HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 Ordinance No. 01810 (a)
BY AtmlORITY
CRJINANCE NO,Jl.
SEl\lES OF 1990
COONCIL BILL NO. 25
INl'RCIXOD BY axn«:IL
MEMBER ClAYTCN
AN CRJINANCE EFFEx:TJN; THE REXJ\GANIZATIOO OF CITY AI:MINIS'l'RATIVE
OEPl\RlMENl'S BY REPEALING TITLE 1, Oil\PTER 6, ARTICLES A 'lllRCXXiH K,
~ KJNICIPAL CODE 1985, AIX-IINISTRATIVE SERVICE, ANO~ A ND!
TITLE 1, Oil\PTER 6 , ARTICLES A TIIROOGH H; ~m; TITLE 3 •ii AOOJN; A ND!
Oil\PTER 8; AMEHJING TITLE 6 BY ENACTING A ?ID! OlAPTER 5; ',o!E2iOJN; TITLE 7
BY ADDING St.JBSB:TIOO C ANO O TO OlAPTER bl\, 1.'"NDING '!'ll'LE 7 BY ENACTm; A
ND/ O!APl'ER 7; l\NO AMEN>JN; TITLE 11, OlAPTER 4,
WHEREAS, the City Manager has recamended departmental reorganization;
and
WHEREAS, City Council has reviewed ti d departirental organization of
the City of Englewood; and
WHEREAS, City Council desires to :inplenent the ordinances of the City
of Englewood to mandate the recamendation of the City Manager;
~, THEREFORE, BE IT ORilAINEil BY THE CITY CXXJNCIL OF TIIE CITY CF
~. COI.aWJO, l\S FOLT.al'S:
Section 1. Title 1, Olapter 6, including Articles ,\ through K,
Engl~cipal Code 1985, Aaninistrative SeJ:vice, is hereby ,:epealed.
Section 2. A new Title 1, Olapter 6 , including Articles A through H,
Englewood Municipal Code 1985, entitled llepartrrental Organization, is
hereby enacted to rea d as follows:
1-6-1: Ol!FINlTICIIS:
STAFF OR STAFF MEMBER includes the City Manager and assistants to
the City Manager, department heads and any
e,rployee while acting in the capacity of City
Manager or depart11'ent director.
1-6-2: 'llEPAR'.IMfJffi\L acANIZA'.l'ICII:
A. The departrrental organization of the City shall be divided under
the City Manager into the following departrrents and directors
thereof:
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Departrent
Adninistrative Services
Financial Services
canmunity aleveloprent
Library and Recreatio.,
Services
Public Works
Safety Services
utilities
Direc.tor of Adninistrative
services
Director of Fit..mcial services
ex offici o City Treasurer
Director of Con!llnity Developrent
Director of. Library and
Recreatioo Services
Director cf Public Works
Director of Safety Services
Director of Utilities
B. Reference to a department director or department head in this Code
by any title other than set forth in this Section shall be
construed to refer to the department head as set forth herein.
c. On a tenp:,rary basis the City fo'.a.~ager may reassign duti,,s and
responsibilities to departments in the best interests of the City.
1-6-3: lllJllNISDlATlV PCLIC't' /BO ~:
A. Staff. Each staff meniler sh,ll perform all a.iti es required of his
office by federal law, stat<' law , the Charter, this Code and
ordinances of the City, and such other duties not in conflict
therewith as may be required by the City Manager.
B. llepartlrent Directors. The directors of departments shall:
1. Be inm!diately responsible to the City Manager for the
effective adninistration and organization of their respective
departments and a ll activities assigned thereto.
2. Keep info.med as to the latest practices in their particular
field and shall inaugurate, with the approval of the City
Manager, such new practices as appear to be of benefit to the
service and to the public.
3. Subnit such reports of the activities of the department to the
City Manager as the City Manager shall require.
4. Establish Md maintain a system of filing and indexing records
and reports in sufficient detail to furnish all informatioo
necessary for proper control of departmental activities.
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5. Have po,,er, .hen autr.orized by the City Manager, to appoint
and remove, subject to career Service regulations for
persoMel, all subordinate persoMel.
6. Be. responsible for the proper ma.intenanc~ of all City pr:,,perty
and equiµrent used in his department .
c. Departments. Each department shall furnish, upon the direct.ion of
t 'le City Manager, any other departirent such service, labo. ,,nd
·,.terlals as may be requisitioned by the head of such depar:nent,
r~d as its c,,,n facilities permit.
C. ~at i on of Departirents. All departn-ents shall:
1. Be open such hours and u.-or, rnch dates as the City Man1.ger
sha:1 direct .
, . Make a daily deposit wi th the Director of Financial Se:vices
of any nonies received directly fran the public.
3. Pay out nonies belonging to the City only in the manner
prescribed by Charter or ordinance.
1-6-4: B'.HJS: All City E!lll'loyees handling City funds, shall each,
before entering upon their respective duties, give a ~ood and
sufficient surety cCJTpany bond to the City, and conditioned
upon the faithful perfot1T1ance and discharge of their
rt>spective duties, and for proper app lication and payrent of
all none:, or pn..,,erty coning into their hands by virtue of
their fw ,ctions in such anounts as Council may, fran ,;;..., to
tiJTe, establish, by resolution or notion.
l\Rl'ICLE 1,
CITYMI\N!IGER
1-61\-1 : Chief Executive Officer: '1'le City Manager shall be toe chk.f
executive o fficer of the City governJTen t, s hall enfor, :e ti
laws of the City and shall require the faithful perfo mance of
all aaninistrative duties.
l\Rl'ICIE B
DEPARD!tNl' CF Al:MINIS'I:RATIVE SEl!Vl<El
1-68-1: Genera l Responsibilities: '1'le DepartJTent ot l\.ininist,·ative
services shall be regponsible for .,, , matters relatin~r to data
processing, central s tores , risk management, purcha s irig, and
e,,ployee relations.
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l\RTICIE C
Dl!PARM2'1' CF FllWCIAl, SERVICES
l-6C-l: General Responsibilities : The Department of Financial
Services shall be responsible for the divisions of Revenue,
Budget, l\ccounting, and City Clerk. It shall be the chlty of
the Director of Financial Services "" officio City Treasurer
to act to prarote secure and preserve the financial and
prq,erty interests of the City in all cases where the chlty is
not expressly charged t o any other department or office.
ARTICLED
DEPARIMl!NT CF CXMUll'l.Y IEIIJ!UJiMl!ffl
1-60-1: General Responsibilities: 'nle Department of Camunity
Developrrent shall be responsible for the fornul.ation,
aani.nistration and inplenentation of all planning, building,
envirorurental, housing and redevelc:pnent programs within the
City and shall enforce codes relating to said programs; shall
assist the City Planning and Zoning carmis-.ion in the
preparation of the Master Plan for the physical, social and
econanic developrrent of the City ; s hall inspect subdivision
plats for ca,pliance with the Subdivision Code; and shall
assist the Board of Acljustrrent and l\ppeal by providing
information ancl reccmrendations on matters considered by said
Board.
ARTICLE E
DEPARIMl!NI' CF LIBRARY l\liD Rl!D!EM'ICR SERVICES
l-6E-l : General Re s ponsibilities: 'nle Department of Library and
Recreation Services shall operate the City's libraries,
recreation services and golf course delivery of services and
aani.niste r the same in the int&est of the entire OC11111lnity.
ARTICLE F
Dl!PA!mll!ffl' CF PUBLIC KRS
l-6F-l: General Re s pon sibilities: The Department of Public Works
shall be responsible for all matters relating to construction,
managE!llent , maintenance and operation of the physical
prq,erties of the City, including, without limitation, st:reet
and surface drainage maintenance, traffic systems, central
garage facilities , engineering, parks, golf course facilities
and grounds, and building maintenance.
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ARl'ICIZG
IJ!PAlm!ml' c:, SAPmY sm!VICl!S
l-6G-l: General Responsibilities : The Department of Safety Services
shall oversee all police functions, including patrol,
investigations, aanin.istration, camunity relations, and
animal control; and all fire functions, including suppressioo,
prevention, aaninistration, rescue services, training and
vol unteers; and all central ccmrunications.
