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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/19/2019 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 013, 2019, AMENDINAgenda Item 1 Item # 1 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY February 19, 2019 City Council STAFF Jamie Heckman, Compensation and Technology Manager Jenny Lopez Filkins, Legal SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 013, 2019, Amending Section 2-606 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and Setting the Compensation of the Chief Judge. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Council met in executive session January 8, 2019, and on January 22, 2019, to conduct the performance review of Chief Judge Kathleen M. Lane. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on February 12, 2019, establishes the 2019 salary of the Chief Judge at $116,519 and total compensation at $144,290. STAFF RECOMMENDATION None. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, February 12, 2019 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. Salary Compensation Chart (PDF) 3. Ordinance No. 013, 2019 (PDF) Agenda Item 3 Item # 3 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY February 12, 2019 City Council STAFF Jamie Heckman, Compensation and Technology Manager Jenny Lopez Filkins, Legal SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 013, 2019, 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 2019 total compensation of the Chief Judge. City Council met in executive session on January 8, 2019, and on January 22, 2019, to conduct and discuss the performance review of Chief Judge Kathleen Lane. This Ordinance sets the 2019 total compensation of the Chief Judge. Any amendments to the Chief Judge’s employment agreement will come forward with the Second Reading of this Ordinance. 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, retain, engage, develop and reward a diverse and competitive workforce to meet the needs of the community now and in the future. 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 2018, the total compensation including benefits provided to the Chief Judge is as follows: 2018 Salary and Benefits Annual Salary (0.8 FTE) $ 120,667 Medical Insurance $ 11,364 Dental Insurance $ 612 Life Insurance $ 211 Long Term Disability $ 585 ICMA (457) $ 3,620 ICMA (401) $ 12,067 Total Monetary Compensation $ 149,127 Non-Monetary Benefits Vacation (32 days per year) Holidays (9 days per year) ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 3 Item # 3 Page 2 Resolution 2018-098 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 the Council by Ordinance. This Ordinance will amend the City Code to reflect Chief Judge Lane’s 2019 total compensation. ATTACHMENTS 1. PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) Prepared by Human Resources February 12, 2019 Chief Judge Monetary Monetary % Increase 3.00% Base Salary $120,667 Base Salary $116,519 Annualized $150,834 Annualized $155,359 Medical Insurance 11,364 Medical Insurance 11,183 Dental Insurance 612 Dental Insurance 612 Life Insurance 211 Life Insurance 183 Long Term Disability 585 Long Term Disability 645 ICMA 457 3,620 ICMA 457 3,496 ICMA 401 12,067 ICMA 401 11,652 Non-Monetary Non-Monetary Vacation 32 days Vacation 32 days Holiday 9 days Holiday 9 days Total Compensation $149,127 Total Compensation $144,290 % Difference - Total Comp -3.2% $ Difference - Total Comp -$4,836 2018 (0.8 FTE) Projected 2019 (0.75 FTE) ATTACHMENT 2 -1- ORDINANCE NO. 013, 2019 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 Council-approved budget for the Municipal Court for 2019-20 includes funding the equivalent of one full-time judicial position, with the Chief Judge working 0.75 FTE and the Assistant Municipal Judge working (on an hourly basis) up to the ten hours per week; and WHEREAS, Section 2-606 refers to the Chief Judge working 0.80 FTE and the City Council approved the 2019-20 budget authorizing the Chief Judge working 0.75 FTE; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the base salary of the Chief Judge should be established at the amount of $116,519 effective January 14, 2019, so that the total compensation of the Chief Judge for 2019 will be $144,290. 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: -2- Sec. 2-606. Salary of the Chief Judge. The base salary to be paid to the Chief Judge for working 0.75 FTE shall be one hundred sixteen thousand, five hundred nineteen ($116,519) per annum, payable in biweekly installments, which sum shall be charged to general government expense. Section 3. That the effective date of the salary adjustment shall be January 14, 2019, 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 12th day of February, A.D. 2019, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of February, A.D. 2019. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of February, A.D. 2019. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk