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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 1, 2015
City Council
STAFF
Janet Miller, Assistant Human Resources Director
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 160, 2015, Amending Section 2-606 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and
Setting the Compensation of the Municipal Judge.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to set the 2016 salary for the Municipal Judge. Market data and performance are
considered when determining City employee compensation. City Council met in executive session on
November 10, 2015 to conduct the annual performance review of Municipal Judge, Kathleen Lane. Market
data has been provided to Council and the employee. This Ordinance establishes the 2016 salary of the
Municipal Judge.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
None.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
In order to attract and retain a high caliber workforce, the City is committed to paying employees a salary that
is market based and competitive. The Municipal Judge’s salary is benchmarked against Colorado data. Job
performance is an important factor when determining salary.
The City Council and the Municipal Judge meet formally twice a year to discuss performance, goals and
objectives.
In 2015, the compensation* and retirement contributions to the Municipal Judge included the following:
2015 Compensation and Retirement
2015 Annual
Salary $ 109,365
ICMA (457) $ 3,281
ICMA (401) $ 10,937
Total Monetary Compensation $ 123,583
*Amount is calculated based on 0.8 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
The Municipal Judge was eligible for health and welfare benefits consistent with other City staff as well as paid
time off.
Health and Welfare Benefits
Annual
Medical Insurance $ 8,940
Dental Insurance $ 540
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Life Insurance $ 191
Long Term Disability $ 505
Leave 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 Municipal Judge Kathleen Lane’s salary beginning January 4, 2016.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Powerpoint presentation (PDF)
Establishing the Compensation of the Municipal Judge
12/1/15 Janet Miller, Asst. HR Director
Compensation Philosophy
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Competitive rate
Fair and understandable methodology
Based on established market
Based on performance
Methodology
Market
• Colorado data
• 10 Front Range cities
• Benchmark data collected
• Annual salary
• Car allowance
• Retirement
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Municipal Judge
Market Summary
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* Data as of 10/19/2015
COLORADO
Employee
Data
Market
Data
Ahead /
(Behind)
Salary $136,706 $136,757 ‐0.04%
Retirement $17,772 $15,558 14.23%
Total $154,478 $152,315 1.42%
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ORDINANCE NO. 160, 2015
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 COMPENSATION 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 $_________ effective January 4, 2016, so that the total
compensation of the Municipal Judge for 2016 will be $_____________.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. 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 3. That the effective date of the salary adjustment shall be January 4, 2016.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 1st day of
December, A.D. 2015, and to be presented for final passage on the 15th day of December, A.D.
2016.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day of December, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk