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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. 162, 2015, Amending Section 2-596 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and
Setting the Compensation of the City Manager.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to establish the 2016 salary of the City Manager. 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 City Manager, Darin Atteberry. Market data
has been provided to Council and the City Manager. This Ordinance establishes the 2016 salary of the City
Manager.
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 City Manager’s salary is benchmarked against Colorado and national
market data. Job performance is an important factor when determining salary.
The City Council and the City Manager meet formally twice a year to discuss performance and set goals for the
coming year.
In 2015, the compensation and retirement contributions to the City Manager included the following:
2015 Compensation and Retirement
Annual
Salary $ 244,839
ICMA (457) $ 7,345
ICMA (401) $ 24,484
Car Allowance $ 9,000
Total Monetary Compensation $ 285,668
The City Manager 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 $ 426
Long Term Disability $ 1,131
Leave Benefits
Vacation (30 days per year)
Holidays (11 days per year)
Resolution 2014-096, which established 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 salary beginning January 4, 2016.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Powerpoint presentation (PDF)
Establishing the Compensation of the City Manager
12/1/15 Janet Miller, Asst. HR Director
Compensation Philosophy
2
Competitive rate
Fair and understandable methodology
Based on established market
Based on performance
Methodology
Market
• Data used to benchmark salary and “total compensation”
• 9 Western region peer cities (national data)
• 10 Colorado cities
• Average actual salary of benchmark organizations
• “Total compensation”
• Annual salary
• Car allowance
• Retirement
3
City Manager
Market Summary
4
* Data as of 10/19/2015
NATIONAL
Employee
Data
Market
Data
Ahead /
(Behind)
Salary $244,839 $236,411 3.56%
Retirement $31,829 $42,399 ‐24.93%
Total $285,668 $284,010 0.58%
COLORADO
Employee
Data
Market
Data
Ahead /
(Behind)
Salary $244,839 $203,226 20.48%
Retirement $31,829 $28,966 9.88%
Total $285,668 $238,464 19.80%
ORDINANCE NO. 162, 2015
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 COMPENSATION 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 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, 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 $ _______________ effective January 4, 2016, so that the total
compensation of the City Manager in 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 2-596 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 forty-
four thousand eight hundred thirty-nine dollars ($244,839)_________________
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 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.
2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day of December, A.D. 2015.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk