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ORDINANCE NO. ~o
(Series of 2008}
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CTTY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
INCREASING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICES OF MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCILPERSON.
WHEREAS, Section 3.6 of the Home Rule Charter for the City of Aspen provides that
members of the City Council shall receive such compensafion, and the Mayor such additional
compensation, as the City Council shall prescribe by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the current levels of compensation for the Mayor ($2,325.00 per month) and
members of City Council ($1,700.00 per month) were established in January 2001, and have not
been adjusted since that time; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide a reasonable and equitable increase in the
levels of compensation provided to the Mayor and members of the City Council so as to reflect not
only the increase in the cost of living since 2001, but the increase in the commitment of time
necessarily required to fulfill the duties of such elective offices; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the current compensation for the Mayor and
members of Council even after being adjusted for increases in the CPI are not sufficient to
encourage persons from all economic backgrounds to participate in public service; and
WHEREAS, increasing the compensation of the Mayor and members of Council may
provide one incentive for citizens with modest financial incomes to consider public service; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish an annual salary for its members and the
Mayor that is commensurate with the compensation paid to the individual members of the Board of
County Commissioners for Pitkin County pursuant to § 30-2-102, C.R.S. and which increases in
accordance with increases provided by the State Legislature by amendments to § 30-2-102, C.R.S.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE Tf ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1.
The monthly compensation for the office of Mayor shall be 75% of the salary set forth for
individual members of the Board of County Commissioners for Pitkin County in § 30-2-102,
C.R.S. (2008.) The monthly compensation for individual members of City Council shall be
66.67% of the salary set forth for individual members of the Boazd of County Commissioners for
Pitkin County in § 30-2-102, C.R.S.(2008). In addition, compensation for the office of Mayor and
for City Council members shall be increased by an amount sufficient to allow those officeholders to
participate in health insurance_benefits asfollows. The Mayor and each member of Council shall be
entitled to receive a stipend in addition to their monthly compensation equal to the cost of health
insurance benefits authorized for regular full time City employees; provided, however, that the
stipend is actually used to purchase health insurance through the City or a third party insurer and
that the stipend does not exceed the cost of health insurance premiums for a single person. A11
increases in compensation. as set forth herein shall become effective upon the first regulaz City
Council meeting in June 2008.
Section 2.
If any secfion, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional in a court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be
deemed a sepazate, distinct and independent provision and shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions thereof.
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Section 3.
This ordinance shall not have any effect on existing litigation and shall not operate as an
abatement of any action or proceeding now pending under or by virtue of the ordinances amended
as herein provided, and the same shall be construed and concluded under such prior ordinances.
A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the _ day of , 2008, in the
City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
IN'T'RODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED as provided by law by the City
Council of the City of Aspen on the day of , 2008.
ATTEST:
Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk
Michael C. Ireland, Mayor
FINALLY adopted, passed and approved this _ day of
ATTEST:
Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk
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Michael C. Ireland, Mayor
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