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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY October 7, 2014
City Council
STAFF
Kathleen Lane, Municipal Judge
SUBJECT
Resolution 2014-092 Reappointing Teresa Ablao as Temporary Judge and Authorizing the Execution of an
Employment Agreement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to reappoint Teresa Ablao as the temporary judge for the Fort Collins Municipal
Court. The City Charter provides for the appointment of a temporary judge (commonly referred to as the
Assistant Municipal Judge) to serve in the absence of the Municipal Judge. Teresa Ablao has served in this
capacity since mid-2012. Municipal Judge Kathleen M. Lane recommends that Ms. Ablao be reappointed as
the Assistant Municipal Judge.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
Through unintentional oversight, this Resolution is coming to Council after the expiration of Assistant Municipal
Judge Ablao's current contract on June 30, 2014. Judge Ablao has not served in this capacity since that date;
however, the Resolution reappoints her retroactively, effective July 1, 2014, to clarify the City’s intent to have
her continue her service as Assistant Municipal Judge.
FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS
The proposed rate of pay of $75 per hour is the same rate Judge Ablao has been earning since starting in this
position in mid-2012. The Assistant Municipal Judge serves on a very occasional basis and the expense is
covered in the current Municipal Court budget.
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RESOLUTION 2014-092
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
REAPPOINTING TERESA ABLAO AS TEMPORARY JUDGE AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Article VII of the City Charter allows the City Council to designate a
temporary judge to serve in the absence of the Municipal Judge; and
WHEREAS, the City Council appointed Teresa Ablao to serve in that capacity for a term
beginning July 18, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to reappoint Teresa Ablao to serve in such capacity
on the recommendation of and at the discretion of the Municipal Judge; and
WHEREAS, although the prior contract term for this temporary judge appointment was
inadvertently allowed to lapse on July 1, 2014, it is the Council’s intent that this appointment be
treated as a continuous appointment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Teresa Ablao is hereby reappointed temporary judge, for a term
beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2016, to serve as a temporary judge for the City as
deemed necessary by the Municipal Judge.
Section 2. That the compensation to be paid by the City to Ms. Ablao for serving in
this capacity shall be at the rate of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75) per hour.
Section 3. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into an employment
agreement in a form consistent with Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference, for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016, between the City and Teresa
Ablao to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 7th
day of October, A.D. 2014.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
EXHIBIT A