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ORDINANCE NO. 9134
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE
REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO AT
THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO AND FIXING THE
BALLOT TITLE THEREFOR
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
There is hereby submitted to a vote of the registered electors of the City of Pueblo
at the general municipal election to be held on November 7, 2017 a proposed amendment
to the Charter of the City of Pueblo, more particularly set forth in Section 3 of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 2.
This ballot title (submission clause and title) for the proposed Charter Amendment
set forth in Section 3 hereof is hereby fixed and adopted as follows:
BALLOT QUESTION NO. 2A - CHARTER AMENDMENT
(Change Form of Government to Mayor-Council)
SHALL THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO BE AMENDED TO
CHANGE THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT FROM A COUNCIL-MANAGER
GOVERNMENT TO A MAYOR-COUNCIL GOVERNMENT, AND IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH: TO ELIMINATE THE OFFICE OF CITY
MANAGER AND ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF MAYOR IN WHICH ALL
EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS OF THE CITY SHALL BE
VESTED; TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTION OF THE MAYOR BY MAJORITY
VOTE OF THE ELECTORS FOR FOUR-YEAR TERMS; TO PROVIDE
FOR THE MAYOR TO DEVOTE HIS OR HER FULL TIME AND
ATTENTION TO THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE AND PROHIBITING
OTHER PAID EMPLOYMENT; TO CREATE THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY
MAYOR; TO FIX A SALARY OF THE MAYOR AT $12,500.00 PER
MONTH, SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ORDINANCE; TO REQUIRE THE
CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH AND ADOPT FIVE-YEAR GOALS AND
ONE-YEAR OBJECTIVES FOR THE CITY TO BE REVIEWED AND
REVISED ANNUALLY BY THE CITY COUNCIL; TO GIVE THE CITY
COUNCIL THE AUTHORITY TO HIRE THE PERSONNEL NECESSARY
TO ENABLE THE COUNCIL TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM ITS DUTIES;
TO REQUIRE CITY COUNCIL TO GENERALLY ACT BY ORDINANCE
AND TO LIMIT USE OF RESOLUTIONS; TO REQUIRE THE MAYOR
PREPARE A WRITTEN STATE OF THE CITY REPORT ANNUALLY; TO
GIVE THE MAYOR THE POWER TO APPOINT, SUBJECT TO COUNCIL
CONFIRMATION, THE CITY CLERK, MUNICIPAL JUDGES, DEPUTY
MAYOR, AND THE DIRECTORS OF ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS
INCLUDING POLICE, FIRE, FINANCE, PERSONNEL, PURCHASING,
LAW, PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND RECREATION, AVIATION,
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING AND
CITIZEN SERVICES, WASTEWATER, STORMWATER, TRANSIT AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TO GIVE THE MAYOR THE POWER TO
SUSPEND AND REMOVE DIRECTORS OF ALL DEPARTMENTS AND
BUREAUS OF THE CITY; TO GIVE THE MAYOR THE POWER TO
APPOINT, SUBJECT TO COUNCIL CONFIRMATION, ALL BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS, AND TO REMOVE MEMBERS THEREOF; EXCEPT
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONFIRMATION ON APPOINTMENTS, TO
PROHIBIT COUNCIL FROM INTERFERING IN APPOINTMENT OR
REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS OF BUREAUS OR DEPARTMENTS, CITY
EMPLOYEES, AND MEMBERS OF MAYOR-APPOINTED BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS; TO GIVE THE MAYOR THE POWER TO VETO
ORDINANCES PASSED BY COUNCIL, SUBJECT TO OVERRIDE AT THE
NEXT MEETING OF COUNCIL BY AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF AT LEAST
FIVE (5) MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAYOR
TO PREPARE THE CITY BUDGET AND SUBMIT SAME TO COUNCIL;
AFTER ADOPTION OF THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION, TO GIVE THE
MAYOR THE POWER TO APPROVE THE ALLOTMENTS OF
APPROPRIATIONS FOR EACH DEPARTMENT, OFFICE AND AGENCY,
AND TO TRANSFER UNENCUMBERED APPROPRIATION BALANCES
AMONG CLASSES OF EXPENDITURES WITHIN EACH DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE AND AGENCY; TO CHANGE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
RELATING TO PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY; TO
PROVIDE FOR A SPECIAL RUN-OFF ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF
MAYOR IF NO CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE RECEIVES A MAJORITY
OF THE VOTES CAST; AND PROVIDING TRANSITION PROVISIONS
INCLUDING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE FIRST MAYOR TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018, FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF FIVE (5)
YEARS?
______ YES
______ NO
SECTION 3.
There is hereby submitted to a vote of the registered electors of the City of Pueblo
at the general municipal election to be held on November 7, 2017 an amendment to the
Charter of the City of Pueblo, as follows: (brackets indicate matter being deleted,
underscoring indicates new matter being added)
ARTICLE 1
General Provisions
Form of Government
Section 1-2. - The Municipal Government provided by this
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Mayor-Council
Charter shall be known as the "Council-Manager Government," and
in accordance with the laws of the
shall not be changed except
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State of Colorado and provisions of this Charter.
by Charter
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Convention upon majority vote of the qualified voters Pursuant to its provisions and
subject only to limitations imposed by the State Constitution and by this Charter, all
executiveelected Mayor, and all legislative
powers of the City shall be vested in an
powers shall be vested in an
elective council.
Definitions
Section 1-5. - Certain words and phrases, when used herein, are
hereby declared to have the following meanings:
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e. "Bureau" shall mean an organization of two or more departments
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headed by one person, responsible directly to the City Manager. The
heads of departments within the Bureau are directly responsible to the Bureau
Head;
ARTICLE 2
Municipal Officers
Designation of Officers
Section 2-1. - In accordance with Article XX of the
Constitution of the State of Colorado, the legally qualified holders of the following
positions in municipal service are hereby declared to be officers, and their monthly
salaries are hereby initially fixed in the following amounts until changed by ordinance,
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or decreasedofficers
but shall not be increased during the current term of councilmen
enacting such ordinance:
Mayor $12,500.00
Elective Officers
Section 2-3. - The following officers shall be elected by the
qualified electors:
Mayor
Members of the City Council;
Members of the Civil Service Commission;
Such other officers as provided for in this Charter.
Qualification of Elective Officers
Section 2-4. * - Each elective officer when
elected shall have been a citizen of the United States and shall have resided in the City
for at least twelve consecutive months immediately preceding the election, and in the
precinct for ten days immediately before filing as a candidate. Councilmen elected by
districts shall also be residents and qualified electors of the respective districts from
which they are elected. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not become
or Mayor
a candidate for the Council . No elected official shall hold any other elective
public office or be an employee of the City of Pueblo.
Appointive Boards and Commissions
Section 2-5. * - Unless otherwise
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required by law, all boards and commissions shall be appointed by the
toconfirmation
Council , and shall have such powers and perform such duties as are
prescribed by the Charter or by ordinance.
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Members of such boards and commissions shall serve for a period of four years,
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or until their successors are appointed
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Appointments by the Council shall specify the term of office of each
individual in order to achieve overlapping of tenure.
All members shall be subject to removal by the appointing authority.
All boards and commissions shall choose their own chairmen and operate in
accordance with the rules of procedure as set forth by the appointing authority.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mayor and Council shall have no
jurisdiction or control over the independent Board of Water Works of Pueblo,
Colorado and shall act in accordance with section 15.2 of this Charter.
Elected Officers
Section 2-6. * - All elected officers shall continue to hold office
until their successors are duly elected and qualified. An elective office shall become
vacant whenever any officer becomes permanently incapacitated, either physically or
mentally, and cannot perform the duties of his office, or if a councilman absents himself
from two regular council meetings during any one calendar year without reasonable
excuse, as determined by the rules of procedure of the Council. Any officer after final
conviction of a felony shall forfeit his office forthwith. If a councilman elected from a district
moves from such district during his term of office, his office is automatically declared
vacant. In the case of vacancy of a district council member, the Council shall fill the
vacancy by appointment of an eligible person from such district. In case of a vacancy
of a council member elected at large, the Council shall fill the vacancy by appointment
of an eligible person selected from the City at large.
except for the office of Mayor,
Any vacancy in an elective office, shall be
filled by appointment of the Council. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy in an
elective office shall have the qualifications required of persons regularly elected and
shall hold the office until the next general municipal election when the vacancy shall be
filled by election according to law and until his successor is qualified. The term of office
of any officer elected to fill a vacancy shall terminate at the expiration of the term
during which the vacancy occurred.
Any vacancy in the office of Mayor shall be filled in accordance with Section
4-11 of this Charter.
ARTICLE 3
City Council
President of the Council
Section 3-4. - The President of the Council shall
preside over meetings of the Council and have the same right to speak and vote therein
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as any other member. He shall be recognized as head of the City Government for all
ceremonial purposes. He shall execute and authenticate legal instruments requiring
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his signature as such an official.The Vice-President shall become acting president
with the same duties as provided for the President in his absence or disability. The
President shall in no case have the power of veto.
General Powers the power to adopt
Section 3-5. - The Council shall have
all ordinances, resolutions or other legislation conducive to the
welfare of the people of the City and not inconsistent with this Charter,
and the Council shall not perform any executive functions except those
functions assigned to the Council by this Charter. The Council shall:
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all legislative powers and functions of municipal government conferred by general law,
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except as provided in this Charter.
a. Have all legislative powers of municipal government conferred
by general law, except as provided in this Charter. The Council shall act only
by ordinance in matters of legislation or appropriations, or when action by
ordinance is otherwise required by this Charter, by ordinance, or by general
law; and may act by ordinances or resolutions in other matters. When
council expresses opinions, principles, facts, or propositions, it shall be in
the form of a resolution;
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b. Provide for penalties for violations of its ordinances.
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Council shall provide for enforcement of its ordinances.
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c. Not be otherwise limited in its punitive or
The Council isto
enforcement measures.
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The Council shall approve compensation for boards,
commissions and all employees in the Classified and Unclassified Service.
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The Council, or a duly authorized committee thereof, may have
the discretion to investigate any agency and the official acts of any officer or
employee thereof, and may compel by subpoena attendance and testimony of
witnesses and production of books and documents.
f. Establish and adopt by ordinance or resolution five-year goals
and one-year objectives for the City, which goals and objectives shall be
reviewed and revised annually by the Council. In doing so, Council shall
consult with the Mayor, seek advice from appropriate boards and
commissions, and hold one or more public hearings before adopting or
revising the goals and objectives of the City.
g. Hire the personnel necessary to enable the Council to
adequately perform its duties;
h. Not interfere in executive appointments or removals except for
the purpose of confirmation on appointments. The Council and its members
shall deal with the administrative service solely through the Mayor and
neither the Council no any member thereof shall give orders to any
subordinates of the Mayor either publicly or privately. Council shall not
interfere in the removal of heads or directors of bureaus, departments, city
employees, or Mayor-appointed boards and commissions.
i. Faithfully execute and comply with all laws, ordinances,
regulations and resolutions of the City and all laws of the State of Colorado
and the United States of America which apply to the City.
Power to Make Contracts
Section 3-9. - The Council may enter into contracts
by ordinance only
and leases on behalf of the Municipal Government . All written
contracts, to which the Municipal Government is a party, shall be approved as to form by
the City Attorney.
Independent Audits
Section 3-10. - The Council shall contract with or employ an
independent practicing individual or firm, permitted to practice public accounting under
general law and of known standing, to perform an annual general audit of municipal
government and such other periodic post audit as the Council may determine. Such
audits shall include:
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c. Recommending to the City Manager the scope, form and
content of the financial records to be kept by all agencies in order to permit a proper
post audit;
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Section 3-11. - The City Manager shall appoint the City
,subject to Council confirmation,
Clerk who shall act as Clerk of the Council. The
City Clerk shall give notice of council meetings, keep a journal of its proceedings,
authenticate by his signature and record in full in the book kept for the purpose, all
ordinances and resolutions and shall perform such other duties as shall be required by
this Charter or by ordinance.
