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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/19/2019 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 014, 2019, AMENDINAgenda Item 2 Item # 2 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. 014, 2019, 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 January 8, 2019, and on January 22, 2019, to conduct and discuss the performance review of Carrie Daggett, City Attorney. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on February 12, 2019, establishes the 2019 salary of the City Attorney at $200,087 and sets the total compensation at $239,315. 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. 014, 2019 (PDF) Agenda Item 4 Item # 4 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. 014, 2019, 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 2019 total compensation of the City Attorney. City Council met in executive session on January 8, 2019, and on January 22, 2019, to conduct and discuss the performance review of Carrie Daggett, City Attorney. This Ordinance sets the 2019 total compensation of the City Attorney. Any amendments to the City Attorney’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 City Attorney meet twice a year to discuss performance and set goals for the coming year. In 2018, the total compensation including benefits provided to the City Attorney is as follows: 2018 Salary and Benefits Annual Salary $ 194,259 Medical Insurance $ 11,364 Dental Insurance $ 612 Life Insurance $ 339 Long Term Disability $ 942 ICMA (457) $ 5,828 ICMA (401) $ 19,426 Total Monetary Compensation $ 232,771 Non-Monetary Benefits Vacation (30 days per year) Holidays (9 days per year) ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 4 Item # 4 Page 2 In addition, the City Attorney cashed out 120 hours of accrued and unused vacation totaling $11,207. 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 the City Attorney’s 2019 total compensation. ATTACHMENTS 1. PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) Prepared by Human Resources February 12, 2019 City Attorney Monetary Monetary % Increase 3.00% Base Salary $194,259 Base Salary $200,087 Medical Insurance 11,364 Medical Insurance 11,183 Dental Insurance 612 Dental Insurance 612 Life Insurance 339 Life Insurance 314 Long Term Disability 942 Long Term Disability 1,109 ICMA 457 5,828 ICMA 457 6,003 ICMA 401 19,426 ICMA 401 20,009 Non-Monetary Non-Monetary Vacation 30 days Vacation 30 days Holiday 9 days Holiday 9 days Total Compensation $232,771 Total Compensation $239,315 % Difference - Total Comp 2.8% $ Difference - Total Comp $6,544 2018 Projected 2019 ATTACHMENT 2 -1- ORDINANCE NO. 014, 2019 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 2019 should be established at the amount of $200,087 effective January 14, 2019, so that the total compensation of the City Attorney in 2019 will be $239,315. 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 two hundred thousand eighty seven dollars ($200,087) 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 14, 2019, to be paid retroactively within a reasonable period of time after this Ordinance becomes final. -2- 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