Booming Colorado cities need full-time councils, but pay can’t increase until that happens (Editorial)

Booming Colorado cities need full-time councils, but pay can’t increase until that happens (Editorial)

Aurora City Council and Mayor Mike Coffman made the right decision on Monday not to ask voters for pay raises, but the question before them lingers over many growing cities across the state and deserves an honest answer and assessment. We know that many city council members in Aurora, one of the nation’s 51 largest cities, are working far more than a part-time job representing thousands of constituents across the sprawling municipality. For many…