HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/16/2008 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 157, 2008, AMENDIN ITEM NUMBER: 23
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: December 16, 2008
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Janet Miller
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 157,2008,Amending Section 2-606 of the City Code and Setting
the Salary of the Municipal Judge.
RECOMMENDATION
none.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council met in Executive Session on November 18 and November 25, 2008 to conduct the
performance appraisal of Municipal Judge Kathleen M.Lane.Ordinance No. 157,2008,adopted on
First Reading on December 2,2008 by a vote of 5-1 (Nays: Poppaw),establishes the 2009 salary of
the Municipal Judge at $93,045.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Comparison of 2008 and 2009 Total Compensation.
2. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary - December 2, 2008.
(w/o original attachments)
Municipal Judge
2008 (.8 FTE) 2009 Projected (.8 FTE) - 7%
Monetary Monetary
Base Salary 86,958.00 Base Salary 93,045.06 OR 93,045
Medical Insurance 9,240.00 Medical Insurance 9,240.00 9,240
Dental Insurance 600.00 Dental Insurance 600.00 600
Life Insurance 250.56 Life Insurance 270.72 271
Long Term Disability 687.30 Long Term Disability 734.70 735
ICMA 457 2,608.74 ICMA 457 2,791.35 2,791
ICMA 401 8,695.80 ICMA 401 9,304.51 9,305
Non-Monetary Non-Monetary
Vacation 26 days Vacation 30 days
Holiday 11 days Holiday 11 days
Total Compensation 109,040.40 Total Compensation 115,986.34 115,987
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ATTACHMENT 2
ITEM NUMBER: 36
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: December 2, 2008
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
FF: Janet Miller
SUBJECT k�� Uy y
Items Relating to the Reappointment, Contract, and Compensation of the Municipal Judge.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A. Resolution 2008-124 Reappointing Kathleen M. Lane as Municipal Judge and Authorizing
the Eighth Addendum t e d s E 1 tYeent.
B. First Reading of Ordin e N . 2 8, enon 2-606 of the City Code and
Setting the Salary of the Municipal Judge.
Resolution 2008-124 reappoints Judge Lane for another two-year term to expire December 31,2010
and authorizes the Mayor to execute an addendum to the Judge's employment agreement to reflect
the change in term. The Resolution also increases Judge Lane's annual vacation leave from 26 days
to 30 days and changes the vacation accrual provision to reflect that there may be a different number
of bi-weekly pay periods in any calendar year.
Ordinance No. 157, 2008, establishes the 2009 salary of the Municipal Judge.
BACKGROUND
Article VII, Section 1 of the C er p OestH t is 1 dge is to be appointed for aterm
of two years. Kathleen M. Lan as firsd e e City's Municipal Judge effective
July 1, 1989. Resolution 2006- re pd Lane for o-year term ending on December
31, 2008. Resolution 2008-124 reappoints Judge Lane for another two-year term to expire
December 31, 2010 and authorizes the Mayor to execute an addendum to the Judge's employment
agreement to reflect her new term of office and to state that her accrued vacation will be prorated
according to the number of bi-weekly pay periods in any calendar year.
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
December 2, 2008 -2- Item No. 36
and reward quality performance. In order to accomplish this goal the City Council and the Municipal
Judge meet twice a year to discuss performance and set goals for the coming year.
In 2008,the total compensation nc d the following:
2008 SALARY AND B F AL I N N-MONETARY BENEFITS
Salary (0.8 FTE) $ 86,958 Vacation(26 days per year)
Medical Insurance 9,240 Holidays (I 1 days per year)
Dental Insurance 600
Life Insurance 251
Long Term Disability 687
ICMA(457) 2,609
ICMA(401) 8,696
Total Monetary Compensation $ 109,040
The resolution establishing the process for evaluating the performance of the City Manager, City
Attorney, and Municipal Judge, states that any change in compensation for the City Manager, City
Attorney and Municipal Judge will a dopt by the Council by ordinance in sufficient time for the
change in compensation to effe of st 11 nod of the ensuing year. The
Ordinance will amend the Ci ode to flect de's T
9 salary.
COPY
ORDINANCE NO. 157, 2008
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-606 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND
SETTING THE SALARY OF THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VII, Section 1 of the City Charter, the City Council (the
"Council") is responsible for fixing the compensation of the Municipal Judge; 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, each year the Council conducts a review of the past year's performance and
the next year's goals of the Municipal Judge; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the base salary of the Municipal Judge
should be established at the amount of $93,045, effective January 12, 2009, so that the total
compensation paid to the Municipal Judge in 2009 will be in the amount of$115,987.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 2-606 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-606. Salary of the Municipal Judge.
The base salary to be paid to the Municipal Judge for working 0.8 FTE shall be
ninety-three thousand forty-five dollars ($93,045) per annum, payable in
biweekly installments, which sum shall be charged to general government
expense.
Section 2. That the effective date of the salary adjustment referred to in Section 1
above shall be January 12, 2009.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 2nd day of
December, A.D. 2008, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of December, A.D.
2008.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 16th day of December, A.D. 2008.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk