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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY February 5, 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, to conduct 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)
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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)
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Establishing Compensation of the Chief Judge
Jamie Heckman
February 5, 2019
ATTACHMENT 1
City Compensation Philosophy
2
Data driven and transparent
Based on established market
Competitive
Based on performance
Methodology
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Market
– Data group
• Colorado – 11 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 $150,834 $154,070 (2.60%)
Retirement $19,608 $17,307 12.77%
Total Comp $170,442 $171,377 (1.05%)
Based on 1.0 FTE * Mean
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Ordinance Amended February 1, 2019
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 $_________ effective January 14, 2019, so that the total
compensation of the Chief Judge for 2019 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:
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Sec. 2-606. Salary of the Chief Judge.
The base salary to be paid to the Chief Judge for working 0.8 0.75 FTE shall be one
hundred twenty thousand, six hundred sixty-seven dollars ($120,667)
__________________ ($_________) 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 5th 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