HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 11/16/1999 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 188, 1999, AMENDIN AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 31
DATE: November 16, 1999
. FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF-
' Rick DeLaCastro
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 188, 1999,Amending Section 2-596 of the City Code and Setting
the Compensation of the City Manager.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
City Council met in Executive Session on November 9, 1999 to conduct the performance appraisal
of City Manager John Fischbach. This Ordinance establishes the salary and compensation provided
the City Manager.
B CKGROUND:
City Council is committed to compensating employees in a manner which is fair, competitive and
understandable. The goal as an employer is to attract and retain quality employees and to recognize
and reward quality performance.
In order to accomplish this goal the City Council and the City Manager meet once a year to discuss
last year's performance and set goals for the coming year.
In 1999, the total compensation paid to the City Manager included the following:
SALARY AND BENEFITS ANNUAL NON-MONETARY
BENEFITS
Salary $ 117,698 Vacation(25 days per year)
Life Insurance 275 Holidays (I I days per year)
Medical Insurance 5,182
Dental Insurance 303
Long Term Disability 364
FICA Max 4,501
FICA 1.45% 1,707
Pension- ICMA 401(a) and 457 (13%) 15,300
Total Monetary Compensation $ 145,330
. ORDINANCE NO. 188, 1999
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 COMPENSATION OF THE CITY MANAGER
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article III, Section 1 of the City Charter, the City Council (the
"Council")is responsible for fixing the compensation of the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins 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,the Council met with the City Manager to conduct a review and establish next
year's goals; and
WHEREAS,the Council believes,based upon the performance review of the City Manager,
that the base salary ofthe City Manager should be established at the amount of$ effective
January 10, 2000, so that the total compensation paid to the City Manager in 2000 will be in the
amount of$
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 2-596 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to
read as follows:
See. 2-596. Salary of the City Manager.
The base salary to be paid the City Manager shall
be ($_ 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 2. That the effective date of the salary adjustment referred to in Section 1 above shall
be January 10, 2000.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 16th day of
November,A.D. 1999 and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of December,A.D. 1999
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 7th day of December,A.D. 1999.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk