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,,� A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF ,`��>,
�'; COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PITIQN COUNTY, COLORADO,
; SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORATE PROPOSED
:� HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENTS - r
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1. The Board of Coanry Commissioners appointed a Home Rule Charter Task Force in �.�
1993 to review what issues maq be appropriate for amendment or clarification in the
Home Rule Charter.
ti�l2. That Home Rule Charter Task Force met over a series of months and reviewed the
Charter for mvltiple issues including some specifically identified by the Board.
� 3. The Iiome Rule Charter Task Force has completed recommendarions to the Board,which
are attached to this resolution as Exhibit 1 and incoKporated herein by reference,
4. The Board set for election in 1993, the quesdons put forth by the Home Rule Charter
Task Force,but a technical deficiency denied the voters the opportunity to vote on these
questions.
5. The Board still seeks the guidance of the electorate on these issues.
NOW Tf�REFORE BE IT RESOLVED, thaC �
1. The Board of County Couunissioners of Pitkin County,Colorado,elects to refrain from
_ � . � returning to the ballot the question of amending district by district voting to voting-at-
;,,� large.
2. The Board directs that the following questions shall be placed on the ballot for the
primary election in August in a manner tha[ ailows these questions to be voted on
individualIy: •
1. NOMINATING PETITIONS -- Shall Secfion 6.2.2 of the Home Ruie Charter be
- --- repealed and reenacted to reduce t6e number of signatures required on nominating petitions from
250 to 50,and be limited to persons residing within the district from which the candidate seeks
- election, if and oaly if Commissioners are elected by district, and to read as follows:
6.2.2 A candidate's petition must be signed by not fewer than two hundred and
' fifty(250)qnalified electors. Persons signing a candidate's petiuon need
not be registered to vote; need not(in the case of party nominees)be a
member of the party by which the candidate has been designated;need not
! be a resident of the dishict (if any) from which the County officer is
; nominated; need not state that(s)he intends to vote for ttee candidate at
the ensuing primary election; and may sign petitions of any other cand- v'
i idates for the same office. Provided, however, in the event that at any %�:�
' election of County Commissioners in which Commissioners are to be '�'
� elected pursuant to this Charter solely by che voters of that �, .
`�' Commissioner's district of residence, then the number of signatures for
� a Commissioner candidate shall be reduced to fifty(50)electors,qualified % '
as above,who reside within that district of residence. } ;''
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:� 2. RECALLS--Shall Section 73.8 of the Charter be repealed and reenacted to clarify that
� any elected officer,having been elected by a given consdtuency, may be recalled from office
by the same constituency (for example, Commissioners elected by a vote of their own
residential district may only be recalled by a vote within their residendal district and
Commissioners elected at lazge may only be recalled by a vote at large),and to read as follows:
73.8 There shall be printed on the off'icial ballot, as to every officer whose
recall is to be voted on, the words, "Shall (name of the person against
whom recall petition is filed) be recalled from the o�ce of (title of
, ( office)7" Regardless of minunum requirements in the state recall statute,
' ; the reasons for recall, together with the officer's statement of defense,
shall be on the ballot in accordance with State law. The ballot shall
4. provide for a "yes" or "no" vote. The recall elecdon shall take place
among the elecrorate by which the subject County Official was originally
'.; elected and is representing.
3. T'WO TERM LIMITATION--Shall Section 2.4 of the Home Rule Charter be repealed
r:�' and reenacted to state that Commissioners shall not be restricted as to the number of terms
served but shall not serve more than two four-year terms consecudvely,and to read as follows:
. 2.4 Terros of Office
The term of office for commissioners shall be four (4) years, with a
majority of commissioners elected at the primary and general election in
years in which the President is elected, and the remanvng minority of
commissioners elected at the primary and general e(ection in yeats in
'which the Governor is elected.
