HomeMy WebLinkAbout170 - 12/16/2003 - AMENDING THE CODE RELATING TO COUNCILMEMBER COMPENSATION 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 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
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 1,2004,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
Denver/Boulder 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.
2003.
Mayor
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Chief Deputy City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 16th day of December, A.D. 2003.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk