HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. O07-08ORDINANCE NO. 007-08
ORDINANCE PROPOSING TO AMEND THE FORM OF
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IN THE CITY OF LAUREL,
COUNTY OF YELLOWSTONE, MONTANA.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Laurel, finds that the citizens of Laurel desire
and deserve the opportunity to fashion their own instrument of local self-governance; and
WHEREAS, Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Montana provides
that a local government unit may adopt a self-government charter with the approval of a majority
of those voting on the question; and
WHEREAS, §§ 7-1-412 (1), M.C.A. and 7-3-703 (1), M.C.A. define a charter as a written
document defining the powers, structures, privileges, rights and duties of the unit of local
government and the limitations thereon; and
WHEREAS, § 7-3-103 (2), M.C.A. enable the governing body, by ordinance, to propose
to the electors an amendment of an alternative form of local government at the next regularly
scheduled election; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Laurel is the governing body of the City of
Laurel; and
WHEREAS, the next regularly scheduled municipal election will be conducted on
November 6, 2007.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED THAT:
1. A proposal to amend the present plan of government of the City of Laurel by adoption
of a self-government charter shall be referred to the electors of Laurel at a special election to be
held in conjunction with the general election scheduled to be conducted on November 6, 2007;
and
2. The Mayor of Laurel shall cause to be prepared and widely disseminated to the public
the following certificates required by law:
(A)
A certificate contairfing the existing plan of government of the City of
Laurel;
(B)
A certificate containing the proposed plan of government set forth in the
proposed charter;
(c)
A certificate containing the plan of apportionment of the council member
districts (wards) based upon the 2000 federal census data; and
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(D) A certificate comparing the existing plan of government to the proposed
plan of government.
3. The ballot language shall conform as nearly as possible to the language required by law as
follows:
FOR adoption of the self-government charter with the council-mayor plan of
government for the City of Laurel as proposed by the Mayor and City Council of
the City of Laurel.
FOR the existing council-mayor form of government of the City of Laurel.
4. The City Clerk/Treasurer of the City of Laurel shall cause to be published no less than twice in
the local newspaper of general circulation during the two-week period prior to November 6, 2007
a description of the proposed change in the plan of city government, a summary and comparison
of the existing proposed forms of government and the location where a citizen may conveniently
obtain a free copy of the proposed charter.
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final passage by the City
Council and approval by the Mayor.
Introduced and passed on the first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on
June 19 ,2007, by Council Member Mace
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second reading this 7th day of
August ,2007, upon motion of Council Member stamper
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 7th day of August ,2007.
ATTEST:
Sam ~oun~l't'''~ ''E~Painter, '~ ~ '-'"~ Legal'~ ;,~x./'_ __ ~'~ ~ ~
Elk ~ver Law Office, P.L.L.P.
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