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Surety Bonds
Section 3-14. - The Council shall require the City Manager,
the Director of Finance and such other employees transacting financial business of
the City to furnish bonds with such surety and in such amounts as the Council may
determine.
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Disposition of Ordinances –
Section 3-21. The President of the Council shall
sign all ordinances approved by the Council, both on the ordinance itself and in the
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The City Clerk shall present all ordinances approved by the
ordinance record.
Council to the Mayor within forty-eight (48) hours of final passage. If the Mayor
approves the ordinance as passed by the Council, he or she shall sign it within five
(5) days after receiving it. If the Mayor disapproves, the ordinance shall be returned
to the Council within five (5) days after with the Mayor’s objections in writing. If
then five (5) of the Council members vote to pass the same over the Mayor’s veto
at the next regular meeting of Council, it shall become an ordinance
notwithstanding the objections of the Mayor. If the mayor does not return the
ordinance with written objections within the time specified, it shall take effect as if
the Mayor had approved it. Ordinances shall be signed by both the Mayor and the
President of the Council, or the President of the Council in the case of veto
override, both on the ordinance itself and in the ordinance record.
All ordinances of
Pueblo shall be indexed by subject by the City Clerk in a book kept for that purpose
which shall be a public record.
ARTICLE 4
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City Manager
Appointment
Section 4-1. - The Council shall appoint a City Manager who shall
be the Executive Head of the Municipal Government. The Council shall fix his salary at
such amount as it shall approve. He shall be appointed on the basis of administrative
and executive qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in and his
knowledge of accepted practice in respect to the duties of his office as hereafter set
forth. At the time of his appointment the City Manager need not be a resident of the City
of Pueblo or State of Colorado, but during his tenure of office he shall reside within the
City of Pueblo. No Councilman shall be appointed to the position of City Manager or any
position in the Classified or Unclassified Service of the City during the term for which he
shall have been elected nor within one year after the expiration of his term.
Absence of City Manager
Section 4-2. - To perform his duties during his
temporary absence or disability, the City Manager shall designate by letter, filed with
the City Clerk, a qualified administrative city employee. In event of failure by the City
Manager to make such a designation, the Council may, by resolution, appoint a qualified
administrative city employee to perform the duties of the City Manager until he shall return
or his disability shall cease.
Removal of City Manager
Section 4-3. - The Council shall appoint the City
Manager for an indefinite term and may remove him by majority vote of its members. At
least thirty (30) days before such removal shall become effective, the Council shall by
majority vote of its members, adopt a resolution stating the reasons for his removal.
Upon removal of the City Manager, the Council shall in any case cause to be paid him
forthwith any unpaid balance of his salary for the current month and his salary for the next
calendar month following adoption of the resolution.
Council Not to Interfere in Appointments or Removals
Section 4-4. - Except
for the purpose of inquiry, the Council and its members shall deal with the administrative
service solely through the City Manager and neither the Council nor any member thereof
shall give orders to any subordinates of the City Manager either publicly or privately.
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Powers and Duties
Section 4-5. - The City Manager Shall:
Mayor
Section 4-1. Election of Mayor - The Mayor shall meet the qualifications for
elective officer on the date of filing of the declaration of candidacy for the office of
Mayor. The Mayor shall be elected by the qualified electors of the City.
Section 4-2. Mayor’s Term - The term of Mayor, unless sooner recalled or
removed, shall begin on the second Tuesday in January of the year following
election and shall be for four years or until a successor is duly elected and
qualified. After having served two consecutive terms, the incumbent Mayor shall
be ineligible to hold office thereafter.
Section 4-3. Powers - The executive branch of the City government is
created. The office of Mayor is created. The Mayor shall control and direct the
executive branch. The Mayor is authorized to delegate executive and
administrative power within the executive branch. The Mayor shall be the chief
executive officer with all executive and administrative powers of the City, except
as otherwise provided in this Charter. The Mayor is the official head of the City for
all ceremonial purposes. The Mayor shall devote full-time and attention to the
performance of the duties of office and shall hold no other paid public or private
employment.
Section 4-4. Duties of Mayor - The Mayor shall:
a. Be responsible for enforcement of the laws and ordinances of the
City;
b. Except as such powers may be specifically otherwise designated
herein, have power to appoint, suspend and remove heads or directors of all
bureaus, departments, and city employees; suspension or dismissal of the head
or director of a bureau or department must be by written statement giving the
reasons for such action, a copy of which must be delivered to the person
concerned; all appointments shall be based upon merit and fitness alone, provided
however, that in the Classified Service all appointments, suspensions and
removals shall be subject to the Civil Service and personnel provisions of the
; the power to appoint heads or directors of all bureaus and
Charter of Pueblo
departments shall be subject to Council confirmation
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Except as herein otherwise provided, exercise supervision and
c.
control over all executive and administrative departments and agencies
created herein or that may be hereafter created by the Council;
d. Prepare the Budget annually and submit it to the Council and be
responsible for its administration after adoption;
a written state of the City report annually,
e. Prepare
which report shall be filed with the City Clerk by the first
Tuesday in February and made a part of the permanent records
of the City and available to the public. Such report shall be
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and submit to the Council as of the end of the fiscal year,a complete report
and
on finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year
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the future needs of the City.
, and make written or verbal reports to the Council
at any time required by it as to any particular matter relating to the affairs of the
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City within his supervision;
f. Keep the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs
of the City, and make such recommendations to the Council for adoption as he
may deem necessary or expedient;
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g. Except as herein otherwise provided, exercise supervision and
control over all executive and administrative departments and agencies created
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herein or that may be hereafter created by the Council;Be responsible for
enforcement of all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the City or its
inhabitants in any contract or public utility franchise and upon knowledge of
any violation thereof, report the same to the Council for such action and
proceedings as may be necessary to enforce the same;
Appoint the Deputy Mayor subject to Council confirmation;
h.
