TC Ord. No. 2017-21 Amending Section 2.02.010 of the Town of Avon Municipal Code to Rename the Transportation Department to the Mobility DepartmentTOWN OF AVON
ORDINANCE 17-21
AMENDING SECTION 2.02.010 OF THE TOWN OF AVON
MUNICIPAL CODE TO RENAME THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
TO THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. §31-15-103 and §31-15-104, and pursuant to the home rule
powers of the Town of Avon ("Town"), the Town Council has the power to make and publish
ordinances necessary and proper to provide for the safety, preserve the health, promote the
prosperity, and improve the morals, order, comfort, and convenience of its inhabitants;
WHEREAS, Section 8.8 of the Avon Home Rule Charter states that the Council shall approve
the administrative departments by Ordinance upon recommendation of the Town Manager and
Section 2.02.010 of the Avon Municipal Code establishes the administrative departments of the
Town;
WHEREAS, the Town Manager recommends the certain amendments to the administrative
departments of the Town as set forth in this Ordinance;
WHEREAS, the Town Council finds that the amendments to the administrative departments
will provide for a more efficient provision of municipal services to the Avon community;
WHEREAS, approval of this Ordinance on First Reading is intended only to confirm that the
Town Council desires to comply the requirements of the Avon Home Rule Charter by setting a
public hearing in order to provide the public an opportunity to present testimony and evidence
regarding the application and that approval of this Ordinance on First Reading does not
constitute a representation that the Town Council, or any member of the Town Council, supports,
approves, rejects, or denies this ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF AVON, COLORADO the following:
Section 1. Recitals Incorporated. The above and foregoing recitals are incorporated herein by
reference and adopted as findings and determinations of the Town Council.
Section 2. Section 2.02.010 Amended. Section 2.02.0100) of the Avon Municipal Code is
hereby amended by repealing and re-enacting such section in its entirety to read as follows:
2.02. 010 Departments Enumerated.
(j) Mobility.
Section 3. Codification Amendments. The codifier of the Town's Municipal Code,
Colorado Code Publishing, is hereby authorized to make such numerical and formatting changes
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as may be necessary to incorporate the provisions of this Ordinance within the Avon Municipal
Code. The Town Clerk is authorized to correct, or approve the correction by the codifier, of any
typographical error in the enacted regulations, provided that such correction shall not
substantively change any provision of the regulations adopted in this Ordinance. Such
corrections may include spelling, reference, citation, enumeration, and grammatical errors.
Section 4. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance, or the application of such
provision to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without
the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared
to be severable. The Town Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and
each provision thereof, even though any one of the provisions might be declared unconstitutional
or invalid. As used in this Section, the term "provision" means and includes any part, division,
subdivision, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase; the term "application" means and
includes an application of an ordinance or any part thereof, whether considered or construed
alone or together with another ordinance or ordinances, or part thereof, of the Town.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after public notice
following final passage in accordance with Section 6.4 of the Avon Home Rule Charter.
Section 6. Safety Clause. The Town Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this
Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the Town of Avon, that it is
promulgated for the health, safety and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary
for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and
welfare. The Town Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the
proper legislative object sought to be obtained.
Section 7. Publication. The Town Clerk is ordered to publish this Ordinance in accordance
with Chapter 1.16 of the Avon Municipal Code.
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INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED ON FIRST READING AND REFERRED TO PUBLIC
HEARING on December 12, 2017 and setting such public hearing for January 9, 2018 at the
Council Chambers of the Avon Municipal Building, located at One Lake Street, Avon, Colorado.
BY ATTEST:
JerPie Fancher, Mayor Debbie Hoppe, To n Clerk
ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING on January 9, 2018.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Eric eil, Town Attorney
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