Ballot Question 2B - City-initiated Proposed Charter Amendment No. 2 (November Elections)

Shall Article VIII of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, regarding the conduct of City elections, be amended to: · make the regular city election date the first Tuesday in November of every odd-numbered year, instead of the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of every odd-numbered year; · transition to the new election schedule by extending the current term of the Mayor and of each Councilmember from April to November of the appropriate odd-numbered year, without altering the number of terms each may serve; · allow for coordinated elections to be conducted by the County Clerk and Recorder and clarify the applicable law for coordinated elections; · allow Council to adjust the time frame for candidate nominations and withdrawals up to 180 days prior to an election; and · make minor conforming edits; and shall Article II of the Charter, regarding membership, terms and organization of the City Council, be amended to provide that City officers elected in a November election shall be sworn in and take office, and a Mayor Pro Tem shall be elected, at a special Council meeting on the second Tuesday of January after such election?