HomeMy WebLinkAbout176 - 01/07/2003 - AMENDING THE CITY CODE RELATING TO COUNCILMEMBER COMPENSATION ORDINANCE NO. 176, 2002
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 H, Section 3 of the City
Charter, pertaining to the compensation of Councilmembers; and
WHEREAS,Article H,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 Councilmember
1999 $770 $515
2000 $790 $525
2001 $825 $550
2002 $860 $575
and
WHEREAS, after applying the foregoing inflation factor for the year 2003, the amount of
compensation for the Mayor for 2003 should be eight hundred eighty dollars ($880)per month,and
for other Councilmembers, five hundred eighty-five dollars ($585) 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 eighty-five dollars ($585.) per month and the
compensation of the Mayor shall be eight hundred eighty dollars($880.)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 17th day of
December, A.D. 2002, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day-Of January, A.D. 2003.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 7th day of January, A.D 03.
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