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ORDINANCE NO . S
SERIE S OF 200 --
BY AUT l-1 RITY
COUNC IL BILL 0. 3
INT RODUCE D BY COUNC IL
MEMIJER OAK LEY
AN ORD INANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 6, SE CT IONS I AND 2, OF THE
ENGLE WOO D MUN ICIP AL CO DE 2000 , PERTAIN ING TO THE
REO RGANIZATI ON AND EST .A.BLI SH 1ENT OF A FIRE DE PART MENT AND A
POLI CE DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF ENG LEWOO D, COLO RAD O AND
V AR1OUS OTH ER SECTI ONS TH AT REFE RENCE SAFETY SERV ICES.
WHEREA S, th e passage of thi s r•roposed Ordi nance wi ll disso lve th e Depan ment of
Safety Servi ces and re-estab li sh a se para te Po lice Dcpn n mcnt and a Fi re Depa nment fo r th e
City of Englewood. Co lorado;
NO W, TH EREFORE, BE IT ORD AINE D BY TH E CITY COUNC IL OF TH E CITY OF
ENG LEWOOD, COLORADO . AS FOLLOWS:
Sec ti on I. The Ci ty Co un cil of the Ci ty of Englewood, Co lora do hereby aut hori zes
ame nding Titl e I, Chap ter 6, Sec ti on I. of the Englewoo d Mun ici pal Code 2000 to rea d as
fo ll ows:
1-6-1 : Definitions .
Sta.ff or swff member: Includes the City Manager and assistants to the Cit y Manage r.
dcpanment hea ds and any employee while acti ng in the capac ity of Ci ty Ma nager or
depa rtm ent di rec tor.
1-6-2 : Departmental Organization .
A. The depa n me nt al orga niza tio n of th e Ci ty shall be di vid ed under th e Ci ty Manager
int o th e fo ll ow ing depa nm ent s:
Com mun ity Deve lopme nt
Fina nce and Admini stra ti ve Se rvices
Eire Dsnooment
Hum an Resou rces
lnfo nna tio n Tec hn ology
Lib ra!)' Services
Parks and Rec reatio n
Police Dcn.1nment
Publi c Works
Safe t; Sep ·i•••
Utiliti es
B. Reference to a depanm cnt di rec tor in th is Co de by any titl e oth er than se t fo nh in
this Sec ti on sha ll be co nstru ed to refe r to the depa rt men t director as se t fo rth
herein .
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The Cit y Manager may . on n temporary ba sis. rea ss ign du1ies and responsibilit ies
10 de pan mem s in the be st interests of 1hc Ci ty.
Sec ti on 2 . The Ci 1y Counci l of the Ci1y of Englewood , Colorado he reby au thorizes
amending Title I . Chapte rs 6-D: 6-E: 6-F: 6-G : 6-H: 6-1: 6-J. of th e Englewood Mun icipa l
Code 2000, by repealing 1-6-1 EMC in its entirety and reenacting th e following 10 read as
fo ll ows:
ABTICl ·ED, FIRE DEPARTMENT
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The Fire Denanment shall oversee nil fire relmed functions includinu
fillPnrcssion orevention adm inistra tion re sc ue ond Pmhu lance se1Yiccs enforcemelll.ill
regulatoD'. orovisions fomw late oud control g hazardous materials communitv rcsoou sc
olan ond trainin g, The Fire Deoanment shall also oversee all function s of rhe Buildhm
and Safctx Di vis ion
ARTICLED£. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE S
1-6D£-1: General Responsibilities .
The Department of Human Reso urces shall be respons ible for all matt ers re latin g
to: rec ruitm ent and se lec ti on, organiza 1i onal trai ning and deve lopmen t, com pensati on
nn d class ifi ca ti on. empl oyee and labo r relat ions, em ployee ben efit nnd wellness
progran:..;. oerson nel poli cies and ris k management.
ARTl''LE I, f.. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1-6Ef-1: Genes:! ~esponslbilities.
Th e Depnnrnent of ln fo mu!.li on Tec hn oloi:,,y shall be res ponsi ble for in fo nn ati on
tec hno logy and te leco mmuni cation iss ues .