- `"' Individuals serving as Commissioners shall not be restricted as to the -
number of terms but shall not serve more than two(2)consecutive four-
year terms. • _
4. IMTIATIVE AND REFERENDLTM—Shall Sections 7.1.1 a�7.1.2 of the Home Rule
Charter be repealed and reenacted to correct an inadvertent oversight so as to include ordinances
,�;. as actions subject to initiative and referendum, and to read as follows:
7.1 Initiative and Referendum
7.1.1 Initiative: The electors of the County shall have power to propose any f
� � resolution or ordinance to the Board in accordance with the provisions of ;�.a
this article of the Charter, except those concerning land use applications, �,
the annual operating budget, annual appropriations budget, and levy of
taxes. In the event the Boazd fails to adopt said proposed resolufion or
ordinance without any change in substance, the proposed resolution or
ordinance shall be submitted to the electors at a County election for their � .
acceptance or rejec6on. �-_;
f7.1.2 Referendum: The electors of the County shall have the power to require `
��: ` � reconsideration by the Boazd of any resolution or ordinance and, if the
I Board fails to repeal a resolution or ordinance so considered, to appmve
( or reject it at a County election,in accordance with the provisions of this i°,
� article of this Charter; provided that such power shall not extend to land �,';
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lery of taxes, calling a special election,ordering improvements initiated
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indebtedness or borrowing approved by the electorate, or resoludon or � 'f
ordinance to meet the contractuai obligations of the County. ��:;:
INTRODUCED, FIRST READ, AND SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING AT TI� t'
REGULAR MEETING ON THE lOth DAY OF MAY, 1994. �
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBLISHED IN THE ASPEN TIMES QN THE
: 13TH DAY OF MAY, 1994. ����
APPROVED AND ADOPTED AFTER SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING t
� ON THE 31ST DAY OF MAY, 1994. �
PUBLISHED AFTER ADOPTION IN THE ASPEN TIMES ON THE lOth DAY OF �
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ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY CO�SIONERS p
OF PI'THIN COUNTY, COLORADO '
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ette J n s � Y� Robert W. Child,Chairman '
Deputy Cler &Recorder G 9�
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APP VED AS TO FORM: MANAGER APPROVAL:
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T' th E. W 'tsitt Reid Haughe
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' JUN 08 '94 16�47 AUSTIN PEIRCE SMITH • P.2/2
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' ' . PROK: �Home Rule Charter Task Force/FFPeirce .
�'1'S: June 8, 1994
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. The Hame Rule Task Force met this marninq, .7ane 8� 1994, td �
�` discues the pioposal by Co�uunisaloner Ireland that appointinent of
•�, department heada be atibject to °Adrrise and Coasent" si.milar to the
federal eyatem of Senata confirmati,on of Presidential appointees.
The meeting was attended by three ot' the six aommittee members,
Mickey Herron, Marcia Goshorn and Fred Peirce. In addition, John
' ;;; Howard called before the meeting to e�cpress hia opinion in this
regard. Neither Sy Chase �Yar Mia MacNauqhton attended the meetinq.
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, :s Among the four of ue. who attended the meeting or voiced
opinions before the meetinq, we wexe unanimous in our stronq belief •
'that it would be cumbersorae and ineffective govexnment to put the
` Soard of Co�issionera in the posit£on of having to confizm the
. - �! appointment of department heads. In oux view, the role of the
� Commissioners is to set polic�r; the role of the caunty max►ager is
� � to impleraent that policy and run the government, includinq the
� hiring and firing of depart�aent • heads. We be2ieve the
effeativeness o� Cowaty qoverament ia better sezved by having only
i one Panplpyee (the cauntp manager) answerable to the hoasB. Our �
° perception is that the board is already atrained to the limit of
I its capabilitiee considering the job is supposed to he part time.
-----`-! Peraonnel matters should be left to the full time employees (i.e.
:,i the county manager, department heads and personnel department).
