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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/15/2015 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 161, 2015, AMENDINAgenda Item 10 Item # 10 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 15, 2015 City Council STAFF Janet Miller, Assistant Human Resources Director SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 161, 2015, Amending Section 2-581 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and Setting the Compensation of the City Attorney. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Council met in executive session on November 10, 2015, to conduct the performance review of City Attorney Carrie Daggett. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 1, 2015, establishes the 2015 salary of the City Attorney at $180,841. The Ordinance has been edited for Second Reading to also state the total annual compensation for the City Attorney, consistent with the ordinances regarding the City Manager and Municipal Judge. STAFF RECOMMENDATION None. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, December 1, 2015 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. 2015-2016 Benefits Comparison Chart (PDF) Agenda Item 17 Item # 17 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 1, 2015 City Council STAFF Janet Miller, Assistant Human Resources Director SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 161, 2015, Amending Section 2-581 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and Setting the Compensation of the City Attorney. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to set the 2016 salary for the City Attorney. 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 Attorney, Carrie Daggett. Market data has been provided to Council and the employee. This Ordinance establishes the 2016 salary of the City Attorney. 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 Attorney’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 Attorney meet formally twice a year to discuss performance, goals and objectives. In 2015, the total compensation for the City Attorney included the following: 2015 Compensation and Retirement Annual Salary $ 177,000 ICMA (457) $ 5,310 ICMA (401) $ 17,700 Total Monetary Compensation $ 200,010 The City Attorney 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 Life Insurance $ 310 Long Term Disability $ 818 ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 17 Item # 17 Page 2 Leave Benefits Vacation (30 days per year) Holidays (9 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 City Attorney Carrie Daggett’s salary beginning January 4, 2016. ATTACHMENTS 1. Powerpoint presentation (PDF) Prepared by Human Resources City Attorney Monetary Monetary % Increase 2.17% Base Salary $177,000 Base Salary $180,841 Medical Insurance 8,940 Medical Insurance 9,930 Dental Insurance 540 Dental Insurance 540 Life Insurance 310 Life Insurance 315 Long Term Disability 818 Long Term Disability 835 ICMA 457 5,310 ICMA 457 5,425 ICMA 401 17,700 ICMA 401 18,084 Car Allowance 0 Car Allowance 0 Non-Monetary Non-Monetary Vacation 30 days Vacation 30 days Holiday 11 days Holiday 11 days Total Compensation $210,618 Total Compensation $215,970 % Difference - Total 2.5% $ Difference - Total $5,352 2015 Projected 2016 December 1, 2015 ATTACHMENT 2 ORDINANCE NO. 161, 2015 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING SECTION 2-581 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND SETTING THE COMPENSATION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VI, Section 1 of the City Charter, the City Council is responsible for fixing the compensation of the City Attorney; and WHEREAS, the City is committed to compensating its employees in a manner that is fair, competitive and understandable; 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 Attorney to bring that salary more in line with the appropriate market data; and WHEREAS, the City Council met with the City Attorney to conduct a review and establish goals for her performance; and WHEREAS, the City’s philosophy is to reward performance that meets or exceeds expectations; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes the base salary of the City Attorney for 2016 should be established at the amount of $180,841 per annum effective January 4, 2016, so that the total compensation of the City Attorney will be $215,970. 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 2-581 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 2-581. Salary of the City Attorney. The base salary to be paid the City Attorney shall be one hundred eighty thousand eight hundred forty one dollars ($180,841) per annum, payable in biweekly installments. Sixty (60) percent of such sum shall be charged to general government expense, twenty (20) percent to the City water utility and twenty (20) percent to the City electric utility. 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