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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY July 12, 2022
City Council
STAFF
Teresa Roche, Human Resources Executive
Carrie M. Daggett, Legal
Jenny Lopez Filkins, Legal
SUBJECT
Items Relating to the Appointment, Salary, Oath of Office and Employment Contract of the City Manager.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A. Resolution 2022-071 Appointing Kelly DiMartino as City Manager, Approving the City Manager’s
Employment Agreement and Directing the City Clerk to Administer the Oath of Office.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 086, 2022, Amending Section 2-596 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
and Setting the Salary of the City Manager.
The purpose of these agenda items is to appoint Kelly DiMartino as the new City Manager effective upon the
completion of the City Manager Employment Agreement and administration and delivery of the oath of office,
and to approve the employment agreement of the City Manager. Another purpose is to direct the City Clerk to
administer the City Manager oath of office to Kelly DiMartino on July 12, 2022. The Ordinance sets the salary
of the City Manager effective July 1, 2022.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
On January 24, 2022, Council reviewed all applicants' materials for City Manager, and Mark McDaniel from the
recruitment firm Strategic Government Resources invited the semi-finalists to complete the next stage of the
application process. On February 15, 2022, Council discussed the semi-finalists and invited six finalists to
advance to the final selection phase. One finalist withdrew from cons ideration prior to the completion of the
final materials required by each finalist. The interview process began virtually on March 7 and continued with
an onsite schedule from March 24 to March 26, including Council interviews.
On June 7, 2022, Council adopted Resolution 2022-038 authorizing Mayor Jeni Arndt and Mayor Pro Tem
Emily Francis to discuss with staff and the named candidate, Kelly DiMartino, the terms and conditions of an
employment agreement for the City Manager position, with such agreement t o be presented for Council
consideration at a future date.
This Resolution appoints Kelly DiMartino as the City Manager for the City upon completion of the City Manager
Employment Agreement and administration and delivery of the oath of office and authoriz es the Mayor to
execute an employment contract with Ms. DiMartino. Additionally, the Ordinance amends Section 2-596 of the
City Code to establish the initial base salary of the City Manager. The amount of the initial base salary is
proposed in the Employment Agreement and has been inserted in the salary ordinance.
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RESOLUTION 2022-071
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPOINTING KELLY DIMARTINO AS CITY MANAGER,
APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER’S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND DIRECTING
THE CITY CLERK TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article III, Section 1 of the City Charter, the City Council is
responsible for appointing the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2022, the City Council passed Resolution No. 2022-038 and
appointed Mayor Jeni Arndt and Mayor Pro Tem Emily Francis to discuss with City staff or the
named finalist for the City Manager position the terms and conditions of an employment
agreement with Kelly DiMartino; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Jeni Arndt and Mayor Pro Tem Emily Francis, with the assistance of
City staff, have developed proposed terms and conditions of an employment agreement with Ms.
DiMartino, as set forth in the Employment Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and
incorporated herein by this reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED 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 Kelly DiMartino is appointed City Manager effective July 12, 2022,
upon administration and delivery of the oath of office.
Section 3. That the City Manager Employment Agreement, attached hereto as
Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby approved by the City Council,
and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the City Manager’s Employment Agreement in
substantially the form shown on Exhibit “A”.
Section 4. That upon approval of a resolution appointing Kelly DiMartino as City
Manager and completion of the City Manager Employment Agreement, which is expected to
take place on July 12, 2022, the City Clerk is directed to administer the City Manager oath of
office to Kelly DiMartino, the new City Manager.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
12th day of July, A.D. 2022.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is made and entered into this
twelfth day of July, 2022 by and between the CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a
municipal corporation, hereinafter called the “City” KELLY DIMARTINO (“Employee”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article III of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, the City
Council (“Council”) is required to appoint a City Manager and establish the compensation for the
City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to employ the services of the Employee as City Manager of
the City of Fort Collins as provided by the Charter of the City; and
WHEREAS, it is further the desire of the Council to provide certain benefits, establish
certain conditions of employment, set working conditions of employment, and set working
conditions of the Employee; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Council to: (1) secure and retain the services of the
Employee and to provide inducements for her to remain in such employment; (2) to make possible
full work productivity by assuring the Employee’s morale and peace of mind with respect to future
security; and (3) to provide a just means for terminating the Employee’s services at such time as
the Employee may be unable to fully discharge her duties due to disability or when either the
Employee or the City may otherwise desire to terminate her employment; and
WHEREAS, the Employee desires to accept employment as the City Manager of the City
upon the terms set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the
parties agree as follows:
SECTION I. DUTIES
The City hereby agrees to employ the Employee as the City Manager of the City to perform
the functions and duties specified in Article III of the City Charter and to perform such other legally
permissible and proper functions and duties as the Council may assign to the Employee in the
future. The Employee acknowledges that as City Manager she is an unclassified management City
employee.
SECTION II. TERM
A.As required by Section 4 of Article III of the City Charter, the term of this
Agreement shall be an "indefinite term". For purposes of this Agreement, "indefinite" shall be
deemed to mean "having no exact limits".
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B. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent, limit, or otherwise interfere with the right
of the Council to remove the Employee from the position of City Manager and terminate her
employment with the City under this Agreement at any time pursuant to and in accordance with
the provisions of Section 4 of Article III of the City Charter. For purposes of this Agreement, the
words "remove", "removed" and "removal", when used in the context of the Employee being
removed from the position of City Manager by the Council under Section 4 of Article III of the
City Charter, shall be deemed to also mean termination of the Employee’s employment with the
City under this Agreement.
C. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent, limit, or otherwise interfere with the right
of the Employee to resign at any time from her position as City Manager, provided that she gives
the City forty-five (45) days prior written notice of her intent to resign.
D. The Employee shall commence her employment with the City under this
Agreement as the City Manager effective upon completion of the oath of office and after execution
of this Agreement.
SECTION III. BASE SALARY, CAR ALLOWANCE AND EQUIPMENT
A. The City shall pay to the Employee for the Employee’s services as City Manager
an annual base salary in the amount of Two-Hundred-Ninety-Five-Thousand-Dollars
($295,000.00) established according to ordinance approved by the City Council payable at the
same time as other City employees are paid and subject to the customary tax deductions and
withholdings required by law and any withholdings authorized by the Employee. Any adjustments
to the Employee’s base salary shall be approved by ordinance based on annual performance
reviews upon the customary schedule for executive employees.
B. In addition to the base salary referenced in subsection III.A. above, the City shall
pay the Employee a car allowance in the amount of One-Thousand-Dollars ($1,000.00) per
calendar month. The Employee will acquire an environmentally-conscious vehicle in accordance
with the City’s environmental and sustainability goals when circumstances permit. To the extent
reasonably possible, the City will cooperate with the Employee in creating, maintaining, and
providing to the Employee or her designees any records or documentation that the Employee may
request in order to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code or related
regulations regarding the tax treatment of the car allowance.
C. In addition to the base salary referenced in subsection III.A. above, the City shall
pay the Employee a telephone service allowance of One-Hundred-Dollars ($100.00) per calendar
month. To the extent reasonably possible, the City will cooperate with the Employee in creating,
maintaining, and providing to the Employee or her designees any records or documentation that
the Employee may request in order to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code
or related regulations regarding the tax treatment of the telephone service allowance.
D. In addition to the foregoing allowances, the Employee shall receive a City-issued
laptop or tablet computer for City business during her tenure as City Manager.
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SECTION IV. VACATION AND SICK LEAVE
A. The Employee shall accrue annual vacation leave at the maximum accrual rate
available to City employees with more than twenty years of service, retroactive to July 1, 2022,
and shall accrue throughout each calendar year and be pro-rated on a biweekly basis.
Notwithstanding any City policy to the contrary, vacation leave accrued and unused by the
Employee shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(1) In order to qualify for any cash conversion of unused vacation leave, the Employee
must use no less than the equivalent of three (3) weeks of vacation leave during
each full year of employment.
(2) At the end of each calendar year, the balance of the Employee's accrued, unused
vacation leave remaining shall be carried over to subsequent years, up to a
maximum carry-over accrual of 480 hours. With respect to accumulated carry-over
vacation leave, upon satisfaction of the minimum exercised vacation leave required
under sub-section (1) above, the Employee shall be entitled to receive the cash
equivalent of all or any portion of such accrued, unused vacation leave up to a
maximum of One-Hundred-Twenty (120) hours, based upon her most recent rate
of pay as City Manager for the City.
(3) Upon the cessation of the Employee's employment with the City for any reason, the
Employee shall be compensated by cash payment for the total amount of the
Employee’s accrued, unused vacation leave balance. The amount of said payment
shall be based upon the Employee's then current hourly equivalent rate of pay. Any
payment made to the Employee by the City under this provision shall be in addition
to any amounts previously paid for accrued, unused vacation leave under
subparagraph (2) above and any other amounts payable under this Agreement. To
the extent permitted by law, the Employee may elect to direct that any such payment
be deposited into the City’s 457 deferred compensation plan through the City’s
retirement recordkeeper.
B. The parties acknowledge that the Employee has been authorized to accrue more
than Four-Hundred-Eighty (480) hours of unused vacation leave during the term of her
employment with the City prior to the date effective date of this Agreement. With respect to prior-
accumulated vacation leave, the Employee shall be entitled to receive the cash equivalent of all or
any portion of such accrued, unused vacation leave up to a maximum of Three-Hundred (300)
hours, based upon her most recent rate of pay as Interim City Manager for the City. To the extent
permitted by law, the Employee may elect to have deposited into the City's 457 deferred
compensation plan through the City’s retirement recordkeeper or its 401A qualified retirement
plan, or such other qualified retirement plan as the Employee may designate, the cash equivalent
of any portion of her accrued, unused vacation leave that is not carried over to subsequent years
up to a maximum of Three-Hundred (300) hours, based upon her most recent salary as Interim
City Manager for the City.
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C. The Employee shall be credited for and be entitled to receive those sick leave
benefits provided to all full-time unclassified City employees. The Employee shall not be entitled
to be paid for any earned but unused sick leave upon resignation or termination from employment
under this Agreement.
SECTION V. DISABILITY
If the Employee is permanently disabled or is otherwise unable to perform her duties
because of sickness, accident, injury or mental incapacity or health for a period of four successive
weeks beyond any accrued sick leave, the City shall have the option to terminate this Agreement,
subject to the notice and severance pay requirements of Section XII below. However, the
Employee shall be compensated for any accrued and unused vacation or unused holiday leave, and
further compensated as a disabled employee pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of
the City’s Long Term Disability Insurance Plan.
SECTION VI. DISABILITY, HEALTH, LIFE INSURANCE AND OTHER BENEFITS
A. The City will provide and offer to the Employee and her qualified dependents the
same insurance benefit packages and plans it provides and offers to all its full -time unclassified
management employees, which benefit packages and plans currently include, without limitation,
group life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance; long-term disability insurance; dental
reimbursement plan; dental insurance; vision insurance; and major medical insurance.
B. All provisions of the City Charter and Code, and regulations and rules of the City
relating to other benefits and working conditions shall also apply to the Employee as she would to
service area directors of the City, unless said benefits and working condi tions are otherwise
specifically set forth in this Employment Agreement, in which case the terms of this Employment
Agreement shall prevail.
C. The City agrees to put into force and to make required premium payments for the
Employee for insurance policies for life, accidental death and dismemberment, disability income
benefits and medical health plan benefits covering the Employee and her dependents. These
benefits shall be the same as those for all City employees.
SECTION VII. PENSION AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION BENEFITS
The City agrees to execute all necessary agreements provided by the City’s retirement
recordkeeper for the Employee’s participation in a City-sponsored 401A qualified retirement plan,
and, in addition to the base salary paid by the City to Employee, the City agrees to pay on the
Employee’s behalf an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the Employee’s base salary into such
qualified retirement plan, in equally proportioned amounts each pay period. Effective July 1, 2022,
the City agrees to make a matching contribution in the 401A plan equal to 100% of the Employee’s
elective deferrals that do not exceed 3% of the Employee’s annual base salary. The City further
agrees to roll over into another qualified retirement plan or to transfer the Employee’s ownership
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in the 401A plan to her succeeding employer’s qualified plan upon the Employee’s resignation or
termination, to the extent such a rollover or transfer is allowed by law and the terms of the City’s
plan. In addition, the Employee is eligible to participate in the City’s 457 deferred compensation
plan through its retirement recordkeeper.
SECTION VIII. DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
The City agrees to budget and pay for the professional dues and subscriptions of the
Employee necessary for her continuation and full participation in national, regional, state, and local
associations or organizations necessary and desirable for her continued participation, growth, and
advancement, and for the good of the City.
SECTION IX. DEVELOPMENT
The City agrees to budget and pay for the reasonable travel and subsistence expenses of
the Employee for official travel, meetings, and occasions adequate to continue the development of
the Employee and to adequately pursue necessary official and other functions for the City,
including the annual conferences of the International City Management Association, the Colorado
Municipal League, and such other national, regional, state and local government-related groups
and committees thereof which the Employee serves as a member. The City also agrees to pay for
the reasonable travel and subsistence expenses of the Employee to attend continuing education
short courses, institutes, and seminars related to her service as City Manager for the City.
SECTION X. GENERAL EXPENSES
The City recognizes that there are expenses of a non-personal and generally job-related
nature that are incurred from time to time by the Employee. To the extent that the City's Chief
Financial Officer is authorized by applicable administrative procedures and policies of the City,
the Chief Financial Officer is authorized to pay directly or reimburse the Employee for such
expenses upon receipt of proper documentation submitted not more often than monthly.
SECTION XI. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
The City recognizes the desirability of the Employee participating in service and charitable
organizations in the community and in the event the Employee becomes a member of such service
and charitable organizations, the City will pay all reasonable expenses and fees related to such
membership. If the Employee becomes a member of the board of directors of a community
organization based on her position as City Manager, her duties as such director is within the scope
of her duties as City Manager for purposes of the indemnification provision set forth in Section
XV of this Agreement.
SECTION XII. REMOVAL, TERMINATION AND SEVERANCE PAY
A. Pursuant to Section 4 of Article III of the City Charter, the Employee shall be
considered an at-will employee under this Agreement and, therefore, the Council may remove the
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Employee from her position as City Manager at any time with or without cause in accordance with
the method set forth in Section 4 of Article III of the City Charter.
B. If the Employee is removed from her position as City Manager by the Council for
"cause" [as defined in sub-sections (1) – (6) of this sub-section B] in accordance with the method
set forth in Section 4 of Article III of the City Charter, the Employee shall only be entitled to such
compensation as is required to be paid to her under Section 4 of Article III of the City Charter. As
used in this Section XI, the word "cause" shall mean: (1) failure of the Employee to carry out her
duties under this Agreement after written notice from the Council; (2) failure of the Employee to
desist from any act or omission believed by the Council to be contrary to the best interests of the
City after written notice to the Employee to desist; (3) conviction of a felony or a crime of moral
turpitude; (4) dishonesty towards, fraud upon, or deliberate injury or attempted injury to the City;
(5) the breach by the Employee of a term or condition of this Agreement; (6) any physical or
mental disability that substantially limits a major life function of the Employee and that results in
her inability to carry out any essential function of her job as City Manager, with or without
reasonable accommodations by the City, provided that the Employee’s removal shall not affect the
availability of any benefits for which the Employee is otherwise eligible under the City's disability
plan or, if the disability is the result of a work -related injury, under the Colorado workers'
compensation laws for being permanently and totally disabled.
C. If the Employee voluntarily resigns from her employment with the City under this
Agreement, the Employee shall not be entitled to receive any further compensation from the City
accruing after the effective date of her resignation. The Employee shall, however, be entitled to
receive from the City all compensation and benefits that have accrued to her under this Agreement
up to the effective date of her resignation.
D. If the Employee is removed from her position as City Manager by the Council in
accordance with the method set forth in Section 4 of Article III of the City Charter for any reason
other than for "cause" as defined in Section XI.B(1) – (6) above, the City shall continue to pay the
Employee bi-weekly her then-current salary as severance pay for a period of six (6) months,
payable in a single lump sum.
In addition to severance pay as provided herein, medical insurance shall be provided
through the end of the month in which the termination occurs. The Employee may elect to
thereafter continue coverage following her termination. In the event the Employee elects to
continue health insurance coverage, in addition to severance pay as provided in this sub-section
D, the Employee shall receive a monthly payment from the City in a gross amount equal to one
month of the then-current premium required for the Employee’s continued participation in the
City’s health insurance program under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
(COBRA) at the coverage level in effect as of the date of the Employee’s removal from
employment with the City. The payment for the COBRA premium shall terminate upon the
Employee becoming eligible for participation in another employer-sponsored health insurance
plan, but in no event shall the City’s COBRA premium contribution extend for more than six (6)
months following the Employee’s termination from employment by the City.
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E. In the event that the City at any time during the term of this Agreement reduces the
salary or other financial benefits of the Employee in a greater percentage than is applicable to an
across-the-board reduction for all employees of the City, or in the event that the City refuses,
following written notice, to comply with any other provision benefitting the Employee herein, or
the Employee resigns following written notice from the Council of removal other than for cause
as described in subparagraph B. above, then the Employee may, at her option, be deemed to have
been removed by the Council without cause for the purposes of this Section, in which event the
Employee shall be entitled to the severance pay and monthly payment for the COBRA premium
provided for above.
F. Whether the Employee resigns from her position as City Manager under this
Agreement or is removed from her position by the Council with or without cause, the Employee
shall retain all rights and benefits that may have accrued to her under any of the benefit, pension,
or deferred compensation plans provided to her under this Agreement and that she is entitled to
retain in accordance with the provisions of such plans and applicable law as any City employee
who has resigned or been terminated from employment with the City would be entitled to retain.
SECTION XIII. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
Pursuant to Section 1 of Article III of the City Charter, the Employee agrees to reside within
the City limits of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, at all times during her employment under this
Agreement.
SECTION XIV. HOURS WORKED
A. The Council recognizes that the Employee is required to work and perform on
behalf of the City other than on an "eight-to-five" basis. As City Manager, she is subject to calls
at any time, is required to attend night meetings, and is required to participate in various other
activities that benefit the City, often working long hours and at times that are not considered normal
working hours. The Council expects the Employee to establish a schedule and working hours using
good judgment appropriate to the needs of the City and that assures the Employee will faithfully
perform her assigned duties and responsibilities.
B. The Employee’s service to the City under this Agreement shall be the Employee’s
primary employment. Recognizing that certain outside consulting or teaching opportunities
provide indirect benefits to the City and the community as a whole, the Employee may accept
limited teaching, speaking and pro-bono consulting opportunities with the understanding that any
such arrangement must neither interfere with nor create a conflict of i nterest with her
responsibilities under this Agreement. The Employee will be expected to use available leave hours
while engaged in teaching, speaking and consulting activities. Nothing herein shall prevent the
Employee from receiving third-party reimbursement of actual expenses incurred by the Employee
while engaged in teaching, speaking and consulting activities.
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SECTION XV. INDEMNIFICATION
The City shall defend, save harmless and indemnify the Employee against any tort, liability
claim or demand or other legal action, including attorney fees, expert witness fees and costs of
suit, whether groundless or otherwise, arising out of an alleged act or omission arising out of the
course and scope of the Employee’s duties as City Manager as provided in Article III, Section 2
of the City Charter. The City may compromise and settle any such claim or suit and pay the amount
of any settlement or judgment rendered thereon, provided that no judgment or admission of
wrongdoing shall be agreed to by the City without the Employee’s written consent.
SECTION XVI. BONDING
The City will bear the full cost of any fidelity or other bond required of the Employee under
any law or ordinance or as may be deemed desirable by the City.
