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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 08-050RESOLUTIONNO.8-05NWHEREAS,Section31-2-204C.R.S.providesthatproceedingstoadoptaHomeRuleCharterfortheTownofEstesParkmaybeinitiatedbytheadoptionofanordinancebytheBoardofTrusteesoftheTown;andWHEREAS,itisthedesireoftheBoardofTrusteesoftheTowntobeginproceedingstoadoptaHomeRuleCharterfortheTownofEstesPark.NOWTHEREFORE,BEITRESOLVEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARKASFOLLOWS:1.TownStaff,includingtheTownAttorney,isherebyorderedtodraftanOrdinancepursuanttotheprovisionsofSection31-2-204C.R.SforthepurposeofinitiatingproceedingstoadoptaHomeRuleCharterfortheTownofEstesPark.2.SaidOrdinanceshallbeplacedupontheAgendaofthenextregularmeetingoftheBoardofTrusteesoftheTownonMarch22,2005.Datedthisdayof____________2005.ATTEST:9’LTownClerkTOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADOayor 00MUNICIPALHOMERULEPROPOSEDTIMELINEClerkO’ConnorlAttorneyWhite312105INITIATIONOFHOMERULE-PROCEDURE.312204*Eitherby(1)submittalofapetitionsignedbyatleast5%oftheregisteredvotersoftheTownor(2)TownBoardadoptionofanordinance(withoutpriorsubmissionofapetition).ORDINANCE—TOWNBOARDMTG.MARCH22,200531-2-204(2)Within30daysaftertheinitiationoftheproceedings,theTownBoardshallcallanelectionforthepurposeof(1)formingachartercommissionand(2)electingchartercommissionmemberstoframeacharter.(3/22—4/20)TOWNBOARDMTG.APRIL12,2005Theelectionshallbeheldwithin120daysafterthedateofthecalloftheelection.(4/12—8/9/05)ELECTIONDAY:AUGUST2,2005Publishnoticeofelectionnotlessthan60dayspriortotheelection.31-2404(3)CandidatesforthechartercommissionarenominatedbynominationpetitionandarefiledwiththeTownClerk.Thepetitionmustbesignedbyatleast25registeredvoters,anditshallbefiledwithin30daysafterpublicationoftheelectionnotice.(4/16—6/01/05)A2ndelectionnotice(assoonaspossibleafterthenominationfilingdeadline)shallbepublished,anditshallincludethenamesofthecandidates.I 0•0CHARTERCOMMISSION.31-2-206(b)Comprisedof9members(unlesspetitionorinitiatingordinanceestablishesahigherodd-numberofmembers,nottoexceed21members).31-2-206(2)Ifthepetitionorinitiatingordinancespecifythatthemembersofthechartercommissionshallbeelectedbyandfromsingleormulti-memberdistricts,orbyacombinationofsuchdistrictsandat-largerepresentation,theTownBoard,priortopublishingtheelectionnotices,shalldividethemunicipalityintocompactdistrictsofapproximatelyequalpopulation.Insucheventthemembersofsaidchartercommissionshallbeelectedbyandfromdistricts,orpartlybyandfromdistrictsandpartlyatlarge,asspecifiedinsaidpetitionorordinance.31-2-206(3)EligibilitytoserveonthechartercommissionextendedtoallregisteredvotersofEstesPark.AnyvacancyshallbefilledbyTownBoardappointment.31-2-206(4)Forthepurposeoforganizingitself,thechartercommissionshallmeetattimeanddatesetbytheTownBoard,notmorethan20daysfollowingtheelection.AUGUST3—22,2005Membersshallelectachairmanandsecretary,andsuchotherofficers,astheydeemnecessary,allofwhicharecommissionmembers.31-2-206(10)Within120daysafterelection,thechartercommissionshallsubmitaproposedchartertotheTownBoard.(8/2—11/29/05)NOVEMBER29,200520 00CHARTERELECTION.31-2-207(1)Within30daysafterthedatethechartercommissionsubmitstheproposedchartertoit,theTownBoardshallpublishandgivenoticeofanelectiontodeterminewhethertheproposedchartershallbeapproved.Thefulltextoftheproposedchartershallbeincluded.(11/29—12/28/05)TOWNBOARDMTG.DECEMBER13,2005;PUBLISH12116105Theelectionshallbeheldnotlessthan30normorethan120daysafterpublicationofthenotice.(12/16—4/14)REGULARMUNICIPALELECTIONAPRIL4,2006(110days)31-2-207(1.5)TheTownBoardsetstheballottitlefortheproposedcharterwithin60daysafterthedatethattheproposedcharterissubmitted.31-2-207(2)Ifthevoters(majority)adopttheproposedcharter,itshallbecomeeffectiveasprovidedinthecharter.31-2-207(3)Ifthevoters(majority)rejecttheproposedcharter,thechartercommissionshallpreparearevisedproposedcharter,andthegoverningbodyshallsubmitittoanelectionwithin30daysaftersubmittingtheproposedreviewedchartertotheTownBoard(see31-2-207(1)above.Ifamajorityofvotersrejecttherevisedproposedcharter,thechartercommissionshallforthwithbedissolved.*ColoradoRevisedStatutes3