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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Agenda Item 26
December 7, 2021
City Council
STAFF
Jamie Heckman, Compensation Consultant
Jenny Lopez Filkins, Legal
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 171, 2021, Amending Section 2-581 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and
Setting the Salary of the City Attorney.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to establish the 2022 compensation of the City Attorney. Council met in executive
session on November 30, 2021, to conduct the performance review of Carrie D aggett, City Attorney.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
Council is committed to compensating employees in a manner which is market -based, competitive, and tied to
performance. The goal as an employer is to attract, retain, engage, develop, and reward a diverse and
competitive workforce to meet the needs of the community now and in the future. To accomplish this goal,
Council and the City Attorney meet twice a year to discuss performance and set goals for the coming year.
In 2021, the total compensation including benefits provided to the City Attorney is as follows:
2021 Salary and Benefits Annual
Base Salary $ 206,091
Medical Insurance $ 10,221
Dental Insurance $ 612
Life Insurance $ 261
Long Term Disability $ 1,142
Nationwide (457) $ 6,183
Nationwide (401) $ 20,609
Total Monetary Compensation $ 245,119
Non-Monetary Benefits
Vacation (30 days per year)
Holidays (11 days per year)
In addition, the City Attorney cashed out 120 hours of accrued and unused vacation totaling $11,890.
Agenda Item 26
Item # 3 Page 2
Resolution 2019-099 establishes the process for evaluating the performance of the City Manager, City
Attorney, and Chief Judge. It states that a ny change in compensation for these employees will be adopted by
Council by Ordinance. This Ordinance will amend the City Code to reflect the City Attorney’s 2022
compensation.
ATTACHMENTS
1.Powerpoint Presentation (PDF)
Establishing Compensation of the City AttorneyDecember 7, 2021Teresa RocheJamie HeckmanATTACHMENT 1
2Compensation PhilosophyData driven and transparent Based on established marketCompetitiveTied to performance
3MethodologyData group•Adopted by Council on October 1, 2019•National –17 cities (10 responded)Benchmark data•Base Salary•Bonus•Retirement•Car allowanceCity Attorney Market
4Market AnalysisCity Attorney 2021 Base Salary = $206,090National Benchmark CitiesMarket Information10th 25th 50th 75th 90th$194,366 $202,870 $207,693 $223,307 $267,450Base Salary Percentiles
THANK YOU!
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ORDINANCE NO. 171, 2021
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-581 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS AND SETTING THE SALARY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VI, Section 1 of the City Charter, the City Counci l is
responsible for fixing the compensation of the City Attorney; and
WHEREAS, the City is committed to compensating its employees in a manner that is
fair, competitive and understandable; and
WHEREAS, the City Council supports a compensation philosophy of paying employees
a competitive salary based on established market data and performance, and may adjust the
salary of the City Attorney to bring that salary more in line with the approved market data; and
WHEREAS, the City Council met with the City Attorney to conduct a review and
establish goals for her performance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes the base salary of the City Attorney for 2022
should be established at the amount of $_______ effective January 10, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That Section 2-581 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-581. Salary of the City Attorney.
The base salary to be paid the City Attorney shall be two hundred and six thousand,
ninety _____________ dollars ($206,090_______) per annum, payable in biweekly
installments. Sixty (60) percent of such sum shall be charged to general government
expense, twenty (20) percent to the City water utility and twenty (20) percent to the City
electric utility.
Section 3. That the effective date of the salary adjustment shall be January 10, 2022,
to be paid retroactively within a reasonable period of time after this Ordinance becomes final.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 7th day of
December, A.D. 2021, and to be presented for final passage on the 21st day of December, A.D.
2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 21st day of December, A.D. 2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk