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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/17/2013 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 178, 2013, AMENDINAgenda Item 30 Item # 30 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 17, 2013 City Council STAFF Janet Miller, Human Resources Director Tamara Vega, Compensation Manager SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 178, 2013, Amending Section 2-596 of the City Code and Setting the Salary of the City Manager. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Council met in executive session on November 12, 2013 to conduct the performance review of City Manager Darin Atteberry. Ordinance No. 178, 2013, adopted on First Reading on December 3, 2013 by a vote of 5-2 (Nays: Cunniff, Overbeck) establishes the 2014 salary of the City Manager at $237,708. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, December 3, 2013 (PDF) 2. 2013-2014 Comparison Chart (PDF) Agenda Item 24 Item # 24 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 3, 2013 City Council STAFF Janet Miller, Human Resources Director Tamara Vega, Compensation Manager SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 178, 2013, Amending Section 2-596 of the City Code and Setting the Salary of the City Manager. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Council met in executive session on November 12, 2013 to conduct the performance review of City Manager Darin Atteberry. This Ordinance establishes the 2014 salary of the City Manager. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Not applicable. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION 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 twice a year to discuss performance and set goals for the coming year. In 2013, the total compensation paid to the City Manager included the following: 2013 SALARY AND BENEFITS ANNUAL NON-MONETARY BENEFITS Salary $ 207,063 Vacation (30 days per year) Medical Insurance 7,800 Holidays (11 days per year) Dental Insurance 492 Life Insurance 362 Long Term Disability 957 ICMA (457) 6,212 ICMA (401) 20,706 Car Allowance 9,000 Total Monetary Compensation $ 252,592 ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 24 Item # 24 Page 2 Resolution 2012-091, which establishes 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 be adopted by the Council by ordinance in sufficient time for the change in compensation to take effect as of the first full pay period of the ensuing year. The Ordinance will amend the City Code to reflect City Manager Darin Atteberry’s 2014 salary. Prepared by Human Resources December 3, 2013 City Manager Monetary Monetary % Increase 14.80% Base Salary $207,063 Base Salary $237,708 Medical Insurance 7,800 Medical Insurance 8,316 Dental Insurance 492 Dental Insurance 516 Life Insurance 362 Life Insurance 414 Long Term Disability 957 Long Term Disability 1,098 ICMA 457 6,212 ICMA 457 7,131 ICMA 401 20,706 ICMA 401 23,771 Car Allowance 9,000 Car Allowance 9,000 Non-Monetary Non-Monetary Vacation 30 days Vacation 30 days Holiday 11 days Holiday 11 days Total Compensation $252,592 Total Compensation $287,955 % Difference - Total Comp 14.0% $ Difference - Total Comp $35,363 2013 Projected 2014 ATTACHMENT 2 - 1 - ORDINANCE NO. 178, 2013 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, the City Council met with the City Manager to conduct a review and establish next year’s goals; and WHEREAS, the City Council supports a compensation philosophy of paying employees a competitive salary based on established market data, and is adjusting the salary of the City Manager to bring that salary more in line with the appropriate market data; and WHEREAS, the City’s philosophy is to reward performance that meets or exceeds expectations; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the base salary of the City Manager should be established at the amount of $237,708 effective January 6, 2014, so that the total compensation paid to the City Manager in 2013 will be in the amount of $287,955. 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 two hundred thirty seven thousand seven hundred eight dollars ($237,708.) 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 shall be January 6, 2014. - 2 - Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 3rd day of December, A.D. 2013, and to be presented for final passage on the 17th day of December, A.D. 2013. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 17th day of December, A.D. 2013. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk