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Home My WebLink About09966 ORDINANCE NO. 9966 AN ORDINANCE CALLING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 2021, DIRECTING THAT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BE CONDUCTED AS A MAIL BALLOT ELECTION AS PART OF A COORDINATED ELECTION BY THE PUEBLO COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, ADOPTING FOR USE AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES OF THE UNIFORM ELECTION CODE OF 1992 EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SAID CODE CONFLICTS WITH A SPECIFIC PROVISION OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO AND SUSPENDING FOR SUCH PURPOSES THE PUEBLO ELECTION CODE AND ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE CITY IN CONFLICT THEREWITH WHEREAS, C.R.S. 1-1-111(2) permits municipalities to coordinate elections with the political subdivisions of the State of Colorado; and WHEREAS, the Uniform Election Code of 1992 applies to any municipal election conducted as part of a Coordinated Election and authorizes a municipality to utilize the requirements and procedures of the Uniform Election Code of 1992 for the conduct of such elections, and WHEREAS, it would be in the best interests of the City and its citizens to participate in a Coordinated Election on November 2, 2021. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. There is hereby called a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 to be conducted as a mail ballot election by the Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder (“County Clerk”). The City's General Municipal Election shall be conducted as part of a Coordinated Election as defined in the Uniform Election Code of 1992. SECTION 2. Pursuant to the authority granted by Article XX and Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution and §§1-1-102 and 31-10-102.7 C.R.S., the requirements and procedures of the Uniform Election Code of 1992 (Articles 1 to 12 including Article 7.5 the Mail Ballot Election Act, of Title 1, C.R.S. but not Article 13 thereof relating to election offenses) except to the extent they conflict with a specific provision of the Charter of the City of Pueblo, are hereby adopted and will be utilized in the conduct of the General Municipal Election to be held as part of a Coordinated Election on November 2, 2021. SECTION 3. The City Clerk, the Board of Elections, and all officers and staff of the City are authorized to cooperate with the County Clerk and to take all action necessary, appropriate or required to effectuate the provisions of this Ordinance and to conduct the General Municipal Election to be held on November 2, 2021 as part of a Coordinated Election, in compliance with the requirements and procedures of the Charter of the City of Pueblo, Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution, and the Uniform Election Code of 1992. SECTION 4. The City Council does hereby adopt the optional registration plan provided for in Section 17-9 of the Charter of the City of Pueblo and hereby determines and declares that voting machines are not available. SECTION 5. All public notices that are required to be published with respect to the General Municipal Election shall be published in The Pueblo Chieftain. SECTION 6. The Pueblo Election Code and all other Ordinances and Resolutions of the City inconsistent with the Uniform Election Code of 1992 and this Ordinance are hereby superseded, suspended and repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency for and during the conduct of the Coordinated Election to be held November 2, 2021. SECTION 7. The City Clerk is hereby designated as the City’s Election Official for purposes of the Coordinated Election to be held November 2, 2021. The Director of Finance is hereby designated as the City Council’s designee responsible for providing to the City Clerk the fiscal information that must be included in any ballot issue notice for any initiated measure or ballot issue referred to the voters by the City Council at the Coordinated Election to be held November 2, 2021. SECTION 8. If any section, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or enforceability of such section, clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining sections, clauses or provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City Council. Action by City Council: Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on June 28, 2021 Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on July 12, 2021 . President of City Council Action by the Mayor: ☒ Approved on July 14, 2021 . □ Disapproved on based on the following objections: _ Mayor Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor: □ Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto. □ Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of , on □ Council action on _______ failed to override the Mayor’s veto. President of City Council ATTEST City Clerk City Clerk’s Office Item # R-7 Background Paper for Proposed Ordinance COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 28, 2021 TO: President Lawrence W. Atencio and Members of City Council CC: Nicholas A. Gradisar, Mayor VIA: Office of the City Clerk FROM: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE CALLING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2021, DIRECTING THAT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BE CONDUCTED AS A MAIL BALLOT ELECTION AS PART OF A COORDINATED ELECTION BY THE PUEBLO COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, ADOPTING FOR USE AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES OF THE UNIFORM ELECTION CODE OF 1992 EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SAID CODE CONFLICTS WITH A SPECIFIC PROVISION OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO AND SUSPENDING FOR SUCH PURPOSES THE PUEBLO ELECTION CODE AND ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE CITY IN CONFLICT THEREWITH SUMMARY: This Ordinance calls a General Municipal Election to take place on November 2, 2021 to be conducted as a mail ballot election as part of a coordinated election by the Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder (“County Clerk”). PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: Pursuant to §1-1-111(2), C.R.S., the City may contract with the County Clerk to perform all or part of the required duties in conducting a municipal election. If this Ordinance is adopted, the City Clerk will subsequently present to City Council for approval an Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) for election services with the County. BACKGROUND: In order to save costs, City Council has asked the County Clerk to conduct general and special municipal elections as mail ballot elections as part of coordinated elections managed by the County Clerk. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS The City shall pay to the County Clerk the City's share of the actual cost of materials and services directly attributable to the City’s participation in the November 2, 2021 election. The City’s share is estimated to cost between $ 90,000 and $ 95,000. Funding for the costs associated with conducting this General Municipal Election are allocated in the City Clerk’s 2021 Departmental Budget. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Board of Elections, at a meeting on June 30, 2021, reviewed this Ordinance and adopted an Election Board Resolution recommending the adoption of this Ordinance by the City Council. STAKEHOLDER PROCESS Not applicable to this Ordinance. ALTERNATIVES City Council could decide that the November 2, 2021 General Municipal Election should be conducted exclusively by the City Clerk and not in cooperation with the County Clerk. RECOMMENDATION Adopt the Ordinance. Attachments: Proposed Ordinance Election Board Resolution