HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/18/2012 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 146, 2012, AMENDINDATE: December 18, 2012
STAFF: Janet Miller
Amy Sharkey
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 10
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 146, 2012, 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 13, 2012, to conduct the performance review of City Manager
Darin Atteberry. Ordinance No. 146, 2012, establishes the salary of the City Manager at $207,063.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary - December 4, 2012
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ATTACHMENT 1
DATE: December 4, 2012
STAFF: Janet Miller
Amy Sharkey
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 27
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 146, 2012, 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 13, 2012, to conduct the performance review of City Manager
Darin Atteberry. Ordinance No. 146, 2012, establishes the salary of the City Manager.
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 2012, the total compensation paid to the City Manager included the following:
2012 SALARY AND BENEFITS ANNUAL NON-MONETARY BENEFITS
Salary
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Long Term Disability
ICMA (457)
ICMA (401)
Car Allowance
$ 197,203
8,640
588
345
828
5,916
19,720
9,000
Vacation (30 days per year)
Holidays (11 days per year)
Total Monetary Compensation $ 243,365
Resolution 2006-124, 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 2013 salary.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
Prepared by Human Resources
December 4, 2012
City Manager
Monetary Monetary
Base Salary 197,203 Base Salary 207,063
Medical Insurance 8,640 Medical Insurance 7,800
Dental Insurance 588 Dental Insurance 492
Life Insurance 345 Life Insurance 362
Long Term Disability 828 Long Term Disability 957
ICMA 457 5,916 ICMA 457 6,212
ICMA 401 19,720 ICMA 401 20,706
Car Allowance 9,000 Car Allowance 9,000
Non-Monetary Non-Monetary
Vacation 30 days Vacation 30 days
Holiday 11 days Holiday 11 days
One-Time Perf Award $1,125
Total Compensation 243,365 Total Compensation 252,592
2012 Projected 2013
ATTACHMENT 2
ORDINANCE NO. 146, 2012
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 $207,063 effective January 7, 2013, so that the total compensation paid
to the City Manager in 2013 will be in the amount of $252,592.
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 seven
thousand sixty-three dollars ($207,063.) 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 7, 2013.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of
December, A.D. 2012, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of December, A.D.
2012.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 18th day of December, A.D. 2012.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk