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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-127-12/05/2006-REAPPOINTING KATHLEEN M. LANE AS MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE JUD RESOLUTION 2006-127 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS REAPPOINTING KATHLEEN M. LANE AS MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE JUDGE'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WHEREAS, Municipal Judge Kathleen M. Lane was first appointed to the position of Municipal Court Judge of the City of Fort Collins for a term commencing July 1, 1989, which appointment was for a period of two years as required by Article VII, Section 1 of the City Charter; and WHEREAS, Judge Lane has subsequently been reappointed by the Council for successive two-year terms; and WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution 2004-140, Judge Lane was most recently reappointed by the Council for a two-year term which will expire on December 31, 2006; and WHEREAS, the City and the Employee have previously entered into that certain Employment Agreement dated July 31, 1989 ("the Employment Agreement"), and have also entered into six previous addenda to the Employment Agreement which are dated June 19, 1991, January 23, 1995, December 31, 1996, January 11, 2001, December 2003, and December 7, 2004, respectively; and WHEREAS, the Council wishes to reappoint Judge Lane for another two-year term as provided in Article VII, Section 1 of the City Charter and to also make certain additional changes to the Employment Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That Kathleen M. Lane is hereby reappointed as Municipal Judge for the City of Fort Collins for a two (2) year term commencing January 1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2008. Section 2. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a Seventh Addendum to the Employment Agreement between the City and Kathleen M. Lane in substantially the form shown on Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, with such modifications, if any, as the Mayor may, upon consultation with the City Attorney and Mayor Pro Tem, consider to be in the best interest of the City. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Co ci of the City of Fort Co s this Sth day of December, A.D. 2006. i Mayor ATTEST: I lu �& -i�l". City Clerk Exhibit A SEVENTH ADDENDUM TO MUNICIPAL JUDGE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT THIS SEVENTH ADDENDUM is made and entered into the day of December, 2006, by and between THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as "the City") and KATHLEEN M. LANE hereinafter referred to as "the Employee"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the City and the Employee have previously entered into that certain Agreement dated July 31, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement'), and have also entered into six previous addenda to the Agreement which are dated June 19, 1991, January 23, 1995, December 31, 1996, January 11, 2001, December 2003, and December 7, 2004, respectively; and WHEREAS, the City and the Employee have agreed upon certain additional modifications to the Agreement which they wish to set forth in this Seventh Addendum to the Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree to amend the terms and conditions of the Agreement as follows: 1. That Section 2.13. of the Agreement is hereby amended so as to read in its entirety as follows: 2. TERM. B. The Employee agrees to remain in the exclusive employ of the City as Municipal Judge until December 31, 2008, and neither to seek or accept other employment nor to become employed by any other employer until after said termination date, unless the employment of the Employee is terminated earlier as herein provided. 2. That Section 3.E. of the Agreement is hereby amended so as read in its entirety as follows: 3. SALARY. E. In addition to the above, if the salary ordinance indicates employment at less than 1.0 FTE, the Employee shall be paid for any time worked beyond the FTE indicated, up to and including 1.0 FTE, at the hourly rate indicated by the amount listed in the salary ordinance provided that there are excess funds available in the Municipal Court budget due to unfilled positions or other savings. 3. That Section 6 of the Agreement is hereby amended so as to read in its entirety as follows: 6. VACATION AND SICK LEAVE A. The Employee shall be granted twenty-six (26) days of annual vacation leave, commencing as of the first pay period in January, 2007. Five (5) days of such vacation leave shall be credited to the Employee as of the first full pay period of each year. The remaining balance of twenty-one (21) days of annual vacation leave shall accrue throughout the remainder of each such calendar year at the bi-weekly accrual rate of 6.46 hours. Notwithstanding any City policy to the contrary, vacation leave accrued and unused by the Employee shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) At any time during the term of this Agreement, but no more than twice annually, the Employee may elect to receive the cash equivalent of a portion of her accrued, unused vacation, based upon her then current rate of pay; provided, however, that no more than eighty (80) hours of accrued, unused vacation leave may be converted to a cash payment in any given calendar year. The amount of said payment shall be based upon the Employee's current rate of pay at the time of conversion. 2 At the end of each calendar ear, the balance of the Employee's O Y � accrued, unused vacation leave remaining after any such cash conversation shall be carried over to subsequent years, up to a maximum accrual of 780 hours. Any balance in excess of 780 hours that exists as of the last day of the final pay period of the calendar year shall be forfeited by the Employee. For the purpose of this provision, the "final pay period of the calendar year" shall mean the last pay period that begins in such year. (3) Upon the cessation of the Employee's employment with the City, whether by termination, death, disability, resignation or otherwise, the Employee shall be compensated b cash payment for the total amount of her accrued, P Y P Ym unused vacation leave balance. The amount of said payment shall be based upon the Employee's then current rate of pay. Any payment made to the Employee by the City under this provision shall be in addition to any amounts previously paid for accrued, unused vacation leave under subparagraph (2) above and any other amounts payable to the Employee under this Agreement. B. The Employee shall be credited for and be entitled to receive those sick leave benefits provided to all full-time classified City employees, on a pro- rated basis if the Employee is employed at less than 1.0 FTE as indicated in the salary ordinance. The Employee shall not be entitled to be paid for any earned but unused sick leave upon resignation or termination from employment under this Agreement. 4. That except as expressly amended by this Seventh Addendum and the previous First Addendum, Second Addendum, Third Addendum, Fourth Addendum, Fifth Addendum, and Sixth Addendum, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. -2- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Seventh Addendum to the Municipal Judge Employment Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written. THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, A Municipal Corporation By: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney Kathleen M. 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