS, the Council is empowered by Section 9.2 of the Home Rule
Charter to create boards and commissions by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, said power includes the power to abolish such boards and
commissions once created; and
WHEREAS, in light of organizational and budgetary changes, the Council
finds that the Arborist Board is no longer needed.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. The Arborist Board, created by Section 2-58 of the Code of
Laws, is hereby abolished, Section 2-58 is hereby repealed and the section number
retained as "Reserved," and, except as provided in Section 2 hereof, all references
elsewhere in the Code of Laws to "Arborist Board" are amended to read "Parks and
Recreation Commission."
Section 2. Section 24-36 of the Code of Laws is amended to read:
The 3rborif:t board CITY FORESTER OR HIS OR HER
DESIGNEE may adopt rules and regulations governing
those aspects of the conduct of the businesses defined in
Section 24-31 and 24-32 and any and all parts thereof,
directly affecting the public health and safety, and
requiring the use of such safety appliances, apparatus
and equipment as are reasonably necessary for the
protection of the workman engaged therein, the public
and private property. It shall be unlawful for any license
hereunder to violate, or fail, neglect, or refuse to comply
with any such rules and regulations.
Section 3. Sections 24-4 and 24-9 of the Code of Laws are hereby repealed
and the section numbers retained as "Reserved."
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Section 4. All references in the Code of Laws to the "City Forester" are
hereby amended to read "City Forester or his or her designee."
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after
final publication, as provided by Section 5.11 of the Charter.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 7 to
o on this 26th day of April , 2004, 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 May 10 , 2004, 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 8 to 0 ,this 10th day of May , 2004.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this
11 th day of
May
,2004.
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ATTEST:
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Pamela Anderson, City Clerk
Approved As To Form
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First Publication: April 29, 2004
Second Publication: May 13, 2004
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date: May 28, 2004
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