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8546 - SUBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF BOULDER AT THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL COORDINATED ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022, THE QUESTION OF WHETHER TO AMEND SECTIONS 5, 14 AND 22 OF THE BOULDER HOME RULE CHARTER TO CHANGE ORDINANCE 8546 1 2 AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED 3 ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF BOULDER AT THE SPECIAL 4 MUNICIPAL COORDINATED ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022, THE QUESTION OF 5 WHETHER TO AMEND SECTIONS 5, 14 AND 22 OF THE BOULDER HOME RULE CHARTER TO CHANGE THE 6 REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OF CANDIDATES TO EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS BEGINNING IN 2026; 7 IMPLEMENT THE TRANSITION BY REDUCING THE TERMS OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED IN 2023 AND 2025 8 TO THREE YEARS AND INCREASING THE TERM OF THE MAYOR ELECTED IN 2023 TO THREE YEARS; SPECIFYING 9 THE FORM OF THE BALLOT AND OTHER ELECTION PROCEDURES; AND SETTING FORTH RELATED DETAILS. 10 11 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER, 12 COLORADO: 13 14 Section 1. A special municipal coordinated election is called to be held on Tuesday, 15 November 8, 2022. 16 Section 2. At that election, a question shall be submitted to the electors of the City of 17 Boulder entitled by law to vote, that will allow voters to determine whether to amend the Boulder 18 Home Rule Charter to change regular municipal elections to even-numbered years starting in 2026, 19 and implement the transition by reducing the terms of the council members elected in 2023 and 20 2025 to three years and increasing the term of the mayor elected in 2023 to three years. Except 21 22 for those elections, the terms of council members would be four years and the term of the mayor 23 would be two years. The material to be removed is shown stricken through with solid lineand the 24 material to be added is shown as underlined. 25 K:\\CCCO\\o-8546 3rd Rdg-3406.docx Sec. 5. Terms of office-election-recall. 1 2 To switch candidate elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, the terms of the council members elected in 2023 and 2025 shall be for three years. Other than for those 3 council members elected in 2023 and 2025, Tthe terms of office for council members shall be four years. and two years as hereinafter provided: beginning with the 2023 regular municipal election, 4 when the mayor shall first be elected pursuant to Section 14 of this charter, the four candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for four-year terms. 5 The term of office for the mayor shall be two years. 6 . . . 7 Sec. 14. Selection and term of office of mayor. 8 If three or more candidates run for the office of mayor, then the election shall be conducted 9 by ranked choice (instant runoff) voting. The mayor shall serve as mayor for a term of two years, 10 and The term of office for the mayor elected in 2023 shall be three years. Thereafter, the term of office for the mayor shall be for two years. The term of the mayor shall extend until a successor 11 is duly chosen and qualified. 12 Sec. 22. Municipal elections defined. 13 On the Tuesday in November of the state ballot issue election in 2023 and 2025, the City 14 of Boulder shall hold its regular municipal election. Beginning in November 2026, Aa regular municipal election shall be held in the City of Boulder on the same Tuesday in November of 15 every odd even numbered year as the state ballot issue general elections in odd even number years and shall be known as the regular municipal election. All other municipal elections shall be 16 known as special municipal elections. 17 18 Section 3. The official ballot shall contain the following ballot title, which shall also be 19 the designation and submission clause for the measure: 20 21 22 23 24 25 K:\\CCCO\\o-8546 3rd Rdg-3406.docx Ballot Question No. ____ 1 2 Change Regular Municipal Election to Even Years 3 Shall Sections 5, 14, and 22 of the Boulder Home Rule Charter be amended to change the regular municipal election date toeven 4 numbered years on the same date as the state generalelection beginningwith the November 2026election date, and toimplement 5 the transition,reduce the term of the council members elected in 2023 and 2025to three years and increase the term of the mayor 6 elected in 2023 to three years, all as more specifically provided in Ordinance 8546? 7 For the Measure____Against the Measure____ 8 9 Section 4. This ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of 10 the residents of the city, and covers matters of local concern. 11 Section 5. The City Council deems it appropriate that this ordinance be published by title 12 13 only and orders that copies of this ordinance be made available in the office of the city clerk 14 for public inspection and acquisition. 15 16 INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY 17 TITLE ONLY this 21stday of July2022. 18 ____________________________________ 19 Aaron Brockett, Mayor 20 21Attest: 22 23 ___________________________________ 24 City Clerk 25 K:\\CCCO\\o-8546 3rd Rdg-3406.docx READ ON SECOND READINGAND CONTINUED this 11th day of August 2022. 1 2 3 ___________________________________ Aaron Brockett, 4 Mayor 5 Attest: 6 7 8 ___________________________________ City Clerk 9 10 READ ON CONTINUED SECOND READING, AMENDEDAND PASSED,this18th 11 day of August2022. 12 13 ___________________________________ 14 Aaron Brockett, Mayor 15 16 Attest: 17 18 19 ___________________________________ City Clerk 20 21 22 23 24 25 K:\\CCCO\\o-8546 3rd Rdg-3406.docx READ ON THIRD READINGAND ADOPTED this1stday of September2022. 1 2 3 ___________________________________ Aaron Brockett, 4 Mayor 5 Attest: 6 7 8 ___________________________________ City Clerk 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 K:\\CCCO\\o-8546 3rd Rdg-3406.docx