HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/16/2003 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 170, 2003, AMENDIN ITEM NUMBER 10
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE December 16, 2003
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF John Fischbach
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No 170 2003, Amending Section 2-575 of the City Code Relating
to Councilmember Compensation
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Article H Section 3 of the City Charter provides that the compensation of Councilmembers shall
be adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with the Denver/Boulder Consumer Price Index
In 2003 Councilmembers were compensated $585 per month, and the Mayor received $880 per
month
This Ordinance which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 2 2003, amends
Section 2 575 of the City Code to set the 2004 compensation of Councilmembers at $595 and the
compensation of the Mayor at$895 as required by the City Charter
ORDINANCE NO 170 2003
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-575 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RELATING TO COUNCILMEMBER COMPENSATION
WHEREAS on April 8 1997 the electorate of the City approved certain amendments to the
City Charter and
WHEREAS one such amendment was an amendment to Article II Section 3 of the City
Charter pertaining to the compensation of Councilmembers and
WHEREAS Article II,Section 3 of the City Charter as amended,provides that commencing
in 1998 the amounts of compensation of the Mayor and Councilmembers shall be adjusted annually
for inflation in accordance with the Denver/Boulder Consumer Price Index (est to be 2 1%) and
WHEREAS the history of Council compensation since the first adjustment for inflation was
made is as follows
Year Mayor Councdmember
1999 $770 $515
2000 $790 $525
2001 $825 $550
2002 $860 $575
2003 $880 $585
and
WHEREAS after applying the foregoing inflation factor for the year 2003 the amount of
compensation for the Mayor for 2004 should be eight hundred ninety-five dollars ($895 00) per
month and for other Councilmembers five hundred ninety five dollars ($595 00) per month
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Section 2-575 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be and hereby is amended to
read as follows
Sec 2 575 Compensation of City Councilmembers
Commencing January 1 2003 the compensation for all Councilmembers except
the Mayor shall be five hundred ninety-five dollars ($595 ) per month and the
compensation of the Mayor shall be eight hundred ninety-five dollars ($895 ) per
month These amounts shall be adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with the
DenverBoulder Consumer Price Index
Introduced considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 2nd day of
December A D 2003 and to be presented for final passage on the h day of December A D
I 2003
Mayor
ATTEST
Chief Deputy City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 16th day of December A D 2003
Mayor
ATTEST
City Clerk
ITEM NUMBER 17
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE December2, 2003
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF John Fischbach
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No 170 2003 Amending Section 2-575 of the City Code Relating to
Councilmember Compensation
M
RECOMMENDATION
A
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Article II Section 3 of the City Charter provides that the compensation of Councilmembers shall
be adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with the Denver/Boulder Consumer Price Index
In 2003 Councilmembers wer compen e e anti the Mayor received $880 per
month
This Ordinance amends Sectic 75'of the City Cod set the 2004 compensation of
Councilmembers at $595 and the compensation of the Mayor at $895 as required by the City
Charter
BACKGROUND
At the April 8 1997 election, the electorate of the City of Fort Collins approved an amendment to
the City Charter setting the m(the
nsaf riC unci meuers and the Mayor at $500 and
$750 respectively In addrtioh�r am ddde anguage requmng the amounts of
Council compensation to be anngly fpr lie
yaeon in a ordance with the Denver/Boulder
Consumer Price Index The history of Councifcompensation since the first adjustment for inflation
was made is as follows
Year Mayor Councilmember
1999 $770 $515
2000 $790 $525
2001 $825 $550
2002 $860 $575
2003 $880 $585
The 2004 compensation amounts adjusted for inflation in accordance with the Denver/Boulder
Consumer Price Index are$595 per month for Councilmembers and$895 per month for the Mayor