SECTION XVII. ANNUAL APPROPRIATION
All financial obligations of the City under this Agreement shall be subject to the Council's
annual appropriation of the funds necessary to satisfy such obligations.
SECTION XVIII. NOTICES
Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been given on the date of service if served personally, or three (3) days
after mailing if mailed by first-class mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, and addressed as follows:
If to the City: City of Fort Collins
Mayor
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
If to the Employee: Kelly DiMartino
5919 O’Leary Court
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525]
SECTION XIX. GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. It is the intent of the parties that this Agreement and the appointment of the
Employee as City Manager be, in all aspects, in accordance with the requirements and provisions
of the City’s Charter relating to such position. If any provision of this Agreement is capable of two
(2) constructions, only one (1) of which complies with the Charter, the construction that complies
with the Charter shall control. If any provision of the Agreement conflicts with the Charter, the
Charter shall control, and the conflicting provision of this Agreement shall be of no effect. In the
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latter event, an invalid provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions of the
Agreement, it being the intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement shall be
severable.
B. The text herein shall constitute the entire Agreement between the parties.
C. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs at law
and executors of the Employee.
SECTION XX. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.
A. The Council, in consultation with the Employee, shall establish any such other
terms and conditions of employment as it may determine from time to time, relating to the
performance of the Employee, provided that such terms and conditions are not inconsistent with
or in conflict with the provisions of this Agreement, the City Charter or any other law. The City
and the Employee specifically acknowledge the processes for performance evaluations as set forth
in City Council Resolution No. 2019-099, which may be amended from time to time by Council.
B. All provisions of the City Charter and Code, and regulations and rules of the City
relating to vacation and sick leave, retirement and pension system contributions, holidays and other
fringe benefits (including, without limitation, health and life insurance programs, social security,
and disability benefits, if any), working conditions as they now exist or hereafter may be amended
and provisions governing accrual and payment for vacation upon termination of employment, also
shall apply to the Employee as she would to department heads and service directors of the City,
unless said benefits are specifically provided for herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City has caused this Agreement to be signed and executed
in its behalf by its Mayor and duly attested by its City Clerk, and the Employee has signed and
executed this Agreement, both in duplicate, the day and year first above written.
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO,
A Municipal Corporation
By: __________________________________
Jeni Arndt, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Anissa Hollingshead, City Clerk
_______________________________
Kelly DiMartino, Employee
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________
Ian D. McCargar, Special Counsel
Town Attorney
Town of Windsor, Colorado
EXHIBIT A
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ORDINANCE NO. 086, 2022
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-596 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND
SETTING THE SALARY OF THE CITY MANAGER
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article III, Section 1 of the City Charter, the City Council is
responsible for fixing the compensation of the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the City is committed to compensating its employees in a manner which is
fair, competitive and understandable; and
WHEREAS, the City’s pay philosophy is based on total compensation, which includes
not only base salary but also deferred compensation payments, vacation and holiday leave, and
amounts paid by the City for medical, dental, life and long-term disability insurance; and
WHEREAS, members of the City Council, with the assistance of City staff, and the
presumed City Manager have discussed terms and conditions of the presumed City Manager’s
employment, including the base salary to be paid to the presumed City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the City Council supports a compensation philosophy of paying employees
a competitive salary and is setting the salary of the presumed City Manager based on established
market data; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the base salary of the City Manager should be
established at the amount of Two Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($295,000) per annum.
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 2-596 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-596. - Salary of the City Manager.
The base salary to be paid to the City Manager shall be two hundred seventy-eight
thousand, four hundred seventy-five dollars ($278,475) two hundred ninety-five thousand
dollars ($295,000) per annum, payable in biweekly installments. Forty (40) percent of
such sum shall be charged to the city electric utility, twenty (20) percent to the city water
utility and forty (40) percent to general government expense.
Section 3. That the salary shall be effective as of July 1, 2022.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 12th day of
July, A.D. 2022, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of August, A.D. 2022.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 16th day of August, A.D. 2022.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk