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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 01-12C 0 ORDINANCE NO.01-12 AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS THE ISSUE OF WHETHER TO PERMIT THE PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCES BY TITLE ONLY,AND THE ISSUE OF ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT THAT PAYMENTS OF BILLS AND STATEMENTS CONCERNING CONTRACTS AND REBATES BE PUBLISHED WHEREAS,Section 31-16-105 C.R.S.requires the Town to publish adopted ordinances in full;and WHEREAS,Section 31-16-105 C.R.S.also provides that ordinances may be published by title only upon the approval by the Town’s electorate at a regular or special election;and WHEREAS,Section 31-20-202 C.R.S.requires that the Town publish its proceedings related to the payment of bills and publish a statement concerning all contracts awarded and rebates allowed;and WHEREAS,Section 31-20-202 (1.5)C.R.S.provides that the requirement of publication of the proceedings related to the payment of bills and a statement concerning all contracts awarded and rebates allowed is not required if approved by the electorate of the Town at a regular or special election;and WHEREAS,the approval of a ballot issue by the electorate to allow the Town to publish only the title of all ordinances will substantially reduce the costs and expenses of publication of ordinances in full;and WHEREAS,the approval of a ballot issue not requiring the publication of proceedings related to payment of bills and statements concerning all contracts awarded and rebates allowed will reduce publishing costs and expenses to the Town; and WHEREAS,the Board of Trustees deems it appropriate to submit these two issues to the electorate of the Town at the regular municipal election on April 3,2012. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO AS FOLLOWS: 1.At the regular municipal election of April 3,2012,the following questions shall be submitted to the voters: 1 0 Question #1:“Shall the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,be authorized to publish ordinances by title only rather than publishing each ordinance in full in accordance with Section 31-1 6-1 05 C.R.S.?” C YES NO Question #2:“Shall the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,not publish proceedings relating to payment of bills and statements concerning all contracts awarded and rebates allowed in accordance with Section 31-20-202 (1.5)C.R.S.T’ YES NO 2.If Question #1 is approved,the Town shall post all adopted ordinances in full on the Town’s website. 3.If Question #2 is approved,all Town bills shall be published on the Town’s website and a list of all contracts awarded and rebates approved by the Town involving the expenditure of more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000)per annum shall be posted on the Town’s website. PASSED AND ADOPTED by Colorado this I’V day of_ the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,EC 2012. \__Q TO NOFESTESPARK Mayor I hereby certify that the above ordinance was introduced and read at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on the -I day of ,2012 and published in a newspaper of general publication in the Town of Estes Park,Colorado, on the ii”day of _______________,2012. C. To7 Clerk T6wn Clerk