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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:
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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.?”
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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.
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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.
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To7 Clerk
T6wn Clerk