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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1997-1082 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SILER Council Bill No. 20 Ordinance No. lOR? Series of 1997 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 TERM LIMITATIONS FOR CITY COUNCllMEMBERS 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, 1997 general election a ballot measure to provide for term limitations for City Councilmembers. 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 amendments to the Wheat Ridge City Charter are hereby submitted to the voters of the City for their consideration at the general election to be held on November 4, 1997 Amend Sections 4.3 and 4.4 of the Charter as follows: Sec. 4.3. Terms of office. (a) The terms of office of the councilmembers hereafter to be elected in accordance with the provisions of this charter, shall commence on their taking the oath of office at the ensuing organizational meeting of the city council held after the election in the year elected and shall continue during the term for which they shall have been elected until their successors shall have been elected and duly qualified (b) On the firct Tuesday after the first Monday In November of 1979, and thereafter, at the general GED,S3027'254634 02 1 munioipal election, counoilmembers sh::I1I be elected for t'NO ye::Ir terms AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER, 1997, TWO COUNCILMEMBERS SHALL BE ELECTED FROM EACH OF THE FOUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS, AS FOLLOWS: THE CANDIDATE RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES IN EACH DISTRICT SHALL BE ELECTED TO A FOUR YEAR TERM OF OFFICE, AND THE CANDIDATE RECEIVING THE SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES IN EACH DISTRICT SHALL BE ELECTED TO A TWO YEAR TERM OF OFFICE. (c) AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER, 1999, AND EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER, ONE COUNCILMEMBER FROM EACH OF THE FOUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS SHALL BE ELECTED TO A FOUR YEAR TERM OF OFFICE. (d) IT IS THE INTENT OF THIS SECTION THAT COUNCILMEMBERS SERVE FOUR-YEAR STAGGERED TERMS OF OFFICE WITH FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS ELECTED AT EACH GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Sec. 4.4. Qualifications. (a) (d) No person shall serve in the office of city councilmember for more than four (1) TWO (2) consecutive terms of office. This limitation of the number of consecutive terms shall apply to terms of office commencing on or after NOVEMBER 4, 1997 November 11, 1991, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED AT SUBSECTION (e) HEREOF. Any person who succeeds to the office of councilmember, and who serves at least one- half of a term in that office, shall be considered to have served a full term in that office Terms are considered consecutive unless separated by at least t'''"'O (2) FOUR (4) full years. Providod, however, th::It the limit::Ition on conseoutive terms st::Ited herein sh::I11 not be applic::Ible to ~En',S1027\,254634 02 2 the offices of oity clerk (as eleoted pursu:mt to seotion 3.7 hereof) :lnd oit'{ treasurer (aG elected purcuQnt to Geotion 3.9 heroof). (e) INCUMBENT COUNCILMEMBERS AS OF NOVEMBER 3, 1997 SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REELECTION AS FOLLOWS: (1) INCUMBENT COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WILL COMPLETE SIX CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 4, 1997 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REELECTION FOR EITHER ONE TWO-YEAR TERM OR ONE FOUR-YEAR TERM IN THE NOVEMBER 4, 1997 ELECTION. (2) INCUMBENT COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WILL COMPLETE FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 4, 1997 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REELECTION FOR ONE TWO- YEAR TERM IN THE NOVEMBER 4, 1997 ELECTION AND ONE SUBSEQUENT FOUR- YEAR TERM IN THE NOVEMBER 1999 ELECTION OR ONE FOUR-YEAR TERM IN THE NOVEMBER 4, 1997 ELECTION. (3) INCUMBENT COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WILL COMPLETE TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 4, 1997 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REELECTION FOR ONE TWO- YEAR TERM OR ONE FOUR-YEAR TERM IN THE NOVEMBER 4, 1997 ELECTION AND ONE SUBSEQUENT FOUR-YEAR TERM IN EITHER THE NOVEMBER 1999 OR 2001 ELECTION. (4) A PERSON ELECTED IN THE NOVEMBER 4, 1997 ELECTION FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM WHO IS NOT AN INCUMBENT ON NOVEMBER 3, 1997 MAY BE REELECTED FOR TWO ADDITIONAL FOUR-YEAR TERMS IN NOVEMBER 1999 AND 2003. '~Rr' ~~u~~ 254634 01 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 PROVIDE FOR FOUR-YEAR STAGGERED TERMS OF OFFICE FOR CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND ADJUSTING TERM LIMITATIONS THEREON? 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 one day following final approval. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of ~ to ~ on this 14th day of July, 1997, 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 July 28 ,1997, 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 5 to 3 ,this 28th day of July 1997. - - - SIGNED by the Mayor on this 29th day of July , 1997. ATTEST: _~L, \-1,,< WANDA SANG, CITY CkERK hc~-~<_ J...-/<- (d. "- DAN WILDE, MAYOR r,ED\~102~\2S4634 02 4 1st Publication: July 18,1997 2nd Publication: August 1, 1997 Wheat Ridge Transcript Effective Date: July 19, 1997 GED\S~02~'\~S4614 02 APPROVED AS TO FORM BY CITY ATTORNEY 5