Appoint the members of city boards and commissions pursuant
i.
to Section 2-5;
Recommend to the Council such measures and ordinances as
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he or she may deem necessary or expedient, and to make such other
recommendations to the Council concerning the affairs of the City as the
Mayor finds desirable;
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k. Participate in discussions of the Council in an advisory capacity;
the right to attend and be heard at any regular, special, open or closed
session meeting of the Council, but not the right to vote at such meetings;
l. Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter.
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or required of him by the Council not inconsistent with this Charter.
Faithfully execute and comply with all laws, ordinances, and
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regulations of the City and all laws of the State of Colorado and the United
States of America which apply to the City.
Section 4-5. Deputy Mayor - The Mayor shall designate a member of the
cabinet, as the term is defined in Section 4-6 of this Charter, to be the Deputy
Mayor. The designation shall be filed with the City Clerk. The designation shall be
valid for one (1) year unless a vacancy in the office occurs, in which case the Mayor
shall appoint another member of the cabinet to be the Deputy Mayor. The Deputy
Mayor shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
Administrative Departments - Mayor’s Cabinet
Section 4-6. – There shall be
the following Departments: Aviation, Finance, Fire, Health, Law, Parks and Recreation,
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and,
Personnel, Police, Public Works, Purchasing. and such others as may be
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The Mayor’s
established by ordinance. upon the recommendation of the City Manager.
cabinet shall be composed of the directors of the Departments and such other
Departments as may be established by ordinance upon the recommendation of the
Mayor.
Directors of Departments
Section 4-7. - Each Department shall be headed by a
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the Mayor. Directors shall serve
Director appointed by and subject to the City Manager
at the pleasure of the Mayor.
All persons appointed as Directors of Bureaus or Departments shall be selected
on the basis of their training, experience, qualifications and fitness for the particular
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Consideration
job to be performed. Firstc shall be given to persons already
Appointments
employed in the respective department at the time of the appointment.
shall be subject to Council confirmation.
Deputy
Two or more departments may be headed by the same individual; the
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City Manager may head one or more departments. Directors of
departments may also serve as chiefs of divisions.
Departmental Divisions
Section 4-8. - The work of each department may be
distributed among such divisions thereof as may be established by ordinance upon
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recommendation of the City Manager, or by regulations issued by the
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City Manager, pending passage of such an ordinance.
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Assignment of Employees Mayor
Section 4-9. - The City Managershall
have power, whenever the interest of the City requires, to assign any employee of one
department to temporary performance of similar duties in another department.
Section 4-10. Action on Ordinances – Upon presentation of all ordinances
approved by the Council to the Mayor in accordance with Section 3-21 of this
Charter, the Mayor shall:
a. Sign such ordinance within five (5) days if he or she approves;
or
b. Return such ordinance to the Council within five (5) days if he
or she disapproves, with the Mayor’s objections in writing.
If then five (5) of the Council members vote to pass the same over the
Mayor's veto, it shall become an ordinance notwithstanding the objections of the
Mayor. If the Mayor does not return the ordinance with written objections within
the time specified, it shall take effect as if the Mayor had approved it.
Section 4-11. Vacancy in the Office of Mayor – Succession of Acting Mayor -
In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of Mayor, the Deputy Mayor shall resign
his or her office and shall become acting Mayor; except that if the Deputy Mayor
refuses or is unable to discharge the duties of the office of Mayor, the person shall
not resign as a Director; and the office shall be filled by appointment of the Council.
Any person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of Mayor shall have the
qualifications required of persons regularly elected and shall hold the office until
the next general municipal election or special run-off election, when the vacancy
shall be filled by election according to law and until his or her successor is
qualified. The term of office of any person filling the vacancy in the office of Mayor
shall terminate at the expiration of the term during which the vacancy occurred.
ARTICLE 5
Municipal Court
Municipal Court
Section 5-1. * - There shall be a Municipal Court vested with
exclusive original jurisdiction of all causes arising under the Charter and the ordinances
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Mayor subject to Council
of the City of Pueblo. The Council shall appoint
confirmation
, as many Municipal Judges as may be required to conduct the affairs of
the Municipal Court. Municipal Judges shall be attorneys admitted to practice law in
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Colorado. Each Municipal Judge shall be appointed by the Council for a term
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of two years and may be removed by the Council for cause. The
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Council shall designate one Judge to be the presiding Judge, who shall act as Municipal
Court Administrator and who shall supervise all Court personnel. The Judges shall
receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the Council. In the absence of any
Judge, the presiding Judge may designate a reputable attorney to serve in the place of
the absent
Judge.
Term of Municipal Court and local rules of procedure shall be enacted by the
Council upon recommendation of the Municipal Judges.
ARTICLE 6
Department of Law
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Institution of Suits Mayor
Section 6-3. - When directed by the City
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Manager in writing or by the Council, the City Attorney shall institute or defend any
suit, action, or proceeding on behalf of the Municipal Government or an agency.
Notice of Personal Injuries
Section 6-4. - Before the Municipal Government shall
be liable for damages to a person injured on a street, avenue, alley, sidewalk, public
notify the
place or way, the person so injured, or someone in his behalf, shall
Municipal government within the time period and manner required by the
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laws of the State of Colorado.
within sixty (60) days after receiving the injuries
notify the City Manager in writing, stating fully the time, place, circumstances and extent
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of injuries.
ARTICLE 7
Finance Administration Part I- Budget
Submission of the Budget
Section 7-2. - Not later than the first regular meeting
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of the Council in October of each year, the City Manager shall submit to the
Council:
a. An annual or current expense budget, hereafter referred to as the
"Budget", which shall be a complete financial plan for the ensuing fiscal year,
consisting of the budget proper and the budget message;
b. A capital budget.