ARTICLE~ .Q.. DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY SERVI CES
1-41' le I : General Responsibilities.
Th e Depanment of Li bra ry Serv ices shall opera te the Ci ty's libraries and
adminis ter the sa me in th e inte rest of1 hc entire com muni ty.
ARTICLE G. J!. DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RE CREATION
1-6G ,U-1: Gene ral Responsibilities.
TI1 e Depa nment of Parks and Rec reati on shall provide rec reat ion progra ms and
serv ices utili zin g th e vari ous recreJ ti on fac iliti es in th e co mmunit y and shall operat e and
mai nt ain th e go lf course, ba ll fie lds. shelte r ho uses, playgroun ds , beac h, or any oth er
open area own ed and used by th e Cit y de vo ted to or des ignated fo r ac tive or pass ive
recrc;iti on.
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ARTICI EI po11cr [)I; PARIME NT
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The Police Dcnanmcm shall oversee oil noliW).mcti ons in cludinlUlilllllL
~on~. adminis1ra1ion co mmuoitv relntions,.1rnffic co ntrol anCW?dunfur~mcut
~wukations and records
ARTICLE 11,1, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
1-6HJ-1 : General Re sponsibilities.
Th e Depanment of Publi c Works shnll be res ponsibl e for all maners rel ati ng to
co ns1ructi on, mana gement. maintenance and opera ti on of th e physical prop erti es of the
City, including, without limitalion. street and sur face drainage maintenance, traffic
sys tems. central garage facilities , eugi nceri ng , an d buildin g main tenance: the
administrati on, design , inspection and coo rdin ati on of the capi tal improvement programs
of the Cit y, as well as the co ntrac t ad mini strat ion wi th re fe rence to the review of
speci fi ca tion s: the providing lega l descriptions and surveys when necessary or required;
providing estimates of va lue relating to rea l prope rty and providing prelimin ary
invesi igatio ns relatin g to ownership of land and buildi ng safety.
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I 61 lo Geeerol lb,pee,ihililies.
Tho E>epaAme111 af Sofet)' Ser ·iees shall a meo all peli ee flln eti ans, inelae1ing
pnlFel , in ·es1ignlion s, the re se P e peli ee fflree. ndn,inis1ra1i011, ee n,1mmil)' rel ntie ns.
appeiRUnent ef spe eie l poli ee , end enin.ol eentrnl: eml ell HFe funeti ons, inehuling
suppres sion, pFt'l"e1ui en. edminislrntion . re se ue cmli a1t11::!u lan e0 seF•iees , enHlreen~ent e f
regul ate r; 1uo isio ns, lti nnulnte nnli oo mrol a lunaf-e 01:1s R~ateriels eo nrnnmit)• response
phtR , IFRiniflg enli ·el uRteeFs: end all eentral eemmu11ien1ions .
The tille s "Dir eeleF ef Sefel)' EeF •iees" eHd 11 Snfe1y SeP ie es Qire eloF" oFe S) nen)meus
with "Chief af Pali eo", "Pali•• Chi of". "Chi of af ~i,e ", ane1 "~ire Chief' fer ell pYFJl 0S es
•ne1e, ihe eppli eel,lo la s 0f 1l,o S1a10 ef Ce lara e1 a ane11ho Ynitee1 Stales ef.~nmiea .
ARTICLE J Jl;. DEi'ARTMENT OF UTIL ITIES
1-6.I ,Ii;• I : General Responsibilities.
The Department of Uti lities shall be respon sible fo r all matters rel ating to th e
mnnnge menl , maimcnnncc, and opcrn li on of th e wa ter and sewe r utilities. includin g
sto1111 drainage. and shall be responsib le fo r all matt ers rel ating to the man nge ment ,
main tenance. and ope ration of the Bi-City Wastewater Treatm ent Pl ant.
