HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/18/2012 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 148, 2012, AMENDINDATE: December 18, 2012
STAFF: Janet Miller
Amy Sharkey
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
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SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 148, 2012, Amending Section 2-606 of the City Code and Setting the Salary of the
Municipal Judge.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council met in executive session on November 13, 2012, to conduct the performance review of Municipal Judge
Kathleen Lane. Ordinance No. 148, 2012, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4, 2012, establishes
the 2013 salary of the Municipal Judge at $99,253.
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
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SUBJECT
Items Relating to the Employment of the Municipal Judge.
A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 148, 2012, Amending Section 2-606 of the City Code and Setting the Salary
of the Municipal Judge.
B. Resolution 2012-116 Reappointing Kathleen M. Lane as Municipal Judge and Authorizing the Tenth
Addendum to the Judge’s Employment Agreement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council met in executive session on November 13, 2012, to conduct the performance review of Municipal Judge
Kathleen Lane. Ordinance No. 148, 2012, establishes the 2013 salary of the Municipal Judge.
Resolution 2012-116 reappoints Judge Lane for another two-year term to expire December 31, 2014 and authorizes
the Mayor to execute an addendum to the Judge’s employment agreement to reflect the change in term.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
Article VII, Section 1 of the Charter provides that the Municipal Judge is to be appointed for a term of two years.
Kathleen M. Lane was first appointed to serve as the City's Municipal Judge effective July 1, 1989. Resolution 2010-
074 reappointed Judge Lane for a two-year term ending on December 31, 2012. This Resolution reappoints Judge
Lane for another two-year term to expire December 31, 2014 and authorizes the Mayor to execute an addendum to
the Judge’s employment agreement to reflect her new term of office.
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 Municipal Judge meet twice a year to discuss performance
and set goals for the coming year.
In 2012, the total compensation paid to the Municipal Judge included the following:
2012 SALARY AND BENEFITS ANNUAL NON-MONETARY BENEFITS
Salary (0.8 FTE)
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Long Term Disability
ICMA (457)
ICMA (401)
$ 95,436
8,640
588
167
401
2,863
9,544
Vacation (30 days per year)
Holidays (11 days per year)
Total Monetary Compensation $ 118,764
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 Judge Lane’s 2013 salary.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
Prepared by Human Resources
December 4, 2012
Municipal Judge
Monetary Monetary
Base Salary 95,436 Base Salary 99,253
Medical Insurance 8,640 Medical Insurance 7,800
Dental Insurance 588 Dental Insurance 492
Life Insurance 167 Life Insurance 174
Long Term Disability 401 Long Term Disability 459
ICMA 457 2,863 ICMA 457 2,978
ICMA 401 9,544 ICMA 401 9,925
Non-Monetary Non-Monetary
Vacation 30 days Vacation 30 days
Holiday 11 days Holiday 11 days
One-Time Perf Award $1,125
Total Compensation 118,764 Total Compensation 121,081
2012 (.8 FTE) Projected 2013 (.8 FTE)
ATTACHMENT 2
ORDINANCE NO. 148, 2012
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 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 City Council conducts a review of the past year's performance
and the next year’s goals of the Municipal Judge; 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
Municipal Judge 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 has determined that the base salary of the Municipal Judge
should be established at the amount of $99,253, effective January 7, 2013, so that the total
compensation paid to the Municipal Judge in 2013 will be in the amount of $121,081.
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-nine thousand two hundred fifty-three dollars ($99,253.) 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 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