HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/29/2005 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 162, 2005, AMENDING ITEM NUMBER: 9
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: November 29, 2005
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Darin Atteberry
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 162, 2005, Amending Section 2-575 of the City Code Relating to
Councilmember Compensation.
RECOMMENDATION
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
2004,Councilmembers were compensated$595 per month,and the Mayor received$895 per month.
Council compensation remained the same for 2005.
This Ordinance amends Section 2-575 of the City Code to set the 2006 compensation of
Councilmembers at $606 and the compensation of the Mayor at $912, 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 monthly compensation of Councilmembers and the Mayor at$500 and
$750, respectively. In addition, the Charter amendment added language requiring the amounts of
Council compensation to be adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with the Denver/Boulder
Consumer Price Index. The history of Council compensation 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
2004 $895 $595
2005 $895* $595*
* No adjustment was made for 2005
November 29, 2005 -2. Item No. 9
The 2006 compensation amounts, adjusted for inflation in accordance with the Denver/Boulder
Consumer Price Index are$606 per month for Councilmembers and$912 per month for the Mayor.
ORDINANCE NO. 1629 2005
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
(estimated to be 1 .9%); and
WHEREAS , the history of Council compensation 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
2004 $ 895 $595
2005 $ 895 $595
and
WHEREAS , after applying the foregoing inflation factor for the year 2006, the amount of
compensation for the Mayor for 2006 should be nine hundred twelve dollars ($912) per month, and
for other Councilmembers, six hundred six dollars ($ 606) 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 , 20046, the compensation for all Councilmembers except
the Mayor shall be five hundred ninety- six hundred six dollars ($5-96616 .) per
month and the compensation of the Mayor shall be eight hundred ninety-fivenine
hundred twelve dollars ($8-9-5912 . ) per month. These amounts shall be adjusted
annually for inflation in accordance with the Denver/Boulder Consumer Price Index.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 29th day of
November, A.D . 2005 , and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of December, A.D .
2005 .
Mayor
ATTEST :
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 20th day of December, A.D . 2005 .
Mayor
ATTEST :
City Clerk