� Advise and oon6ent over the appointsient of depaxtment heads is a
responsibility the 8oard does nat need and probably is not in a
, position to effectively fulfill, in any �vent. Clearly, whenever ,
the board feels that the�manager is not doing a good job oE either
Imanaginq the county or implementing zhe policies af the board, it "
can find a new manger. In the committee�s opiriion, this should be
� the extent of the Board's involvement in pezsonnel matters.
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! Altliough we appreciate Commi'ssioner Iraland�a attempt to
#armulate the proposed compramise, we respectful'ly suggest it•is x:?�
not warranted in thia case, nor will it make for more effectiva °``'?
' 9avernment• Remember, these depaz�kraent heads are not appointments� �
�- ` #or.li#e, like supreme cowrt members, nor are department heads part
of a separate branch of qovernment, as the exeautive and judicial
� branches are separate #rom Congress. Hence, the need for a federal � `
confirmation system does npt exist. '
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Tntroduc�ion
You appointed a task force to review the County's Home Rule `, �
Charter and to make recommendations for amendments which would be i .
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submitted to the voters in November. To that end, you asked for t
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a report by September 1. Xou specified several subjects for our r.
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anything else we deemed useful.
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' Number of Commissioners
The question is whether. to amend Section Z.I of the Charter
to reduce the number of County Commissioners from five to three.
' The Task Force recommends, unanimously,l that the number of
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` � Commissioners be retained at five. The reasons include:
� ;.-� The n�xmber, variety, and complexity of the matters
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dealt with, and the impact of the Commissioners' votes,
- are substantially greater in Pitkin County than in many
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of the Colorado counties which have only three
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The greater diversity of background artd experience
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considerable importance. 4!
'One member of the Task Force did not participate in the
discussions which led to votes on the matters set forth in this �w,,
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five, these circumstances are less likely to occur.
�lection of Commissioners
By virtue of a ballot proposition adopted in November, 1992,
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divided into districts and one Commissioner is to be elected fram
Fr_ each district. Section 2.2,
Three members of the Task Force urge that the voters be
afforded an opportunity to return to the prior arrangement,
, election at large, but with the requirement for each Commissioner
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" to reside in a separate district. In a county of this relatively
small size, it is preferable for each Commissioner to be obliged
'�" to serve the whole population, but it is also desirable for each
Commissioner to have a connection with a separate d3strict. The �
prior arrangement strikes a reasonable balance between those
considerations. • •
Two members of the Task Force wquld retain the district-by-
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district voting arrangement until we see how it works.
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The Task Force was asked to consider deve).oping a provision 1,�--
to the effect that a Commissioner who was absent for a given
� ntuaber of ineetings, without a persuasive excuse, would be deemed ,�r
� to have abandoned the office. A draft provision was prepared and �,�.
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considered, but the Task Force concluded that a proper provision k
could not be drawn until certain questions are answered and that �
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these are questions which ought to be resolved in the first
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instance by the Commissioners themselves. The questions include: 4 . i
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- What number of absences from regular meetings ought to
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( - Should absences from work sessions count the same as �
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4;' - How should absences from special meetings and joint
meetings be considered?
� - What are appropriate standards or guidelines for what
Icould be accepted as a persuasive reason for an
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; Compensation of Commissioners �
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1 - Four Task Force members hold that no change in the present �
compensation of the Commissioners is warranted. Section 2.5. f
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$32,000.
� Term Limits .
��— By an amendment adopted in 1988, the Charter provides that a
Commissioner may serve for no more than two four-year terms.
Section 2.4.
Four members of the Task Force recommend that the limit be
changed to two consecutive four-year terms. In their view, it
was never intended to make the two-term limit perpetual. f y�'
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to vote for his or her choice of candidate. � ; �
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Administration
Poli�-Making and AcLm;n�strat�on �'�
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- The Task Force is unanimous in the view that policy-making N+r.
for the County and the adiainistration of the County government
ought to be separate to the extent that is reasonably possible.
~ ! Thus, the County Board ouqht to focus on adopting, altering, and
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g y poli:cies, by ordinances, resoZutions, and
otherwise, and by ruling on matters which properly came before
� it, but it ought to refrain from decision-making with regard to
the management of County government, except, of course, to
- appoint and to discharge the County Manager. In turn, the County �
- Manaqer ought to foeus on the administration and management of
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the day-to-day functioning of the County government and, while =
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advising and making recommendations on policy questions, ought to
refrain from making or altering any County policy.
Agpointment of Departme*++ Aeads �
With the foreg�ing in mind, the Task Force recommends that
` the Home Rule Charter be amended to relieve the County Board of
the role of appointing department heads and, instead, to leave
this to the County Manager. This can be accomplished by:
(1) Amending Section 2.7.2 by deleting the words ,,.r
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^department heads and." �;?
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(2) Changing the numbers of Section 2.7.5 to 2.7.3, 2.7.3 ' ��`;
to 2.7.4, and 2.7.4 to 2.7.5 �i;'�1 :
� (3) Add a new Section 5.2.3 as follows:
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The County Manager shall hire and remove all department �� �
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5.4 D�partment of F�nance
We found that certain elements of this Charter provision are �'
- p• no longer accurate. The title and the first two subsections
ought to read:
� 5.4 Chief Financi�7 Office
� . 5.4.1 The Chief Financial officer shall hava alI the
- powers, duties, and functions formerly given to the
County Treasurer and the Public Trustee o£ the County
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statutes), and shall supervise and direct the County
hudget director and the County finance director.
5.4.2 The Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed
;, by the County Manager.
F�ect�on of County CZPrk ��� Qo��+-�Pr ShPr�ff and Tax AsspsG�r
� On the question whether the County Clerk and Recorder, the
Sheriff, and the Tax Assessor ought to be elected, as now
(Sections 5.5-5.7j, or instead ought to be appointed, the � :
opinions of the Task Force members were widely dispersed. '"'
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would preserve the.election of the Sheriff and a larger majority
� would make the County Clerk an appointive position, but there was �
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matters at this time.
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Article vI �.
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� Nominatina Petitions �'::
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i Section 6.2.2 of the Charter requires an aspiring candidate
to obtain signatures of 250 qualified electors on his or her
4;i nominating petition. Trie Task Force urges, unanimously, that `
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this provision remain if at-large elections are restored, but if �
not, and district-by-district elections remain, the number of
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required signatures be reduced to fifty (50) but be limited to
persons residing within the district from which the candidate
seeks election.
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rn;t;at;vP and Referendum
`� The Task Force has observed a discrepancy which County ,
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Attorney Whitsitt says was an inadvertent error.
." The County Board acts by ordinances on certain matters
(Section 2.8.1) and by one of several forms of resolutions on
� -- - other matters (Sections 2.8.2, 2.8.3, 2.8.4). Taken together,
the ordinances and the resolutions constitute the body of County
, - law. The provisions for initiatives and referenda now state that
� these public tools are limited to adoptinq or reversing
resolutions. There is no mention of ordinances, and this was the
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oversight. Sections 7.1.1 and 7.1.2. '
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� The Task Force recommends unanimously that the Charter be � 1
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� R�call
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district, there is a need to change the current recall provision
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at Article VII, Section 7.3 of the Charter. The recommendation �
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is to change the first sentence to read:
Any elected officer, having been elected by a given
constituency, may be recalled from office by the same s
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constituency.
. Qther Provisions `
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There are a number of other Charter provisions for which �
_ alterations ought to be considered, but the Task Force did not �
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deem them of sufficient importance to warrant inclusion in a �
- ballot proposition this year. These ineZude Sections i.i.13, �
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2.8.4.1, 3.1.1, 6.6.i.a, and 6.6.2. 3.
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Home Rule Charter Task Force
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Sy Chase (� ;
Marcia Gosharn � '
: Mickey Herron �
John Howard � -.
_ Mia MacNaughton
Fred Peirce
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