HomeMy WebLinkAbout173 - 12/19/2023 - AMENDING SECTION 2-606 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND SETTING THE SALARY OF THE CHIEF JORDINANCE NO.173,2023
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING
SECTION 2-606 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AND SETTING THE SALARY OF THE CHIEF JUDGE
WHEREAS,pursuant to Article VII,Section 1 of the City Charter,the City Council is
responsible for fixing the compensation of the Chief Judge;and
WHEREAS,the City 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,members of the City Council,with the assistance of City staff,and the Chief
Judge have discussed terms and conditions of the presumed Chief Judge’s employment,including
the base salary to be paid to the Chief Judge;and
WHEREAS,the City Council supports a compensation philosophy of paying employees a
competitive salary and is setting the salary of the Chief Judge based on established market data;
and
WHEREAS,the City Council met with the Chief Judge to conduct a review and establish
goals for her performance;and
WHEREAS,the City Council believes the annual base salary of the Chief Judge for 2024
should be established at the amount of $200,130 effective January 8,2024.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED 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 Section 2-606 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec.2-606.-Salary of the Chief Judge.
The base salary to be paid to the Chief Judge shall be two hundred thousand one hundred
thirty dollars ($200,130)per annum,payable in biweekly installments,which sum shall be
charged to general government expense.
Section 3.That the effective date of the salary adjustment shall be January 8,2024.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 5th day of
December,2023,and to be presented for
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final
ATTEST
City Clerk /