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Boulder City Council directs staff to draft ordinance to revise council pay, including $5,000 option and CPI-based COLA
Summary
After a lengthy discussion about recruiting future candidates and political optics, the council voted to direct staff to draft a bill that would include a $5,000 council salary increase, a mayoral increase set 30% higher, and an annual COLA indexed to the CPI (0–3% cap) to take effect upon the next term; staff will include a budget impact analysis when the ordinance returns.
Councilman Walton brought forward a discussion about amending Section 1-5-1 of the municipal code to revisit council compensation and asked the council to consider a cost-of-living adjustment tied to the Consumer Price Index to prevent recurring contentious debates.
"Just that we consider a COLA based on the CPI," Walton said, arguing an indexed, modest adjustment would be less politically polarizing than episodic increases.
Councilmembers debated options, weighing a CPI-indexed COLA against one-time raises. Several members said nine years without change is a long…
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