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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-10-18 EC AGENDA1. Call to order AGENDA ELECTION COMMISSION October 18, 1985 7:30 a.m. //() 2. Item A -ruling from Secretary of State regarding having information available at the polls on the ballot questions 3. Item B -Flyer published by the City regarding the ballot questions 4. Item C -Charter Amendment No. 1 5. Item D -Absentee Voter Ballot Count as suggested by the Secretary of State even though there is no written legal procedure 6. Item E -Certify candidate list and questions 7. Adjourn In response to have information concerning the questions on the ballot inside the polling place available for the judges to disperse comes from the Secretary of State's office, Election Division. 1. No judge shall discuss or become involved in the submission of information other than assisting in the physical performance of voting. 2. The availability of information inside the polling place is construed as electioneering. Electioneering can only be conducted outside the 100 foot limit of a polling place. 3. The availability of how the Charter would read with the amendment included could be construed as a presumption that the amendment will pass and possibly influence a voter prior to casting a vote. 4. If material is made available outside the polling limit of 100 ft, the material must be distributed by an someone who is not paid by the City and can not be a product of something that has been printed on City machinery with City supplies. 5. Ideally, a voter has his or her mind made up before coming to the polls. A Voters will be asked to decide two important matters on November 5. One proposed Charter amendment and one referendum question will appear on the ballot. The following is a brief explanation of each proposition. CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 Amending the Charter of the City of Englewood, Section 137:5 {b) to add the following non-negotiable subject of collective bargaining: "All assignment and scheduling {which subject is the City's exclusive right)." The City Council placed this amendment on the ballot to clarify the issue of administrative authority to assign and schedule employees. Council feels this perogative was previously granted by an existing provision of the Charter that states the City shall have the "exclusive power, duty and rights to .•• direct, supervise, hire, promote, transfer, assign, schedule, retain or lay-off employees." Council contends that the administration must have authority to assign and schedule employees to tasks and hours that will provide the most efficient and economical service possible to the citizens of Englewood. Otherwise, City Management cannot function to the best of its ability. Council also feels this matter was resolved in the Charter amendment election of 1981. Testimony from that time indicates it was the Council's intention to limit bargaining to economic issues and to allow the administration discretion to manage the City. This issue became clouded when the Career Service Board recently ruled that bidding for shifts in the Police Department was a mandatory subject for negotiation. The Board did state at that time that it was not addressing the question of seniority. Council contends that the City has always prided itself on fair treatment of employees. Englewood is one of few cities in the state with formal collective bargaining and impasse provisions other than referral to City Council. Council also contends there is no intent to do away completely with the system of bidding for shifts. Council does insist however that scheduling and assignments should not be mandatory subjects of negotiation. The three employee associations claim assignment and scheduling speak to the employees' right to have a say in the time of day they will work and their days off. The groups state that the present system of bidding for hours of work, days off, vacations and holidays is based on date of hire and should continue that way. Page 2 They support the Career Service Board ruling and maintain that decision is in keeping with the City Charter. The groups contend that "date of hire" (seniority) should be the standards for negotiating work schedules and assignments and that this system is in place in other "private and public sectors.'' The associations question whether assignments made by the administration would be consistently fair. REFERENDUM NO. l Shall the City of Englewood enact a rental housing regulation program? Mayor Pro Tern Beverly Bradshaw has sponsored this measure to determine public sentiment regarding the need for a rental housing regulation program in Englewood. If voters respond favorably to the question, the Council will consider the result a public