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HomeMy WebLinkAbout013 - 02/21/2012 - AMENDING SECTION 2-581 OF THE CITY CODE AND SETTING THE SALARY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY ORDINANCE NO. 013, 2012 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING SECTION 2-581 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND SETTING THE SALARY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VI, Section 1 of the City Charter, the City Council (the "Council") is responsible for fixing the compensation of the City Attorney; 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,the City Council met with the City Attorney to conduct a review and establish next year's goals; 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 City Attorney 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 City Council believes that the base salary of the City Attorney should be established at the amount of$165,691 effective January 9,2012,so that the total compensation paid to the City Attorney in 2012 will be in the amount of$198,569. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That Section 2-581 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 2-581. Salary of the City Attorney. The base salary to be paid the City Attorney shall be one hundred sixty-five thousand six hundred ninety-one dollars($165,691.)per annum,payable in biweekly installments. Sixty(60)percent of such sum shall be charged to general government expense, twenty(20)percent to the city water utility and twenty(20)percent to the city electric utility. Section 2. The City Attorney 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. °F FORT 1V1 yor ATTEST: REAL . s se�laae.e.'' °• City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 21 st day of February, A.D. 2012. yor ATTEST: ��OF F°RTCp�` E ,p L Ul City Clerk �OtcisiAo°