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 CHARTER for the TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO

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  • The members of the Charter Commission of the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, hereby submit to the Board of Trustees and to the voters a proposed Home Rule Charter which has been framed in conformity with Article XX of the Colorado Constitution and the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1971, as amended.

    The Commission members have sought to prepare a Charter which ensures that the government of the Town remains accountable to the citizens while providing a structure for quality government. In preparing this Charter, the Commission members have not limited themselves to a consideration of the present, but have considered the future needs of the Town, envisioning continued growth and progress.

    In keeping with these principles, the Charter vests all policy-making and legislative powers in the Town Council composed of seven Councilmembers elected by district for two-year staggered terms. A Mayor is selected by the Council from its membership after each regular election.

    The Commission members recognize that the Charter is a document of limitation on the home rule powers available to the Town and its Citizens, and so have sought to include in the charter important protections for the citizens. Provisions for initiative, referendum, and recall are included. Other protections include a mandatory public hearing on the proposed budget and on the proposed five-year capital program each year, an annual independent audit, limitations on annual property tax revenue increases, a mandatory election to approve increases in sales and use tax rates, and limits on the incurring of general obligation debt.

    Other matters covered in the Charter include Council procedures, powers and duties; legal and judiciary; methods of Council action by ordinance, resolution and motion; elections; finance and budget; taxation; borrowing; improvement districts; franchises; boards and commissions; and transitional provisions.

    It is hoped that the proposed Charter, while containing compromises reached during lengthy Commission deliberations, provides a structure for quality government in the Town of Castle Rock for now and the future.