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STAFF: Darin Atteberry • • •
First Reading of Ordinance No. 124, 2010, Amending Section 2-575 of the City Code Relating to Councilmember
Compensation.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Article ll, Section 3 of the City Charter directs that the compensation of Councilmembers shall be adjusted annually
for inflation in accordance with the Denver/Boulder Consumer Price Index. In 2010, Councilmembers were
compensated $675 per month, and the Mayor received $1005 per month. The 2011 compensation of
Councilmembers will be $680 per month and the compensation of the Mayor will be$1,015 per month.
This Ordinance amends Section 2-575 of the City Code to accurately reflect the compensation of the Council for
calendar year 2011, as adjusted pursuant to the requirement of the City Charter.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
At the April 8, 1997 election, the voters 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 Year Mayor Councilmember
1999 $770 $515 2005 $895* $595*
2000 $790 $525 2006 $912 $606
2001 $825 $550 2007 $945 $630
2002 $860 $575 2008 $970 $650
2003 $880 $585 2009 $1005 $675
2004 $895 $595 2010 $1005* $675*
* No adjustment was made for 2005 or 2010
The 2011 compensation amounts,adjusted for inflation in accordance with the Denver/Boulder Consumer Price Index
will be $680 per month for Councilmembers and $1,015 per month for the Mayor.
This Ordinance amends Section 2-575 of the City Code to accurately reflect the compensation of the Council for
calendar year 2011 as adjusted pursuant to the requirement of the City Charter.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
ORDINANCE NO. 124, 2010
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 . 1 %); 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
2006 $912 $606
2007 $945 $630
2008 $970 $650
2009 $ 19005 $675
2010 $ 19005 $675
and
WHEREAS , after applying the foregoing inflation factor for the year 2011 , the amount of
compensation for the Mayor for 2011 should be one thousand fifteen dollars ($ 1 ,015) per month,
and for other Councilmembers, six hundred eighty dollars ($ 680) per month; and
WHEREAS , the adjustment of Council compensation, pursuant Article II, Section 3 of the
City Charter, is accomplished though administrative action of the City Manager; and
WHEREAS , this purpose of this ordinance is to amend the City Code to accurately reflect
the actual compensation of the City Council for calendar year 2011 .
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 , 20092011 , the compensation for all Councilmembers
except the Mayor shall be six hundred eighty dollars ($6'75680 .) per
month and the compensation of the Mayor shall be one thousand fiveone thousand
fifteen dollars ($+,1)0-51 ,015 .) 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 7th day of
December, A.D . 2010, and to be presented for final passage on the 21 st day of December, A.D .
2010 .
Mayor
ATTEST :
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 21st day of December, A. D . 2010 .
Mayor
ATTEST :
City Clerk