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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/06/2015 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 178, 2014, AMENDINAgenda Item 2 Item # 2 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY January 6, 2015 City Council STAFF Janet Miller, Human Resources Director SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 178, 2014, Amending Section 2-606 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and Setting the Salary of the Municipal Judge. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Council met in executive session on November 12, 2014, to conduct the performance review of Municipal Judge Kathleen Lane. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 16, 2014, establishes the 2015 salary of the Municipal Judge at 109,365. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Not applicable. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, December 16, 2014 (PDF) 2. 2014-2015 Benefit Comparison Chart (PDF) 3. Ordinance No. 178, 2014 (PDF) Agenda Item 23 Item # 23 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 16, 2014 City Council STAFF Amy Sharkey, Benefits & HRIS Manager SUBJECT Items Relating to the Employment of the Municipal Judge. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Resolution 2014-121 Reappointing Kathleen M. Lane as Municipal Judge and Authorizing the Eleventh Addendum to the Judge’s Employment Agreement. B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 178, 2014, Amending Section 2-606 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and Setting the Salary of the Municipal Judge. City Council met in executive session on November 12, 2014, to conduct the performance review of Municipal Judge Kathleen Lane. Resolution 2014-111 reappoints Judge Lane for another two-year term to expire December 31, 2016 and authorizes the Mayor to execute an addendum to the Judge’s employment agreement to reflect the change in term. Ordinance No. 178, 2014, establishes the 2015 salary of the Municipal Judge. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Not applicable. 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 2012-116 reappointed Judge Lane for a two-year term ending on December 31, 2014. Resolution 2014-111 reappoints Judge Lane for another two-year term to expire December 31, 2016 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 2014, the total compensation paid to the Municipal Judge included the following: 2014 Salary and Benefits Annual Salary (.80 FTE) $105,159 Medical Insurance $ 8,316 Dental Insurance $ 516 Life Insurance $ 184 Long Term Disability $ 486 ICMA (457) $ 3,155 ICMA (401) $ 10,516 Total Monetary Compensation $128,332 ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 23 Item # 23 Page 2 Non-Monetary Benefits Vacation (30 days per year) Holidays (11 days per year) Resolution 2014-096, 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 2015 salary. Prepared by Human Resources December 16, 2014 Municipal Judge Monetary Monetary % Increase 4.00% Base Salary $105,159 Base Salary $109,365 Medical Insurance 8,316 Medical Insurance 8,940 Dental Insurance 516 Dental Insurance 540 Life Insurance 184 Life Insurance 191 Long Term Disability 486 Long Term Disability 505 ICMA 457 3,155 ICMA 457 3,281 ICMA 401 10,516 ICMA 401 10,937 Non-Monetary Non-Monetary Vacation 30 days Vacation 30 days Holiday 11 days Holiday 11 days Total Compensation $128,332 Total Compensation $133,760 % Difference - Total Comp 4.2% $ Difference - Total Comp $5,428 2014 - 0.8 FTE Projected 2015 - 0.8 FTE ATTACHMENT 2 - 1 - ORDINANCE NO. 178, 2014 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 that 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 $109,365, effective January 5, 2015, so that the total compensation of the Municipal Judge for 2015 will be $133,760. 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 one hundred nine thousand three hundred sixty-five dollars ($109,365.) 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 5, 2015, to be paid retroactively within a reasonable period of time after this Ordinance becomes final. - 2 - Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 16th day of December, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 6th day of January, A.D. 2015. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 6th day of January, A.D. 2015. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk