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OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING A NEW STANDING COUNCIL COMMITTEE KNOWN AS
THE COMPENSATION POLICY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, City Council is committed to compensating their employees in a manner that
is market-based, competitive, and understandable; and
WHEREAS, as an employer, the City Council's goal is to attract, retain, engage, develop
and reward diverse and highly-qualified employees to those positions that report directly to the
City Council; and
WHEREAS, in 2019 Council established a temporary Ad Hoc Direct Reports
Compensation Committee to review and discuss processes and practices related to performance
management and total compensation for those positions that report directly to the City Council;
and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the ad hoc committee was to review the market definition,
benchmark cities, data collection and analysis methodology regarding salary,retirement, vacation
and other aspects of total compensation for the Council direct report employees; and
WHEREAS, from time to time the City Manager seeks Council policy input regarding
high-level total compensation policy matters for the City organization, particularly with respect to
matters that bear directly on budgetary and financial decisions of the Council; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the foregoing, Councilmembers have also expressed a desire to
learn more about the comparative market for and evaluate the compensation paid under the City
Charter to members of Council; and
WHEREAS, because there are many options and considerations in reviewing these topics,
City Council desires to establish a standing Council committee to review,discuss and recommend
related actions to Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby establishes a standing Compensation Policy
Committee to have the following responsibilities:
a. To review, discuss and recommend a compensation strategy including the market
definition, benchmark cities, data collection and analysis methodology regarding
salary, retirement, vacation and other aspects of compensation to be applied to
Council's direct report employees.
b. To provide policy input to the City Manager and make recommendations to Council
related to high-level total compensation policy matters for the City organization,
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particularly with respect to matters that bear directly on budgetary and financial
decisions of the Council.
c. To gather information,review and make recommendations to Council regarding the
comparative market for councilmember compensation and evaluate possible
changes to the compensation paid under the City Charter to members of Council.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby appoints Susan Gutowsky,Julie Pignataro and
Shirley Peel to the Compensation Policy Committee.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 5th
day of October, A.D. 2021.
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Interim City Clerk
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