To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
Through: David L. Corliss, Town Manager
From: Lisa Anderson, Town Clerk
Title
Ordinance Directing that the November 8, 2022 Regular Municipal Election of the Town of Castle Rock be Conducted by Douglas County as a Coordinated Election and Authorizing Approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement and Providing for its Emergency Adoption on First and Final Reading (Emergency Adoption on First and Final Reading)
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Executive Summary
The Town will hold their regular municipal election on November 8, 2022 for the Mayor-at-Large and Councilmembers for Districts 3 and 5. Staff requests that the election be coordinated with Douglas County.
Per Town Code 2.01.300 (A) The Town Council may determine that any regular or special election shall be conducted as a coordinated election by ordinance adopted no later than seventy days prior to the date of the election. Coordinated elections shall be conducted in accordance with an intergovernmental agreement between the Town and the County Clerk signed no later than seventy days prior to the election.
On August 1, 2022; the Town received the Intergovernmental Agreement to Coordinate the election from the County which did not allow sufficient time for two readings of the Ordinance 75 days before the election. Therefore, due to this timing, staff is requesting that the Ordnance be approved with an emergency adoption on first and final reading.
Budget Impact
The election costs are estimated to be approximately $60,000 as the County charges municipalities $1 per registered voter and to share the costs for any TABOR ballot initiatives, publications, and any space over the minimum allowed. The Town will only have Town Council candidates on the ballot and does not anticipate any cost beyond the per voter charge and sharing in the cost of publications.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that Council approve the Ordinance to coordinate the election with Douglas County and authorize Town officials to sign the Intergovernmental Agreement.
Proposed Motion
“I move to approve the Ordinance as introduced by title on emergency adoption on first and final reading.”
Attachments
Ordinance
Intergovernmental Agreement