TC Ord. No. 1979-130 0
ORDINANCE NO. 79-13
SERIES OF 1979
AN ORDINANCE SETTING OUT THE QUESTIONS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE
ELECTORATE AT THE REFERENDUM ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JULY 10, 1979;
PROVIDING THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE OF EACH QUESTION AND PROVIDING FOR
DETAILS IN RELATION THERETO.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Town Council
of the Town of Avon, Colorado that the following questions be sub-
mitted to the-referendum election to be held on July 10, 1979:
1.) Granting of Franchises
Shall Section 17.6 of the Charter for the Town of
Avon, Colorado be amended to read:
"The Town Council shall establish by ordinance
the terms, fees, compensation, conditions and
any other matters related to granting of fran-
chises."?
A 'yes' vote on this issue Witt pehmit the Cou.ncit to gtrant
a 6tra.nch i b e 6o,% Cabte TV in Avon, CotoAado.
2.) Tax Authority and Limitations
Shal'l.the following language in Section 13.1 of the
Town Charter for the Town of Avon, Colorado be deleted:
"Provided, however, that no use tax, occupation
tax or excise tax shall be levied until such
tax shall be approved by a majority of the elec-
torate, voting at a regular or special election;
and provided, further, that..."?
A ' yea' vote on Chia i6.6ue w tt ptcovided the Counci e with the
authoxity to Levy a tax on etect4i.c, teeephone and otheA pubtic ut e.%tcu.
3.) Terms of Office - Mayor and Councilmembers
Shall Section 4.2 (d) and (e) of the Charter for the
Town of Avon, Colorado be amended to read:
(d) The terms of office for Councilmembers
shall be for four (4) years provided, however,
that no member shall serve for more than eight
consecutive years. Any Councilmember who is
appointed to fill a vacancy as well as any
Councilmember who was initially elected in the
election which took place on August 8, 1978,
may serve, in addition to the initial term a
total of no more than eight additional years."?
A ' yea' vote on this izzue Witt cQah,i jy the maximum tetcmd and
number of yeatus each Town Councitmembetc may setcve.
4.) Town Manager
Shall Section 8.1 of the Charter for the Town of Avon,
Colorado be amended to read: (AMENDMENT IN CAPITAL LETTERS/BOLD)'
0 -2- 4
"The Mayor shall be the chief executive and
administrative officer of the Town until such
time as the Council shall-.appoint a Town Man
ager. DURING SUCH PERIOD OF TIME AND PRIOR TO
THE APPOINTMENT OF A TOWN MANAGER, THE MAYOR
SHALL BE COMPENSATED AS THE COUNCIL MAY DE-
TERMINE BY ORDINANCE. At such time as the
Council shall appoint a Town Manager the pro-
visions of this Chapter VIII shall control.
The Council, by a majority vote, shall appoint
a Town Manager within a reasonable time when-
ever a vacancy exists in such position. Such
appointment shall be without definite term
and shall be at a salary to be fixed by the
Council. The Manager shall be appointed with-
out regard to any consideration other than
his fitness, competency, training and experience
as a Manager. At the time of his appointment,
he need not be a resident of the Town or State,
but during tenure of Office he shall reside
within the Town. No member of the Council shall
be appointed Manager at the time said person
is a member of the Council."?
A 'yea' vote upon this Zssue witt allow the Mayor to be com-
penaated wh,iee pm6onmi,ng requiAed a&nini,a ,i,ve &ti.ea, untie. such tZme
ass the Town Counc ie deems it nece6.6ary to h,itre a JuZZ-tune Town Manager.
5.) Qualifications
Shall Section 4.6 (b) of the Charter for the Town
of Avon, Colorado be amended to read:
"No elected official shall be a salaried
employee of the Town during his term of office,
other than as provided in this Charter."?
A ' yea' vote on thi, issue wilt etaAi6 y the a eA vices that
Town Counc t members may perjrom gor the Town.
All referendum election questions shall be submitted to the
electorate in both, the English and Spanish language.
0 0
-3-
INTRODUCED PASSED, READ ON FIRST READING, APPROVED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED
THIS - DAY OF , 1979.
TOWN OF AVON
BY:
0
ATTTEST:
BY:
Or7
TOWN CLERK
INTRODUCED, APPROVED AS AMENDED ON SECOND EADING, PASSED, ENACTED
AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS DAY OF ,1979
TOWN OF AVON
BY: 44--v4l~ ~ §14'~
ATTEST:
BY ce/rqg
TOWN CLERK
STATE OF COLORADO )
COUNTY OF EAGLE ) SS
TOWN OF AVON )
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF a public hearing before the Town Council
of the Town of Avon, Colorado, at 7:30 P.M. on the 7th day of
June, 1979 at the Town Hall for the purpose of considering the
adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 79-13:
AN ORDINANCE SETTING OUT THE QUESTIONS TO BE
SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT THE REFERENDUM
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JULY 10, 1979; PROVIDING
THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE OF EACH QUESTION AND PRO-
VIDING FOR DETAILS IN RELATION THERETO.
A copy of said Ordinance is attached hereto and is also
on file at the office of the Town Clerk and may be inspected
during regular business hours.
Following this hearing, the Council may consider final
passage of this Ordinance.
This meeting is open to the general public.
This notice given and published by order of the Town
Council of the Town of Avon, Colorado.
Dated this 31st day of May, 1979.
TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO
By order of the Town Council
By :
TOWN CLERK
POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC PLACES WITHIN THE TOWN OF AVON ON
JUNE 1, 1979:
THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE BENCHMARK SHOPPING CENTER, (AVON POST OFFICE)
THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF EAGLE VALLEY BOWL
THE PESTER GAS STATION; AND
THE TOWN OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, BENCHMARK SHOPPING CENTER