HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965 Resolution No. XXXMinute ■ of Septew.b•r J O, 1965
WHllll&AS , the City CouncH of the Clty of Bn9lewood , Colorado , haa heretofore
a ppointed a citi&•n• adYiaory c:o.aitto to review th• prea•nt provi•ion• of th• Charte r
of th• City of E:119lewood, and to Mk• recoiaendatJon• concerning deeirab le a-nd .. nta
th•r• to I and
WHIREAS , oid ~ittee ha • N da it ■ report to City Council r ■C04111Hnding certain
••endnwnt1 to uid Charter and City council h•• duly conaidarod the Hme ,
"°"'· 'ntll:R!PORE, II! IT RESOLVED, That thne •hall be aubaittad t o the q ualified
olector• o f the City of ll:n9lewood , Colorado, at the nuct general municipal ol11ction to
be he ld on Tuaeday , Novfflber 2 , 1965 , purauant to t he provhiona o ( Article XX, S•ction
5, or tha Con ■Utut t on of the State of Colorado, tha following amandmanl, o r amond111 ont1,
to t h e Charter o f .. nu City of t:nglewood, Colorado, to-wit1
"Tho following article ■ and soctiona of the Charter of t ho City
of Englewood, Colo rado, a re hereby a111e nded to r e ad •• follow11
ARTJCLE I
GE NERAL PROVI SI ONS
Section 6, Dotachmunt from the City -No trac t or parcel of land
..,itl1in the boundary of tho City ■hall be detached b y
any owner or owner ■ from t he City except upon majori ty
vote of the taxpaying electo r ■ voti ng upon the queation
at a ■pedal election . The q uution of detachr.ant from
t h e City ahall be ■ubnlitted to aeid vote, 11 ■ provided
in Section ■ 1411) and 14(3) of thia Charter, upon d•po•it
by aaid ow ner or O\rmor ■ with the City Treaaurer of the
oxpon ■-of Hid election aa dotermined by the Treuurer,
Section 7. Definition ■ --
'Agency ' -Any organ!Htional unit of t.,"l Cilr .
'Appropriation ' -The autho r i :r.ed a.aun t of f ur,da ■et
u i de for cxpenU.1.ture during a a pec J.fico time for a
■pacific purpo ■e .
'Ca nd i d au,• -A per ■on ■eeki1u; ~11111 ti,1n or e lection t:o
11 City o.U-ice.
'City' • The City of !ngleWOl'.d, Colorado, a municipal
corporation .
'Council ' -The City c ouncil of the City .
'Elector' o r •ouall tlad 1.:l ector' -Any po r ■o n ..,ho Ja
entitle d t o r egi s ter to voto at a particular tima. Soe
Soction 13 .
'l::me r go ncy' -An exiati ng conditi on a ctually ariaing
rrom u ntoreaeen contingencio ■ ..,hich im111ediatoly endange r ■
public-property . health, peace or ufety .
'&norgoncy Ordinance' -An ordi nenco, the immed iate pa•■age
or ..,hlch ■hall be nece ■Hry f or the p reservation or pro-
tection or public property, hoalth , peace o r ■afety.
'Ein,:l oy••' -Any co11pcinHtltd per ■on in municipal ■ervico
who ia not an officer .
'Pranchhe' -A •p•cial privilege granted b y t h• City
per,dtti ng the continuing u ■a of public p roperty, ■u ch
a ■ ci ty ■trea t ■, and usually i nvolving the e lement ■ of
monopoly ■nd regulation.
'Ma jority Vote ' -The ~r•■te ■t nulllbar of vote ■ received
by any candidate or i ■aua.
'Officer ' -A.n elected Mlllber of the City Govern1Hnt ,
'Ovarl ■ppin9 -r.na ■' -Ter•• of offlca are ■uch that only
~rtion of the Me.bar ■ wi ll be appointed or elected ■t
■ny ·on• t i111e, ■01■eti111•■ r ■ferred to •• • •taggered t erm ■,'
'Park' -Land ■ dedicated for park pu r po ■e ■•
'St■tuta ■' -~!cable law ■ of th■ Stat.a of Colorado••
they now ex1■t and u they .. y b■ a■ended , changed, re-
po ■l ■d o r otherwi ■■ MOd i Ued by hgal p ro cedure .
Minut.e.i of ~•ptaiaber JO , 1965
'Taxpaying ll•ctor ' or 'OU1Ufied Tax~ying llector' -
Any el1ct0r who, Jn the calendar yHr la1t preceding
the ti111, election, or othu dlU , 1hall have paid 1
tax upon real or penonal firoperty 1itu .. ':lld within tho
city ind ownod by and aueurd t o hi• on ',h1 a111u ■1nt
rolh ,
section 9, Mending th• Ch1rtar -M1nd1Hnt1 to thh Chart.er NY be
fra11ed and 1ubllitt.ci to the dectora through petition-
Ing th1 council, or fra-d and aub■ltted to the tllocton
by council on it.a own initiative , i n accordance with the
provia ion ■ o( Article XX of the Con ■titution of the Stato
of COl c:-ado and Section 14 of thia Charter , Nothing hero-
in contained ■h■ll be con ■trued a ■ preventing the ■ub
m l ■■.ion to th• elector• of more than one Ch&rter a11end-
ment at any one election,
ARTICLE I_!
BLEC'rIOHS
Section 10. General -All municipal el1ction1 ■hall be governed by the
provi "ion ■ of tho Colorado Municipal Election Law ■, and
as he.·eafter amendltd or modifi.ci, u:cept as otherwise
provided in this Charter, The Council uy adopt by
o rdinance 1uch rules and rogu lation1 in re1pect to
Glection ■ including by reference any l1w11 of the at.ate
of Colorado not inconliatunt with the provision• of this
Chart.or o.>r the State Constitution, a1 may bo rec:orm1end ed
by thai Election Cnll'C'i.1 ■.l '>n .
section ll, Registration -J: "~H • . '-·' l;o vote and regiatration ■hall
bo aa req uired or ,i• .. ~. 1 t••,1,J by the Colorado Municipal
Eloc:tlon Law•, <;11 • 1. ~>-1 •'-• lectora may roghtar at tho
office of the Co.>L':i', 1.:l urk and Record er or at tho ortlce
or t ho City Clerk Ii , ::;uch time• and on ■uch date ■ a ■ may
be provided by 1tatulo1 , The regiltration book ■ or li ■t ■
of the County Clerk ar,d Recorder ■hall be the regiatration
boo"k 1 or l11t1 o, tho City. Qulllified e lector ■, who are
unable to ragl ■ter •• provided above , may r•gl ■t er ••
provided b) 1tatuto for ab ■entH regi ■tratlon if ollglble
t o t!o 10,
Se ·tion 14, Spochl Election• -
(1) Ge neral Proviaiona -Sub ject to the li11itatione
impo11d tw th i ■ Charter, Council may call spec ial electiono
as ner :y either by resolution or by ordinance. Notice
of auc •• 11chl electionc ■hall M publhhed and ■hall
cite t J aection of thia Charter which govern• tho prop-
osition to be aubrnitted to the elector ■• No apecial ulo-
ction ahall bo hold within forty-five (45) day ■ before or
after a general munic:ipal or at.at• election. General
■tate ehctions 11111y be u11d for sut,d uion of city pro-
position ■• except a ■ limited by thh t'l,arter , and ■hall
not be c:onaidered n ■pecial elections for c:lty purpo ■t.1 .
Any propo11l , que ■tion or propo ■ition uy be aublllttad
at any genl!ral or special 11unic:ipal election except aa
hereinafte: lilftl tad. The ballot for all 1l ■ctlon1, ex-
cept election of officer ■, ■hall atate briefly the nature
of the propoaition ind ahall provid ■ appropriate raHna
tc vot• for or ■gain at the propoll Uon.
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(2) NUllb ■r , Limited -
A. ~ot more th11n on• ap■chl election ■hall
be held, under proviaion ■ o f &action 4fi of thh
Charter , during any twelve ~.tonth per-loch provided,
however, that propo ■od initiatlld ordinancH. quu-
!!~~~1;!1.,::•~~=~• -:re::1:~:-!:t:: =~e~~!1 g:~:~:ton•
called u nder proviaion of other Hction ■ of thi ■
Charter aa li1dtod in sectio n 14 (J) hereof .
B. Any propoaition ■ubllithd under Section
77 of thh Charter ahall not e9ain ba aub■itted
under Section 77 for on• yH r thereafter.
(l) Subject, Li■lited -lhctio ns held under pro-
vhion ■ of section 6 , Section 77 and S ■cti:,n 104 o f thla
Charter ahall ba hel I aeparate a nd ■part fr011 a ll other
elec tion• and shall I U1111t•d t o 1ut..i11ion of only one
propo ■ilion in any one election .
Ninut-■ of S•pte111bar JO , l'.J6!i
Ab1 ont•• votl n9 -In accordanc• with COloudo Mun i-
cipal U•ction Law ■, an aba•nt votu ■u•t file with th•
city chrk an applicat i on which •v b• in the form of •
lotter for an abaent vot ■r'a ballc:t not •arller than
ninety day ■ ba tora and not later than the c:loaa or bua-
inu ■ on Priday h111adiltely pn,;.c!ing any municipal ele-
ction. Tha 111nner of cutlng ■uc:h abaantae ba llot ahnll
be in accordance with Colorado Municipal Election Law ■•
Such ba llot muat ba i n tha hand ■ of the City Clerk not
later than [ive P.N. on the day or the election.
