HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971 Resolution No. 035RES OLllfION NO. 35, SERIES OF 1971
A RESOLlll'ION UR:iING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
TO PASS LEGISLATION PROHIBITING THE SALE, USE, AND POSSESSION OF
/\LL FIREWORKS, EXCEPI' FOR PROPERLY LICENSED AND ENFORCED PUBLIC
DISPLAYS.
WHEREAS, the Colorado State Fire Chiefs Association heartily supports the
effort to ban the sale, use, and possession of all fireworks, except as provided in
Art ic l e 13 of the Colorado State Constitution relating to public displays; and
WllEREJ\S, n i n e t een othe r states have passed similar legislation deeming it
necessary to do so in the interest of the public health and safety; and
WHEREAS, numerous other organizations in the state have endorsed the
proposal, including the Colorado Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, the Colorado
Society for the Prevention of Blindness, the Colorado Humane Society, and numerous
parrnt -tr~c h 0r assoc i at ion qroups a nd service clubs; and
WHEREAS, fire alarms answered in the City of Englewood as a direct result
of fi r e works have risen from seventeen in 1970 to fifty-three in 1971; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Englewood deems it necessary and
advisable to strictly regulate the sale, use, and possession of all fireworks;
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the City Council of the City of
Englewood earnestly requests that the General Assembly adopt legislation which will
prohibit the sale, use, and possession of all fireworks, except for public displays
wh ich are properly licensed and enforced by the local enforcement body.
ADOPl'ED AND APPROVED THIS 7TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1971.
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Mayor
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I, Stephen A. Lyon, ex officio City Clerk of the City of Englewood,
State of Co lorado, do hereby certify that the above and
and comp let.<' c opy of Rc solut j o n No . 35 , Se ri.cs of 1 9 71.
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