Scope of Annual Budget
Section 7-3. - The Budget shall contain:
a. An estimate of all revenue cash receipts anticipated from sources
other than the tax levy of the ensuring fiscal year;
b. An estimate of the General Fund cash surplus at the end of the
current fiscal year or of the deficit to be made up by appropriation;
c. The estimated expenditures necessary for operation of the several
department, offices and agencies of the City;
d. Debt service requirements for the ensuring fiscal year;
e. An estimate of the sum required to be raised by the tax levy for the
ensuring fiscal year, and the rate of levy necessary to produce such sum based
on a percentage of collection not exceeding the lowest percentage of current levy
collection experienced during the three preceding complete fiscal years;
f. A balanced relation between total estimated expenditures and total
anticipated revenue cash receipts, taking into account the estimated General
Fund cash surplus or deficit at the end of the current fiscal year.
All estimates shall be in detail showing revenues by sources and expenditures
by organizational units, activities, character and object. The Budget shall be so
arranged as to show comparative figures for receipts and expenditures for at least two
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prior years and for the current year and the City Manager's recommendations
for the ensuring year. The Budget may provide an additional amount as a reserve to
meet and care for expenditures to be made from such fund during the months of January
to April in the year following the year for which the Budget and Appropriation Ordinance
shall apply.
The Budget Message
Section 7-4. - The budget message shall contain the
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recommendations of the City Manager concerning the fiscal policy of the City,
a description of the important features of the budget plan, an explanation of all major
increases or decreases in budget recommendations as compared with prior years, and
a summary of the proposed budget showing comparisons similar to those required in
the budget proper, itemized by principal sources of revenue and the main items of
expenditure.
Departmental Estimates
Section 7-5. - The Head of each department, office
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or agency shall submit to the City Manager, at such date as the City
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Manager shall determine, estimates of revenue and expenditure for that department,
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office or agency. Such estimates shall be submitted upon forms furnished by the
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City Manager and shall contain all information which he may require. The form
submitted shall include data regarding expenditures of the last fiscal year and estimates
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of expenditures to be required for the current fiscal year. The City Manager
or she
shall review the estimates and in preparing the Budget may revise them as he
may deem advisable.
Budget - A Public Record
Section 7-8. - The Budget shall be a public record in
the office of the City Clerk and shall be open to public inspection, and sufficient copies
shall be made available for the use of the Council and the public, the number of copies to
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be determined by the City Manager.
Work Program and Allotments
Section 7-12. - After the annual appropriation
has been adopted and before the beginning of the fiscal year the head of each
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department, office or agency shall submit to the City Manager in such form as
he shall prescribe, a work program which shall show the requested allotments of the
appropriations for such department, office or agency for the entire fiscal year by monthly
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or quarterly periods as the City Manager may direct. Before the beginning of
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the fiscal year the City Managershall approve with such amendments as
he shall determine, the allotments for each such department, office or agency, and
shall file the same with the Director of Finance, who shall not authorize any expenditure
to be made from any appropriation except on the basis of approved allotments. The
aggregate of such allotments shall not exceed the total appropriation available to said
department, office or agency for the fiscal year. An approved allotment may be revised
during the fiscal year in the same manner as the original allotment was made. If at
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any time during the fiscal year the City Manager shall ascertain that the
revenue cash receipts for the year, plus General Fund cash surplus from the preceding
or she
year, will be less than the local appropriations, he shall reconsider the work
programs and allotments of the several departments, offices and agencies, and revise the
allotments so as to forestall the incurring of a deficit.
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Section 7-13. - The City Manager may
at any time transfer any unencumbered appropriation balance or portion thereof from
one classification of expenditure to another within the same department, office or
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agency. At the request of the City Manager the Council may by resolution
transfer any unencumbered appropriation balance or portion thereof from one
department, office or agency to another.
Additional Appropriations
Section 7-14. - Appropriations in addition to those
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contained in the Budget shall be made only on the recommendation of the City
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Manager and only if the Director of Finance certifies that there is available a cash surplus
sufficient to meet such appropriations, provided that this limitation shall not apply to
meeting a public emergency threatening the lives, health, or property of citizens;
provided that such an emergency appropriation shall require a majority vote of the
and the concurrence of the Mayor.
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Capital Budget
Section 7-16. - As a part of the budget message or as a separate
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report attached thereto the City Manager shall present a program, previously
considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission as provided in this Charter, or
proposed capital projects for the ensuing fiscal year and for four (4) fiscal years
thereafter. Estimates of the cost of such projects shall be submitted by each department,
office or agency annually in the same manner as estimates of other budgetary
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requirements are prepared for the City Manager. The City Manager
shall recommend to the Council those projects to be undertaken during the ensuing fiscal
year and the method of financing the same. The Council may levy annually a tax of not
more than two (2) mills to be assessed upon the valuation within the City at the same time
as the regular annual taxes for city expenses, for the benefit of a fund to be known as
the "Capital Improvement Fund" established for the purpose of paying the cost of capital
improvements for which the City is authorized by this Charter to issue bonds and for no
other purpose. The proceeds of such levy shall be kept by the Director of Finance in a
special account until invested as authorized by the Council subject to existing laws.
The Council shall have power to transfer from time to time to the Capital Improvement
Fund any portion of the General Fund surplus not otherwise appropriated. Appropriations
for construction or other permanent improvements, from the Capital Improvement Fund
shall not lapse until the purpose for which the appropriation was made shall have been
accomplished or abandoned, provided any project shall be deemed to have been
abandoned if three (3) fiscal years elapse without expenditure from the encumbrance of
the appropriation therefor. Any unappropriated balance in the Capital Improvement
Fund may be transferred by the Council for payment of outstanding bonded indebtedness
Provisions of this Section shall be subject to, and carried out in
of the City.
accordance with, the Constitution and the laws of the State of Colorado.
