HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/02/2018 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 007, 2018, AMENDINGAgenda Item 16
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY January 2, 2018
City Council
STAFF
Jamie Heckman, Compensation and Technology Manager
Jenny Lopez Filkins, Legal
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 007, 2018, Amending Section 2-606 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and
Setting the Compensation of the Chief Judge.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to establish the 2018 salary of the Chief Judge. City Council met in executive
session on November 28, 2017, to conduct the performance review of Chief Judge Kathleen M. Lane. This
Ordinance sets the 2018 compensation of the Chief Judge.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
None.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
City Council is committed to compensating employees in a manner which is fair, competitive and
understandable. The goal as an employer is to attract and retain quality employees and to recognize and
reward outstanding performance. To accomplish this goal, the City Council and the Chief Judge meet twice a
year to discuss performance and set goals for the coming year.
In 2017, the total compensation including benefits provided to the Chief Judge is as follows:
2017 Salary and Benefits Annual
Salary (.80 FTE) $ 117,152
Medical Insurance $ 10,824
Dental Insurance $ 588
Life Insurance $ 205
Long Term Disability $ 568
ICMA (457) $ 3,515
ICMA (401) $ 11,715
Total Monetary Compensation $ 144,569
Non-Monetary Benefits
Vacation (32 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 Chief Judge, states that any change in compensation for the City Manager, City Attorney and
Chief Judge will be adopted by the Council by ordinance in sufficient time for the change in compensation to
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take effect as of the first full pay period of the ensuing year. The Ordinance will amend the City Code to reflect
Judge Lane’s 2018 compensation.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Powerpoint presentation (PDF)
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Establishing Compensation of the Chief Judge
Jamie Heckman
ATTACHMENT 1
Compensation Philosophy
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Data driven and transparent
Based on established market
Competitive
Based on performance
Methodology
3
Market
• Data group
– Colorado – 10 Front Range cities (Colorado Springs uses independent
contractor)
• Benchmark data
– Annual salary
– Retirement
– Longevity Pay
– Car allowance
Chief Judge – Market Analysis
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City
Employee
Data
COLORADO
Market
Data
COLORADO
Ahead /
(Behind)
Salary $146,440 $145,246 0.82%
Retirement $19,037 $15,116 25.94%
Total Comp $165,477 $160,362 3.19%
Based on 1.0 FTE
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ORDINANCE NO. 007, 2018
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 CHIEF JUDGE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VII, Section 1 of the City Charter, the City Council is
responsible for fixing the compensation of the Chief 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 Chief 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 Chief
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 Chief Judge
should be established at the amount of $________________ effective January 1, 2018, so that
the total compensation of the Chief Judge for 2018 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 MunicipalChief Judge.
The base salary to be paid to the MunicipalChief Judge for working 0.8 FTE
shall be one hundred seventeen thousand one hundred fifty-two dollars
($117,152) _________________ ($____________) per annum, payable in
biweekly installments, which sum shall be charged to general government
expense.
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Section 3. That the effective date of the salary adjustment shall be January 1, 2018,
to be paid retroactively within a reasonable period of time after this Ordinance becomes final.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 2nd day of
January, A.D. 2018, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of January, A.D. 2018.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 16th day of January, A.D. 2018.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk