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Council backs drafting charter amendment to make future pay changes effective immediately

5114501 · July 1, 2025
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Council members agreed Monday to have legal staff draft a charter amendment that would make future council pay increases effective immediately after passage rather than waiting until members’ reelection; councilors were split on the policy but directed staff to prepare ballot language.

Pueblo City Council on Monday directed legal staff to draft charter amendment language that would make future council salary increases effective immediately after a change is enacted rather than waiting until individual members’ reelection.

Councilor Regina Maestri proposed the change, arguing that if the council votes to raise council pay, the increase should not be delayed for current members whose elections are…

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