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Section 3. The Safety Services Depart ment shall be cha nged 1, Polic e Departm ent in
the Englewood Mu ni cipal Code 2000 . as fo ll ows :
Titl e 2. Chapter 10, Secti on I -"Code Enforce ment Ad visory Co mmittee"
Tit le 5, Chapt er 3C, Sec ti on 2, Subsection B -"Offic ers •.o Sea rch; Seizure,
Arres t"
Title 5. Chapter 9 -""Vehi cle Wrec ker and Towi ng Se rvices ... ''
Tit le 5, Chapter 11 , Secti on I -·'Police and Fire Alann Sys tem Requireme nt s"
Title 5, Chap ter 15, Sec ti ons I and 4 -"Pawnbroke rs and Seco ndh and Dealer s"
Titl e 5, Chapter 16, Secti ons I and 4, Paragra ph H (2), lett er (ii )-"Automobi le
Pawnbrokers''
Ti tl e 7, Chapter 2, Secti on 4, Sub secti on I -''Los t or Aba nd oned Propert y"
Title 7, Chapt er 6 (C), Section 6 -·'Prohibition on the Open Carryi ng of
Fireann s''
Titl e 7, Chap ter 7, Secti on 8 (8)-"Vehi cle Id entifi ca ti on Fees"
Titl e 16, Chapter 5, Section 2 (A)-"Use-Specific Standards"
Ti tl e 16 , Chapter 11 , Sec ti on 2 (BJ -"Defi niti on of Word s, Tenn s, and Phra ses"
Section 4. The Safet y Services Direc tor shall be changed to Poli ce Chief and/o r Chi ef
of Poli ce in th e Englewood Municipal Code 2000 , as fo ll ows:
Title 5, Chapter 11 , Sec ti on I (C) -"Poli ce and Fire Alann Sys tem
Requirem ent s''
Title 7, Cha pt er 2, Sec ti on 4, Sub sec ti on I -"Lo st or Abandoned Prop ert y''
Section 5. The Safety Service s Director shall be changed to "F ire Chief' and/o r
"C hi ef ofFire" in the Englewood Municipal Code 2000 , as fo ll ows:
Titl e 5, Chapter 10, Secti on 4, Sub secti on 8 (I) (b) -"Access Roa ds"
and Subsec ti on C (4) (ii)-"Fire Protecti on"
Sec tio n 6. The Safet y Services Supplement al Disabilit y Boa rd shall be changed to th e
Police and Fire Supplemental Di sa bility Board in Title 3, Chapter 5, Secti on 2,
Subsec ti ons G. I, J and K and Title 3, Chapter 6, Secti on I, Sub sec ti on 2, G I J and K o f
the Englewood Muni cip al Cod e 2000 . Reference s to Di vis ion sha ll be changed to
Department.
~!ion 7. The Poli ce Chi ef shall address all issues related to the Director of Safe ty
Service s i11 po li ce co nt ruc ts. The Fire Chi ef shall add ress all issue s related to th e
Director of Sa~ f Services in fire contracts. In circumstances where it is uncl ea r
whether th e subj ~c t is that of poli ce or fire th e City Man ager shall be designa ted and
shall reso lve all issue s to th e con trac t.
Sect ion 8. 1 he Ci ty Manager shall have auth ority to redesigna te the des ignee und er
the provis ions of the Code where so referenced and in all circ um stances where a cl ea r
de signation is not mad e, the Cit y Manager shall make the final det ermin ati on .
Section 9. Safety Clauses. The Cit y Coun cil hereb y finds , detennin es , and declare s
that thi s Ordinan ce is promulgated und er th e genera l polic e powe r of th e Ci ty of
Englewood, th at it is promuJ ,ated fo r th e hea lth , safet y, ond we lfa re of th e public , and
that this Ordin ance is necessary for the preserv ation of health and safety and for tlv:
protection of pub li c conveni ence and we lfa re. 11,e Cit y Co un cil furt her detenni nes that
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the Ordi nance bears a rnti onnl rclnti on to the proper le gislative objc:cl sought to be
obrnincd .
Section I 0. Sevcrabilitv. If any clau se, se nt ence, paragraph , or pdrt of thi s Ordina nce
or th e applic3tion thereof to any perso n or ci rcumstan ces shall fo r any reaso n be
adjudged by a ~o un of co mpet en l juri sdic1ion invnlid. such judgment shall not affect ,
impai r or invalidate th e remainder of thi s Ordi 11ancc or it application to oth er perso ns or
circum s1ance s.
