LOVELAND — Voters will be asked Tuesday to select from six candidates for four council seats, and to amend the city's 10-year-old charter.

        Council members Paulette Leeper and Lee Skierkiewicz are not seeking re-election.

        Ms. Leeper and City Manager Fred Enderle said among the issues the new city council will tackle is trying to bring more businesses to Loveland.

        “We have businesses leaving, we have aging infrastructure,” Ms. Leeper said. Regarding the proposed amendments to the city charter, Ms. Leeper said they “strive to eliminate inconsistencies, clarify ambiguities and establish procedures.” The charter was last revised one year ago.

        Some of the proposed amendments call for:

        • Clarifying who has control of the city budget. Ms. Leeper said ex-city manager Charlie Bowman resigned in 1995 after six weeks on the job because there were varying interpretations of the finance director's authority over the budget.

        • Establishing specific procedures for ordinances proposed and submitted for popular vote by initiative and referendum.

        • Council to appoint a board of zoning appeals, which can't include council members.

        • Clarifying the relationship between council and the city manager. Specifically, it clarifies the role of members of council with administrative employees.

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