The titles "Directo,· of Safety Services" and "Safety Services
Director " are synonYff')us with "Olief of Police, 11 "Police
Chief, 11 "Olief of F L e," and "Fire Chief" f or all purposes
under the applicable laws of th" State of Coloraoo and the
United States of Anerica.
l -6G-2: POLICE DIVISIOO:
A. There is hereby estab l i //ru:tl a l?olice Division within the
Depart:11'ent of Safety ~;erv1Cf,~, ccnsisting of such nurrber of
police officers of t arious ranks and other civilian personnel as,
in the judgment of the Ci. ty Manager, may be necessary for the
peace and good 01;der of the City. The rrentiers of the Police
Division shall be appointed by the City Manager and shall be
subject to the career St!rvice rules and regulations.
B. The Director of Safety Services shall be in direct cxmnand of the
Police Division . He shall assign all nerbers of the Division to
their respective duties. He is responsible for their training,
perfonnance, ct'fici ency, discipline and conduct. He is
responsible for th/I ~"rn ru ,d custody of all property used by the
Division. He shall e,;tablish policies, prcx:edures, rules and
regulations, 1n conformance with the laws of the State of Colorado
and the ordinances of the City of Englewood, concerning the
q,eration of the Police Division and the conduct of its erployees.
He shall exercise general supervision and control over all meni:lers
of the Di vision .
C. The Director of Safet. · &=ices is authorized to issue a permit to
carry a concealed "'8a!-<)n to all Englewood police officers, netilers
of the reserve police force, court marshals, and other Police
Division personnel as he may deem appropriate; and may issue
penni ts to carry concealed "'8apons to other persons in accordance
with 18-12-105.l Coloraoo Revised Statutes.
D. The Division of Police shall be responsible for the preservation
of public peace, prevention of crine, apprehension of criminals,
protection of personal and property rights, enforcerent of the
laws of the State of Colorado and the ordinances of the City of
Englewood, and such other functions as the City Manager and City
Council may prescribe for the public safety function.
l\ll merrt,ers of the Police Division designated by the Director of
Safety Services to have such police powers shall have all powers
and camensurate duties with respect to the service of criminal
process and the enforcerent of criminal laws as are vested in
police officers by the general statutes.
l-6G-3: SP1!J:IAL P(LICE: '!he Director of Safety Services may appoint
speoial ;o lice officers authorized and eirpowered to perform
duties similar to those of regular police officers, coosiatent
with tht· laws of the State of Colorado and the ordinances of
the City of Englewood.
l-6G-4: RE.!ll!-'.aVE P<LICE fQO!: 'l1ie reserve police f orce shall q,erate
under the direction and control of the Director of Safety
Services. Reserve police officers are appointed and
camu.ssioned by the Director of Safety Services as si: ecial
police officers in accordance with l-6G-3.
No ment,er of l' ie Reserve Police Force shall be considered an
enployee of the City for any purpose , nor shall such perSC11 be
entitled to any carpensation, police pension benefits, sick
leave, longevity pay or carpensatory tilre benefits; and each
s uch person shall , before becaning a nenber of the Reserve
~ ·· lice Force, execute to the City a waiver of any claims for
my ca,p:ns ation, renuneration, or benefits for any injury
, r.,::urred as a result of his or her being a nenber of the
r ,,serve Police Force. '!he City will provide insurance c
cover age for "'°rlaren ' s canpensation at the City' s expense; and
the City will provide false arrest insurance protection.
'1he Director of Safety Services is authorized and directed to
establish policies, procedures, rules and regulations
governing the tenns of service and general conduct for any
rrerber of the Rese1ve Police Force .
The nun'ber of appointed reserve police offic'.ers will not
affect the authorized strength of the regular police in the
Fngl""JOOd Police Division.
l-GG-5: FIRE DIVISICN:
A. There is hereby established a Fire Division within the Department
of Safety Services, consisting of such nun'ber of fire fighting
per sonnel of various ranks and other civilian personnel as, in the
judgrrent of the City Manager, may be necessary for safety of the
City. The nenbers of the Fire Divi~;on shall be appointed by the
City Manager and shall be s ubject to career Service rules and
regulations .
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B, The Director of Safety Services shall be in direct cxmnand of the
Fire Division. He shall assign all nett>ers of the Divisioo to
their respective duties. He is responsible for their training,
performance, efficiency, discipline and conduct. He is
responsible for the care and custody of all prq,erty used by the
Division. He shall est·-,Hsh policies, procedures, rules and
regulations, in conformance with the laws of the State of
Colorado and the ordinances of the City of Englewood, coocerning
the operation of the H re Division and the conduct of ite.
esrployees. He shall exercise general supervision and control !lllel"
all 111!11i>ers of the Division.
c. The Fire Divisi on Chiefs shall cause to be kept such rerorda ""
the Director of Safety Services may direct, and they shall sul:mit
to the City Manager ncnthly, quarterly and annual reports showing
the nlri:>er of calls answered, the value of prq,erty clestroye' "1
fire, infozmation relating to insurance., nuntler of rescue nJls,
training courses held, and any other information requested bi, , lie
Director of Safety Services , and/ or the City Manaqer.
D. It shall be the duty of the Fire Division:
to aide in the preventi on of and to extinguish fires;
to educate t.he public in all matters pertaining to fires and
fire prevention;
to make inspections of property and conditions within the City
which constitute fire hazards and to assist in the elimination
or abatement thereof;
to enforce all regulatory provisi ons of this Code;
to perfonn rescue and ant>ulance services within the City;
to q,erate and maintain all firefighting apparatus and
equiprent in its charges;
t o investigate the c ause, origin and cir=tance of all fl.res
occurring within the City ;
to formulate and control a hazardous Materials cam.mi ty
Response Plan that is responsible for n-onitoring and
mitigating related incidents of this nature.
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l-6G-6: FIRE PRIM!Bl'ICll IIIRCMI:
A Fire Prevention Bureau shall be established within the Fire
Division under the direction of the Department of Camllnity
Develq:rnent' s Code Adninistrator. The Bureau shall oonsi~t of
such Fire Division persomel as may be assigned thereto by the
Director of Safety Services . '111c function of this Bureau
shall be to assist the Code Aani.nistrator in the
aani.nistration and enforcenent of the Englewood Building and
Safety Code.
l-6G-7: VCUlffl!ER FIRE DIVISICll :
A. Recognition, Qualification, Membership. There .is hereby
recognized the Engle,oxx! Volunteer Fire Division, a Colorado
not-for-profit corporation, as an auxiliary firefighting force,
the rrenbership of which may be called to duty during daylight or
night-time hours in the event of fires or when its assistance i s
otherwise needed, subject to such additional qualifications or
limitations which may be i.nposed by the bylaws of such
corporation. The irembership thereof shall consist of persons
eighteen ( 18) years of age or older who shall otherwise qualify.
B. Crnpensation: Disability, Length of Service , Retirerrent Benefits.
n
No ment,er of the Volunteer Fire Division shall receive any c
coopensation for services as a rrember thereof; provided ho.ever,
that service as a nenber of the Volunteer Fire Di vision shall be
consideree as service in a Volunteer Fire Division for the purpose
of any disability or length of service retirement benefits
provided to me!l'bers of such Division; and provided further that
the City Council may make payirents to, or oo behalf of, the
Englewood Volunteer Fire Division in reasonable am:,unts detennined
and budgeted for that purpose, such payirents to be used for
equipment, the training of firefighters and other general expenses
of the Englewood Volunteer Fire Division.
C. Officers: Election and Terms. The officers of the Volunteer Fire
Division shall consist of such officers as shall be provided by
its bylaws and shall be elected fran nonprobationary netbership of
the Volunteer Fire Division.
D. Future Men"l:lership; Limitat ions. The Englewood Volunteer Fire
Division shall recruit, appoint and maintain a merrl:lership as
established herein and shall hereafter consist of a minimum
nenbership of twenty-five (25) volunteer firefighters . Additional
volunteer appointn-ents may be made by the City Council oo the
recanrendations of the Englewood Fire Division and the City
Mana~er as needed.
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l-6G-8 : O'.JMIIICATI<JiS DMSICII: 'ttlere is hereby created the
Division of camunications. 'nlis Division shall be responsible for
radio and related catmlllications within and for the Police and Fire
Divisions, and such other cam,unication duties as assigned by the City
Manager . If necessary, the Cit y Manager shall appoint a di visioo
head; otherwise, the Director of Safety services shall have direct
operation responsibility for the division.
ARl'ICLE B
DEPAA™l!Nr CP UTILlTil!S
1-611-1: General Responsibilities: nie l)epartment of Utilities shall
be responsible for all matter,, relating to the managerrent,
maintenance, and q,eration of the water and sewer utilities,
including stonn drainage, and shall be responsible for all
matters relating to the managerrent, maintenance, and operation
of the Bi-City Wastewater Treatirent Plant.
Section 3. Title 3, Englewood Municipal Code 1985, is hereby anended
by a~ Chapter 8 relating to Firefightars • Pension and Benefit
Funds, to read ao follCMS:
3-8-1: FIREFIGHMRS' PmSICII J\lll Bl!HEFlT FIHlS:
3-8-1-1: FIREM91'S Pl!NSICII F!Hl:
CCF.mancing on January 1, 1977, there shall bt, deducted
fran the m:mthly salary of each and every paid marrber of the
Englewood Fire Division a sum equal to five perct·nt (5'1,) of
said mamber' s monthly salary pursuant to Part 4, Article 30,
Titl•• 31 Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973 , which sum shall be
deposited in the City's Firen'en's Pension Fund,
3-8-1-2: FIRE.'FIGHMRS' BmEFlT F!H>:
A, There hereby is created a special fund to be kno,,n as
the "Firefighters' Benefit Fund" for the purpose of
refunding accumulated contributions to those
firefighters caning within the provisions of this
section, and to provide those funds necessary co pay
the benefits accruing to firefighters, pursuant to the
tenns of this section.
B, The City shall make contribution to said Firefight ers'
Benefit Fund at a rate to be determined annually in the
following manner: At least e:,ery three (3) years, the
City shall have an actuarial study prepared relating to
the Fireman's Pension Fund and Firefighters' Benefit
Fund. The normal cost of the benefits afforded under
the statutory Fireman's Pension Fund and the normal
cost, plus any unfunded cost prorated on a thirty-( 30)
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year funding basis of the benefits afforded under the
Firefighters' Benefit Fund will be distributed annually
into the two (2) pension funds. The City's
contribution into the Firefighters' Benefit Fund will
be a figure derived by taking the total dis tributioo to
be made each year, as described above, and subtracting
contributions made by the enployee, City and State of
Cc ,. rodo to the Firemen's Pension Fund. The resultant
JJE,r<:an t~.g<> calculated annually wi ll be paid f ran
g >'=ral re"Jenue• of the City into the Firefighters '
BP nP f it Fund.
J n addition to the powers and obligations i:tposed upon
.:he Board of Trustees of the Englewood Firemen's
Pc.,sion Board, by Article JO, Title 31, C.R.S. 1973,
said Board shall have al. l powers necessary to supervise
anu a ai\l.nister the t "-'rns of this Section. In addition
thereto, said Board shall have the power fran tine to
time, as the need may arise, to transfer any surplus
rronies resulting in said Firefighters' Benefit Fund to
the Firemen's Pension Fund of the City.
3-8-1-3 PEltlilNl!Nr DISABILITY mil!FlTS:
A. In order to supplement the incare of any firefighter,
.ho, as a result of injury or illness, is rendered
pernianently disabled , there shall be paid to such c
officer, out of the Firefighters' Benefit Fund, a '
rronthly benefit equal to bienty percent (20'Y,) of his
base salary plus longevity , which he was making at the
time that he incurred such disability. Such pay,rent
shall be in addition .;o any benefits payable to the
firefighter fran the statutory Firer.en 's Pension Fund.
B. In order to be eligible to receive such payment, the
firefighter rrust, at t.he time of his application
therefor, be permanently iisabled £ran performing the
duties of any occupation for which the firefighter, by
reason of his education , training and experience , would
be c apable of performing but for the injury or illness
involved. In det=ining whether any firefighter is so
permanently disabled, any dis ability, and any knc,,,n
injury or illnes s, .tiich pre-existed the firefighter' s
enployirent with the City, shall be disregarded.