Section 11 . [ncon sis tent Ordinances. All ot her Ordinance s or portion s thereof
in co nsi stent or conflicting with this Ordinance o: :rn y portio n hereof are hereb y repealed
10 the extent of such inconsi stency or co nflict.
Section 12 . Effect of rep e.il or modific.ition . The repeal or modifi cation of any
provision of the Code of the City of Englewood by this Ordinance shall not relea se,
cxtint,'llish, alter, modi fy, or change in whole or in part any penalty , forfei ture, or
liability, either civil or crimina l. which shall have been incurred under such provi sion,
and each provi sion shal l be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpo ses
of sustaining any and all prope r uctions , suits , proceedings, and prosecuti ons for th e
enforcement of1he ?enalty, forfeiture, or liability, as we ll as for the purpo se of
sustaining any judgment. decree , or order which can or may be rendered, entered, or
made in such actions , suit s, proceedin gs, or prosecutions .
Introduced, read in full , and passed on first reading on the 7th day of January. 200 8.
Published as a Bill for an Ordin ance on the 11th day of January. 2008 .
Read by title and passed on final re.iding on the 22nd day of Janua ry, 200 8.
Publi shed by title .is Ordinance No. 5 . Series of 200 8. on the 25° day of January,
2008 .
I, Lou cri shin A. Elli s, Cit y Clerk of the City of Englewood, Co lorado. hereby cc nify
th at the above and foregoing is a true µ,py of the Ordinan ce pas on final readi ng 3nd
pub lished by title as Ordinance No. 2_, Serie s of 2008. /
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COUNCIi. COMMUNICATION
Da te: Age nda Item : Subj ec t:
Janu ary 7, 200 7 1 1 a ii i Pro p asa; to am end Ti tl e 1, Chap ter 6 of th e
Engl ewood M unicipa l c od e re-es tabl ishing a Police
D epartm en t and a Fire D epa rtm ent
Initi ated By: I Staff Source:
D epa rtm ent of Safety Serv ice s Torn Vande rrn ee , Int er im Direc tor
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Thi s mailer was prese nted to City Coun cil durin g a Study Session on D ecemb er 3, 2007.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff reco mmends th at Council ap prove a Bill for an Ordinance amendin g Titl e 1, Chapt er 6 of the
Engl ewood Municipal Code, D epartm ental O rganiza ti on. The recom m end ed change to the
o rdi nance would fo rm ali ze a p rop osa l fr o m th e D epartm ent of Safety Services to re-e stabli sh a
se parate Police D epa rtm ent and a Fire D epartm ent.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
Th e retirem ent of th •, Director of Safety Serv ices in 2007 p rese nt ed an opportu nity to review th e
o rg ani za ti o nal stru cture and goa ls r,f th e Poli ce and Fir e Divi sions that were co ns olid ated u nder th e
D epartm ent of Safety Serv ice s in 1989 . During th e 2008 budget p rocess, th e separa ti on o f th e
D epartm ent of Safety Serv ices into sepa rate Poli c e and Fir e Departm ents was sugges ted. Th e City
Manage r direc t ed th at current Safety Servi ces man age m ent staff procee d w ith a preliminary p lan for
this reo rganization fo r prese nt?~io n to City Cou nci l. A co mmiu ee was fo rm ed to id entify issues
re lated to th e proposed re org anization. Fir e O p erati ons D ivis ion Chief M ichae l Pau arozzi was
ass igned to c hair the commillee compris ed of m embers fr o m th e Poli ce and Fir e Divisi ons , th e City
Manage r's Office, Informati on Tec hn ology, and th e Human Reso urces D epa rtm en t. Th e findings
and recommendatio n were presen ted to City Coun ci l on Dece mber 3, 2007.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approxi'llately i7o,OOO was rese rve d, fro m the $170,000 sav in gs rea li ze d by elim ina ti on of th e
Director of Sa fety Serv ices p os ition, in th e 2008 geoeral fund b udget fo r th e D epa rtm ent of Safe ty
Serv ices to p ay fo r all costs associated w ith th e reorganization . To date th e total cost identified w ith
the re-organiza ti on is $D,679 .
LIST OF ATTAC HMENTS
Bill fo r an Ordin ance