HomeMy WebLinkAbout207 - 01/16/2007 - AMENDING SECTION 2-575 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO COUNCILMEMBER COMPENSATION ORDINANCE NO. 207, 2006
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 ofthe 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 3.75%);
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
and
WHEREAS, after applying the foregoing inflation factor for the year 2007, the amount of
compensation for the Mayor for 2007 should be nine hundred forty-six dollars($945)per month,and
for other Councilmembers, six hundred twenty-nine dollars ($630)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 1,2007,the compensation for all Councilmembers except
the Mayor shall be six hundred thirty dollars ($630.) per month and the
compensation of the Mayor shall be nine hundred forty-five dollars ($945.) 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 19th day of
December, A.D. 2006, and to be presented for final passage o e 16th day of January, 2007.
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ATTEST: May
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 16th day of uary, A.D. 2007.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk