HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/19/2017 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 179, 2017, AMENDINGAgenda Item 25
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 19, 2017
City Council
STAFF
Jamie Heckman, Human Resources Business and Technology Manager
Jenny Lopez Filkins, Legal
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 179, 2017, 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 establish the 2018 salary of the City Attorney. City Council met in executive
session on November 13, 2017, to conduct the performance review of Carrie Daggett, City Attorney. This
Ordinance sets the 2018 compensation of the City Attorney.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
None.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
City Council is committed to compensating employees in a manner which is market based, 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 City Attorney meet twice a
year to discuss performance and set goals for the coming year.
In 2017, the total compensation including benefits provided to the City Attorney is as follows:
2017 Salary and Benefits Annual
Salary $ 189,521
Medical Insurance $ 10,824
Dental Insurance $ 588
Life Insurance $ 331
Long Term Disability $ 919
ICMA (457) $ 5,686
ICMA (401) $ 18,952
Total Monetary Compensation $ 226,821
Non-Monetary Benefits
Vacation (30 days per year)
Holidays (9 days per year)
In addition, the City Attorney cashed out 120 hours of accrued and unused vacation totaling $10,934.
Resolution 2014-096 establishes the process for evaluating the performance of the City Manager, City
Attorney, and Chief Judge. It states that any change in compensation for these employees will be adopted by
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the Council by Ordinance in sufficient time for the change to take effect the first day of the first full pay period
of the ensuing year. This Ordinance will amend the City Code to reflect the City Attorney’s 2018 salary.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Powerpoint presentation (PDF)
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Establishing Compensation of the City Attorney
Jamie Heckman
ATTACHMENT 1
Compensation Philosophy
2
Data driven and transparent
Based on established market
Competitive
Based on performance
Methodology
3
Market
• Two data groups
– National – 9 Western region peer cities (Anaheim, CA and Denton, TX
vacancies)
– Colorado – 11 Front Range cities (Lakewood uses independent
contractor)
• Benchmark data
– Annual salary
– Retirement
– Longevity Pay
– Car allowance
City Attorney – Market Analysis
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City
Employee
Data
NATIONAL
Market
Data
NATIONAL
Ahead /
(Behind)
COLORADO
Market
Data
COLORADO
Ahead /
(Behind)
Salary $189,521 $192,660 (1.63%) $189,569 (0.025%)
Retirement $24,638 $26,452 (6.86%) $23,483 4.92%
Total Comp $214,159 $236,326 (9.38%) $215,247 (0.51%)
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ORDINANCE NO. 179, 2017
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 2018
should be established at the amount of $______________ effective January 1, 2018, so that the
total compensation of the City Attorney in 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 2-581 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 eight-nine
thousand five hundred twenty-one dollars ($189,521) ____________________
($_________) 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 1, 2018,
to be paid retroactively within a reasonable period of time after this Ordinance becomes final.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 19th day of
December, A.D. 2017, and to be presented for final passage on the 2nd day of January, A.D.
2018.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 2nd day of January, A.D. 2018.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk