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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-09-03 EC MINUTESELECTION COMMISSION CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO SEPTEMBER 3, 1969 The Election Commission of the City of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, met at 7:00 P.M., September 3, 1969 . adopted. Present: Mr. William Hanson Mr. Harry Fleenor Mr . Stephen A. Lyon, Chairman The following actions and discussions took place: 1. A legal calendar of election events was adopted. 2. An adm in istrative calendar of election events was 3. Approved a recommendation to City Council that salaries of judges of election be raised from $20 per day to $25 per day and that the fee to a judge for return of election supplies be raised from $2.oo to $2.50. The recommended fees would make the City comparable with those election fees paid by Arapahoe County. The additional cost will be approximately $288 .00. 4. The Election Commission discussed the placement of a Charter amendment on the ballot removing the restriction that only taxpaying, registered electors would be allowed to vote on a general obligation bond issue. Mr. Lyon called the Commission's attention to certain wording contained within the present City Charter provision and the amendment provision which would be submitted to the vote wherein it appeared that the amortization schedule would be required to be stated in the question submitted to the voter. Mr. Lyon stated that if this interpretation is correct, it would be necessary to conduct the storm sewer election with paper ballots rather than the voting machines and thus incur approxi- mately $600.00 additional cost. The Election commission instructed the Chairman to research the question with the City Attorney and if the pro- vision is so worded as to cause paper ballots rather than voting machines to be used, to recommend that a further Charter amendment be prepared eliminating the provision in question. 5. The Election Commission discussed the initiative petitions received on September 3, 1969 calling for the City Council to either institute left turns at Bannock and U.S. 285 for north bound traffic on Bannock or cause Hampden to be two way by ordinance or by calling a special election. Mr. Lyon stated that the City Council had until October 4, 1969 to place the special question on the ballot. 6. The Election Commission reviewed the details of accomplishing the election and working with Arapahoe County. The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 P.M. RECOMMENDATION TO THE ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL DATE: September 10, 1969 SUBJECT: Municipal Election Judges' Salaries RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Election Commission that the City Council pass an ordin a nce increasing the salaries of judges of election from $20 per day to $25 per day and the fee paid to the judge responsible for returning the election supplies from $2.00 to $2.50. DISCUSSION: This recommendation has a threefold purpose: A. To assist in obtaining election judges. B. To improve judge-City relationships. c. To place the City of Englewood election fees on the same level as Arapahoe county. The cost of this recommendation will be approxi- mately $288 in 1969. ENGLEWOOD ELECTION COMMISSION ~Lde?Z7 _ Chai rm RECOMMENDATION TO THE ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL DATE: September 10, 1969 SUBJECT: City Charter Amendment to Section 104 RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that a special question be submitted to the voters at the November 4, 1969 Municipal Election causing Section 104 of the City Charter to be amended in such a way that maturity dates and terms of general obligation bonds will no longer be required to be published as a part of the bond question. DISCUSSION: Section 104 of the City Charter presently states: Maturity dates and terms of the bonds, other than water bonds, shall be as provided in the proposition submitted to the taxpaying electors. Water bonds shall mature and be payable as provided by the o r dinance authorizing the issuance of said bonds. This provision requires that the bond amortiza- tion schedule be known and designed prior to the submission of the question on the general obli- gation bonds to the electors. From the standpoint of conducting an election based upon an opinion from Mr. Bill Lamm, which is attached, this provision of Section 104 re- quires that the bond proposition itself must include the entire amortization schedule. Such a requirement will effectively cause paper ballots to be required rather than voting machines. A paper ballot election for all Englewood precincts would cost at least $600 more than an election in which voting machines are used. For this reason the Election Commission recornrnends the above City Charter amendment. From a financial administration standpoint, also, this feature is undesirable. ENGLEWOOD ELECTION COMMISSION ~~~