The Denver City Council on Monday plans to vote on whether the body should approve its own elected official salary raises every four years.

The proposed city charter change would have elected official salary raises be issued each term on a “fixed ” basis, instead of the council having to vote on it – a conflict of interest that has faced the City Council for many years.

Charter change requests require the approval of Denver voters.

If the council approves the proposed charter change on Monday, then the question of elected official salary raises would be on the ballot on Nov. 5.

District 5 Councilmember Amanda Sawyer proposed the charter change.

The conflict of interest the City Council faces when approving raises, Sawyer previously said, is “political football that exists for no reason and what it serves to do is misinform and upset voters.”

“I think everyone, everyone is really bothered by the idea of ‘City Council is giving itself raises,’ when we are required to do it by the charter,” Sawyer added.

Other U.S. cities have passed similar measures: Baltimore, Columbus, Detroit, Memphis, Jacksonville, Indianapolis, San Francisco, San Diego and Philadelphia.

Currently, every four years upon the General Election, the council approves raises based on the consumer price index (CPI) or the average of staff raises.

Elected officials’ salaries set for the term that started July 17 are:

• Mayor: $205,990.58
• Auditor: $178,152.24
• Clerk & Recorder: $178,152.24
• President of City Council (Jamie Torres): $123,846.44
• 12 other members of City Council: $110,595.76

If voters approve it, the measure would be implemented during the next term’s date of July 19, 2027.

In other action Monday, the council will consider:

• A $3,214,131 funding agreement with Renewal Village Housing Corp. to convert 107 non-congregate shelter units into studio apartments.
• A three-year, $4 million agreement with Environmental Hazmat Services, Inc. to collect and discard waste in public spaces. This includes “putrescible” wastes, medical waste, drug paraphernalia and waste in alleys, sidewalks, parks and other public spaces.
• A $566,730 purchase order with Joe Johnson Equipment LLC for two replacement mechanical street sweepers.
• A proposed amendment with the Regional Transportation District to provide a provision for the construction phase of the Colfax Bus Rapid Transit project. There is no change in the agreement amount or timelines.
• Four resolutions fully approving Mayor Mike Johnston’s appointments of Ron Thomas as Denver police chief, Elias Diggins as sheriff, Armando Saldate as executive director of public safety and Desmond Fulton as chief of the Denver Fire Department.