HomeMy WebLinkAbout129 - 12/15/1992 - AMENDING CITY CODE AND FIXING THE COMPENSATION OF THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE ORDINANCE NO. 129, 1992
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-606 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND
FIXING THE COMPENSATION OF THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VII, Section 1 of the City Charter, the City
Council (the "Council ") is responsible for fixing the compensation of the
Municipal Judge; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins is committed to compensating its
employees in a manner which is fair, competitive and understandable; and
WHEREAS, the City' s pay philosophy is based on total compensation, which
includes not only base salary but also vacation and holiday leave, and amounts
paid by the City towards pension plans, medical , dental , life and long-term
disability insurance; and
WHEREAS, each year, the City surveys the salaries and benefits of positions
in other Colorado cities and northern Colorado private companies which are
comparable to position with the City of Fort Collins and uses this information
to set benchmark salaries and benefits in establishing compensation for its
employees; and
WHEREAS, each year, the Council also conducts a review of the performance
of the Municipal Judge; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes, based upon the performance review of the
Municipal Judge and relevant labor market information, reviewed by the Council ,
that the base salary of the Municipal Judge should be increased to Fifty-seven
Thousand Dollars ($57,000) , effective January 4, 1993, so that the total
compensation paid to the Municipal Judge in 1993 would be in the amount of
Seventy-four Thousand Fifty-five Dollars ($74,055) .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
as follows:
Section 1 . That Section 2-606 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2-606. Salary of the Municipal Judge.
The base salary to be paid the Judge of the Municipal Court shall be
Fifty-seven Thousand Dollars ($57,000) , per annum, payable in biweekly
installments, which sum shall be charged to general government expense.
Section 2. That the effective date of the salary adjustment referred to in
Section 1 above shall be January 4, 1993.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published
this 17th day of November, A.D. , 1992, and to be presented for final passage on
the 15th day of December A.D. , 1992.
Mayor
ATTEST: �) ,
u City Cler
Passed and adopted on final reading th 's 15th day of December, A.D. 1992.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk