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File #: 19-028    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Mayor's Office
File created: 12/21/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/8/2019 Final action: 1/8/2019
Title: A Resolution submitting to the registered qualified electors of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado at the general municipal election to be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, a ballot question on an initiated proposal for a charter amendment authorizing collective bargaining for all uniformed fire department employees of the city except for the fire chief and the chief's direct reports Presenter: Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk Tom Florczak, Deputy City Attorney
Attachments: 1. IO 2018-002 Statement of Sufficiency.pdf, 2. Local5BallotRef-RES-2018-12-31, 3. Signed Resolution 4-19

 

 

Title

A Resolution submitting to the registered qualified electors of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado at the general municipal election to be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, a ballot question on an initiated proposal for a charter amendment authorizing collective bargaining for all uniformed fire department employees of the city except for the fire chief and the chief’s direct reports

 

  Presenter: 

Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk
Tom Florczak, Deputy City Attorney

 

Body

  Summary:

A Resolution submitting to the registered qualified electors of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado at the general municipal election to be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, a ballot question on an initiated proposal for a charter amendment authorizing collective bargaining for all uniformed fire department employees of the city except for the fire chief and the chief’s direct reports

 

  Previous Council Action: 

N/A

 

  Background:

This Resolution refers a citizen initiated Charter amendment to the Ballot.  An initiated petition was signed by a sufficient number of registered electors and is now before City Council to set a ballot title and place the question before the electors, a requirement set forth in Colorado Revised Statutes, Section 31-2-210(3).

 

  Financial Implications:

N/A

 

  Board/Commission Recommendation:

N/A

 

  Stakeholder Process:

A Petition Committee initiated the proposed City Charter amendment and circulated the petition.

 

  Alternatives:

N/A

 

Recommended Action

  Proposed Motion:

Motion to approve the Resolution referring the citizen initiated proposed Charter amendment to the April 2, 2019, Election Ballot.

 

Summary of Ordinance Language

N/A

 




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