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Council debates charter change to allow city employees to run for elective office
Summary
Councilors discussed drafting a charter amendment that would let classified city employees run for elective office without first resigning; if elected, employees would still have to leave city employment, and council asked legal staff to draft language and explore exceptions for city council seats.
Pueblo City Councilors on Monday discussed drafting a charter amendment to allow classified city employees to run for elective office without resigning their positions while campaigning.
Under current charter language, individuals holding positions in the classified service must resign to run for elected office. Councilors and staff said the proposed change would remove that pre-candidacy resignation requirement while retaining the existing provision that any city employee elected to an office “shall cease to be employed by the city.” City Attorney Bob Gifford explained the amendment likely…
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