Editorial: Fort Collins should reject full-time council measure

Fort Collins voters will decide on April 2 whether to approve a ballot measure calling for full-time pay for city council members and the mayor.

If approved, the citizen-led initiative — Charter Amendment 1 — would mean that council members and the mayor would receive $74,000 to $78,000 annually, according to city staff analysis reported by the Fort Collins Coloradoan. Council members would have to report monthly on their activities.

The measure is backed by Fort Collins Full Time Council, headed by council candidate Fred Kirsch. It’s opposed by a group known as Keep City Council…