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No. 2015-08 Amending Section 2.02.010 of the Town of Avon Muni Code to Amendment and Establish Administrative DepartmentsTOWN OF AVON, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 15 -08 SERIES OF 2015 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.02.010 OF THE TOWN OF AVON MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMENDMENT AND ESTABLISH ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS 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 2.02.010 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. The administrative departments of the Town shall be as follows: (a) Community Development (b) Engineering Ord 15 -08 Amending Administrative Departments August 25, 2015 Page 1 of 3 (c) Finance (d) Fleet (e) General Government (f) Human Resources (g) Police (h) Public Works (i) Recreation 0) Transportation" Section 3. Section 2.02.030 Amended. Section 2.02.030 of the Avon Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a sentence to read: "The functions of each department shall be set forth, defined and described in the annual budget adopted by Council each year." Section 4. Codification Amendments. The codifier of the Town's Municipal Code, Colorado Code Publishing, is hereby authorized to make such numerical and formatting changes 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 5. 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 6. 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 7. 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. Ord 15 -08 Amending Administrative Departments August 25, 2015 Page 2 of 3 Section 8. Publication. The Town Clerk is ordered to publish this Ordinance in accordance with Chapter 1.16 of the Avon Municipal Code. INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED ON FIRST READING AND REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEARING on July 28, 2015 and setting such public hearing for August 25, 2015 at the Council Chambers of the Avon Municipal Building, located at One Lake Street, Avon, Colorado. BY: Jenni Fancher, Mayor ATTEST: W"&' 1-4t)z)o Debbie Hoppe, Town Clerk ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING on August 25, 2015. B / ATTEST: , Qa 14'zqxQQ e ie Fancher, Mayor Debbie Hoppe, Town Clerk APPROVE AS TO FORM: O Eric J. HNIZ.An Attorney Ord 15 -08 Amending Administrative Departments August 25, 2015 Page 3 of 3