To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Robert J. Slentz, Town Attorney
Sally Misare, Town Clerk
Title
Ordinance: Proposing an Amendment to Section 15-1(b) of the Town of Castle Rock Home Rule Charter to Increase the Percentage of Required Signatures of Registered Electors on an Initiative Petition from Ten Percent to Fifteen Percent and Referring to the Electorate the Question of Approving this Charter Amendment at the Special Municipal Election on November 3, 2015; and Providing for its Emergency Adoption on Second and Final Reading (Second Reading)
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Executive Summary
This item was approved on First Reading on August 4, 2015 by a vote of 5-0.
In order to be assured that this Ordinance is in effect and in compliance with all applicable statutory and Municipal Code requirements, staff is recommending emergency adoption on second and final reading.
Per prior Council direction, the proposed Ordinance authorizes placement of a Charter amendment on the November 3, 2015 Coordinated Election ballot to increase the number of signatures required on an Initiative Petition from ten percent to fifteen percent of the number of registered electors.
This percentage is authorized under the State Constitutional provisions regarding the Initiative process
Proposed Motion
“I move to approve Ordinance No. 2015-33, an Ordinance proposing an amendment to Section 15-1(b) of the Town of Castle Rock Home Rule Charter to increase the percentage of required signatures of registered electors on an Initiative petition from ten percent to fifteen percent and referring to the electorate the question of approving this Charter amendment at the Special Municipal Election on November 3, 2015, and providing for its emergency adoption on second and final reading.”
Attachments
Attachment A: Ordinance