HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/17/2019 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 152, 2019, AMENDINGAgenda Item 19
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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. 152, 2019, Amending Section 2-596 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins and
Setting the Salary of the City Manager.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to establish the 2020 salary of the City Manager. 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 Darin Atteberry, City Manager. This Ordinance sets the 2020 salary of the
City Manager.
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 Manager 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 Manager is as follows:
2019 Salary and Benefits Annual
Salary $ 270,364
Medical Insurance $ 11,183
Dental Insurance $ 612
Life Insurance $ 423
Long Term Disability $ 1,498
ICMA (457) $ 8,111
ICMA (401) $ 27,036
Car Allowance $ 9,000
Total Monetary Compensation $ 328,227
Non-Monetary Benefits
Vacation (30 days per year)
Holidays (9 days per year)
In addition, the City Manager cashed out 120 hours of accrued and unused vacation totaling $15,598.
Agenda Item 19
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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 Manager’s 2020 salary.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Powerpoint presentation (PDF)
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Establishing Compensation of the City Manager
Jamie Heckman
December 17, 2019
ATTACHMENT 1
Compensation Philosophy
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Data driven and transparent
Based on established market
Competitive
Based on performance
Methodology
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Data group
• Adopted by Council on October 1, 2019
• National – 20 cities
Benchmark data
• Salary
• Bonus
• Retirement
• Car allowance
City Manager Market
Market Analysis
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City Manager 2019 Salary = $270,364
National Benchmark Cities
Market Information
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ORDINANCE NO. 152, 2019
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-596 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS AND SETTING THE SALARY OF THE CITY MANAGER
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article III, Section 1 of the City Charter, the City Council is
responsible for fixing the compensation of the City Manager; 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 Manager to bring that salary more in line with the approved market data; and
WHEREAS, the City Council met with the City Manager to conduct a review and
establish next year’s goals; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the base salary of the City Manager should be
established at the amount of $_______ 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 2-596 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-596. Salary of the City Manager.
The base salary to be paid the City Manager shall be two hundred seventy
thousand, three hundred sixty-four_______________________ dollars
($270,364_______) per annum, payable in biweekly installments. Forty (40)
percent of such sum hall be charged to the city electric utility, twenty (20) percent
to the city water utility and forty (40) percent to general government expense.
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:
_______________________________
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 7th day of January, A.D. 2020.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk