HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/16/2018 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 008, 2018, AMENDINAgenda Item 8
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY January 16, 2018
City Council
STAFF
Jamie Heckman, Compensation and Technology Manager
Jenny Lopez Filkins, Legal
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 008, 2018, 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 November 13, 2017, to conduct the performance review of Carrie
Daggett, City Attorney. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on January 2, 2018, sets the
2018 compensation of the City Attorney at $194,259 and total compensation at $232,770.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
None.
ATTACHMENTS
1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, January 2, 2018 (w/o attachments) (PDF)
2. Salary Compensation Chart (PDF)
3. Ordinance No. 008, 2018 (PDF)
Agenda Item 17
Item # 17 Page 1
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. 008, 2018, 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 the Council
ATTACHMENT 1
Agenda Item 17
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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)
Prepared by Human Resources
December 19, 2017
City Attorney
Monetary Monetary % Increase 2.50%
Base Salary $189,521 Base Salary $194,259
Medical Insurance 10,824 Medical Insurance 11,364
Dental Insurance 588 Dental Insurance 612
Life Insurance 331 Life Insurance 339
Long Term Disability 919 Long Term Disability 942
ICMA 457 5,686 ICMA 457 5,828
ICMA 401 18,952 ICMA 401 19,426
Non-Monetary Non-Monetary
Vacation 30 days Vacation 30 days
Holiday 9 days Holiday 9 days
Total Compensation $226,821 Total Compensation $232,770
% Difference - Total Comp 2.6%
$ Difference - Total Comp $5,949
2017 Projected 2018
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ORDINANCE NO. 008, 2018
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 $194,259 effective January 1, 2018, so that the total compensation
of the City Attorney in 2018 will be $232,770.
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 ninety four
thousand two hundred fifty-nine dollars ($194,259) 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 2nd day of
January, A.D. 2018, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of January, A.D. 2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 16th day of January, A.D. 2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk