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Home My WebLink About2004 Ordinance No. 054• • ORD INANCE NO . 9f SER JES OF 2004 BY AU THORITY COUNC IL BILL NO . 55 INTRODU CED BY COU N IL MEM BER BRADSH AW A 1 ORD INANCE AMENDING TH E BALLOT LANGUA GE OF ORD INA NCE NO. 34, 2004 , DUE TO A SOFTWARE PR OBLEM WITH ARAPAHOE COUN TY , AND DEC LAR ING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS , th ,, Cit y Cou nci l of th e Cit y of Englewood , Co lorado appro ve d Ordinance No . 34 , Se ri es of 2004 which submi11cd a Chart er ame ndment to a vo te of the regis tered ele ct ,rs at th e November 2, 2004 Elect ion ; and WHEREAS . Ordinan ce o. 34, 2004 submiued th e prop ose d amendmen t to the Englewood Hom e Ruic Chart er, all ow ing th e Cit y to co ndu ct th .a ir election s on th e same date as se t forth in State law ; and WH EREAS, th e Arapahoe Co unt y Clerk advised th e City :hat due to a so ftware prob le m the y arc un able to print th e ballot question using th e strike through and double underli ne; and WHEREAS , the passa ge of th is Emergency Ordinanc r. will all ow amending the ballot question language by removing th e ;trike through and double und erl ine to re ad as the proposed amendment wo uld read if approved by the vo te rs at th e Nove mber 2, 2004 Elec ti on; NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY TH E CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENG LEWOOD , CO LORADO, AS FOLLOWS : .fulliiillLJ . Ball ot question No . 2A. is hereb y ame nd ed to rea d as fo ll ows: Question No . 2A Shall the Home Ruic Chart er of th e Cit y of Englewoo d, Article II, Sec ti on 12, be amend ed to rea d as fo ll ows : ART ICLE II. ELECT IO S 12: Muni cip al electi ons . A ge neral municipal elec ti on shall be held on dat es spe ci fi ed in Sta te law . Spec ial municipal election s shall be held in" .ord ancc wit h the pro vision s of 1hi s Charter. The r nlli ng pl : .. :cs shall be open from SP.Ve n A.M. 10 se ven P.M . elec tio n days. Yes No -1- Scc 1ion 2. Eac h clc c1or vo tin g at said clcc 1i on and dcs irou s of vo tin g shall indica te his 'hcr choice by depress ing th e appropriate co un1 cr o r th e vo ting mac hin e or hy th e approp ri a1c mar king upo n paper ba ll ots where used . Sc1:t10 11 3-The proper o ffi c iab of th e C11 y Df Englewood shall gi ve notice of said ne xt sc hed uled muni c ipa l elec ti o n. such notice shall be publi shed in th e ma nn er and for th e k ngth of time req uir ed by law . and th e ba ll ots cas t at s uch election shall be canvas sed and the re s ult ascc naincd, de termin ed. and cert ifi ed as requi red by law . Sce1 i011 4. Onl y if the ques tion is approved by th e registered elec tors Jf th e Ci ty of Englewood shall the Sec ti on be amend ed and th e Charte r. as amend ed. ce rtified 10 th e Scc rl.!tary of State . Sec tio n 5. For purpose s of Section 1-11 -203.5, C.R.S ., thi s Ordinan ce shall serve 10 set th e tit le and co ntent of the ba ll ot issue se t fo rth herein and th e ballo t 1i1l c fo r s uch questi o n sholl be the te xt of the que st ion itself. Any petition to con tes t the fom1 or co nt ent of th e ba ll ot title ma y be fi led with th e Di st ri ct Co urt and a 1py serve d on th e Ci ty Clerk within fi ve day s aft er th e titl e of th e ba ll ot q ues ti on is set by th e City Co un cil on final read ing o f thi s Ordi nance . Section 6. If any sec ti on, paragraph , clau se, or oth er portio n of 1hi s Ordinance is fo r any reaso n held to be in valid or un enfo rc ea ble , th e in va li dit y or un cnforcca bility shall not affec t any o f the remaining portions of thi s Ordi nance. ~clli!n..1. An e mergen cy is he reb y declared requ irin g immcdi:uc pa ssage of this Ordi nan ce beca use if th e lan g uage of Ordinance No . 34, Series of 2004 is not am ended, removing th e str ike th ro ugh an d doubl e un de rlinin g, 1he Ball ot question will not be ab k to be place d un th e coordinated Ball ot for th e Nove mber 2, 2004 Electi on and the Cit y of Engle wo1Jd wi ll have to hold a se para te election and in cur add iti onal cos ts for said se parate election. Sec tio n 8. The Ci ty Co un ci l finds and determine s that an emergency ex ists and th a1 pa ssage of th e wi thi n Bill fo r an Ordinan ce is necessary for th e imm edi ,ne pr eservati on of pub lic property. healt h, peace and safet y, and said Bi ll fo r Ordinance shall be effe cti ve up on publication fo ll owing final pass;1gi.:. Int roduc ed. read in full as an Emc r~c ncy Bill fo r an O 1in ..i , rc;1din g on the 4th d;1y o f Oc tober. 2004 . id pa sse d on fir st Publi shed as an Emergency Bill for an Ordinan ce on th e 8th da y of Oc tober. 2004. Read by title and passed o n fina l re ad in g as an Emerge ncy Ordi nanc e on th e 18th da y of Oc tober, 2004 . -2- ... • Publi shed by title as Eme rgency Ordin anc e No . ';ft , Series of 2004, on th e 22 nd day of Oc tobe r, 2004 . ~{ LoucrishiaAElli I, Loucrishi a A. Elli s, City Cler k of the City of Englewoo d, Co lorado, hereby cc n ify that th e abo ve and fo regoin g is a true copy of th e Emerg_:l)CY Ordinance "'"' oo '"" ="•• u , ~"';""' >, ,;.,, ,. oro;, , No . :i:;.£:. Elli s, City Clerk -3- • COUNCIL COMMUN ICATION Date : I Agenda Item : I Subject: October .J , 200.J I I a i ChJrt er Q ues tio n ior Novemb er ::!. 200 4 El ec ti on Initiated By: Staff Source: C,ty A llo rn ey's Office and City Clerk's Office Dan Bro tzman , Ci ty Att orn ey Lo ucris hi a A. Ellis , City Cl erk COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION On June 2 1, 2004 City Co un cil approved Ordinance No. 34, Se rie s o i 2004 which submi tl ed to a vote of th e reg ist ered electors. at th e N ovember 2, 2004 El ec ti on, a p roposed am endm ent to Sec ti on 12 o f the H ome Rul e Cha rt er l o address an elec ti on timin g issue . The amendmen t to the Chart er woukt all ow the City oi Englewood to co ndu ct th eir election s on th e sam e date as se t fo rth in Sta te la w. Pursuant ,., O rdi 11 ance o. 34 , Seri es af ::!004 1h e ballot ques ti on reads as fo ll ows : QUESTI O N NO . 2 A Shall the Home Rule Charter of the City of Eng lewood, Article II , Section 12, b e amended to read a, follows : ARTICLE .I. ELECTIONS 12: Municipal elections . A ge nera l municipal elec tion shall b e held on 11,e Tuesear afler 1he firsl lloAda, ia 'lo ,ea ,~e,, 1939, and Biennial", lheFeaHer . dates soecifled jg State la w-Special municipal el~c tion s shall be held in accordance w ith the provisions of this Charter. The polling places sha ll be open from seve n A.M . to seve n P.M . elec ti ons days. Yes No RECOMMENDED ACTION O n Se ptember ::!::!. ~00 ➔, th e ArJ pJhoe Count v Cl erk c1d vised th e City th Jt due to ~t so ft war e pro ble m th t!\ ar e unabl e to pr int th e ques 110 11 usin g th e sln ke thr ough ~md do ubl e und erlin e. The Ci tv All orn e, 's O lt1ce dnd the Ci ty Cle rk') O trke see " Co un ci l appr m ~11 ior an emerge ncy bill ior an ordi ri.1 .. ce am endin g th e ball ot la ngu age bv re mov in g th e strik e thr ough ~i nd do ubl e und erlin e. II (lpprove d. th e b.-1II0 1 qu es tion will read .1 s 10110\, s: QUESTION NO . 2 A Sha ll th e Home Rule Charter of the City of En glewood, Article II, Section 12, be ame nd ed to read as fo llows: ARTICLE II . ELECTIONS 12: Municipal elections . A general municipal election shall be held on dates specified In State law. Sp ecia l municipal elections shall be held in accordance wllh the provisions of this Charter~ The polling places shall be open from seven A.M. to seven P.M:ele~tfon days. Yes ___ No FINANCIAL IMPACT LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Proposed emergency bill fo r an ordin ance. •