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City Clerk's Office Item # R3
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: August 11, 2025
TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Heather Graham
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Regina Maestri, Councilor
SUBJECT: An Ordinance submitting to a vote of the registered electors of the City
of Pueblo at the Regular Municipal Election to be held November 4, 2025,
a proposed amendment to Section 2-1 of the Charter of the City of Pueblo
relating to future pay increases for City Council and fixing the ballot title
therefor
SUMMARY:
Attached is a proposed Ordinance referring to the registered voters of the City a
proposed amendment to the City's Charter.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Council has previously submitted to the eligible electors of Pueblo certain Charter
Amendments.
BACKGROUND:
This Ordinance was prepared at the direction of City Council at a work session on June
30, 2025, to make any future pay increase for the president of City Council and members
of City Council take effect immediately with the restriction that City Council may only
approve an increase or decrease in pay once during a four-year period.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Financial implications include the cost of placing this Ordinance along with other
proposed Charter amendments on the ballot at the 2025 regular election.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable to this Ordinance.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Members of the public are the primary stakeholders affected by the proposed Ordinance.
The public will have an opportunity to vote on whether any future salary change of
municipal officers will take effect immediately.
ALTERNATIVES:
-
RECOMMENDATION:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Council Pay Charter Amendment Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. _11009__
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE
REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO AT
THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
NOVEMBER 4, 2025, A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
SECTION 2-1 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
PUEBLO AND FIXING THE BALLOT TITLE THEREFOR
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
There is hereby submitted to a vote of the registered electors of the City of Pueblo
at the regular municipal election to be held on November 4, 2025, a proposed amendment
to the Charter of the City of Pueblo, more particularly set forth in Section 3 of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 2.
This ballot title (submission clause and title) for the proposed Charter Amendment
set forth in Section 3 hereof is hereby fixed and adopted as follows:
(Municipal Officer Salary Increase)
______ YES
______ NO
SECTION 3.
There is hereby submitted to a vote of the registered electors of the City of Pueblo
at the regular municipal election to be held on November 4, 2025, an amendment to the
Charter of the City of Pueblo, as follows: (brackets indicate matter being deleted,
underscoring indicates new matter being added)
ARTICLE 2
Municipal Officers
Section 2-1. - Designation of Officers
In accordance with Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado, the legally
qualified holders of the following positions in municipal service are hereby declared to
be officers, and their monthly salaries are hereby initially fixed in the following amounts
until changed by ordinance, but shall not be increased or decreased during the current
term of officers enacting such ordinance:
Mayor $12,500.00
Members of Boards or Commissions shall receive such pay, if any, as shall
hereafter be set by ordinance.
The monthly salaries for the President of the City Council and Members of City
Council are hereby initially fixed in the following amounts until changed by
ordinance, but shall not be increased or decreased more than one time during a
four year period.
President of the City Council $1,800.00 \[$125.00\]
Member of the City Council $1,400.00 \[$100.00
Members of Boards or Commissions shall receive such pay, if any, as shall hereafter
be set by ordinance.\]
SECTION 4.
The City Council does hereby find, determine, and declare that the ballot title
set forth in Section 2 hereof fairly expresses the true meaning and intent of the
referred Charter amendment.
SECTION 5.
The officials of the City are authorized and directed to take all actions
necessary, appropriate or required to implement the provisions of this Ordinance. The
City Clerk is directed to publish notice of election of the proposed Charter Amendment
in conformity with the provision of C.R.S. 1-7.5-101 et seq. and C.R.S. 31-2-210 and
to certify the Ballot Title to the Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder no later than sixty
days before the November 4, 2025 coordinated election, as provided by C.R.S. 1-5-
203 and C.R.S. 31-2-210.
SECTION 6.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon final action by the Mayor and City
Council.
Action by City Council:
Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on July 28, 2025.
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on August 11, 2025.
President of City Council
Action by the Mayor:
Approved on .
Disapproved on based on the following objections:
_
Mayor
Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor:
Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto.
Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of , on
Council action on _______
President of City Council
ATTEST
City Clerk