HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 13-24ORDINANCE NO. 13-24
AN ORDINANCE TO REFER CAMPAIGN FINANCE COMPLAINTS TO THE
COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE
WHEREAS, the Town of Estes Park does not have a campaign finance complaint
and hearing process; and
WHEREAS, the Town desires to refer all future campaign finance complaints it
may receive to the Colorado Secretary of State.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Estes Park Municipal Code is hereby amended by the addition of
section 2.04.080, to read as follows:
2.04.080 - Referral of Campaign Finance Complaints to the Colorado
Secretary of State
(a) The Town Clerk is authorized and directed to refer campaign finance
complaints to the Colorado Secretary of State or their designee ("Secretary",
for the purposes of this section) because the Town does not have a campaign
finance complaint and hearing process. See § 1-45-111.7(10)(c)(II), C.R.S.
(2024).
(b) The Secretary is authorized to use the provisions of section 1-45-111.7(3)-(7),
C.R.S., and any other applicable statutory provisions, to process, investigate,
and resolve each campaign finance complaint. The Town has not set a
different time for filing a complaint under local law, but defaults to statutory
requirements.
(c) A campaign finance complaint may be filed no more than one hundred eighty
days after the date on which the complainant either knew or should have
known, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, of the alleged violation.
(d) A campaign finance complaint must be filed in writing and signed by the
complainant on a form provided by the Secretary, including identification of one
or more respondents and including the information required to be provided on
the form.
(e) Town staff are directed to cooperate with the Secretary in the processing and
investigation of each campaign finance complaint.
(f) The Town disclaims any interest in fines collected in connection with a referred
campaign finance complaint.
Section 2: This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30) days after
its adoption and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado this /prH day of -SeW/t^SE^- , 2024.
TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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ToWh Clerk
I hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Board
of Trustees on the /o-^ day of "Seyqs^-ss^ 2024 and published by title in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, on the _i%^day of
S>e?T^»-Ae6(2^2024, all as required by the Statutes of the State of Colorado.
/n\Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Town Attorney