City of Colorado Springs - File #: 15-00551

• File #: 15-00551
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 8/25/2015
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 12/8/2015
• Final action: 12/8/2015
• Title: Ordinance No. 15-92 amending Section 202 (Deposit and Expenditure of Revenues) and Section 203 (Biannual Independent Audit) of Part 2 (Deposit and Expenditure of Revenues) of Article 6 (Trails, Open Space and Parks Program) of Chapter 4 (Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to expenditure of revenues and independent audit

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/8/2015	2	City Council	finally passed	Pass
11/24/2015	1	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass
11/9/2015	1	Council Work Session	referred

Title
Ordinance No. 15-92 amending Section 202 (Deposit and Expenditure of Revenues) and Section 203 (Biannual Independent Audit) of Part 2 (Deposit and Expenditure of Revenues) of Article 6 (Trails, Open Space and Parks Program) of Chapter 4 (Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to expenditure of revenues and independent audit

Body
From:
Karen Palus, Director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Chris Lieber, Park Development Manager/TOPS Program Manager

Summary:
The voter approved Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) Ordinance establishes the framework for the Trails, Open Space and Parks Program. The TOPS Ordinance was originally approved on April 1, 1997 and has since been amended by the voters on several occasions. The current City Code has not been updated to reflect all of the amendments that have been approved by the voters; expressly the requirement for biennial financial audits of the TOPS Program, and the recent change to allow more flexibility for spending within the TOPS Parks Category. Staff is seeking revisions to the City Code to conform to the current voter approved TOPS Ordinance.

Previous Council Action:
N/A

Background:
Staff has prepared draft ordinance language to amend City Code section 202 (deposit and expenditure of revenues) and section 203 (biannual independent audit) of part 2 (deposit and expenditure of revenues) of article 6 (trails, open space and parks program) of chapter 4 (parks, recreation and cultural services) of the code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to expenditure of revenues and independent audit.

The need for an update to the City Code was identified by staff and confirmed via the 2014 TOPS Audit process. The City Auditor has recommended that these changes be made to the City Code for consistency between the voter approved TOPS Ordinance and the City Code. Since the...