Part II - Department of Finance
Director of Finance - Powers and Duties
Section 7-18. - The Director of
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Finance, under jurisdiction of the City Manager, shall have charge of
administration of the financial affairs of the City and to that end he shall have authority
and shall be required to:
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e. Submit monthly to the Council a statement of all
accounts and funds, including trust and custodial funds, showing receipts and
disbursements in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the City,
and release same for public information;
Accounting - Supervision and Control
Section 7-19. - The Director of Finance
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shall have power and shall be required, under jurisdiction of the City Manager to:
a. Prescribe the forms of receipts, bills, vouchers or claims to be used
by all offices, departments and agencies of the City Government;
Part IV - Purchases
Purchases
Section 7-28. - There shall be established a Department of Purchases
and Supplies, the Director of which shall be the City Purchasing Agent, under
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jurisdiction of the City Manager.
Pursuant to rules and regulations established by ordinance, the Purchasing
Agent shall contract for and purchase all supplies, materials, equipment and contractual
services required by any department, office or agency of the City Government. He shall
have the following powers and duties:
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a. To establish and enforce with approval of the City Manager
and after consultation with the directors of the departments concerned, standard
specifications for all supplies, materials and equipment required by the City
Government;
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i. To purchase at the expense of the City, Surety Bonds for all officers
and employees of the City required by law or ordinance to furnish such bonds to
the City, and insurance of such types against liability, loss or damage on the
part of the City or its property as the Council, upon recommendation of the
Mayor \[City Manager\]
, may authorize, and be responsible for collection of
insurance benefits and other matters relating to the administration of the City's
insurance.
Contracts for City Improvement
Section 7-32. - Any city improvements except
those performed directly by a city department or in special or local improvement districts
shall be contracted for as follows: The Purchasing Agent shall, on the basis of
specifications prepared by the Department of Public Works and approved by the Director
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of the department concerned and the City Manager, advertise for and receive
bids for any public work or improvement and shall open and tabulate same and present
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the results to a Committee of Awards consisting of the City Manager, the
Director of Public Works and the Head of the department, division or agency
concerned. The Committee of Awards shall have the following alternatives:
a. Accept the lowest and best bid and recommend to the Council that
it authorize the work or improvement to be performed. (See Section 7-29);
b. Reject all bids and order the Purchasing Agent to readvertise for bids;
c. Abandon the project.
ARTICLE 8
Personnel Administration
Director - Duties
Section 8-2. - The Director of Personnel and the Civil Service
Commission shall have authority and be required to prepare and recommend to the City
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Council, through the City Manager, such rules as may be considered
necessary, appropriate, or desirable to carry out the provision of this Article and
perform such other duties as may be required by this Charter, by ordinance, or by
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the City Manager.
Unclassified and Classified Service
Section 8-5. - Employment in the City shall
be divided into Unclassified and Classified service.
a. The Unclassified Service shall comprise and consist of the following
offices:
(1) Members of the City Council and other elective officers, and
persons appointed to fill vacancies in elective offices;
(2) The City Clerk;
Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Assistant Deputy Mayors if
(3) The
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City Manager, and Assistant Managers if any;
(4) The Directors and Heads of Bureaus and Departments;
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(5) One Private Secretary to the City Manager;
(6) Members of Boards and Commissions in the
Municipal Service except those specifically provided for in other
sections of the Charter;
(7) Persons employed to make or conduct a special inquiry,
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investigation, examination, or installation, if the Council or the
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City Manager certifies that such employment is temporary, and that the
work should not be performed by employees in the Classified Service.
Pay Schedule
Section 8-8. * - There shall be prepared and maintained by the
Director of Personnel a Uniform Schedule of Pay in the Classified Services, which shall
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be approved by the City Manager. The City Manager shall then
submit the Pay Schedule to the City Council and such schedule shall take effect
when approved by the City Council, except that, the Pay Schedule for employees in
the Classified Service who are represented by a sole and exclusive collective bargaining
agent shall be determined in accord with Section 8-14 of this Charter. The adoption
of a Pay Schedule, including provisions relating to wages and hours and classification
of positions in the Classified Service, and all details relating thereto is hereby
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specifically declared to be an Administrative Act or function of the City
Council and shall not be subject to the initiative and referendum provisions of the
Charter, except as is otherwise provided in Section 8-14.
Establishment of Retirement Plans
Section 8-11. - The Director of Personnel
may cause to have prepared a retirement and disability plan or plans. Retirement funds
may be administered by the Department of Finance. The Directors of Personnel and of
Finance shall collaborate in continuous study of pension benefits and costs and shall
provide for actuarial studies of costs of such plans. They shall report their findings and
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recommendations to the City Manager, the Council, and the public. No benefit
plan shall be established or shall any increases in existing plans be provided except
pursuant to such studies and recommendations. Any benefit plan shall be established on
a jointly contributory basis with the employees and the City sharing the cost.
ARTICLE 9
Department of Fire
Department Created
Section 9-1. - There is hereby created a Department of
Fire, the Director of which shall be the Fire Chief. Personnel in the Department shall
include Assistant Fire Chiefs, Captains, Engineers, Operators, and other employees of
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such rank and grade as the and Council may deem necessary
for public safety, provided such employees shall be subject to provisions of Sections 8-
7 and 8-10.
Fire Chief
Section 9-3. * - The Fire Chief shall be in direct command of the
Department of Fire. He shall assign all members of the Department to their respective
posts, shifts, details and duties. He shall make rules and regulations with the approval
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of the and in conformity with the ordinances and resolutions of
the City, concerning the operation of the Department and the conduct of all employees
thereof. He shall be responsible for the efficiency, discipline, and good conduct of the
Department and for the care and custody of all property used by the Department. The
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Chief shall, subject to approval of the and Council, have further
power to make regulations with force of law, implementing and giving effect to the laws
and ordinances and resolutions relating to fire prevention and fire safety.
ARTICLE 10
Department of Police
Department Created
Section 10-1. - There is hereby created a Department
of Police, the Director of which shall be the Chief of Police. Personnel in the Department
shall include Captains, Detective Sergeants, Patrolmen, Matrons, and other employees
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of such rank and grade as the City Manager and Council may deem
necessary for public safety, provided such employees shall be subject to provisions of
Sections 8-7 and 8-10.
