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ORDINANCE NO. 8052
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED
ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF BOULDER AT THE SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL COORDINATED ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015, THE QUESTION OF
AMENDING SECTION 7 OF THE BOULDER HOME RULE
CHARTER, RELATING TO COUNCIL COMPENSATION, BY
ADDING AN ANNUAL SALARY IN THE AMOUNT OF
$10,000, SUBJECT TO ANNUAL ESCALATION IN A
PERCENTAGE EQUAL TO THE INCREASE IN THE
CONSUMER PRICE INCREASE, PROVIDING FOR COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO RECEIVED HEALTH BENEFITS
EQUIVALENT TO THOSE RECEIVED BY CITY EMPLOYEES
AND SETTING FORTH RELATED DETAILS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER,
COLORADO:
Section 1. A special municipal coordinated election will be held in the city of
Boulder, county of Boulder and state of Colorado, on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.
Section 2. At that election, a question shall be submitted to the electors of the city of
Boulder entitled by law to vote, that will allow voters to consider the following amendment to
Section 7 of the city Charter pertaining to compensation for council members. The material to
be added to the Charter is shown by double underlining and material to be deleted is shown
stricken through with solid lines.
Sec. 7. - Compensation.
Council members shall receive as compensation $400:00210,.00 per meeting at which a
quorum of city council is present, not to exceed fifty-two meetings per calendar year, plus an
annual salary of $10,000 per year, p e s scally on the same schedule used for salaried
ci employees withboth the per meeting navment and annual salary subiec. t to an annual
escalation each January 1 in a percentage equivalent to any increase over the past year in the
Consumer Price Index (All Items) for the statistical area which includes the city maintained
by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; this amendment shall
become effective January 1, 2016.1.990. Council members may elect to r -s ive_benefits Under
the -same terms and conditions that are available to full-time_city employes including
wst�ut_limitat n participation in city health, visiQ 1, a n I in r 1 n For
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purposes of this section only, a "meeting" shall mean a gathering of a quorum of the council,
which gathering is noticed to the public as a regular or special meeting as provided in this
Charter.
Section 3. The official ballot shall contain the following ballot title, which shall also
be the designation and submission clause for the measure:
Ballot Question No.
Amending Charter Provisions regarding
Compensation for Council Members
Shall Section 7 of the Charter be amended pursuant to
Ordinance No. 8052 to add an annual salary for council
members in the amount of $10,000, with an annual increase
equal to the percentage increase in the consumer price
index and to add health benefits equivalent to those received
by city employees?
FOR THE MEASURE AGAINST THE MEASURE
Section 4. If a majority of all the votes cast at the election on the measure submitted
are for the measure, the measure shall be deemed to have passed and the charter shall be
amended as provided in this ordinance.
Section 5. The election shall be conducted under the provisions of the Colorado
Constitution, the Charter and ordinances of the city the Boulder Revised Code, 1981, and this
ordinance, and all contrary provisions of the statutes of the state of Colorado are hereby
superseded.
Section 6. The officers of the city are authorized to take all action necessary or
appropriate to effectuate the provisions of this ordinance and to contract with the county clerk to
conduct the election for the city.
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Section 7. If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this ordinance shall for
any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, such decision shall not affect any of the
remaining provisions of this ordinance.
Section 8. This ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and
welfare of the residents of the city, and covers matters of local concern.
Section 9. The City Council deems it appropriate that this ordinance be published by
title only and orders that copies of this ordinance be made available in the office of the city clerk
for public inspection and acquisition.
INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY
TITLE ONLY this 16th day of June, 2015.
Attest:
City Clerk
READ ON SECOND READING, AMENDED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY
TITLE ONLY this 18th day of August, 2015.
Attest:
City Clerk
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READ ON THIRD READING, PASSED, ADOPTED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED
BY TITLE ONLY this 151 day of September, 2015.
Attest:
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