HomeMy WebLinkAbout185 - 12/20/1994 - AMENDING CITY CODE AND SETTING THE COMPENSATION OF THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER ORDINANCE NO. 185, 1994
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-596 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AND SETTING THE COMPENSATION OF THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article III, Section 1 of the City Charter, the City
Council (the "Council ") is responsible for fixing the compensation of the City
Manager; 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, the former City Manager of the City of Fort Collins resigned
effective October 21, 1994; and
WHEREAS, the City Charter places the responsibility of appointing a City
Manager with the Council ; and
WHEREAS, the Council , through adoption of Resolution 94-173, appointed
Deputy City Manager Diane Jones as the Interim City Manager effective October 22,
1994; and
WHEREAS, this interim appointment will continue in effect until such time
as the Council officially appoints the new City Manager or such earlier time as
the Council may subsequently determine to be in the best interest of the City;
and
WHEREAS, the Council agrees that at such time as the Interim City Manager
is relieved of her duties as Interim City Manager, she will be returned to the
position of Deputy City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the Council further agrees that when the services of the Interim
City Manager have been completed, the Council will consider granting her a
performance bonus of five (5) vacation days, if in the Council 's judgment she has
performed the duties of Interim City Manager as expected; and
WHEREAS, the Council met with the Interim City Manager to review her goals
while she serves in the capacity as Interim City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes, based upon the added responsibilities placed
on the Deputy City Manager, that the base salary of the Interim City Manager
should be established at the amount of $84,598, effective October 22, 1994, so
that the annualized total compensation paid to the Interim City Manager will be
in the amount of $108,407.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
as follows:
Section 1. That Section 2-596 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-596. Salary of the City Manager.
The base salary to be paid the City Manager shall be $84,598 per
annum,_ payable in biweekly installments. Forty (40)_ percent of such
sum shall be charged to the city electric utility, twenty (20)
percent to the city water utility and forty (40) percent to the
general governmental expense.
Section 2. That the effective date of the salary adjustment referred to
in Section 1 above shall be October 22, 1994.
Section 3. That at such time as the Interim City Manager is relieved of
her duties as Interim City Manager, she will be returned to the position of
Deputy City Manager.
Sect-ion 4. That when the services of the interim City Manager have been
completed, the Council will consider granting her a performance bonus of five (5)
vacation days, if in the Council 's judgment she has performed the duties of
Interim City Manager as expected.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published
this 6th day of December, A.D. 1994, and to be presente final passage the
20th day of December, A.D. 1994.
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ATTEST:
Wal
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 20th Decembe D. 994.
ayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk