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Home My WebLink About2016 Ordinance No. 035f r • ORDINANCE NO.~ SERIESOF 2016 BY AUTHORITY COUNCD.. BD..L NO. 38 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GILLIT 'l AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTERS, SECTlON 2, SUBSECTION 1, ENTITLED REGULAR MEETINGS, OF THE ENOLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000, AND AMENDING CHAPTER. I, SECTlON A OF THE RULES OP ORDER AND PROCEDURE FOR THE ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL PERTAINING TO THE TIME OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. WHEREAS, the Englewood Home Rule Charted. Article III. Section 27, provides that Clty Council shall meet regularly nt the City Hall, at least twice each month al a day and hour lo be fixed from time to time; and WHEREAS, the City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, Section A-Re;ulor Meeting provides II starting Umc of 7:30 P .M.; and WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council has discussed changina the starting time of Regul i&! City Council Meetings lo 7:00 P.M.; and WHEREAS, the new starting lime will provide additional time to consider the Council A~enda' s, allow for public comment. and provide for a streamlined process; and WHEREAS, the new starting time shall be etTective on November 7, 2016, the fint regularly scheduled Council Meeting in November, and sboll continue thereafter. NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY nm crrv COUNCn. OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT: I Sectjon 1. The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby authorizes amending Title l, Chapter S, Section 2, Subsection 1 -Regular Meetings of the Englewood Municipal Code 2000 to read as follows: t-5-2-1: Regular Meetings. I • Regulnr meetings of the City Council shall be held in the City Hall on the first and third Mondays of each month at seven~ o'clock (~ ~ P .M., or at such other lime and day ;i Council may, from time lo time, designate; provided. however, that when the day fixed for any regular meeting falls upon a day designated by City Council as a City holiday, such meeting shall be held at the snmc hour on the next succeeding dny not a holiday. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado authorizes amending Chnpler 1 -City Council Meetings, Section A ~ Reguh1r Meeting of the Rules of Order and procedure for the Englewood City Council to read as follows: 1. City Council Meetings A. ReauJar Meeting Regular meeting of the City Council shall be held in the City Hall on the first .·, Mondays of each monlh at~ 2.!m P .M. or at such other lime and day as City Council may, from time to time, designate; provided, however, lhat when the day fixed for any resu\ar meeting falls upon a day designated by law as a legal or national holiday, such meeting shnll be held nt the same hour on the next succeeding day nol a holiday. Section 3. Safety Clauses. TI1e City Council hereby finds, detennines, and declares thnl this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Englewood, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and wclf arc 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 obtained. Section 4, Seyembility, If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shnll for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect. impair or invalidate the remainder of this Ordinance or it application to other persons or circumstances. Section S. Inconsistent Ordjrumces, AJl other Ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this Ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflicL Section 6, Effect of repeal or modification. The repeal or modification or any provision of the Code of the Cily of Englewood by this Ordinance shall not release; extinguish, alter, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or criminal, which shnll have been incurred under such provision, and each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purposes of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings. and prosecutions for the enforcement of the penally, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree, or order which can or may be rendered, entered, or made in such actions., suits, proceedings, or prosecutions. Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading on the 3rd day of October, 2016. Published by Title as a Bill for an Ordinance in lhe City's official newspaper on &he 6th day of October, 2016. • • Published os a Bill for an Ordinance on lho City's official website beginning on the s• day of October, 2016 for thirty (30) doys. Read by tltle and possed on final reading on the 11• day of October, 2016. Published by title in the City's official newspaper as Ordinance No. ~eri~ or 2016, on the 20th day of October, 2016. Published by title on the City's official website beginning on the 19th day of October, 2016 for thirty (30) days . This Ordinllllce shall take eff cct thirty (30) days ofter publication ollowin anal passage. I. Loucrisbia A. Ellis, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado. hereby certify thal the above and forcgoina is ».!J:IIC copy of the Ordinance passed on final reading and published by · title as Ordinance No. 2z., Series of 2016. ·· ~~1.1 COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: Agenda Item: Subject October 17, 2016 Initiated By: CMO PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION RECOMMENDED ACTION 9bv Change Regular City Council meeting time to 7:00 p.m.-2nd Reading Staff Source: Eric Keck, City Manager Staff recommends Council approve a bill for an ordinance, on second reading, amending the Englewood Municipal Code 2000 and the Rules of Order and Procedure for the Englewood City Council, to change the start time of regular Council meetings to 7:00 p.m ., effective November 7, 2016. BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED Title 1, Chapter 5, Section 2, Subsection 1 of the Englewood Municipal Code 2000 reads that the "Regular meetings of the City Council shall be held in the City Hall on the first and third Mondays of each month at seven thirty o'clock {7:30) P.M., or at such other time and day as Council may, from time to time, designate; provided, however that when the day fixed for any regular meeting falls upon a day designated by City Council as a City holiday, such meeting shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding day not a holiday." Starting in November. Council will discontinue Study Sessions before the regular Council meetings on the first and third Mondays. Study Sessions will only occur on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Since there will no longer be a Study Session at 6:00 p.m. before the regular meeting, the regular meeting can start earlier. It was decided that a 7:00 p.m. start time for regular meetings would be the most accommodating for the majority of citizens. FINANCIAL IMPACT None. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Bill for an ordinance ,l. • COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Meeting Date : Agenda Item: Subject: October 3 , 2016 11avii Change Regular City Initiated By: CMO PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION RECOMMENDED ACTION Council meeting time to 7 :00 p .m . Staff Source: Eric Keck, City Manager Staff recommends Council approve a bill for an ordinance amending the Englewood Municipal Code 2000 and the Rules of Order and Procedure for the Englewood City Council, to change the start time of regular Council meetings to 7 :00 p.m., effective November 7, 2016. BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED Title 1, Chapter 5, Section 2, Subsection 1 of the Englewood Municipal Code 2000 reads that the "Regular meetings of the City Council shall be held in the City Hall on the first and third Mondays of each month at seven thirty o'clock (7:30) P.M ., or at such other time and day as Council may, from time to time, designate; provided, however that when the day fixed for any regular meeti ng falls upon a day designated by City Council as a City holiday, such meeting shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding day not a holiday." Starting in November, Council will discontinue Study Sessions before the regular Council meetings on the first and third Mondays. Study Sessions will only occur on the second and fourth Mondays of each month . Since there will no longer be a Study Session at 6:00 p.m. before the regular meeting, the regular meeting can start earlier. It was decided that a 7:00 p.m . start time for regular meetings would be the most accommodating for the majority of citizens. FINANCIAL IMPACT None. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Bill for an ordinance