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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972- 1 Relating to the Municipal Home Rule for the TOV initiating the adoption of a Home Rule Charter and providing for the election of members to a charter commission.~ • M ~ • ORDINANCE NO. SERIES OF 1972 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO MUNICIPAL HOME RULE FOR THE TOWN OF VAI L, INITIATING THE ADOPTION OF A HOME RULE CHARTER, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO A CHARTER COMMISSION; AND SETTING FORTH MATTERS AND DETAI LS IN RELATION THERETO. WHEREAS, the General Assembly for the State of Colorado has en- acted the "Municipal Home Rule Act of 1971", otherwise referred to as Chapter 139, Article 90 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (1963), as amended, for the purpose of implementing Section 9 of Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado, which authorizes the Board of Trustees to initiate by ord- inance the adoption of a Home Rule Charter; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees for the Town of Vail wishes to avail itself of the procedures available to initiate the adoption of a Home Rule Charter for the Town of Vail; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees for the Town of Vail finds that it is in the public interest of said town to adopt a Home Rule Charter which will facilitate an improved form of government for said town; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE TOWN OF VAI L: SECTION 1 , Initiation of Home Rule Procedure. The following question shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the Town of Vail, in accordance with the provisions of Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado and the "Municipal Home Rule Act of 1971" , at a special election to be held on the 18th day of April, 1972: "Shall the Town of Vail form a Home Rule Charter Commission?" SECTION 2, Commission Members. At such election, referred to in Section 1 herein, the qualified electors may elect a total of nine (9) members at large to serve on the Charter Commission, in accordance with the "Municipal Home Rule Act of 1971 ." If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question referred to herein vote for forming the Charter Commission, a commission to frame a charter shall be deemed formed. SECTION 3, Notice of Election. A notice of the election referred to in this ordinance shall be published on February 10, 1972, and on March 18, 1972, with the second notice including the names of all candidates for the Charter Commission who shall have qualified and complied with the provisions of the "Municipal Home Rule Act of 1971 ." SECTION 4. Effective Date, This ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety for the specific reason that it is necessary to implement at the earliest possible date a Home Rule Charter for the Town of Vail in order ~, ~ • w • a to properly provide for the safety of the inhabitants as well as to preserve the health and promote the prosperity, order and comfort of the inhabitants of said town; therefore, this ordinance shall take effect in five (5) days fol- lowing publication of same. SECTION 5 . Separability of Provisions . If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the Board of Trustees for the Town of Vail hereby declares it would have passed this ordinance and each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid . fir INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS DAY OF FEBRUARY 1972 G~~~ Attest: ,d Town GCerk ~ ~f~ . ; ,~ ~ ~ c,,'f', f i%'f- ~ e. 1 -2 -