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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY March 20, 2020
City Council
STAFF
Teresa Roche, Chief Human Resources Officer
Jenny Lopez Filkins, Legal
SUBJECT
Resolution 2020-027 Adopting the Recommendations of the Council Committee Regarding the Recruitment
and Selection of a Chief Judge.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to review and consider the Council Committee’s recommendations regarding the
recruitment and selection of a Chief Judge. Council will consider adoption of a plan and schedule for the Chief
Judge recruitment and selection process.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
Chief Judge Kathleen Lane notified the City Council of her intent to retire from her employment as Chief Judge
effective July 3, 2020. On December 3, 2019, the City Council appointed an ad hoc committee to develop a
formal plan and schedule for the Chief Judge recruitment and selection process.
Since December 3, 2019, the Chief Judge Selection Process committee met on two occasions and developed
a formal plan and schedule for the recruitment and selection process. The committee voted unanimously to
recommend to City Council the formal plan and schedule (as described in Exhibit A to the Resolution) for the
recruitment and selection process to the City Council.
The purpose of this Resolution is for the City Council to review and consider the committee’s recommended
plan and schedule and adopt a plan and schedule for the recruitment and selection process.
After Resolution 2019-110 was approved by the City Council forming the Council Committee, City staff
determined there are limited, if any, search firms with substantial experience in recruiting municipal judges. As
a result, City staff elected to use for the Chief Judge search a search firm selected in 2019 using the
established City request for proposal process and that had some experience recruiting a municipal judge.
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RESOLUTION 2020-027
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE
REGARDING THE RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF A CHIEF JUDGE
WHEREAS, on October 18, 2019, Chief Judge Kathleen Lane notified the City
Council of her intent to retire from her employment as Chief Judge effective July 3, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to move forward with the planning and scheduling of
the process for recruitment, selection and appointment of a new Chief Judge; and
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2019, the City Council approved Resolution 2019-110
appointing certain Councilmembers to serve as the ad hoc Chief Judge Selection Process
Committee (“Committee”) to recommend a formal plan and schedule for the selection process
and other matters related to the Chief Judge recruitment and selection process; and
WHEREAS, City staff is using a qualified search firm selected using the established
City request for proposal process that has some experience recruiting a municipal judge; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Judge Selection Process Committee met, developed a plan and
schedule for the Chief Judge selection process and approved the plan by unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS, the plan and schedule for the selection process is described on Exhibit
“A,” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, City Council desires to review the plan and schedule recommended by the
Council Committee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED 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 the City Council hereby approves the detailed plan and target
schedule for the recruitment and selection of the Chief Judge as described on Exhibit “A.”
Passed and adopted at a special meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
20th day of March, A.D. 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Exhibit A Chief Judge Recruitment
Timeline and Milestones
Dates reflect the City’s targeted timeline and are subject to change.
Date Event / Milestone Note
1/30 through
March
Stakeholder Meetings
Engage key stakeholders to learn
multiple perspectives on the role of
the judge.
2/7 Position Announcement Go Live
3/6 Application Review Begins
3/16
Recruiter sends semi-finalist application materials
to City representatives for review
3/19
Ad Hoc Committee meeting to review and identify
semi-finalist candidates
Possible executive session to discuss candidates
Posted for Public
3/26 Deadline for identifying finalist candidates
3/30 Invitation to finalists for onsite interviews
4/3 Publicly announce finalists
4/4 to 4/21 Council receives finalists’ materials
4/21– 4/23
Chief Judge Onsite Interviews—Councilmembers
to Participate in Informal Gatherings with
Candidates and Attend Public Forum
Appropriate Events Posted for Public
Participation
4/28 Possible Executive Session to discuss finalist(s) Posted for Public
4/28
Council Resolution Authorizing Certain Council
Members to Begin Negotiations re Terms and
Conditions of Employment Agreement with a
Person Named in the Resolution.
Posted for Public
4/29
City engages in negotiations with top choice
candidate (if appropriate)
5/5
Council Resolutions Appointing Chief Judge and
approving the employment agreement for the
Chief Judge position and the Assistant Chief Judge
6/1 New Chief Judge start date
Bold indicates Council action