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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/15/2015 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 162, 2015, AMENDINAgenda Item 11 Item # 11 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 15, 2015 City Council STAFF Janet Miller, Assistant Human Resources Director SUBJECT Second 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 City Council met in executive session on November 10, 2015, to conduct the performance review of City Manager Darin Atteberry. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 1, 2015, establishes the 2015 salary of the City Manager at $249,841. STAFF RECOMMENDATION None. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, December 1, 2015 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. 2015-2016 Benefits Comparison Chart (PDF) 3. Ordinance No. 162, 2015 (PDF) Agenda Item 18 Item # 18 Page 1 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 ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 18 Item # 18 Page 2 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) Prepared by Human Resources City Manager Monetary Monetary % Increase 2.00% Base Salary $244,839 Base Salary $249,736 Medical Insurance 8,940 Medical Insurance 9,930 Dental Insurance 540 Dental Insurance 540 Life Insurance 426 Life Insurance 435 Long Term Disability 1,131 Long Term Disability 1,154 ICMA 457 7,345 ICMA 457 7,492 ICMA 401 24,484 ICMA 401 24,974 Car Allowance 9,000 Car Allowance 9,000 Non-Monetary Non-Monetary Vacation 30 days Vacation 30 days Holiday 11 days Holiday 11 days Total Compensation $296,706 Total Compensation $303,260 % Difference - Total 2.2% $ Difference - Total $6,554 2015 Projected 2016 December 1, 2015 ATTACHMENT 2 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 $ 249,841 effective January 4, 2016, so that the total compensation of the City Manager in 2016 will be $ 303,260. 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 two hundred forty nine thousand eight hundred forty one dollars ($249,841) 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