HomeMy WebLinkAbout209 - 12/18/2001 - AMENDING CITY CODE AND SETTING THE SALARY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY ORDINANCE NO. 209, 2001
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 (the
"Council") is responsible for fixing the compensation of the City Attorney; 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 deferred compensation payments,vacation and holiday leave,and amounts
paid by the City for medical, dental, life and long-term disability insurance; and
WHEREAS,each year the Council conducts a review of the past year's performance and the
next year's goals of the City Attorney; and
WHEREAS,the Council believes,based upon the performance review of the City Attorney,
that the base salary of the City Attorney should be established at the amount of$121,590 effective
January 7, 2002, so that the total compensation paid to the City Attorney in 2002 will be in the
amount of$152,520
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That Section 2-581 of the Code ofthe City ofFort 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 one hundred twenty-one
thousand five hundred ninety dollars ($121,590) 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 2. That the effective date of the salary adjustment referred to in Section 1 above
shall be January 7, 2002.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of
November, A.D. 2001, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of December, A.D.
2001.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 18th day of December, A.D. 2001.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk