HomeMy WebLinkAbout155 - 12/19/1995 - ADOPTING THE 1996 PAY PLAN ORDINANCE NO. 155, 1995
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING THE 1996 CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TOTAL COMPENSATION PAY PLAN
WHEREAS, each year the City of Fort Collins adopts a financial policy which guides the
development of the salary and benefit rates received by City employees; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-566 of the City Code requires that the salaries of all classified
employees of the City shall be fixed by ordinance of the City Council; and
WHEREAS,the City of Fort Collins is committed to compensating employees in a manner
which is fair, competitive and understandable; and
WHEREAS, each year,the City surveys the salaries and benefits of positions in other cities
and northern Colorado private companies which are comparable to positions within the City of Fort
Collins and uses this information to set benchmark salaries and benefits at an average of 4.5% over
the median of the market; and
WHEREAS, the City annually reviews the appropriate labor market for survey positions by
presenting total compensation calculations and assumptions to the Personnel Board, which in turn
forwards its recommendation to the City Council; and
WHEREAS,the Personnel Board has recommended adoption of the pay plan for classified
employees and unclassified management employees which has been submitted by the City Manager.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the Council hereby adopts the 1996 City of Fort Collins Total
Compensation Plan (the 'Plan"), a copy of which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Section 2. That the effective date of the Plan shall be the first full pay period of January
1996, which begins January 1, 1996.
Section 3. That the City Manager (or City Attorney in the case of the Deputy and
Assistant City Attorneys) is authorized to modify the Plan by increasing or decreasing the number
of pay steps, making pay equity adjustments, reducing or increasing the entry rate or making other
such changes as he/she may deem necessary or appropriate, so long as the 1996 maximum pay step
does not change the total cost of employee compensation and does not exceed the amount budgeted
therefor in the 1996 Budget.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of
December, A.D. 1995, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of Decem
1995.
Mayor
ATTEST: � Q
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 19th day of D mb , A.D. 1
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ATTEST: ''SS
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City Clerk