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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 06/19/2001 - RESOLUTION 2001-77 REAPPOINTING GORDON F. ESPLIN A AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 2.5 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: June 19, 2001FROM: Kathleen M. Lane SUBJECT : Resolution 2001-77 Reappointing Gordon F. Esplin as Temporary Judge and Authorizing the Execution of an Employment Agreement. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Council originally appointed Gordon F. Esplin as Temporary Judge (Assistant Municipal Judge) in 1989, and has reappointed him every two years thereafter. His current appointment terminates on June 30, 2001. Municipal Judge Kathleen M. Lane recommends that Mr. Esplin be reappointed for another two-year term. Mr. Esplin is currently paid $80 per hour for his services. That rate is well below the going rate for legal fees in Fort Collins and is at or below the amount paid to other Assistant Municipal Judges in Colorado who serve only occasionally. For that reason, staff recommends an increase in the compensation paid to Mr. Esplin to $85 per hour. RESOLUTION 2001-77 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS REAPPOINTING GORDON F. ESPLIN AS TEMPORARY JUDGE AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WHEREAS, Article VII of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins allows the Council to designate a Temporary Judge to serve in the absence of the Municipal Judge; and WHEREAS,the Council wishes to reappoint Gordon F.Esplin to serve as Temporary Judge at the discretion of Municipal Judge Kathleen Lane. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That Gordon F.Esplin be,and hereby is,appointed Temporary Judge,to serve as deemed necessary by Municipal Judge Kathleen Lane for a term beginning July 1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2003. Section 2. That the compensation to be paid by the City to said Temporary Judge shall be at the rate of Eighty-Five Dollars ($85)per hour. Section 3. That the Mayor be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into an Employment Agreement between the City and Gordon F. Esplin,to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins held this 19th day of June, A.D. 2001. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk