Dear Senator Kefalas, HB 16-1309 requires the presence of a public defender at each session of jail advisements, which are scheduled daily in many municipal courts. HB 16-1309 disproportionately effects rural communities, provides protections that are already provided to defendants, creates several unintended consequences, and is logistically near impossible to implement without adequate state funding. [...]
Community wide emissions were 9% below 2005 levels. The key drivers behind this decrease are as follows: • Electricity – represents approximately 3% of the decrease in emissions since 2014, largely due to changes in Platte River’s energy portfolio which included a 2.5X increase in renewables and Fort Collins’ addition of 4.9 megawatts of solar, [...]
SAVA CENTER AND CITY OF FORT COLLINS PROMOTE SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH SAVA Center and City of Fort Collins Promote Sexual Assault Awareness Month FORT COLLINS, CO (4/11/16): The Sexual Assault Victim Advocate (SAVA) Center and the City of Fort Collins are proud to part... http://www.fcgov.com/sendstudio/link.php…
Thank you to everyone for working together to care for our community in preparation of potential storms this weekend. City staff have been closely coordinating with partners about solutions for emergency response. We want to especially thank our shelters, Catholic Charities and Fort Collins Rescue Mission, for extending hours and expanding capacity to provide shelter [...]
As you probably know, panhandling is considered by the courts to be a form of speech that is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Consequently, the courts, especially recently, have placed significant limitations on the ability of cities to regulate panhandling. Restricting panhandling to certain designated areas and licensing panhandlers in the [...]