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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-2004-1328 - - CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER !':AN~ Council Bill No. 13 Ordinance No. 1328 Series of 2004 TITLE. AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE WHEAT RIDGE HOME RULE CHARTER TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY PURSUANT TO CHARTER SECTION 16 8(b), CONCERNING THE SCHEDULING OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 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, 2004 general election a ballot measure to amend Charter Section 2.2 concerning the scheduling of municipal elections 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 Home Rule Charter is hereby submitted to the voters of the City for their consideration at the general election to be held on November 2, 2004 Amend Section 2.2 of the Charter as follows: Sec. 2.2 Municipal elections. A general municipal election shall be held on the first Tuesday 3fter tho first Mond3Y in November of 1979, and every two (2) years thereafter Any special municipal election may be called by resolution or ordinance of the city council at least sixty (60) days in advance of such election The resolution or ordinance calling a special municipal election shall set forth the purpose or purposes of such election Polling places for all municipal elections shall be open from 7 00 a.m to 7 00 P m. on election day Section 2 Ballot Question The ballot question for the proposed Charter Amendment shall read as follows GED\53027\4 77748.1 -- SHALL THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER OF ODD-NUMBERED YEARS, IN ORDER TO COINCIDE WITH THE COUNTY-COORDINATED ELECTION HELD ON THOSE DATES? 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 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 -L to ----.!L on this 28th day of June , 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 Julv 12 , 2004, 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 ----8- to -1L-, this..l2.th day of July, 2004 GED\53027\477748.1 - ,2004 SIGNED by the Mayor on this 11th day of Tuly ATTEST 1 st Publication July 1, 2004 2nd Publication July 15, 2004 Wheat Ridge Transcript Effective Date July 30, 2004 GED\53027\477748.1 / v APPROVED AS TO FORM BY CITY ATTORNEY LD E DAHL, CITY ATTORNEY