HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-25 Calling a Special Election for November 6. 2012RESOLUTION NO. 25, SERIES OF 2012
A RESOLUTION CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR NOVEMBER 6, 2012, TO BE
COORDINATED WITH EAGLE COUNTY, AND SUBMITTING BALLOT QUESTIONS TO THE
REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE TOWN AT THE NOVEMBER 6, 2012 SPECIAL
ELECTION
WHEREAS, the Town of Vail (the "Town"), in the County of Eagle and State of Colorado
is a home rule municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Colorado and the Vail Town Charter;
WHEREAS, the members of the Town Council have been duly elected and qualified;
WHEREAS, the Town Council determines that several changes to the Vail Town Charter
are warranted;
WHEREAS, all amendments to the Vail Town Charter must be approved by the
registered electors of the Town at a regular or special election; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council wishes to submit ballot questions to the registered
electors of the Town regarding the proposed changes to the Vail Town Charter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
VAIL, COLORADO THAT:
1. There shall be a special election for the Town on November 6, 2012. Such
election shall be coordinated with Eagle County and conducted under the Uniform Election
Code, C.R.S. § 1-1-101, etseq.
2. At the November 6, 2012 special election, the following ballot questions shall be
submitted to the registered electors of the Town:
Ballot Question No. 1
Shall all references to the masculine gender in the Vail Town Charter be
amended to be gender-neutral?
_ Yes _ No
Ballot Question No. 2
Shall the words "following the first Monday" be deleted from Section 2.3 of the
Vail Town Charter, so that Town of Vail elections will fall on the first Tuesday in
November, consistent with other elections in the state?
_ Yes _ No
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Ballot Question No. 3
Because federal and state election laws have changed so that an election
commission is no longer necessary or warranted, shall Section 2.5 of the Vail
Town Charter, requiring an election commission, be repealed in its entirety?
_ Yes _ No
Ballot Question No. 4
Because state law provides adequate procedures for initiative and referendum,
shall the sections of the Vail Town Charter addressing those issues, Sections
5.3(b), 5.3(c), 5.3(d), 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 be repealed in their entirety, and shall
Section 5.2 be amended to read as follows:
"The procedures for initiative and referendum shall be as provided in state statute
governing municipal initiative and referendum."?
_ Yes _ No
Ballot Question No. 5
Because Section 8.4 of the Vail Town Charter currently refers to a separate
Planning Commission and a separate Environmental Commission, and because
the Town has a single, combined Planning and Environmental Commission, shall
Section 8.4 of the Town of Vail Town Charter be repealed in its entirety, and shall
Section 8.3 of the Vail Town Charter be amended to read as follows:
"There shall be established a seven (7) member planning and environmental
commission appointed by the council. Members of the planning and
environmental commission shall be residents of the Town of Vail and registered
electors. The terms of appointment to the planning commission shall be two (2)
years on an overlapping basis. The functions of the planning and environmental
commission shall be defined by ordinance and include but not be limited to
aesthetic, architectural, environmental and ecological coordination and planning
relating to the enhancement and the preservation of the quality of life."?
_ Yes _ No
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Ballot Question No. 6
Shall Section 9.4 of the Vail Town Charter be amended as follows
"9.4 Capital Progra .
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long-range capital program. The percentage of �venues to be allocated to the
long-range capital program shall be established by orrlinance of the Town
Council.'?
_ Yes _ No
INTRODUCED, PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of
the Town of Vail held this 4�' day of September, 2012.
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