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ORDINANCE NO. 7865
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1-4-2 OF CHAPTER
4, TITLE I OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE, AS
AMENDED, REQUIRING A PUBLIC FORUM TO BE HELD
PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF BUSINESS AT REGULAR
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND ESTABLISHING
REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE THERETO
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter
deleted, underscoring indicates matter added)
SECTION 1.
Section 1-4-2 of Chapter 4, Title I of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended, is
hereby amended by the addition of a new subsection (c) thereto, to read as follows:
Sec. 1-4-2. Council meetings; regular and special; place; calling; notice;
public forum
. . .
(c) Public Forum
The City Council shall permit Public Forum to occur prior to the
commencement of any business at regular City Council meetings occurring
on the second and fourth Mondays of each month to include any regular
meeting where City Council has elected to change the meeting date. The
public forum shall permit up to six people to speak for five minutes per
speaker when there are people present who wish to address the City Council.
The public forum shall occur during the televised portion of the meeting and
speakers shall be permitted to address the City Council on camera.
SECTION 2.
This amendment to Section 1-4-2 of Chapter 4, Title I of the Pueblo Municipal Code,
as amended, shall become effective upon majority vote in favor thereof by the registered
electors of the City voting thereon at the special municipal election to be held on Tuesday,
November 4, 2008.
FOR THE ORDINANCE 25370
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE 17176