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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994 Ordinance No. 005BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO .£ SERIES OF 1994 COUNCIL BILL NO . 3 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMJ;l!R HATHAWAY AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE I, CHAPI'ER 5, SECTION 2, SUBSECTION 5, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE, 11185, CHANGING THE ELECTION OP THE MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM FROM THE FIRST MEETING IN J ANUARY TO THE FIRST MEETING FOLLOWING EACH GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECT!"~. WHE.REAS, the Englewood Home Rul• Charter wa■ amended changing the date that Council Membera take office from the lat meeting in Jam!fdy to the lat meeting following the e1ection ; and VIBEREAS , the City Cow,cil desires to be consistent with philosophy of prompt implementation of citizens direction and move the Council election of the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tern to the first meeting following the election; NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO , AS FOLLOWS : &wsm..l. Title 1, Chapter 5, Section 2, Subsection 5, of the Englewood Municipal Code, 1985 is hereby amended to read as follows : 1-5-2-5: PRESIDING OFFICER : A . The presiding officer of the City Council shall be the Mayor, who shall be elected by the membera of th e Counci l at the first meeting in Jan-, ..fteT FOLLOWING each general Mun icipal election . B. The presiding officer shall preserve st,;ct order and decorum at all regular and special meetings of the Council. iile THE MAYOR shall state every question coming before the Council , onnounce the deci1ion of the Council on all .-..ibjects, and decide all questions of order, subject, howev<r, to an appeal of the Council, in which event a ~ority vote oh!,.,.. THE Councilmen present and voting shall govern and conclusively determine such questions or order. He THE MAYOR shall vote on a.II questions, his/HER name beine called last. He THE MAYOR shall ■ign all ordinances adopted by the Council during hia/HER presence. C. At the said firat meeting in Jam.a,, af:,e, FOLLOWING each general election, the Council shall elect a Mayor Pro Tern who shall act as Mayor during the absence of the Mayor . In the event of the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tern, a s presiding officer, shall aign ordinances as then adopted. In the event of the absence of both the Mayor and the Mayor Pro 'hm, the presiding officer selected pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-5-2-78 of this Chapter, shall sign ordinances u th en adopted . Introduced, read in full , and pa ssed on fir st reading on the 7th day of February, 1994. -1 - 1994 . Publiohed.,. ~ Bill for an Ordinance on the 10th clay of February, 1994 . .':lead by title and paued on final reacline on the 22nd day •• February, 1994. Publiohed by title u Onrnance No . £ S.riee or 1994, an th Z-lth clay al' Fel-ruary, ,,t;l.ST : «IA<w'&kd Patrici a H . Crow, City Cl erk I, Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk or the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the above and foregoing i• a true copy or the Ordinance puaed on final reading and published by title u Ordinance No . £ Series or 1994. Q4;u~ #. ak,1/ Patricia H. Crow - -2 - COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Date February 7, 1994 INTTIA TI:D BY STAFF SOURCE COUNCIL GOAL Agenda Item 11 j City Attorney Rick DeWitt, City Attorney N I A IS.SUI:/ ACTION PROPOSED Subject Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem Term of Office Approval of an ordinance changing the commencement of the term of office from ':he first meeting in January to th e first meeting immediately following the general municipal election. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION In 199 1 the Englew ood Home Rule Charter was amended reflecting these changes. BACKGROUND The Englewood Home Rule Charter was amended changing ·tpe date that Council Members take office from the first meeting in January to the first meeting following the election. This amendment will make the Englewood Municipal Code consistent with the Home Rule Charter amendment. FINANCIAL IMPACT None.