HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 13-23ORDINANCE NO. 13-23
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.20.010 ON THE
COMPENSATION OF THE MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, AND TRUSTEES
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of section 31-4-301(4), C.R.S., the Mayor
and Trustees shall receive such compensation as fixed by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.20.010 of the Municipal Code provides for compensation of
the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem, and each Trustee; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has determined that it is necessary to amend
section 2.20.010 of the Municipal Code to increase the compensation for the Mayor, the
Mayor Pro Tem, and each Trustee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Section 2.20.010 of the Municipal Code shall be amended, by adding
italicized material and deleting stricken material, to read as follows:
2.20.010 - Compensation of Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and Trustees.
(1) In recognition of services rendered as Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem or
member of the Board of Trustees, the elected officials of the Town shall receive
compensation as set forth in this Section. During thc budget process for each
even numbered y ar, thc Board of Trustees shall consider adjustment of thc
r,t of c ation set forth in this Section As part of this the
Board of Trustees shall review compensation for elected officials provided by
comparable Colorado municipalities using appropriate sources, including but not
limited to the Colorado Municipal League. Any adjustment of compensation shall
be by ordinance.
(a) The Mayor shall receive as compensation for his or her services the sum of
thirteen fifteen thousand five hundred dollars ($15,000$13,500.00) per year
during each year of his or her term, payable in equal monthly bi weekly
payments.
(b) The Mayor Pro Tem shall receive as compensation for his or her services the
sum of eleven twelve thousand five eight hundred dollars
($12,800$11,500.00) per year during each year of his or her term, payable in
equal monthly bi weekly payments.
(c) Each Town Trustee shall receive as compensation for his or her services the
sum of ten -eleven thousand one hundred dollars ($11,100$10,000.00) per
year during each year of his or her term, payable in equal monthly bi-weekly
payments.
Such sums shall apply to new terms of office beginning upon or after the effective
date of the most recently adopted version of this section. For terms beginning
prior, compensation shall be as established by the ordinance in effect at the
commencement of the term.
(2) Biennial updates. The amounts in subsection (1) above shall be
increased on the date of the regular municipal election in April 2026 and on the
date of the regular municipal election every two years thereafter by the rate of
inflation as calculated by the Town Clerk, based on the All Items Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the U.S. City Average ("Index"), as
published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics or successor federal
egencv. The Town Clerk shall use the Index for October 2023 asebaseline and
update the fee biennia|IV based on the Index as reported for October overytwo
yearn, roundinotothe nearest one hundred dollars. The Town Clerk shall report
to the Board of Trustees on the planned increase prior to the January immediateIV
pnaoedinq each incr*aue, and the report shall include a review of compensation
for elected officials provided by comparable Colorado municipalities using
appropriate sources, inc|udinq but not limited to the Colorado Municipal Leaque.
The Board of Trustees maV alter the planned increases bV ordinance before theV
take effect; otherwise thevwill take effect aoplanned. The planned increases shall
apply onlv to new terms of office beqinninq upon or after their effective dates.
Section 2: This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30) days after
its adoption and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED bythe Board ofTrustees ofthe Town ofEstes Park,
Colorado this 12THday ofDECEK8BER.2O23.
TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO
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| hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced ataregular meeting ofthe
Board of Trustees on the 12TH day of DECEMBER, 2023 and published by title in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, on the 15TH day
ofDECE&1BER.2O23.all aerequired bythe Statutes ofthe State ofColorado.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Town Attorney