To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Robert J. Slentz, Town Attorney
Sally Misare, Town Clerk
Title
Ordinance: Proposing Amendments to the Town of Castle Rock Home Rule Charter to Establish the General Election Date in November in Even-Numbered Years as the Town of Castle Rock Regular Bi-Annual Election Date and Referring to the Electorate the Question of Approving these Charter Amendments at the Special Municipal Election on November 3, 2015; and Providing for its Emergency Adoption on Second and Final Reading (Second Reading)
Body
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Executive Summary
This item was approved on First Reading on August 4, 2015 by a vote of 4-1.
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 change the date of the Town’s regular biannual election from April to November of even-numbered years, beginning in 2016. This would allow the Town’s elections to be conducted as part of a Coordinated Election administered by Douglas County, which would save the Town the cost of running a separate election and provide electors with a single ballot for municipal, county, and statewide issues.
Proposed Motion
“I move to approve Ordinance No. 2015-30, an Ordinance proposing amendments to the Town of Castle Rock Home Rule Charter to establish the General Election date in November in even-numbered years as the Town of Castle Rock Regular Bi-Annual Election date and referring to the electorate the question of approving these Charter amendments at the Special Municipal Election on November 3, 2015; and providing for its emergency adoption on second and final reading.”
Attachments
Attachment A: Ordinance 2015-30