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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 Ordinance No. 029• • 29 ORDINANCE NO. SERIES OF 197~9~~ BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 31 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN HARPER AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 1979, PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD RELATING TO THE AGE AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, as follows: Section 1. There is her by submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Englewood at the general municipal election to be held on November 6, 1979, proposed amendment to the Charter of ·the City of Englewood, as follows: That effective irrunediately upon approval of the qualified electors of the City of Englewood, and the certification thereof to the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Colorado, pursuant to Section 9, Article XX, of the Colorado Constitution and Section 31-2-210, Colorado R vi se d St tutes, 1973, as a me nded, Article III of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Englewood is hereby amended to read as follows: 23: ARTICLE III LEGISLATIVE BODY QUALIFICATIONS OF COUNCILMEN o person shall be eligible for the of f ice of Councilman unless at the time of his election he is a citizen of the United States, at least TWENTY-ONEyears of age, and shall have been, for TWELVE consecutive months irrunedia tely pre- ceding such election, a qualified elector of the City. Councilmen elected by Districts shall also be residents and qualified electors ·of their Districts . No elected City official shall hold any other elective public office, nor shall he be a paid mployee of the City or any other municipality. Section 2. The voting machines and paper ballots for said election shall carry the follow ing designation which shall be the submission clause: • • FOR AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 1 Amending the Charter of the City of Englewood relating to Article III, "Legislative Body", Section 23, "Qualifications of Councilmen", reducing the age requirement from twenty-five (25) year s to twenty-one (21) years and reducing the resi dency requirement from three (3) years to twelve (12) months inunediately preceding the election. And each elector voting at said election and desirous of voting for or against said amendment shall indicate his choice by depressing the appropriate counter of the voting machine which indicates the word "For" or "Against" or by appropriate marking upon paper ballots, where used. Section 3. The proper off icials of the City of Englewood shall give notice of said general munic i pal election, which notice shall be published in the manner and for the length of time required by law, and the ballots cast at such e lection shall be canvassed and the resul t asce rtained, dete rmined, and certified as required by law . Introduced, read in full and passed on first reading on the 16th day of July , 197 9 . Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 18th day of July, 1979. Read by title and passed on final reading on the 6th day of August, 1979. Published by title as Ordinance No. 29 the 8th day of August, 1979. , Series of 1979, on Attest: Mayor ~+ttc"%'0""""'e.~~. ~~~~ ~ &uA ~.:(~~o hereby certify that the above and is a true, accurate and complete copy of the Ordinance final reading and published by title as'ordinance No. 29 1979. foregoing passed on series of