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April 4, 2000 Journal Staff Report Tuesday's municipal election was decided by fewer than 12 percent of the registered voters in Cortez, who returned two incumbents and a former council member to office. In unofficial returns, the top vote-getter was incumbent mayor Joe Keck, with 439 votes, followed by council member Cheryl Walkenhorst with 438. Challenger Bill Rutledge came in third, with 364. Those three will serve four-year terms. Former council member Jim Herrick, with 321 votes, was elected to a two-year term. Also seeking seats were Steve Gates, Dennis Robson and John Willard. Ballots were cast by 627 voters, out of the 5,273 registered. All six of the proposed amendments to the Cortez city charter passed easily. 2A, which loosens the time limits during which a vacant council seat must be filled, passed 514-89. 2B, which clarifies the chain of command among city employees, passed 542-63. 2C, which changes the qualifications required of the city attorney and drops the residency requirement, passed 501-98. 2D, deleting language that prohibits budget adjustments during the first nine months of the fiscal year, passed by the smallest margin, with 459, or 78 percent, voting in favor. 2E, which changes the name of the "Division of Purchase" to "Department of General Services," passed 495-83. 2F, changing references from "councilman" to "council member," passed 537-60. |
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