mandate. In that case, Council would take the matter under advisement and enact appropriate ordinances to provide a program that would be custom designed for the needs of this community. Although Council has not drafted any provisions for a rental regulation ordinance, Bradshaw has stated she envisions a program that would preserve "the integrity of Englewood's housing stock --whether rental or owner-occupied" and would enforce zoning and code regulations equitably on all residences. Bradshaw also says she advocates a program that would establish owner/tenant responsibilities and would provide for registering and licensing rental property so that owners and managers can be easily located. Opposition to the proposal comes primarily from landlords and realtors, who contend that if rentals must be upgraded to comply with local codes, rents will have to be raised to pay for improvements. Higher rents, they claim, would drive out low-income tenants. The preceding analyses of the two ballot issues are meant to furnish voters with viewpoints from advocates and opponents. For further information, contact the Public Relations Department, 761-1140, ext. 215 THIS IS HOW THE AMENDMENT NO. 1 WOULD READ IN THE CHARTER IF PASSED. 137:5 SUBJECTS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING (b) Non-Negotiable Subjects. The following subjects shall be excluded from collective bargaining as non-negotiable subjects of bargaining: Any subject pre-empted by State of Federal law or by City Charter; State or Federally regulated or mandated pension provisions; administration of insurance programs, selection of insurance carrier including self-insurance; matters delegated by Charter to any Board or Commission of the City; all matters relating to classification, recruitment, hiring, examination and certification of appointment to a position and Career Service Board Appeals based thereupon; promotions out of the bargaining unit; ALL ASSIGNMENT AND SCHEDULING (WHICH SUBJECT IS THE CITY'S EXCLUSIVE RIGHT) • INSTRUCTIONS TO JUDGES RE: ABSENTEE VOTER BALLOTS 1. One judge will take the envelope and check for sufficiency. If the envelope is approved, the judge will right down the person's name in the poll book. Those envelopes that are disapproved will be placed in a separate pile. 2. The second judge will open the envelope and remove the ballot placing the ballot face down. 3. The third judge will suffle the ballots, turn them face up, and remove the stubs. This judge will place the ballots in one stack and the stubs in another stack. 4. The first judge will suffle the ballots and suffle the stubs and place them in separate stacks again. 5. The second judge will record the vote. 6. The third judge will suffle the ballots once more. 7. The first judge will record the recount. City of Englewood District II - District IV - -. ·. Susan c. Van Dyke Dale A. Duran Gary Kozacek Municipal .Judge - At Large - REFERENDUM NO. 2 Louis Parkinson Rita L. Hathaway .Joe Bilo Shall the City of Englewood enact a rental housing regulation program? AMENDMENT NO. 1 Amending the Olarter of the City of Englewood, Section 137:5 (b) to add the following non-negotiable subject of collective bargaining: "All assigrment aoo schedul- ing (which subject is the City's e~usive right)." c. FOR FOR 3400 S . Elat i Street Englewood , Colorado 80110 Phone (303 ) 761-1140 AGAINS'T AGAINS'T Polling Places City of Englewood General Municiapl Election November 5 , 1985 Precinct City Po l ling Location 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Scenic View School 2323 W. Baker Englewood ~ Co 80110 Dr. Tom Synnott, Principal First Christian Church 3190 South. Grant Englewood, Co 80110 ·City Hall Building Community Room 3400 South Elati Englewood, Co 80110 Maddox School 700 W. Mansfield Englewood, Co 80110 Keith Whisenland, Principal Washington School Building 3185 South Washington Englewood, Co 80110 Eve Hoyaard or Barbara Quist Orchard Place 3425 South Sherman Englewood, Co 80110 Charles Hay 3195 South Lafayette Englewood, Co 80110 Charles Grimes, Principal Baptist Seminary 3401 South University Englewood, Co 80110 Evan Morgan Lowell School 3784 South Logan Englewood, Co 80110 Tom Tollinger, Principal Quincy Fire 590 E. Quincy Englewood , Co 80110 Fire Chief Broman . '\ 11 12 13 14 --15 16 Cherrelyn School 4550 South Lincoln Englewood, Co 80110 Gordon Fleiger, Principal Duncan Building 4800 South Pennsylvania Englewood, Co 80110 E. P. Romans, Parks and Recreation Director, City of Englewood Clayton School 4600 South Fox Englewood Co 80110 ran Edmon , Principal ~Clayton School / 4600 Sou th Fox Englewood, Co 80110 ·Fran Edmond, Principal Sinclair 300 W. Chenango Englewood, Co 80110 Ken Riter, Principal Centennial Lutheran 3595 W. Bellview Englewood, Co 80110 Rev. William Mantei