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ORDINANCE NO. 59 COUNCIL BILL NO. 64
SERIES OF 2023 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER ANDERSON
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING MONIES FOR THE SOUTH
PLATTE RENEW PURPOSES IN THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
JANUARY 1, 2024, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024,
CONSTITUTING WHAT IS TERMED THE ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.
WHEREAS, the Cities of Englewood and Littleton entered into a contract to build,
maintain, and operate a joint Wastewater Treatment Plant facility;
WHEREAS, the operations, including budget matters, of this joint facility are
overseen by the Supervisory Committee;
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood operates the South Platte Renew’ facility under
the control of the Supervisory Committee;
WHEREAS, the South Platte Renew has its own fund for operations and
maintenance;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of an agreement between the City of
Littleton, Colorado, and the City of Englewood, Colorado, a budget for fiscal year 2024 was
provided to the South Platte Renew Supervisory Committee at their regular meeting of July
27, 2023; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of an agreement between the City of
Littleton, Colorado, and the City of Englewood, Colorado, a budget for fiscal year 2024 was
presented at a joint meeting of the City Councils of both Cities held on August 17, 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. That pursuant to the South Platte Renew agreement, there be and hereby
is appropriated from the revenue derived from operation of the South Platte Renew in the
City of Englewood, Colorado, and from all other sources of revenue in the South Platte
Renew Fund including available fund balance during the year beginning January 1, 2024,
and ending December 31, 2024, the amounts hereinafter set forth for the object and purpose
specified as follows:
Total South Platte Renew Fund $ 39,975,049
Section 2. General Provisions Applicable to this Ordinance
The following general provisions and findings are applicable to the interpretation and
application of this Ordinance:
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A. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a
court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate
the remainder of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.
B. Safety Clauses. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this
Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Englewood, that it
is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is
necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public
convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a
rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be obtained. This Safety Clause
is not intended to affect a Citizen right to challenge this Ordinance through referendum
pursuant to City of Englewood Charter 47.
C. Publication. Publication of this Ordinance may be in the City’s official newspaper,
the City’s official website, or both. Publication shall be effective upon the first publication
by either authorized method.
D. Actions Authorized to Effectuate this Ordinance. The Mayor is hereby authorized
and directed to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the approval authorized by
this Ordinance, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to such
execution by the Mayor where necessary. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem
is hereby authorized to execute the above-referenced documents. The execution of any
documents by said officials shall be conclusive evidence of the approval by the City of
such documents in accordance with the terms thereof and this Ordinance. City staff is
further authorized to take additional actions as may be necessary to implement the
provisions of this Ordinance.
Introduced and passed on first reading on the 18th day of September, 2023; and on second
reading, in identical form to the first reading, on the 2nd day of October, 2023.
Othoniel Sierra, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk
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I, Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true copy of an Ordinance, introduced and passed in
identical form on first and second reading on the dates indicated above; and published
two days after each passage on the City’s official website for at least thirty (30) days
thereafter. The Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after first publication
on the City’s official website.
Stephanie Carlile
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