Functions of Department
Section 10-2. - The Department of Police shall be
responsible for the preservation of public peace, prevention of crime, apprehension of
criminals, protection of the rights of persons and property and the enforcement of the
laws of the State, and the ordinances of the City as provided by this Charter and all rules
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and regulations made in accordance therewith, and such other functions as the
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City Managerand Council may prescribe for public safety. All members of the
Department shall have all powers with respect to the service of criminal process and the
enforcement of criminal laws as are vested in police officers by the general statutes.
Chief of Police
Section 10-3. - The Chief of Police shall be in direct command
of the Department of Police. He shall assign all members of the Department to their
respective posts, shifts, details and duties. He shall make rules and regulations with
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approval of the City Manager and in conformity with the ordinances and
resolutions of the City, concerning the operation of the Department and conduct of all
employees thereof. He shall be responsible for the efficiency, discipline and good
conduct of the Department and for the care and custody of all property used by the
Department.
ARTICLE 12
Public Works
Powers and Duties
Section 12-5. - The City Planning and Zoning Commission
shall have authority to prepare and submit to the Council for its approval a master
plan for the physical development of the City, including the general location, character
and extent of streets, bridges, parks, waterways and other public ways, grounds and
spaces, together with the general location of public buildings and other public property,
public utilities, and the extent and location of any public housing or slum clearance
projects. The Commission shall recommend such modifications of said plan, from time to
time, as it deems in the City's interest. All plats of proposed subdivisions presented to
the Council for approval shall be submitted to the City Planning and Zoning Commission,
which shall make recommendations to the Council with respect thereto. The Commission
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shall submit annually to the , not less than ninety days prior
to the beginning of the budget year, a list of recommended capital improvements which
in the opinion of the Commission are necessary or desirable to be constructed during
the forthcoming six-year period. Such list shall be arranged in order of preference, with
recommendations as to which projects shall be constructed in which year.
ARTICLE 13
Department of Parks and Recreation
Powers and Duties
Section 13-3. - The Director of Parks and Recreation shall
be responsible for the efficiency, discipline, and good conduct of the Department and for
the care and custody of all property of the City entrusted to the Department. He shall be
responsible for the performance of all functions of the Department.
The construction and reconstruction of all parks, playgrounds, and recreation
facilities shall be vested in the Department of Public Works. The specific determination
of the functions relating to such construction and reconstruction the Department of
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Public Works shall be made by the City Manager.
Rules and Regulations
Section 13-4. - On recommendation of the Director of
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Parks and Recreation to the City Manager, the Council shall have power by
ordinance to adopt all needful rules and regulations relating to properties and related
facilities under supervision of the Parks and Recreation Department, whether inside or
outside the City, and for the preservation of order, safety and decency therein. For the
purpose of enforcing such rules and regulations, all such properties shall be under the
police jurisdiction of the City. Any member of the police force of the City, or park
employee appointed as a special policeman, shall have power to arrest without warrant
on all such properties any person who has violated any such rule or regulation or
committed an offense therein.
ARTICLE 14
Department of Aviation
Department Created
Section 14-1. - There is hereby created a Department of
Aviation, the head of which shall be the Director. The Department shall be responsible
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for such functions as shall be determined by resolutionof the City Council.
ARTICLE 17
Elections
Municipal Elections*
Section 17-2. - A general municipal election shall be held
each odd number year, except that the first
on the first Tuesday in November of
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Tuesday in November of every second year thereafter. Special municipal elections shall
be held in accord with the provisions of this Charter.
To be elected Mayor, a qualified candidate shall have received a majority of
the votes cast for such office. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast,
a special run-off election shall be held on the first Tuesday in the month following.
If a run-off election is required, the two (2) persons with the highest number of
votes cast for the office shall appear on the ballot as candidates. Notwithstanding,
the Council, by ordinance, may designate an alternative method of run-off election.
ARTICLE 20
Transitional Provisions
Status of Transitional Provisions
Section 20-1. - The purpose of this Article is
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to provide for an orderly transition from the old government of Pueblo to a new
to a Mayor-Council government under provisions
Council - Manager government
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of this Charter Amendment
under provisions of this Charter. Such Article shall
constitute a part of this Charter only to the extent and for the time required to accomplish
that end.
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Reorganization Period
Section 20-2. – The period from the effective date of
this Charter to July 1, 1954, shall be known as the reorganization period. During the
reorganization period all officers and employees shall proceed with due diligence to
effectuate the provisions of this Charter, and the City Manager shall by written order
designate the succession of organization units, and employees, and allocate equipment
and space. During the reorganization period, the City Manager shall by written order
designate provisions of this Charter to become operative. The orders shall fix the dates
on which, and the agency or agencies to which, each provision becomes operative.
During the reorganization period the last Charter, as amended, shall be in effect as to
the subject matter of sections not so designated by executive order. This Charter shall
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be fully operative on July 1, 1954, except as otherwise provided in this Charter.
period from the passage of this Charter Amendment to the first Mayor taking office
shall be known as the reorganization period. During the reorganization period all
officers and employees shall proceed with due diligence to effectuate the
provisions of this Charter Amendment. The Council, upon recommendations of
the City Manager and in accordance with Article 7, shall adopt a budget and
appropriations ordinance for the year 2019 that effectuates the orderly transition.
The Council and the City Manager shall, in cooperation with the Mayor-elect,
designate the succession of organization units, employees, and allocate
equipment and space
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First Election Under Charter Amendment–
Section 20-3. The first Council
to take office in accord with this Charter shall be elected at a special municipal election
to be held on the second Tuesday of August in 1954. Terms of this Council shall be
as provided in Section 3-1. All nominations of candidates for offices to be filled at
said election on August 10, 1954, shall be by petition as otherwise set forth in Section
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17-4. All other matters pertinent to this election shall be in accord with Article 17.
first Mayor to take office in accordance with this Charter Amendment shall be
elected at a municipal election to be held on November 6, 2018 for a term expiring
on the second Tuesday in January 2024. Thereafter, the Mayor’s term and election
shall be in accordance with Article 17 and Section 4-2.
