HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/07/2020 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 151, 2019, AMENDINAgenda Item 5
Item # 5 Page 1
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY January 7, 2020
City Council
STAFF
Jamie Heckman, Compensation and Technology Manager
Jenny Lopez Filkins, Legal
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 151, 2019, Amending Section 2-581 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
and Setting the Salary of the City Attorney.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 17, 2019, establishes the 2020 salary of
the City Attorney. City Council met in executive sessions on November 12, 19 and December 17, 2019, to
conduct the performance review of Carrie Daggett, City Attorney. This Ordinance sets the 2020 salary of the
City Attorney at $206,090.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
None.
ATTACHMENTS
1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, December 17, 2019 (w/o attachments) (PDF)
2. Salary Comparison Chart (PDF)
3. Ordinance No. 151, 2019 (PDF)
Agenda Item 18
Item # 18 Page 1
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 17, 2019
City Council
STAFF
Jamie Heckman, Compensation and Technology Manager
Jenny Lopez Filkins, Legal
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 151, 2019, Amending Section 2-581 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and
Setting the Salary of the City Attorney.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to establish the 2020 salary of the City Attorney. City Council met in executive
sessions on November 12 and 19, 2019, and may meet in another executive session on December 17, 2019, to
conduct the performance review of Carrie Daggett, City Attorney. This Ordinance sets the 2020 salary 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
based on performance. 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 2019, the total compensation including benefits provided to the City Attorney is as follows:
2019 Salary and Benefits Annual
Salary $ 200,087
Medical Insurance $ 11,183
Dental Insurance $ 612
Life Insurance $ 314
Long Term Disability $ 1,109
ICMA (457) $ 6,003
ICMA (401) $ 20,009
Total Monetary Compensation $ 239,315
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 $11,544.
ATTACHMENT 1
Agenda Item 18
Item # 18 Page 2
Resolution 2019-099 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 2020 salary.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Powerpoint presentation (PDF)
Prepared by Human Resources
December 17, 2019
% Increase 3.00%
Base Salary $200,087 Base Salary $206,090
City Attorney
2019 Salary Projected 2020 Salary
National Benchmark Cities
Market Information
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ORDINANCE NO. 151, 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 SALARY 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 performance, and may adjust the salary
of the City Attorney to bring that salary more in line with the approved 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 Council believes the base salary of the City Attorney for 2020 should
be established at the amount of $206,090 effective January 13, 2020.
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 and six thousand, ninety
dollars ($206,090) 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 13, 2020,
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 17th day of
December, A.D. 2019, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of January, A.D. 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 7th day of January, A.D. 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk