HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/12/2019 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 014, 2019, AMENDINGAgenda Item 4
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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)
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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)
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Establishing Compensation of the City Attorney
Jamie Heckman
February 12, 2019
ATTACHMENT 1
City 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 (Bellevue, WA vacancy)
• 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 $194,259 $200,359 (3.04%) $194,617 (0.73%)
Retirement $25,254 $27,426 (7.92%) $19,619 28.00%
Total Comp $219,513 $232,345 (5.52%) $217,511 0.37%
* Mean
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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 $__________ effective January 14, 2019, so that the total
compensation of the City Attorney in 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 2-581 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 14, 2019,
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 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