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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1999-1171 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE. COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DiTULLIO Council Bill No. 24 Ordinance No. 1171 Series of 1999 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 UNLIMITED TERMS OF OFFICE FOR THE CITY TREASURER 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, 1999 general election a ballot measure to provide for term limitations for the City Treasurer. 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 2, 1999: Amend Section 3.9 of the Charter as follows: Sec. 3.9. Election of treasurer. The treasurer shall be elected by a majority vote of the electors of the City of Wheat Ridge at each general municipal election, and shall have the same qualifications as members of the council. hislher term of office shall be for two (2) years and shall commence on his/her 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 helshe shall have been elected until hislher successor shall have been elected and duly qualified. THERE SHALL BE NO GED\53027\314058.01 LIMITATION UPON THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE TERMS OF THE OFFICE OF CITY TREASURER WHICH MAY BE SERVED BY ANY PERSON. 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 NO LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE TERMS WHICH MAY BE SERVED BY THE CITY TREASURER? Section 3. Safetv 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 on September 7, 1999. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 2- to -L on this 9th day of August, 1999, 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 August 23, 1999, 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 ~ to ~, this 26thday of August , 1999. GED\53027\314058.01 -2- SIGNED by the Mayor on this 30th day of August , 1999. ATTEST: 9fLL->'- Wanda Sang, City Clerk ~ .~.--,. /1 ,--,'1'( /"L,((, '\iv( (ul r~ . , 'Gretchen Cerveny, Mayor 1st Publication: August 13, 1999 2nd Publication: September 3, 1999 Wheat Ridge Transcript Effective Date: September 7, 1999 GED\53027\314058.01 -3-