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ORDINNlCE NO . 24
SER IES OF 198_3 __
COUNC I L BI LL NO . 18
I N'ffiODUCED BY COUNC IL
MEMB ER NEAL
~ }RD I N~CE AMENDING SECTION 5-11 -4 (d) OF TH E ENGLE.'nOOD MUN I CI PAL
CODE '69 CONCERNING REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF TH E CAREER SERVICE BOARD .
WHEREAS , the City Council has pre viousl y e nac ted a Ca r eer
Se r vice System Or di nance for the ~'.ty of Eng l ewood pu r s uant t o
Article 'IN of the Engl ewood City Char t er ; a nd
WHEREAS , City Co unci l i s authorized and d irected to e nact
appropr iate o rdinances for t l,e impleme ntation of thP Eng l ewood
Caree r Se rvice System ; and
WH EREAS , the Ci ty Charte r autho ri zes the City Counci l t o
r emove any membe r of the Career Serv i ce Boa r d fo r neglect of du ty
or malfeasance in office , and City Co unc il has previously enacted
an o rdinance impl e me n ting that remova l powe r of Ci ty Counci l; and
WHERf.AS , afte r consideration of public s t at eme nts ~.~
Englewood employees , the Ci ty Counc i l determi nes it is appropr iate
that the City Co un c il not exe rc i se its power to rerrov e fo r cause
Ca ree r Se rvice Boa rd membe r s e l ected t he r e t o by Englewood
employees , whil e at the same t i me recogn i zins that City Co unc il
reta ins the authority to e nact ordi:1ance providi ng for Ci t y Co un c il
rer.ioval o f all Ca ree r Servi ce Boa r d members fo, neg l ect of d uty o r
malfeasance i n off i ce ; and
WHEREAS , Ci ty Co uncil deems it appropriate t o presen tly
reli nqu i sh said removal power and leave to City employees the
respons i bility and autho rity t'J remove Ca ree r Se rvice Boa rd membe rs
elected by City employees who may be g ui lty of neglect of duty or
malfeasance in office ;
NCI;/, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED llY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY Or' ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO :
Sec tion 1. Tha t Sec ti on 5-11 -4 (d) of the '69 E.M.C . i s amended t o
r ead as f ellows:
5-11-4 (d) Ca r eer Service Board .
f.ppo intment , Rerroval
The City Council he r eby creates a Ca r e_r Service Boa r d
(he r e inaf t e r the "Boa r d ") wh i ch shall c onsist of five (5) member s ;
two membe r s shall be appoi n ted by City Co un cil , two membe rs shall
be elected by secret ballot by all fulltime permane nt classifi ed
employees of the Ci ty , and one membe r s hall be selected by the
othe r fou r members and se r ve as chai r person . &>a rd membe r s ' t e rms
are for four years or until r esignat ion , rcr,,o val or r ecall. .:IT'i
CuUNCIL MAY REMOVE ANY BOARD MEMBER, EXCEPr ·mE Thi'.) MEMBERS ELECTED
BY CIT'i EMPLOYEES, FOR COOTIN UED NEX,LECT OF D'JrI ES OR MALFEASANCE
IN OFFICE. CI'rY EMPLOYEES SHALL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY A ,J
AUTHORIT'i TO REMOVE FRcr,, OFFICE FOR MALFEASANCE OR COOTINUl 'D
NEX,LECT OF DUTI ES THOSE CAREER SERVICE BOARD MEMBER..: ELZCTED BY THE
CITY EMPLOYEES .
'lllose e l er,ted lloard members may also be n cal J c: ·i by
the employees . Election a nd recall pro-sed ures are prosidr.,: i n '69
E.M .C., Title IV, Chapter 5 . Should a s..,arrl r.o,mba r duly e1ected by
the fulltime permanent classified employee·· resi~n or o lhen,,ise
become incapacitated so as to create a vacancy :.n off i ce , lne
fulltime permanent classified e mph,yees shall (.etition the City
El ection Comni ssion t o hold an election to fill sa id uni,xpired
t e rm .
Introduced , r ead in full , and passed o n first r eading o n t.he
21st day o f March, 1983 .
Published as ~ Bill for an Or dinance on the 23rd day o f March,
1983 .
R!!a d by title a nd passed o n final reading on the 6th da, of
J un e , 1983 .
Pu blished by ti tle as Ordinance No . 24
the 8th day of June, 1983 .
Se ri es o f 1983 , on
At t est :
/sl Ga r y R. Hi g b ee
ex officio City Cle rk-Tr easu r er
/s / Eug e n e L . Oti s
Eugene L. Otis , Mayor
I, Ga r y R. Higbee , ex offici o City Cl e rk-Treasure r o f t he Ci ty
of 1::ngle\,/Qod , Colorado , hereby ce rti fy that the above a nd foregoing
i s a true , accu rate and complete copy of '":,e Ordinance passed on
final r eading and published by title as Ordinance No , 2 4 , Se ries
of 1983 .
/s / Gary R . Higbee
Gary R. Higbee