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HomeMy WebLinkAbout107 - 09/20/2011 - REPEALING SECTION 2-575 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF COUNCILMEMBERS ORDINANCE NO. 107, 2011 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS REPEALING SECTION 2-575 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION OF.COUNCILMEMBERS 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 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; and WHEREAS, the adjustment of Council compensation, pursuant Article II, Section 3 of the City Charter, is accomplished though administrative action of the City Manager; and WHEREAS, on January 5, 1999,the Council adopted Ordinance No. 233, 1998, amending the City Code by the addition of a new section relating to Council compensation; and WHEREAS, the City Council periodically amends this section of the City Code so that it accurately reflects the amount of compensation, adjusted for inflation, that is currently paid to Councilmembers; and WHEREAS, such amendments sometimes create the misimpression among members of the public that the City Council is, by adopting the amending ordinance, increasing the compensation of its members,whereas such increases actually occur automatically under the above-referenced City Charter provision; and WHEREAS, the current amount of Councilmember compensation is readily available to members of the public through sources other than the City Code, such as the City's websi.te and financial records of the City; and WHEREAS,for these reasons,the City Council believes that it would be in the best interests of the City to repeal Section 2-575 of the City Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Section 2-575 is repealed in its entirety. r t Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 6th day of September, A.D. 2011, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of September, A.D. 2011. O�FORT C Q,:'5���;2N yor ATTEST: COLORPO CAU) ity Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 20th day of September, A.D. 2011. O�FORT CO T Y or ATTEST: Chief Deputy City Clerk cOLORP�O