City of Colorado Springs - File #: 15-00399

• File #: 15-00399
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 7/7/2015
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 8/25/2015
• Final action: 8/25/2015
• Title: Ordinance No. 15-52 amending Section 201 (Appointees) and Section 204 (Assistants) of Part 2 (Appointive Officers; General Provisions) and creating a new Part 10 (Powers and Duties of the City Council Administrator) of Article 2 (Officers of the City) of Chapter 1 (Administration, Personnel, and Finance) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to the City Council Administrator

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/25/2015	2	City Council	finally passed	Pass
8/11/2015	1	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass
7/27/2015	1	City Council Work Session	referred

Title

Ordinance No. 15-52 amending Section 201 (Appointees) and Section 204 (Assistants) of Part 2 (Appointive Officers; General Provisions) and creating a new Part 10 (Powers and Duties of the City Council Administrator) of Article 2 (Officers of the City) of Chapter 1 (Administration, Personnel, and Finance) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to the City Council Administrator

Body

  From: 

David Andrews, Legislative Counsel, City Attorney’s Office

  Summary:

The proposed ordinance provides City Code changes and additions that implement voter-approved City Charter changes related to a Council-appointed office of the City Council Administrator.

  Previous Council Action: 

Council referred a ballot question to amend the City Charter to establish the office of a City Council Administrator as a Council appointee.

  Background:

At the April 7, 2015, General Municipal Election, the voters approved amendments to Sections 3-10(e), 4-40(c), and 5-20 of the Charter of the City of Colorado Springs, pertaining to the establishment of the Council-appointed office of the City Council Administrator.  The proposed ordinance provides amendments to the City Code to reflect that that City Council Administrator is a Council-appointed officer, like the City Auditor.  In addition, the proposed ordinance creates a new Part 10 of Article 2, Chapter 1, to prescribe powers and duties of the City Council Administrator.  The new Part 10 refers to specific council-related functions and general administrative functions that are necessary for Council operations. 

  Financial Implications:

N/A

  Board/Commission Recommendation:

N/A

  Stakeholder Process:

The City Attorney’s Office solicited input from the City’s Human Resources Department, City Auditor, the City Council President and the acting City Council Administrator.

  Alternatives:

N/A

Recommended Action

  Proposed Motion:

Motion to approve the ordinance as presented

Ordinance Language

An ordinance amending and adding a new section to City Code relating to the City Council Administrator.