C. Payment to the firefighter of such benefits shall
continue on a nonthly basis, subject to the following
conditions:
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1. Paynent e:,f auch benefits shall cease upon the date
that the firefighter would have been, b.Jt for his
disability, eliqible to receive oormal, nondisability
ret:irerent bene •1t~ fran the Firefighters' Pension
Fund;
2. Paynent of such benefits shall cease should it be
subsequently <le tennined that, by reason or retraining,
inproven-ent in oondi tion, or for any other reason, the
firefighter is oot longer permanently disabled fran
perfmming the duties of any occupation for which he is
qualified; and
3. There shall be deducted fran the arrounts payable
hereunder an a;ir,mt equal to any incane earned by the
firefighter as a result of personal services (either as
an enployee of another or en his cwn behalf) .
D. The Firefighter Pension Board is hereby granted the
authority and jurisdiction to issue regul1,tions, not
inconsistent with the terms hereof, designed to carry
oot the purpose of this Section, and to hold hearings,
take evidence, ruceive information and to make final
and binding decisions, awards and resolutions
respecting the eligibility of firefighters for initial
and continued payirent of benefits hereunlier.
3-8-1-4: RE'l'IRIM!Nl' BmEFITS:
/Vly nerber of the Fire Division who has attained the age
of fifty (SO) years and has twenty ( 20) or nnre years of
credited service shall be eligible to receive a service
retirerrent pension based on the enployee' s final base pay,
allowing t,,,:, and one-half percent (2 1/21,) for each of the
first twen1.y (20) years of credited service, plus cne
percent (l'X,) for each additional year of credited service,
to a maximum of sixty five percent (65'X,). Calculating the
base pay rreans the amount of his nonthly salary as of the
date of his retirerrent. Pension paynents shall be rrade in
equal rron.:hly installrrents to the n-ember.
3-8-1-5: LF.Avn«i SfllVICE PRICR TO ELIGIBILnY:
Should any rrenber of the Fire Division leave the service
of the City prior to becaning eligible to receive a pension
payable fran the Firerren' s Pension Fund, for any reason
other than death, and said rnenoor has less than five (5)
years of credited service at tennination, · said firefighter
shall be entitled to a refund of his accumulated
contribution of the Engle.,xxi Fireiren' s Pension Fund. The
term accumulated contributions shall r,ean the S\ln of said
firerren' s contribution to the City to the Fireiren' s Pension
Fund together with interest, if any, thereon, as may be /'I
detennined by the Board of Trustees of said Fund. l ,
If Ba.id firefighter has five ( 5) or nore years of
credited service at termination, the fire fighter may elect
either:
A. Deferred nonthly benefit payabl'-' beginning at age fifty
(50) based upon the 11'1!riler's final base pay, allowing
two and one-half percent ( 2 1/2'1,) for each of the first
~nty ( 20) years of credited service plus aie percent
( 11,) for each additional year to a maximJrr. of sixty
five percent (651,) of base pay, or
B. Receive a refund of his accunul.ated oontributioos as
set oot above.
3-8-1-6: 1/!Ulffl!l!R FIRl!FIGffl'm!S' Pl!liSIC!I FUil:
A, There is hereby created a special fund to be knCMn as
the Volunteer Firefighters' Pension Fund for the
purpose of paying statutory benefits to volunteer
firefighters under conditions as provided by Title 31,
Article 30 , Part 4, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973.
B. Benefits for all volunteer firemen retired before
Decenber 31, 1974 shall be expended fran funds received I",-....·
fran the State of Colorado in the annual alloorent \_.
provided in Title 31, Article 30, Part 4, Colorado
Revised Statutes, 1973. An annual detennination shall
be made of the necessary allocation of the alloorent
between the Volunteer Firefighters' Pension Fund and
the regular Firefighters' Pension fund.
C. Beginning January 1, 1975, the City shall make
contributions to the Volunteer Firefighters• Pensioo
Fund as detennined necessary to annually fund the
pension benefit accwnul.ations of the volunteers, The
contribution shall be based on an ,,ctuarial studY to be
dor.e at least every three ( 3) years. Pension benefits
to volunteers retiring after January 1 , 1975, will be
paid fran these contributions.
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Section 4. Title 6 of Englewood Municipal Code 1985 is hereby anended
by a~ Chapter 5 to read as follC>olS:
6-5-1: l!Nl"CK».C T!' rt> 7,C1iIM; All> ENVDDlllllrAL CXJES:
'!he desi')nated specialists who enforce specific Code sections as
indicated below are •,ppointed limited and restricted peace officers
only for the purpc,se of issuing and serving B\JTIOOIIS and caiplaints for
offenses ocmni t t ed. violation of the particular codes they enforce:
Code /\ani.r>istrator d Code Enforcement Officers of the Departrrent of
carrnunity De\'!!lq>nent with respect to Titles 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, and
16, Slgl~ Municlpal Code of 1985, and also the uniform Fire Code
as may be ll!l signed uy the Director of camtunity Develcpnent.
'!he aforementi . er: limited appointJrents do not pennit theM•
designated appointees to carry firearms, make arrests, and exercise
any other du ties of law enforceirent officers, except as herein
provided.
Section 5. Title 7, Chapter 6A, Englewood Municipal Code 1985, is
hereby amended by adding new subsections C and D to read as follC>olS:
7-6A-5 :
c. All members of the Divisi•"n of Police who do not have to be
certified under the provisions of part 3 of Article 33 , 5 of Title
24, Colorado Revised Statutes, as a oondition of enployment, shall
be included within the definition of "peace officers engaged in
the perfonnance of their duties" within the rreaning of Section
18-3-2-201 (2) C.R.S,, and Section 7-6A-SA, Englewood Municipal
Code 1985, even though such personnel, by their limited
appointJrents as specified in preceding ~agraph 1 above, are
without the certification requirerrents of part 3 of Article 33.5
of Title 24, C.R.S.
D. Code Aaninistrator and Code Enforcement Officers of the
Deoartrrent of camtunity Developrent with respect to Titles 5, 6,
8, 9, 10, and 16, Englewood Municipal Code of 1985, and also the
Uniform Fire Code.
'!he aforeirentioned limited appointJrents do not permit these
designated appointees to carry firearms, make arrests, and
exercise any other duties of law enforceirent of ficers, except as
herein provided.
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Section 6. Title 7, Englewood Municipal Code 1985, is hereby amended
by a~new Chapter 7 to read as follcs,,s :
7-7:
7-7-1:
7-7-2:
7-7 -3 :
7-7-4:
PUBLIC AID, llm.lN. AID Alll ~ RESPalSE:
IX7lY CF CITIZENS 'ro AID:
It shall be the duty of all persoos, ~ called l"°'1 by
any police officer, to prCllptly aid and assist such police
officer in the discharge of his chlties, and any person who
shall fail to render such aid and assistance shall be guilty
of a violation of this Code.
DESm£l'ICJI CF l'IO'l!RIY:
When a fire is in progress, the Director of Safety
Services, or in his absence the highest ranking paid officer
in attendance, may order any building or buildings, fences
or other structures that are in close proximity to such fire
to be tom down, blown up or othetwise disposed of, if he
deems it necessary for the purpose of controlling the
progress or preventing the spread of such fire.
llm.lN. AID Alll Alm:MM'IC AID llGllm!l!Nl'5:
The City Council may ent er into agreerrents with other c:,....
citie3 , towns, fire protection districts , coqx,rations, or
incorporated areas, relating to the nutual and/or autaratic
exchange of assistance in fighting fires , but the Fire
Division shall not answer any call which is outside of the
City unless such fire i s ooe which is covered by such an
agreeirent for nutual and/or autanatic assistance .
l!H!IG!K:Y RESl'CJISE lllmDU'IY:
A. The Emergency Re sponse Authority for the City shall be
the Director o f Safety Services who shall exercise
continuing supervisory authority for the cleanup and
rmoval of the hazardous substance involved in a
hazardous substance incident.
B. '!1le City i s hereby authorized to claim reirrbursenvmt
fran the parties or person responsible for a hazardous
subs tance incident for the rea sc .l.>le and cloclfflmted
costs r e sulting fran a.,tion taken to rerrove, cootain,
or otherwise mitigate the effectr, of such incident not
including costs necessary to extinguish a fire .
