HomeMy WebLinkAbout233 - 01/05/1999 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE RELATING TO COUNCILMEMBER COMPENSATION ORDINANCE NO. 233, 1998
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADDING A NEW DIVISION 2 TO ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 2
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 of such amendments 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 compensation of Councilmembers,except the Mayor,shall be five hundred
dollars ($500) per month and the compensation of the Mayor shall be seven hundred fifty dollars
($750) per month; and
WHEREAS, Article II, Section 3 of the City Charter also provides that the amounts of
compensation of the Mayor and Councilmembers shall be adjusted annually for inflation in
accordance with the Denver/Boulder Consumer Price Index; and
WHEREAS, after applying the foregoing inflation factor, the amount of compensation for
the Mayor for 1999 would be seven hundred seventy ($770) per month, and for other
Councilmembers, five hundred fifteen ($515)per month; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the amount of City Council compensation, as adjusted,
should be reflected in the Code of the City of Fort Collins, so that said amount can be annually
adjusted, as required by the Charter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That a new Division 2 is hereby added to Article V of Chapter 2 of the Code of
the City of Fort Collins to read as follows:
DIVISION 2. CITY COUNCIL
Sec. 2-575. Compensation of City Council members.
Commencing January 1, 1999,the compensation for all Councilmembers except
the Mayor shall be five hundred fifteen dollars ($515.) per month and the
compensation of the Mayor shall be seven hundred seventy dollars ($770.) per
month. These amounts shall be adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with
the Denver/Boulder Consumer Price Index.
Sees. 2-576-2-580. Reserved.
Section 2. That the remaining Divisions in Article V of Chapter 2 of the Code of the City
of Fort Collins shall be renumbered accordingly.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered-published this 15t of
December, A.D. 1998, and to be presented for final passage on t t day of Janua , A.D. 1 99.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this Sth day of Ja ary� 1999.
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