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HomeMy WebLinkAbout012 - 02/21/2012 - AMENDING SECTION 2-606 OF THE CITY CODE AND SETTING THE SALARY OF THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE ORDINANCE NO. 012, 2012 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 MUNICIPAL.JUDGE WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VII, Section I of the City Charter, the City Council (the "Council") is responsible for fixing the compensation of the Municipal Judge; 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 Municipal Judge; and WHEREAS, the City Council supports a compensation philosophy of paying employees a competitive salary based on established market data, and is adjusting the salary of the Municipal Judge to bring that salary more in line with the appropriate market data; and WHEREAS, the City's philosophy is to reward performance that meets or exceeds expectations; and WHEREAS, in lieu of additional market adjustments or merit increases, the City is making one-time performance awards to employees who meet or exceed performance expectations; and WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the base salary of the Municipal Judge should be established at the amount of $95,436, effective January 9, 2012, so that the total compensation paid to the Municipal Judge in 2012 will be in the amount of$118,764. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. 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 Municipal Judge. The base salary to be paid to the Municipal Judge for working 0.8 FTE shall be ninety-five thousand four hundred thirty-six dollars ($95,436.) per annum, payable in biweekly installments, which sum shall be charged to general government expense. Section 2. The Municipal Judge shall receive a one-time performance incentive award for 2011 performance in the amount of$1,125. Section 3. That the effective date of the salary adjustment and one-time performance incentive award shall be January 9, 2012. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 7th day of February, A.D. 2012, and to be presented for final passage on the 21 st day of February, A.D. 2012. nSEA MayoATTEST:City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 21 st day of February, A.D. 2012. ayor A. ATTEST: OF FORT COl<2 City Clerk EAL COCORP�O