City voters Tuesday passed two ballot issues — 3A and 3B — by wide margins that city officials say streamline the City’s Charter. The City’s Charter is the founding document that governs city operations.
Ballot Issue 3A called for:
- Allowing the city to use electronic signatures on council documents
- Allowing city employees who don’t live in Longmont to take part in city retirement boards
- Allowing administrative approval for low- or no-cost agreements with other governmental entities
- Aligning city election rules with the State’s election rules.
Ballot Issue 3B asked voters to consider changing the charter to deal with election vacancies.
Currently, when a sitting council member wants to run for another position - such as Mayor - during their term, if they win, a special election is needed to fill the vacancy, city officials say. The measure allows an option where sitting council members can voluntarily end their term as they run for another. This allows the city to run the election for both seats simultaneously and save the cost and labor of a special election in these cases, according to city officials.
