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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOKEY
Council Bill No. 21-2007
Ordinance No. 1400
Series of 2007
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING COMPENSATION FOR THE
OFFICE OF COUNCILMEMBER
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by Charter Section 3.12 to
prescribe compensation for elected officials by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, no such ordinance may increase or decrease such compensation
with respect to a current term of office; and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to prescribe compensation for the office of
Councilmember for terms of office commencing on and after the November 6,
2007 regular municipal election.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Council member Comoensation. For terms of office commencing
on and after the November 6, 2007 regular municipal election, the compensation
for the office of Council member shall be as follows:
a. Salarv: $7,200 per year.
b. Benefits: The following benefits shall be provided, to the
extent and at the levels granted to part-time city
employees who work 20 hours per week: health, dental
and vision insurance; group term life insurance; employee
recreation program and other Optional Employee
Programs.
Section 2. Severabilitv: Conflictina Ordinances Reoealed. If any section,
subsection or clause of this ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid, the validity of the remaining sections, subsections and clauses
shall not be affected thereby. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days
after final publication, as provided by Section 5.11 of the Charter.
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INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 4 to 4,
with the Mayor breaking the tie; motion carried 5 to 4 on this 27'" day of August,
2007, ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of
Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for
September 10, 2007, at 7:00 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West
29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by
a vote of ~ to -=- this 10t~ay of September, 2007.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 11th day of September
,2007.
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ATTEST:
Jeyy &UlliO, Mayor
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Michael Snow, City Clerk
A~S To Form
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Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
First Publication: August 30, 2007
Second Publication: September 13, 2007
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date: September 28, 2007
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