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Home My WebLink About1993-11-09 EC MEMOMEMORANDUM TO: Election Commission FROM: Pat crow, City Clerk DATE: November 9, 1993 SUBJECT: NOVEMBER 2,1993 COORDINATED ELECTION AND CAREER SERVICE BOARD ELECTION Enclosed is a copy of the election results for Englewood's portion of the 1993 Coordinated Election. I personally feel this was a very successful election and that Arapahoe County did an tremendous job in our behalf. I served as a member of the Canvass Board along with Jack Ballard of Littleton School District, and both of us were impressed with the process. As I told most of you over the telephone, Mr. Farris has been elected to the Career Service Board. However, recall petitions have since been received and the petitions were signed by a sufficient number of full- time, permanent, classified employees. Notice to Mr. Farris is attached for your review. Mr. Farris has the option of resigning or standing for election along with any other nominated candidates. This process is covered in Title 3, Chapter 2 of the Englewood Municipal Code, a copy of which you received when you became a member of the Commission. December 10th has been set as a tentative date for the recall election. Other items enclosed for your review are: 1. Summary of Decisions -October 20, 1993 2. City Council minutes of October 4, 1993 3. City Council minutes of October 18, 1993 cc: Frank Gryglewicz, Acting Director of Finance Printed on Recycled Paper \"~ City of Englewood 3400 S . Elati Street Eng lewood , Colorado 801 10-2304 November 9, 1993 Honorable Natalie Meyer Secretary of State State of Colorado 1560 Broadway Denver co 80202 Dear Secretary Meyer: Phone (303) 762-2300 (303 ) 762-2301 FAX (303) 789-1125 The City of Englewood participated in the Arapahoe County Coordinated Election on November 2, 1993. Question No. 4 on Englewood's portion of the ballot concerned various amendments to Englewood's Home Rule Charter. These amendments were approved by the electorate by a vote of 5,219 to 1,125. Amendments to ARTICLE II -ELECTIONS are as follow s : Section 10 -modify by eliminating "Municipal" to read: GENERAL All municipal elections shall be governed by the provisions of the Colorado Municipal election laws, and as hereafter amended or modified, except as otherwise provided in this Charter. The Council may adopt by ordinance such rules and regulations in respect to elections including by reference any laws of the State of Colorado not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter or the State Constitution, as may be recommended by the Election Commission. Section 11 paragraph; read: modify by eliminate third eliminating "Municipal " paragraph regarding "tie ELECTION COMMISSION in second vote" to There is hereby created an Election Commission consisting of the City Clerk and four qualified electors of the City. Said electors , during their tenure in office, shall not be City officials or employees or candidates for . ·~ ' \;/ P r;nted on Recycled Paper -. elective City office. Council shall make two additional appointments, one term of appointment to terminate January 1, 1983 and one term of appointment to terminate January 1, 1985; thereafter appointments shall be f o r four-year terms. The Commission shall elect a Chairperson from its membership. The Election Commission shall estab .ish precincts and appoint the election judges and clerks fo r each precinct as provided in {:he Colorado Municipal election laws and have charge of all other activities and duties required of it by law or this Charter. In ease of a tie vote the Election Commission shall determine by lot the person or persons who shall be elected. Where municipal Election Commission followed. election procedure i s in doubt, shall prescribe the procedure to Section 13 -eliminate in its entirety REGISTR2\TION the be Eligibility to vote and registration shall be as required or prescribed by the Colorado Mu n icipal Election Laws. Qualified electors may register at t h e office of the County Clerk and Recorder or at the off ice of the City Clerk at such times and on such dates as may be provided by statute. The registration books or lists of the County Clerk and Recorder shall be the registration books or lists of the City. Qualified electors, who are unable to register as provided above, may register as provided by statute for absentee registration if eligible to do so. Section 15 -modify second paragraph to read: NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTIVE MUNICIPAL OFFICE Each candidate for an elective municipal office shall be nominated by petition signed by at least fifty registered electors residing within the municipality, or the district, from which the officer is to be elected. Petition forms supplied by the City Clerk may be circulated and signed not more than fifty days prior to the day of the election and shall be filed with t he City Clerk not less than thirty days prior thereto. Petitions. Petitions shall be circulated and filed in accordance with Colorado Municipal election laws. Section 16 -eliminate in its entirety VOTING 2 The method of voting on all proposals and election of candidates shall be as the Election Commission directs. The names of the candidates nominated for pub l ic office shall be set up without party or other designation and shall be arranged under the designation of the office according to surname alphabetically from a to z and in reverse from z to a in alternate precincts. Section 17 -eliminate in its entirety l'1BSENTEE VOTING In accordance with Colorado Municipal Election Laws, an absent voter must file with the City Clerk an application which may be in the form of a letter for an absent voter's ballot not earlier than ninety days before and not later than the close of business on Friday immediately preceding any municipal election. The manner of casting such absentee ballot shall be in accordance with Colorado Municipal Election Laws. Such ballot must be in the hands of the City Clerk not later than five P.M. on the day of the election. Section 18 -eliminate in its entirety ELECTIONEERING NEAR POLLS No person shall do any electioneering within one hundred feet of any polling place on election day. We will mail your off ice a copy of the revised Charter as soon as one is printed, probably sometime after the first of the year. Sincerely, f&Ja-eu~&V ~ ~/ PATRICIA H. CROW, CMC city Clerk cc: Rick DeWitt, City Attorney Frank Gryglewicz, Director of Financial Services 3 e ABST IJa.CT OF VOTES CAST FOR THE CITY OF ENGLE\VO ~ COLORADO coo•I N ATED ELECTION HELD ON THE 2ND DAY OF N c9MBER, 1993 e N am es of Candidates Office V oted For Di strict I District II District III District IV Total Votes or Propositions N umber of Votes Cast N umber of Votes Cast N umber of Votes Cast N umber of Votes Cast Tim Bullock Council Member At-large 690 530 679 1027 Alfred Vormittag, Jr . Council Member At-large 826 540 884 795 Tom Burns Council Member, District II 919 Cl y de E. Wiggins Council Member, District IV 1424 Louis Parkinson Municipal Judge 1173 861 1206 1339 Question No . 1 Yes 814 677 728 850 Concrete District 1994 No 818 530 916 1103 I Question No. 2 Yes 709 597 6471 746 Pavin g District No . 35 No 791 533 880 1089 Question No . 3 I Yes 7691 6181 710 820 Paving District No . 38 No 720 510 817 998 Question No. 4 Charter Amendments relating to Yes 1334 1015 1300 1570 Election Laws No 269 186 318 352 Ad v iso ry Question No . 5 Shall Police Dispatch Remain in Yes 1419 1016 1438 1727 Englewood? No 227 231 221 260 State of Colorado ) County of Arapahoe ) ss . I the undersigned do hereb y certify the preceding election results of the Cit y of Englewood , Colorado portion of the Coordinated Election held on November 2, 1993, for the election of three (3) Council Members, one (1) Municipal Judge, and five (5) questions , one of which is ad visory in nature . /1~ ~~ . / I __,...;>' ·. . I .. Attest. / . /'; . ...._/~c ~ · ·~ ;,· ' // ~ City Clerk, City of Englewood , Colorado c // I ~ ~/lU;t. l { ' Deputy Cit y Clerk, Cit y of Englewood, Colorado Cast 2926 3045 919 1424 4579 3069 3367 2699 3293 2917 3045 5219 1125 5600 939 e · COUNTERS : OFFICIAL TALLY for the Office of Employee-elected Member of CAREER SERVICE BOARD NOVEMBER 4, 1993 ELECTION -RECORD OF VOTES Candidate Number of Votes Bob Farris /!~ NOTE : WRITE-IN VOTES WERE NOT COUNTED CERTIFICATION OF VOTE RESULTS: I, Brenda J. Castle, Deputy City c_mk, certi the election results as detailed above to be full, true and correct, and that --'¥-.-4.L.L.L._-J.._""'""'t..4.."-'."--+~----is duly elected to the position . City of Englewood 3400 S. Elati Street Englewood , Colorado 80110-2304 CERTIFIED MAJL -RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED November 5 , 1993 Mr . Bob Farris 4629 South Fox Street Englewood CO 80 I l 0 Phone (303 ) 762-2300 (303 ) 762-2301 FAX (303 ) 789-1125 Enclosed is a copy of the Certification of your election as a member of the Career Service Board. The election was conducted by the Office of the City Clerk during the period October 22 -November 4, 1993, and was certified today, November 5, 1993. It is my responsibility as a member of the Englewood Election Commission to advise you that petitions for your recall have been filed with the Election Commission today . By Code, the Englewood Election Commission is charged with conducting a recall election within 3 5 days of receipt of the recall petitions . Therefore, please be advised that an election will be conducted on D ecember 10, 1993, to determine if you shall be retained as a member of the Career Service Board . I am enclosing a copy of Title 3, Chapter 2 which addresses this process . You will notice that you have the option of resigning or being listed on the ballot for retention along with any other candidates who may be nominated . Please notify me in writing by November 12, 1993, as to your wishes in this regard . These are the basic provisions dealing with this subject. The City Attorney's office is undergoing a tho rough research of the issue to make certain that all legal provisions are complied with . My phone number is 762-2407 if you have any questions or if you wish to discuss this matter. Sincerely, -0 c:&-/u~,z, ~ (J ~,- PATRICIA H . CROW, CMC City Clerk /Member of Englewood Election Commission cc : Election Commission Career Service Board Rick DeWitt, City Attorney /·. /~~ Printed on Recycle d Pap er -=-·