RESOLUTION NO. 31-99

 

A RESOLUTION

PLACING ON THE BALLOT

THE QUESTION OF AN INCREASE

IN CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION

 

 

 

Recitals.

 

At the February 17th, 1999, Council meeting Tilman Bishop, long-time public servant and retired state senator, suggested that the voters should be given the opportunity to increase the City Council members' compensation to be more in line with that of comparable Colorado cities. Grand Junction council members' salaries were last increased in 1987.

The following chart compares Grand Junction's council members' monthly salaries to council members in comparable Colorado cities.

 

 

CITY

MAYOR

COUNCILMEMBER

Arvada

975

750

Broomfield

500

300

Englewood

700

600

Greeley

750

500

Littleton*

600

600

Longmont

700

500

Loveland*

600

400

Northglenn*

570

386

Thornton

1200

800

Westminister*

839

800

Wheatridge

1000

359

Grand Junction

250

200

*Mayor pro tempore gets a little more than council members.

 

The City of Grand Junction's charter, §38, establishes the monthly salary for the mayor and council members. Only the city's electors may change such salary. The next municipal election date is April 6, 1999.

 

 

 

 

 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION:

 

1. The City Clerk shall place on the April 6, 1999 ballot the question of whether or not the salaries of the members of the City Council should be as follows:

 

   President      $750.00

   Council member    $500.00.

 

2. The question for the ballot shall read:

 

“SHALL ARTICLE II, SECTION 38 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ:

 

38. Salaries. - At least two meetings of the City Council shall be held monthly at such times as may be fixed by the Council, such two meetings to be known as the regular meetings. All other meetings of the City Council shall be known as special meetings or adjournments. The President of the Council shall be paid a salary of $750.00 per month and all other Council members shall each be paid a salary of $500.00 per month..”

 

 PASSED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of March, 1999.

 

 

 

Attest:          _/s/ Janet Terry______________

         President of the Council

 

/s/ Stephanie Nye_______

City Clerk