HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026 Ordinance No. 003
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ORDINANCE COUNCIL BILL NO. 4
NO. 3 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
SERIES OF 2026 MEMBER PRANGE
AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL MAIL
BALLOT ELECTION FOR APRIL 7, 2026, TO FILL A VACANCY
IN CITY COUNCIL FOR DISTRICT 1 MEMBER.
WHEREAS, Englewood Home Rule Charter § 28 requires City Council to set a
special election fill a vacancy on City Council, if it is unable to appoint a member to
fill the vacancy by a supermajority vote of at least seventy-five (75) percent of the
remaining Council Members, and within thirty days after such vacancy occurs; and
WHEREAS, Othoniel Sierra, City Council Member representing District 1, was
elected as the City of Englewood Mayor and sworn into that office on December 1, 2025;
and
WHEREAS, this created a vacancy in the position of Council Member
representing District 1, with a term expiring in 2027; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2025, the remaining members of City Council
were unable to appoint a member to fill the vacancy; and
WHEREAS, City Council is therefore required to schedule and hold a special
election to fill this vacancy for the unexpired term.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby calls a
Special Election by mail ballot for April 7, 2026 for the registered electors of City
Council District 1 to elect a Council Member to serve the remainder of the unexpired
term of the position vacated by Council Member Othoniel Sierra.
Section 2. General Provisions Applicable to this Ordinance
The following general provisions and findings are applicable to the interpretation and
application of this Ordinance:
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. 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.
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C. 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, and has authority to correct formatting and/or typographical
errors discovered during codification.
Introduced and passed on first reading on the 5th day of January, 2026; and on second
reading, in identical form to the first reading, on the 20th day of January, 2026.
Othoniel Sierra, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk
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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