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Section 20-4Present Council and Mayor to Continue in Office - The Council and
Mayor in office at the time of the adoption of this Charter shall continue at the same rate
of pay to serve and carry out the functions, power, and duties of their office until January
1, 1955, unless removed as provided in Section 2-6 or Article 19, of this Charter. The
salaries provided by this Charter for all city officers shall become effective January 1,
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Present City Manager to Continue in Office - The City Manager in office at
1955.
the time of the adoption of this Charter shall continue at the same rate of pay to
serve and carry out the functions, power, and duties of the office until the first
Mayor elected under this Charter Amendment takes office.
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Status of Employees and Officers –
Section 20-5. Every employee
occupying, or to be transferred to, a position to be placed in the Classified Service by
executive order shall be included in the Classified Service without qualifying examination
as of the date fixed in the executive order which classifies the position. This date shall in
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The status of employees and officers not
no case be later than July 1, 1954.
specifically affected by this Charter Amendment shall remain unchanged. Accrued
liabilities prior to the first Mayor taking office, including any benefits payable to
employees and officers, shall remain a liability to the Municipal Government as if
the Council-Manager form of government remained.
Retirement Plans Amendment
Section 20-6. - This Charter shall not affect
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any contractual relationships existing on the effective date of this Charter
between the Municipal Government and any officers or employees by reason of any
retirement plans in effect.
Local Improvements
Section 20-7. - Local Improvements not completed on the
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effective date of this Charter shall be governed
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until completed by the last Charter. as amended.
Outstanding and Authorized Bonds
Section 20-8. - The provisions of this
Amendment
Charter shall not affect municipal bonds outstanding on the effective date
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of this Charter Failure to observe requirements of the last Charter, as
amended, governing municipal elections shall not invalidate any bonds authorized at an
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election held prior to the effective date of this Charter. Bonds authorized at an election
held prior to the effective date of this Charter may be issued in accordance with the
provisions of this Charter and when so issued shall be the lawful and binding
obligations of the municipal government in accordance with their import.
Saving Clause Amendment
Section 20-9. - This Charter shall not affect any suit
pending in any court or any document heretofore executed in connection therewith.
Amendment
Nothing in this Charter shall invalidate any existing contracts between
the municipal government and individuals, corporations, or public agencies.
Section 20-10 Severability Clause - The words, phrases, sentences,
paragraphs, sections, and articles of this Charter Amendment shall be considered
to be severable, so that if any word, phrase, sentence, paragraph, section, or
article, or its application to any person or circumstance, is superseded by state law
or held invalid, the remainder of the particular phrase, sentence, paragraph,
section, or article, or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances,
shall not be deemed affected.
SECTION 4.
The City Council does hereby find, determine and declare that the ballot title set
forth in Section 2 hereof fairly expresses the true meaning and intent of the referred
Charter amendment.
SECTION 5.
The officials of the City are authorized and directed to take all actions necessary,
appropriate or required to implement the provisions of this Ordinance. The City Clerk is
directed to publish notice of election of the proposed Charter Amendment in conformity
with the provision of C.R.S. 1-7.5-101 et seq. and C.R.S. 31-2-210(4) and to certify the
Ballot Title to the Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder by no later than sixty days before
the November 7, 2017 coordinated election, as provided by C.R.S. 1-5-203(3) and C.R.S.
31-2-210 (3.5).
SECTION 6.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: June 12, 2017
BY: Ed Brown
PASSED AND APPROVED: June 26, 2017
City Clerk’s Office Item # R-1
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 12, 2017
TO: President Stephen G. Nawrocki and Members of City Council
CC: Sam Azad, City Manager
VIA: Gina Dutcher, City Clerk
FROM: Daniel C. Kogovsek, City Attorney
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO THE ELIGIBLE ELECTORS OF THE CITY
OF PUEBLO, COLORADO AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 7, 2017 A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO AND FIXING THE BALLOT TITLE
THEREFOR
SUMMARY:
Attached is a proposed Ordinance referring to the registered voters of the City a proposed
amendment to the City’s Charter which would change the form of government from Council-
Manager to Mayor-Council.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
City Council placed a similar measure on the November 3, 2009 coordinated election ballot. In
that election, thirty-two percent (32%) of Pueblo voters voted in favor of a Mayor-Council form of
government and sixty-eight percent (68%) voted in opposition.
BACKGROUND:
Under the proposed charter amendment, all legislative powers of the City would remain with an
elected City Council but all executive powers of the City would be given to an elected Mayor. The
initial salary of the Mayor would be $150,000 per year. If the charter amendment is approved,
the Mayor would be elected at a special municipal election to be held on November 6, 2018 for
an initial five-year term. Thereafter, the Mayor’s term of office would be four years. The proposed
charter amendment provides that a City Manager would remain on the job until January 8, 2019
when the Mayor would assume office.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Proponents of the charter amendment argue that the change from a Council-Manager form of
government to a Mayor-Council form of government would be revenue neutral or might even result
in a cost savings for Pueblo’s taxpayers. However, Section 3-5 g of the proposed charter
amendment provides that the City Council may “hire the personnel necessary to enable the
Council to adequately perform its duties” independent of the Mayor. The financial impact of new
employees hired by City Council (rather than the Mayor) is unknown. It is also unknown whether
the council employees would be protected by the City’s civil service system or collective
bargaining agreements.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable to this Ordinance.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Members of the public are the primary stakeholders affected by the proposed Ordinance. The
public will have an opportunity to vote on the Mayor-Council form of government at the November
7, 2017 general municipal election.
ALTERNATIVES:
If this Ordinance is not approved, proponents of a Mayor-Council form of government would be
required to place the ballot question on the November 7, 2017 ballot through the initiative process.
RECOMMENDATION:
None.
Attachments:
Proposed Ordinance