HomeMy WebLinkAbout145 - 12/18/2007 - AMENDING SECTION 2-575 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO COUNCILMEMBER COMPENSATION ORDINANCE NO. 145, 2007
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 11, Section 3 of the City
Charter, pertaining to the compensation of Councilmembers; and
WHEREAS,Article 11,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 2.50%);
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
and
WHEREAS, after applying the foregoing inflation factor for the year 2008, the amount of
compensation for the Mayor for 2008 should be nine hundred seventy dollars($970)per month,and
for other Councilmembers, six hundred fifty dollars ($650)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 1,2008,the compensation for all Councilmembers except
the Mayor shall be six hundred fifty dollars($650.)per month and the compensation
of the Mayor shall be nine hundred seventy dollars ($970.) per month. These
amounts shall be adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with the
Denver/Boulder Consurner Price Index.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of
December, A.D. 2007, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of December, A.D.
2007.
Mayo
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 18th day of mber, A.D. 2007.
Mayor J
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City Clerk