36-11 Submit to electors changes in the Charter

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Shall Article II, Section 7, Mayor's Investigation, of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood be amended to eliminate the quasi-judicial authority granted to the Mayor to compel witnesses, compel production of evidence and make findings of contempt? Shall Article II, Section 8, Acting Mayor, of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood be amended to grant City Council the au- thority to designate an elector to serve as Acting Mayor if the Mayor is temporarily absent, and to appoint an elector to serve as Interim Mayor if the Mayor's office becomes vacant by death, resignation or removal? Shall Article III, Section 2, Qualifications and Vacancies, of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood be amended to clarify that an election must be held to fill a vacant City Council position if the va- cancy occurs more than two years and 105 days prior to the next election for that position? Shall Article III, Section 5, Organization and Open Meetings, Arti- cle III, Section 8, Enactment of Ordinances and Resolutions, Article XVI, Section 9, Damages Assessed, and Article XVII, Section 3, Notice, of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood be amended to give the votes of appointed Councilmembers the same effect as those of elected Councilmembers? Shall Article Ill, Section 12, Publication, of the Second Amended Charter of the CiTy of Lakewood be amended to give the City more flexibil- ity in determining how and where to post notices of official city actions? Shall Article VII, Section 2, Duties Imposed by State Law, of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood be amended to clarify that the City may use its home rule authority to limit, as necessary, the du- ties imposed upon its Law Director? Shall Article XVI, Section 31, Levy for Reconstruction, Expansion, Operation and Maintenance of a Sewage Disposal Plant, of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood be amended to include the city sewer system among those municipal improvements that may be supported by the millage identified in that Section? Section 15. The Clerk of this Council is instructed immediately to file a certified copy of this Ordinance and the proposed form of the ballot questions with the County Board of Elections not later than September 9, 2011. Section 16. If the majority of electors vote in favor of adopting any or all of the above- stated amendments to the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, they shall become effective January 1, 2012. Section 17. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this ordinance, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of Council, this ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the 9