HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/03/2006 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 174, 2005, AMENDIN ITEM NUMBER: 10
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: January 3, 2006
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Rick DeLaCastro
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 174,2005,Amending Section 2-596 of the City Code and Setting
the Salary of the City Manager.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council met in Executive Session on December 13,2005 to conduct the performance appraisal
of City Manager Darin Atteberry. This Ordinance,which was unanimously adopted on December
20, 2005, establishes the salary of the City Manager at $159,730.
ORDINANCE NO. 174, 2005
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 (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 of the City Manager should be established at the amount of$159,730 effective
January 2, 2006, so that the total compensation paid to the City Manager in 2006 will be in the
amount of$199,864.
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:
Sec. 2-596. Salary of the City Manager.
The base salary to be paid the City Manager shall be one hundred fifty-nine
thousand seven hundred thirty dollars ($159,730) 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 2, 2006.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of
December, A.D. 2005, and to be presented for final passage the 3rd day of January, .D. 2006.
Mayo
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 3rd day of January, A.D. 2006.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
ITEM NUMBER: 47
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: December20, 2005
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Rick DeLaCastro
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 174, 2005, Amending Section 2-596 of the City Code and Setting
the Salary of the City Manager.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council met in Executive Session on December 13,2005 to conduct the performance appraisal
of City Manager Dann Attebe Th din e� to 's th salary of the City Manager.
BACKGROUND
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 2005, the total compensation paid to the City Manager included the following:
SALARY AND BENEFITS ANNUAL NON-MONETARY BENEFITS
Salary 1P
acation (30 days per year)
Life Insurance Holidays (11 days per year)
Medical Insurance ,,,o
Dental Insurance 540
Long Term Disability 1,478
ICMA (457) 4,478
ICMA (401) 14,928
Car Allowance 9,000
Total Monetary Compensation $ 189,130
December 20, 2005 -2- Item No. 47
The process established for evaluating the performance of the City Manager, City Attorney, and
Municipal Judge,adopted by the Council via Resolution 2000-123 on October 17,2000 and further
amended by the adoption of Resolution 2001-018 on February 6,2001,provides that any change in
compensation for the City Ma it e , 'ci Judge will be adopted by the
Council by ordinance in suffic' t tim the i o ation to take effect as of the first
full pay period of the ensuing
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