Ballot Question 2F
City-Initiated Proposed Charter Amendment No. 5
(Conflicts of Interest – Ordinance 066, 2025 and Ordinance 109, 2025 (final ballot language))
Shall Section 9 of Article IV of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, regarding conflicts of interest, be amended to:
- Allow City Councilmembers or the Mayor to sell real property to the city if the property is needed for a city project or public use, while retaining all requirements for disclosure and refraining from involvement that otherwise apply in the case of a conflict of interest; and
- Allow City employees to rent property from the city with City Manager approval, if it is for the city’s benefit and related to the employee’s performance of their job?
______ Yes/For
______ No/Against
Summary:
The current Charter of the City does not allow the City ever to buy real or personal property from a Councilmember under any circumstances. Proposed Charter Amendment 5 will allow the City to purchase real or personal property from a Councilmember when the City needs the property for City projects or purposes, provided the property is purchased at fair market value. This amendment does not change the existing requirement that Councilmembers must recuse themselves from participating in decisions when they have a financial or personal interest.
Charter Amendment 5 will also specifically authorize the City to rent City property to City employees when such an arrangement is related to the employee’s position and beneficial to the City. For example, a park ranger may live in a housing unit in a park or natural area so they may be closer to and monitor the site.
What a “Yes” vote means:
A “Yes” vote indicates the voter agrees with updating the Charter to allow the City to buy needed real or personal property from Councilmembers at fair market value, and to allow the City to rent property to City employees when related to their job.
What a “No” vote means:
A “No” vote indicates a voter does not agree with the updating the Charter and would rather leave the Charter as-is, forbidding the City from ever buying property from Councilmembers or renting property to City employees.