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LEGISLATIVE BODY
Section 27 . Council Meetin g ■ -Council ■hall 1Httt regularly at the
City Hall, at l oaat twice oach month, a t a day and hour
to be fi>ced from time to time by the ruloa and procedures
of each Cou ncil: however, Council NY, upon appropriate
prior published notice hold any regular or ■pecial 111oet-
l ng at ■uch other appropriate pub lic place i n tho City ill
the y may de ■ignate. Council ■hal l by ordinance pre ■cribe
tho rules of procedure governing 11eeting1. All meeting ■
for t he tranaaction of buaineu •hall be open to thtt
public. Special meeting• or council may be called in
tho ma nnttr and at the ti1H provided for by the rulo ■ o f
procedure of Council . Pive 1H1111ber1 of Co uncil ■hall
c:onatitute a quorum .
sect!.on 31. Clark of the council -The City Manager ■hall nppoint
a City Clerk who ■hall be Clerk of tho Council. The City
Clerk shall receive petition ■ and other docUNent ■ in the
name of the Council, keep a journal of Council proceed-
ings, autltcntic:ate hy hia ■ignature and record all ordin-
ances and re 1olutione in full and ahall perform euch
other dutie1 as required by thia Charter or by tho City
Managor.
ARTI CLf. IV
RECAL L
so.::tion 34. Proccduree -, To r emove •n electet' officer frClll. off.ice ,
a petiti on shall be circuhted requeatlng the reca ll of
said officer and aotting fer th the reaaon ■ for hi II reca ll .
The potition, whon aignod by qualifhd electors uqua l in
nu11ber to twonty-five per cent (25~) of the number of
vote ■ caat for the office he hold1 in the area ho reprc-
1ont11 in the laat gener al 11unicipai election , i• to be
Cilod with th• City Clerk , who will ■e t a date !or a rec:•ll
election to be held within ninety (90) day ■ foll~ing
thtt fi ling of the petition, 1ubject to the l111itation ■
aet forth in Section 14 of thil Charter . The elected
officer to be recalled may either ra ■ign or Ute wi th
the City Clerk III notic:1 of hi ■ intention to be • cand-
idate in the recall election , Other candidatea for the
orfice held by the elected officer to be recdled will
make their intention ■ known in the unn ■r p re ■cribed in
thh Charter for nomin;,,ting candidate ■• The candidate
receiving the highe1t nulllber -,f vote ■ in the election
ahall bo declared holder of the o fUco in queatlon. Ir
tho 1ucceaerul candidata La tne elected officer whoao
recall h raque1ted, he ■hall continue in office until tho
e11pi r ation of hh tei:m1 if the auccenful candidate is
10111eone other than the recalled officer, ha ■hell fill
out tho une>cp ired term of the r•called offic ■r.
ARTJCLE y
ORDINANCES
SectJ on 41, ~ergency Ordinance ■ -Dler91ncy ordinance ■ noceaury
to?"--th• i-■dht• praaervation of public property , health,
P••c•, or safety uy be introduced, read and unanimoualy
approved by a quoru11 preHnt, at any 111eetin9 of the
Council. Th• fact ■ ■hawing 1uch ur91ncy and need ■hall
be 1pacifically ■tated in th ■ ordinance. No ordinance
■hall rec•i•rTnlal paHage on th ■ aa■e date it Le int-
roduced1 however, M■r91ncy ordinance ■ .. y receive final
pu ■age by council on the followin9 day . laergency
ordinancee ahall take eUect i-..dletely upon final
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HinutH o[ S•ptMber JO, 1965
pa ■HQ ■ Ind ■hall bll publiah ■d within HY ■n day ■ ther ■ot.
No ordinan c■ .. king ■ grant of any ap ■ch\ privila9■, lev-
ying UxH, incurring indabtadnu ■, authorhing borrow-
iniJ 1110n ■y or fL>dn9 rat-■ charg.ci by any dty ovnad ut-
Uity ■hall ■var be pu ■ad u ■n ••■rg ■ncy 11aa1urt1.
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lNITIATIYB AND HPBRBNDOM
suc tion 'If,, SulJmiuJona -If th• patition ■cco111panyi n9 tho propo ■od
ordina nce ia 1ign11d by qualified elector ■ equal .in numbor
lo tan porc:unt (1°") of the pr ■c:■ding gubernatorial 11ote
I n tho city , with a rnque■t for a ■pechl olactlon, t ho
Council ■hall either pa-■ Hid ordin■nc ■ without alteration•
wi thin thirty day ■ after the petition is Ulod, aubjoc:t
to tho raterendum, or call a ■pecial munici pal e laclion,
unlcaa II general or ■p■cial municipal elect ion la to occur
within n i nety day s t hereaftor , At auch apod•l or genoral
municipal e lect i on the Council ahall aublllit aald ordinance
to a vote of th• el ■ctora of t he City , If the petition
i• aignod by qualified el ■ctor ■ equal in nUfflber to at
l out live per cunt 15"1 of the p receding gubcrnatorh1l
~:!:t
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~1!~: (!~l' d:~: t!f!~;•:n;i!~ni~:~~t~r c!:~=r:~
:~: ~~a~!:c!!~~~u ~h:l ~=~:~i!n:h:i!11f~•:h~~~~ ~~~r~::.,
or ahall eubMit ellMI to a vote of tho elector ■ at tho
next general munidpel '-'r auto e l ection. If the pet-
ition la not filed wltn the Ci ty Clerk at leaat aixty
(GO) day ■ before th• next general municipal or state
election, it ■hall be null and void.
An initiated ordinance ■hell be publiahed in the aame
1Mnner •• other ord inani.:es. Th• ballot upon which such
propoaed ordinanc• ia sublftittod 11hall compl)• with t1 1e
requirement• ••t forth i n Section 14 oC thia Charter,
If a majority of the elector ■ voting thernon ■hall vote
in favor theroof , the same ■hall thereupon, without further
publication, bec0111e an ordinance of tho City i11111ediatoly,
Any number of proposed ordinancu may be submitted at
the a11me election. The number of apecial e l ections
aha ll tic limited u provided in Section 14 of thh
Charter.
Section 4 7 . Referendum -The referendum ahall apply to all ordinancea
pasa■d by Council, e,ccept ord inance ■ mak ing the tax l evy,
the annual appropriation ordinance, or the ordering of
improvemonta i nitiated by peti tion •nd to be paid for in
whole or plrt by special UHHIHnta.
If at any t1110 within thirty (JO) daya after tho Unsl
paa ■age of an ordinance to which tha referandum h app-
licable • peti t i on algnad by qualifi ed elector ■ oqual in
number tc at leaat ten par cent 110%) cf th• preceding
gubarnatorial vote in tha City, h pre aenled to the
council pretesting any ordinanc• going into effact, it
•hall reconaider auch crdinanc•, If the ordinance h not
entirely rapealod, Council ahall aubrlit it tc a vote of
the elec tor ■ of the City u provid•d in the In i tiative
,nd Soction 14 o[ thh Charter , at tha next general ■un
.o cipal aloct.icn or at a apechl •laction, Such ordinance
•hall then 90 into effact without furthar publication if
ft majority of tha electors voting thereon voto in favor
of it, Tho council, en ita own motion, ahall hav• tho
p<NOr to aubait any propoa~ ordinance to a vota o f the
elector ■ at a ganaral or apaclal election •• provided
and limitad in thh Charter. No provhicn of thia
Chartu ahall be conatrued H U ■iting the right of
council tc refar any ordinanc• aubject to r•farandwa.
If provlaion• of two or MOre prcpoaad ordinancaa adopted
-...or •pprovad et the aa■e olacticn conflict, th• ordinance
receivin9 the higheat affirw.tha vcta ■hall baco■a
arrectiva.
Section ◄8. Aaend■ante -An ord!nanca ~dopted or rajact■d by alact-
oral vo,.....,...r either tha initiativ• er rafarandu111,
cannot be r ■viaad, repealed, or ■111andad excapt by alect-
oral vot •I but the Council ahall hava the power to aubffll t
a propoaitlcn without • patii:ion tharafor, aubjact to tha
l1111ltatlons aat forth in Saction l ◄ of thh Charter.
ARTICLE YI II
BOARDS AND CCMtISS IONS
Minute ■ of Septellber JO, 1965
section U, r1annin9 -Th• W1t1r and Sow ■r Board •hall plan for the
continuod adequ1cy of the d0110 1tic w1ter 1upply and 1y1Lem
and .anltary ,ewer 1y1tet111 •• i ndic1ted by the projected
noed1 of the City. The Board, in cooperation with tho
City Managar, 1h11l submit annually to Council a capital
e1tpenditur• hudg11t1 auch bud9et may provide for a c:on-
tln9uncy fund never to OM.coed two per cttnt l2") of tho
gro111 receipt ■ of Lhe dome1tic water and Hnitary sewer
1y1t111u for the previou1 year. l!:Jtpend iture1 from Hid
Cund 1hal1 bu upon authorizati o n o f lh• Wator and Sewer
Board.
Section 63. Power ■ -'lhe Water and Sewer Board ■hall have 1uch powers
•• may be dttlegatod to it by ordinance or rHolution and
ah1ll have the power to protect the domoatic water, water
rights, and w•ter ■upply of tho City froni injury and poll -
ution and shall have tho right and duty to exerche power
over tho atrea11 or 1ource from which such water ii take n
and with the approval of the City Council to initiate in
th11 na11e of th• City of Englewood and carry on all liti-
gation nece ■ury for the prevention of 1tre111 pollution
of any and every type. The Water and Sewer Board 1he ll
doten11ine tho neceaaity for the purchaae and acquilitJon
oC water right ■ for municiplll aupply and rights-of-way and
land ■ in connection therewith. It being provided, how-
uvor, tha t in the purcha ■o of such watar right ■, landa
in connection therewith may be purchued to acquire aaid
rl9hts dther within or beyond the corponte limits of
tho City , and in 1uch ca1a1 the water acqui red b,• such
purchaao may be 1overed from th11 land for municipal uao
and such land• may be sold or otherwiae disposed uf ea
the Council ICIiy in it ■ di1creti on deem proper and adv i ■-
ablo,
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LEGAL DEPAR'l11EHT
PART II -MUNI CIPAL COURT
Section 68. Eatabli ■hrAcnt -Beginning at tho general municipal elec-
tion in November 1959. there 1h11ll be elected for II term
of {our year ■, a Municipal Judge , who •hall prelide over
tho Englewood Mun icipal Court . Such Judge ■hall ■erve
until hia aucceHor 1a duly qualiUed. He 1h1ll h111r
and determine all cause, 1ri1i ng under thh Charter and
tho ordinance ■ of tho City and ■hill have auch other
jurhdiction u may be conferred upon him by U,e Council
and the StatutH and Constitution of this State . If in
the discretion of Council rnore than one Municipal Judge
ia neceaury or delirable, council ■hill provide for
hil election under thh Hction.
If vacancy occurs, whether cauaod by death, r•■igna.tion
or otherwise, council ahall appoint • •ucceuor to fill
tho vacancy. Such appointe ■ 1nall Hrve until the first
Monday after January 1 of the year following that in
which the next general municipal election ia held , At
1uch general municipal election, a municipal judge 1hall
be elected to take office for • four yHr ter111 beqinnincJ
on the fir ■t Monday after January 1 of the following year,
council Ny appoint one or ffllOre ae ■ociete judge ■, who
ahall alt at auch t1 .. , and upon IUCh CIUIH •• ■hall be
deter111ined by the preliding municipal judge. When act-
ually performing juclicill duti11, 1uch 1111oclate judge
shall have ell the jurladiction and pawar of • municipal
~~1::f ~-!:r:~de~e •::,i~t::n;:d::■!~.~ ~~=• t~! !~:.
qu1Ufic1t1on1 111 the ■unicipal judge . Hi ■ ealery ■hall
be d1tendned by council ,
section 70. Duties -1',e Municipal Judge ■hall 11tebliah rule ■ of
court and th~cil ■hall, upon recotaendation of the
Judge, provide hill with the neceH ■ry courtrooe facilit-
i••• 1uppl1es, and clerical 11ai1t1nt1.
MinutH of S.ptNber JO, 1965
PART Ill -MISCILLIJflOUI L!GAL P~VISION&
S•ction 72 , R••tr iction• on Bah• and IAaHa of Land and Other
RHl Property -t.and• 9ranted to or purcha ■ed by
th• city for park pvrpoH■, ■:"Id ■o dedicated, ■hall not
be aold or conv•yed without Njority vote of the •hct-
ora vot i ng thereon at any general or apecial election ,
aubject to th• Utlitation• contained in Section 14 hereof ,
Nothin9 in thi ■ provhlon •hall b • ao construed a ■ to
pro11ont tho city frOIII aolling or con11•yin9, a• herolnafter
provided, iand• purchaHd for purpoH ■ other than park•
and not ■o dedicated, even though au.ch land• may be ueed
for park purpoH ■• RHl property of th• City may be
aold, aubjact to th ■ rHtriction• contained in Section•
72 and 121 of th h Ch ■rt■r without a \/Ot• of th• elector ■,
but only by ord i nance, enacted, no t u ■ing th• elll8rgency
pro11i ■i on . Real property of the City Ny be lea ■ed,
provided that no leua o! any real property ■hall excoed
a period of twenty (20) yHr&, except l oaaes to othor
111unicipaliti•• o r govern11ental agenclo ■, or lea••• app-
roved by a vote of the elector• at any general or spe-
cial election, eubject to the li•Ltatlons contained in
Section 14 hereof.
Soction 77, Right to Combine, Con ■olidate, or MergO! -Council may
combine, coneolida te, or 111er9e tho City with any othor
contiguous mun i cipality or 111unicipall tio• upon au.ch torm•
and condition ■ 11 ■ it shall deem neceuary and exped i en t,
■ubject, however, to ratificatian by tho eloc:tor a, at a
specia l election in accordance with the provisions of
Sa ctian 14 of thi• Charter .
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FINANCE ADMINISTMTION
Soction 9 1 . Revhed Allotmente -If at any tim■ during the fhcal
yoar the City Manager shall ••certain that the ca ■h
receipts for the year, plu ■ gen•r•l fund cash •u~plu ■
from the prece ding y•ar, will be leu than the total
appropriation, h• •hall recon ■id•r the anticipated
further e>ependiture ■ to be iude by each of the aevo r-
al departmant•, afflcea and agenc:i ■•, and •hall take
such othe r action •• may be r•••enably calculated to
forestall the incurring of • deficit .
PART Ill -BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
section 104. General Obligation Bonda -Ind•btednau •nd obliga-
tion• of the City ■hall be incurred and limited a ■
provided in Article XI of the Constitution of th•
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State of COlorado applicable to town ■ and cities except
•• oth•rwhe provided in thi ■ Ch•rter. Counci 1 ■hall
have power to iuue general obligati o n bond• of the City
for any public capital purpoH, upon IMljorlty vote of th•
taxpaying dectora af th• City voting th•r ■on at a •pec-
ial election, provided, however, that wat•r •xtension
and water improv••nt bond• IMY b• i ■•ued without an
olectlan upon a d •termin•tion to that effect by Council.
The tot•l out ■tandin g general obli9ation ind•btedne ■-
of the city , other than for water bond ■, ■hall not at any
time e xceed three par c•nt (3") of the ••■-ued valuation
of the taxable property within the City H ahown by the
la•t preceding •••••ement for taJC purpo•••• Maturity
datn and term ■ of the bonda, other then water bond ■,
aa hall be ■■ provid•d in the propo ■ition ■ubnlitted ta the
taxpaying elacton . Wat•r bond• ■hall .. tur• and be
payable a ■ provided by the ordin•nce autharhing th•
luu•nc• of Hid bond ■•
PART IV -PURCHA&U MD SALES
Section 113, coapetitiv• liddin9 -lefore th• purchaeing officer uk••
any purchaH of auppli••• Mterial ■ or equlpaent, in ex-
c-■• of '1,000.00, he ■hall 9lv• aaple opportl.lnity for
... 1ed coapetitiv• bidding, with .uch 9eneral exception•
a ■ th•~ Ny pn•cribe .by ordinance . Council ■hall
not exeapt any individual contract , purchaH or ule from
th• requir••nt at coapetitiv• biddin9 . No officer,
~~r.!:!:!s~r d~!tl;a o:' i:1r~!~ry~hi~
1
t:: !!l:":ia!~~
land, .. terial ■, •upplie ■, or nrvice ■ to th■ City,
Minut•• of li•pt•iaber JO, ) 965
•xcept in c ■H of purch ■■•• ■ubaJtted to cot1pt1titiv■
bidding or not ••cHding ■n ■99n9ute ot U00,00 in ■ny
one yHr , Th• lowti ■t ■nd t>a ■t bid ■h ■ll b9 accepted or
■11 bid ■ will be r ■ject•d . It th■ low .. t bid 1a not ■cc
epted •• being th• beat, ■uch rejection •u ■t be approved
b1' CouncU, Provision ■ in thh R ■ction ■h ■ll not apply
to profeHion ■l or technlc■l ■ervJc ■■, or ■orvlc■• of
rogulat■d public utilitiH, All invitation ■ to bid ■hall
require bidder ■ to m■■t tho r ■quir ■111ent ■ of State Stat-
ute■ regard ing pretcrenc■ of State product ■.
ARTJCL!: XI II
CITY OWNED UTILITIES
Section 121. Authority and Power ■ -Th• City ■hall h ■ve and exerci ■o
with rogard to City owned util itie ■, including wa tor and
water right ■ and the acqui ■iti o n theroaf, and bonded in-
d ■btednou in conn■ction therewJth, all of the authority
and p<>'lll■r ■ now provided by the Statute• of the State of
Colorado, including tho ■e hereafter o ■tabli ■hed by act of
tha Genaul AHNlbly . In addition, th ■ City ■hall have
tho power to 0J1ch■n90 wator right• owned by it for other
water righta D"wned by other per ■on ■, a ■■ociation ■, corpor-
ationa, 11unicJpalitlea, or qua ■J-muni c ipal bodlee, upon
■uch ter11 ■ end condition ■, and in ■uch proportion ■ ■11 the
City Council ■hall deteudne to be for the benefit of the
inhabitant ■ of the City , No wator right ■, or phy■Jcal
■■■eta of the water work ■ and dhtribution ayatem or sewer
plant and collection ■y ■teni ■hall be ■old without a inaj-
ority vot• of th• taxpaying •lector ■ voting thereon at a
apecial elactlon hold in accordance \.l i th the p r ov i ■iona
and limitation ■ of thi ■ charter. The city ■hall have
tho power to enter into agreement -.ith other persona,
aaaociationa, c:orpor ■tiona, municJpalitiea, or qua ■i
municipal bodioa, for joint acquhition of water righta,
for devalopmont of water r i ght ■ or for devolopmont of a o w-
age facilitie ■ upon auch term ■ •• may bo agreed upon.
such agreeme nt• •hall be author i zed b v ordinance, enactod
not u ■in g tho emargoncy provi ■ion, a nd auch onllnnnco
■ha ll be subject to tho referondu111 aa provided in Sec-
tion 47 or thh Charter .
Section 12'1. Sale of Wat er or Water Servic1111 -Council ■hall have t h e
power to enter into contracta for aale of -.ater o r water
■e rvice ■, both in and out ■ide the City, whenever it deter-
mine ■ that the wa ter aupply available o>cceed ■ th ■t neceu-
ary for the preaent noeda of the inhabitants of the City,
said contrnct ■ Cor water and water aerv i ce ■, to be aub-
ject to the proaent and future nHd• and requ ire men t ■ of
the City and il ■ inh ■biunt ■•
Sectio,, 125. S ■le of s-er Service ■ -council ahall have the powe r to
ontar into contract ■ for ■ale of ■ewer aarvico■, both in
and outaldo tho city , contract• for ■ewer ■ervice ■ ahall
be ■ubjact to periodic renegothtion a ■ to ratoa and char-
ge• a nd upon ■uch tent1■ ■nd condition• •• to aaauro cap-
acity of the ■■'olag ■ tre■t■1e nl plant for th• UH of the
in h ■bit■nu of the City ,"
DE IT FURTHER Rr.:SOLVED th ■t the queation which ■hall be aubaltted ■t ■aid rlactlon,
wh ich ahall deecrlbe tho afore ■aid propo ■ed charter amondmenta, and which ehall appear
upon th• ballot ■t ■■id election, ahall read u f0Uow11
"Shall theC'e be adopL.cS C ■C't ■in ■11end11enta to the Charter of tho City of Englewood,
Colorado, amending th ■ preaant proviaiona of Section• 6, 7, 8 , 10, ll, U, 17, 27,
ll, l ◄, ◄l , ◄6, 47, 48, 62, 63, 68, 70, 72, 77, 91, 10-4, lll, 121, 124 and 125 the reof,
which ■111ond••nt ■ ...auld e ■t ■bliah apecific proc■duz:ea tor tho aut.iuion of qu e ■tiona
of dotachMOnt, charter ••nd-■nta, recall, initiated or ref•rred ■oa ■ure ■, a■l• or
~~=•~.:~.~o~r;=~:!1 a::1~!:~o~i~~~ :-!i:!~!0:t !0;:!t!~t!~n .;~cT:~g:~;t:r or
111.1nicipal el■ctlon 1 ...auld prohibit the holding of any apecial election within forty-
five (45) d ■y• b9for ■ or ■fter • general at■t■ or auniclpd election, would li1dt the
nuaber of ■pedal election• upon initiated M ■aure• to on• per y-■r 1 would adopt: tho
procedure cont■inad within the Colorado Municipal El■ctlon La-.• for th• r99iatution
of vot■r• for city ■1~n• and ...auld authorhe re4;1i.■tr■tion thenof by tha county
Clerk. ■nd Recorder, would reduce th ■ n\HSber of ai,;natur ■• needed upon recall pet I tion ■
to a nwaber aqu■l to tventy-flv ■ per c ■nt (25"1 of th ■ vot■■ cut for the office In~
volvltd ■t th• pracedin9 election and, upon initi ■Uve and r ■ferendwn petition ■, Lo a
nu■bar equal to flYe par c•nt (5"1, on initiative petition ■, or either ten per cont
UD'KI , or five per c.nt (5"1, in the c••• of referendu■ petition ■, or th• nullbor of
vote■ ca ■t for CJOV•rnor at th■ l ■■t ,;■naral ■t ■te elact1on, and eow1pel lnitiatlva
petition• to be filed ■t ln ■t ■bty (60) day ■ pr ior to ■ 9aner ■l •unJcJp■l or ■tat•
olectlon , would ■uthorh• Cit.y council to ■ell any 11unich-■l rH) ••t•t ■, except land ■
dedica ted and uaed ■■ park.a, without a YOU of the olectora, 'lolOUld a\lthorh• City
Council, without • vote of the elect.or ■, to l•••• aunlclpal real •■tata t.n Olh■r
Mlnut11• or Sopt.c1111her JO , 1965
111unlc:ipa l iliu11 or 9ovorn11antal •CJ•nc:iaa or lo privat• part.i••• providad thal no lnaao
Lo• privatu parly could oxco•d thu ter111 of tw•nty (20) yeara, unluaa Lim HIii• I•
apprnvftd by a vol• of Lh t1 eloc:Lor•1 would auLhori&e L11 a hauance or u1 nur11l obl1 1_11nlon
bond11 c:onu in in9 u1c:h turma and maturity dalo11 u N y bll approved by • vote or La,cp11yl119
cl11c:Lor111 would authori:r.o City Council, in evonl of II vaca ncy In the oft'icc of Mun lc:ipal
Judgt1, to appoinL II auc:ce Hor Lo aervt1 until th• Ural Monday in January o( tlrn y ci a::r
ncixt aflur lhli n1uct 9t1nt1ral 111unlclpal e hction , u whi ch ule r lion a now Muni cipal Jud90
would ho u l oc:Lud, and would autl10ril'.C1 Ci ty council t o appoint om, o r .aru Anoc:lote
Judgo N to norvo in the 11b1nnca o( Lha Municipal Jud90 1 ..-o uld authori:i:e City council
to hold 111oot i nyt1 at appropriate public: placoa, o t hu1· t '111n Chy II.ill, upon appropriato
publilhod not.lea being gJ.ven r would authoriu Clly C:01 .ncil. in tl111 uv,m l of an nmor -
gonc:y a nd upon unani1n0u• voto o{ a quoru1t1 praaenl, t o 11dopt o r d i nance• Ln bocomo o ffncl-
iva i11111.odiatoly, without thu nocuaity of prior publl cn t ion 1 would appoint tho City
Cl e rk a11 the Clerk of City Council and would authorhu him to recchu all documunla
o n City council '• bnha lf : would autho rize ll1e pu rchaaing octke r to pu rchnae aupplioa,
maturJ11h or equipmonl, nol in oxc:uu of One fllouaand Dolhra ($1,000,00), wilhoul
thu n ocu ■a ity of competitive b iddi ng , would dinc:t t ho City Manag er lo r u v Jew t he
fillclll po1it 1-=n of the City during tho thcal year and to take 11uc:h acti on IU may bo
reo aonebly calculBlcd to forealall the incurring of a deflc:it 1 would exprou more
clearly th11t 1·110 author ity or the Watar and s-•r Board relate• aolcly to Lh c Cl ty'a
domoa tlc: water auppl y ayatoma and aanl Lery aower 1y1tnm11 only : would au Lh ori:to lhc
Water 1md Scwor Board to nn to r into agreemenla for the j oint ,icquiait ion nnd develop·
mont of water righta end aewago fac:illtica and would allow tho Board to ,;mt.er into
a9raemunt1 ror the aa lo of wate r or w11tor aervicua ror t erm• i n cxc:csa ol' ont.! yonr;
and would nuthori:tu tho p r ovi s ion• of agreCIIIOnla for aewor acrvicea t o be rcnOCJO LillbJ c,
only in rc9ard t o the r11loa and c:hargo11 thor11for act (orth in 1111id 11greumc n ta7"
D~ JT ruR'111ER RESOLVED, that the Election COmmiuion 11nd the City Clork-Trensurcr
arc hereby authori:ted and diroc tod to give auch notice e a is proecribod b y l aw to the
4unl i rted o l e c:tora o[ t he City o t Englewood that the question of the 1dopt lon of thu
11for ouicl Chnr ter amendment.a ahnll be voted upon Ill t hr. nc:JCl gene ral muni ci pal olccl·
ion to be he ld 011 TU e ad11y, November 2, l'J65, and Lo take, or c11u11 e to be take n, such
o t he r, fur t her and add i tional action in regard thereto e a is prcacr i bcd by law Lo
arrange for a nd to conduct tho vote upon aaid ((Uc•tion.
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, t ha t, in addition to any a nd all other no t J ce which may
by law bo proscri bed therefor , lhe City Clerk-Trc111u ror is horoby author i.z ed and dfr·
octttd to cause to have a copy o( thi• r e aolution, inc l uding the full taxl ol t ho
proposud ChAr-to r amendments conta i ned herein, publis hed on at l east two occasion s pr ior
Lo snid c l oc:tJon in thu Ci t \•'11 o(fici•l newapaper ,
M11yor
A'M'f::ST i
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