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7-7-5: ESTABLISIM'NI' Cl' ll7l'CR VEHICl.E IUJ'lfS:
For vehicles transporting explosives, blasting agents,
hazardous chemicals or other dangerous articles , the routes
referred to in Section 77. 302 ( l) of the Un i form Fire Code
for vehicles transporting explosives, blas ting agents,
dangerous chemicals or other dangerous articles are hereby
established as follows:
santa Fe Drive
U.S. Highway 285, exclusively between the hours
ccmooncing at 10 :00 P.M. and ending at 6:00 A.M.
7-7-6: l'SrABLISIH!ffl Cl' FIRE LANES:
A. Fire lanes shall be established on private prq:,erty devoted
to p.,blic use where the parking of m:itor vehicles or other
obstructions may interfere with the ingress and egress of
Fire Division \'ehicles for the protection of persons and
prq:,erty, such as , but oot liroi ~ed to, shopping centers,
bo,/ling establishments, thedters, hospitals, schools,
churches and other similar locations where firefighting
awaratus and equiprrent cannot be used effectively fran
public accessways.
B. The Director of Safety Services shall establish said fire
lanes on premises heretofore set rut by filing a plat of
said private premises with the DepartJrent of Public Works
and with the Police Division of the City, specifically
designating thereon the width and route of such fire lanes
as shall be essential for the ne<:essary ingress, egress and
m:ivement of fire equiµrent and apparatus within and upon
said private premises. said plat shall bear the date of
approval of the Director of Safety Services.
c. Upon filing the approval plat designating the necessary fire
lanes and widths thereon with the Depart11'el\t of Public Wo:cks
and the Police Division, as provided herein, the Director of
Safety Services or his designee shall forthwith deliver a
copy of the sarre to the a.,ner, operator, tenant oi-lessee in
possession of said private property with written not ice, and
order to pro~eed to make and post said fire lanes in
confonnance with the Manual and Specifications of th!! State
Departrrent of Highways. Within forty-five (45) days after
notice, or s uch additional tine as oot to exceed forty-five
(45) additional days, the a.,ner, operator, tenant or lessee
in possession shall ca,plete the necessary ma.rking and
signing as required herein .
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D. Failure of the owner, operator, tenant or lessae in
possession to catply with the requirE!n".nt as set oot in
SUbsection C hereof shall be considered to be a violation oi
this Code and may subject th" owner, operator, tenant or
lessee in possession to the penalties prescribed in Section
8-2E-5 of this Article.
E. '111t owner, operator, tenant or lessee in possessim may
a ppeal the order of the Director of Safety Servi a•
rovided in Section 8-2E-4 of this Article.
Section 7. Title 11, 01apter 4, Section l and 2, Englewood Municipal
Code ~eby an-ended to read as follows and all other provisions
are repealed:
OlAPTER 4
11-4-1: DEFINITICNS : For tJie p.,rpose of this Chapter, the folla.,ing
terms, phrases, -..:>rds and their derivations shall have the
imanings given herein.
P:am:::Tal The Director of Public Works of the City of Englewood,
awc,inted by the City Manager thereof, or any person to whan
he has delegated the authority granted by this Code, or any
arrenarent hereto.
Any area used as a park, reservation, playground, beach, or
any other open area in the City, owned or used by the City
and devoted or designated to active or passive recreation,
either on a tenporary or permanent basis.
11--4-2: l\l1l'HCIUTI TO Q'.JVERN: In order to have the parks of this
City used to the fullest extent consistent with an orderly
use, there is hereby delegated the Director, or his
designee, the authority to ~t and prCJIUl.gate such rules
and regulations, governing behavior and conduct of persons
within the park as he deems necessary. Wi thoot in any
manner limiting the foregoing authority, the Director may
designate the days and hours during which any park shall be
q:,en to the public and may designate at any tiim any section
of part of any park to be closed to the public for any
interval of tiim, either tE!lp>rarily or at regular and
stated intervals and post signs to such effect.
Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading on the
21st day of May, 1990.
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C
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance oo the 24th day of May, 1990.
Read by title and passed on final reading oo the 4th day of JUne,
1990.
Published by title as Ordinance No. !l.., Series of 1990, on the 7th
day of June, 1990.
I, Patricia H, Crow, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Coloraiti,
-mrtily""" "" ,_,., ;, • --~ ...... ~ final reading and published by title as Ordinance No. , series. of 19~.
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