HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-139-12/06/2022-AUTHORIZING THE SECOND ADDENDUM TO CHIEF JUDGE JILL HUESER'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND APPOINTING HERRESOLUTION 2022-139
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE SECOND ADDENDUM TO
CHIEF JUDGE JILL HUESER’S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AND APPOINTING HER TO A NEW TWO-YEAR TERM
WHEREAS,pursuant to Article VII,Section 1 of the City Charter,the City Council is
responsible for appointing the Chief Judge;and
WHEREAS,with Resolution 2020-049,the City Council appointed Jill Hueser as Chief
Judge and approved Ms.Hueser’s employment agreement;and
WHEREAS,such appointment was effective July 6,2020;and
WHEREAS,with Resolution 2021-117,the City Council made changes to Ms.Hueser’s
employment agreement to reflect amendments that were made to City retirement accounts and to
change the term of the agreement to run from January 1,2022,to January 1,2024;and
WHEREAS,City staff has conducted internal and external surveys regarding Chief Judge
Hueser’s performance,and based on the survey results the City Council desires to extend the
employment agreement and appoint Chief Judge Hueser to a new two-year term to run from
January 1,2023,to January 1,2025.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED 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 the Council hereby appoints Jill Hueser to a new two-year term as
Chief Judge of the Fort Collins Municipal Court.
Section 3.Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a Second Addendum to Employment
Agreement between the City and Jill Hueser,attached hereto as Exhibit “A”and incorporated
herein by reference,to create a new two-year term of the agreement.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 6th
day of December,AD.2022.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Exhibit A
SECOND ADDENDUM TO CHIEF JUDGE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND ADDENDUM to Employment Agreement is made and entered into this
_________day of December,2022,by and between the CITY OF FORT COLLINS,
COLORADO,a municipal corporation,hereinafter called the “City”and JILL HUESER,
hereinafter called the “Employee.”
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,the City and Employee have previously entered into that certain Employment
Agreement dated July 6,2020 (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”);
WHEREAS,the City and Employee previously entered into that certain First Addendum
to Employment Agreement dated December 20,2021;and
WI-IEREAS,the City and Employee have recognized the need to amend the Agreement
and have worked cooperatively to identify and address issues of mutual interest.
NOW,THEREFORE,in consideration of the mutual covenants,promises and agreements
herein contained,as well as other good and valuable consideration,the receipt and adequacy of
which is hereby acknowledged,the parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1.Section 2.B.is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
B.The Employee agrees to remain in the exclusive employment of the City as Chief
Judge from January 1,2023,until January 1,2025 and neither to seek or accept other
employment nor to be become employed by any other employer until after said termination
date,unless the employment of the Employee is terminated earlier as herein provided.City
Council may grant express permission for non—legal (non—attorney and non-judicial)
employment that will not interfere with the duties of the Chief Judge by motion or in a
writing,including any conditions or limitations on such other employment.
2.Except as set forth herein,the terms of the Agreement as amended by the Second
Addendum to Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WI-IEREOF,the City has caused this Second Addendum to be signed an
executed on its behalf by its Mayor and duly attested by its City Clerk,and the Employee has
signed and executed this Second Addendum,both in duplicate,the day and year first written above.
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS,COLORADO
a Municipal Corporation
Date:___________________By:__________________
Jeni Arndt,Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
EMPLOYEE:
Jill I-Iueser