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File #: 15-00399    Version: Name:
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
Attachments: 1. 081115 Council Admin Ordinance, 2. Granicus Work Session Draft Redline, 3. Signed Ordinance_15-52


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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

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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 ...

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