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ORDINANCE NO. 32
SERIES OF 1979
BY AUTHORITY
COUNCIL BILL NO. 35
INTRODUCED BY
COUNCILMAN SMITH
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 REQUIRING MEMBERS TO BE QUALIFIED ELECTORS AND RESIDENTS
OF THE CITY AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO DATE OF THEIR APPOINTMENT;
AND REMOVING THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENT: THAT THE MAYOR AND TWO
COUNCILMEN BE MEMBERS OF THE WATER AND SEWER BOARD.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO:
Section 1. There is hereby submitted to the qualified electors
of the city of Englewood at the general municipal election to be
held on November 6, 1978, proposed amendment to the Charter of the
City of Englewood, as follows:
That effective immediately upon approval of the
qualified electors of the City of Englewood, and the
certification thereof to the off ice 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 Revised Statutes, 1973,
as amended, Article VIII of the Home Rule Charter of
the City of Englewood is hereby amended to read as
follows:
61:
ARTICLE VIII
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
PART IV . WATER AND SEWER BOARD
BOARD CREATED
The Council shall establi sh by ordinance a Water
and Sewer Board.· The Board shall consist of nine (9)
members appointed by the Counci l from qualified
electors and residents of the Ci ty at least one year
prior to date of their appointment. Said members
shall serve overlapping term s of six (6) years. A
representative from the ·City administration shall be
appointed by the City Manager to serve as an ex
officio nonvoting member.
Section 2. The voting machines and paper ballots for said election
shall carry the followinq designation which shall be the submission
clause:
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FOR AGAINST
AMENDMENT NO. 5
Amending the Charter of the City of Englewood relating
to Article VIII, "Boards and Commissions", Part IV,
"Water and Sewer Board", Section 61, "Board Created",
requiring members to be qualified electors and residents
of the City at least one year prior to date of their
appointment; and removing the requirement that the
Mayor and two City Councilmen be members of said Board,
and further removing the requirement that members be
tax-paying electors.
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 officials of the City of Englewood shall
give notice of said general municipal election, which notice shall
be published in the manner and for the length of time required by
law, and the ballots cast at such election shall be canvassed and
the result ascertained, determined, and certified as required by
law .
Introduced, read in full and passed on first reading on
the 16th day of July, 1979.
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. 32
on the 8th day of August, 1979.
, Series of 1979,
~test: · Mayor Fm~~.~~~·/;1~~ I,~M Q, lamaa, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true, accurate, and complete copy of the Ordinance
passed on final reading and published by title as Ordinance No. 32 ,
Series of 1979 .
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