ACTION REQUESTED:  
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Communication from Mayor Jim Ardis and the Legal Department with a Recommendation to APPROVE a RESOLUTION to Increase the COMPENSATION of the CITY MANAGER by $5,000.00 to be Allocated as a Bonus, Salary Increase, Deferred Compensation, or Any Combination as Deemed Appropriate by the City Manager.
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BACKGROUND:  The Mayor and City Council conducted a performance review of the City Manager, Patrick Urich, covering the period of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. Based upon that review, the attached Resolution increases Urich's compensation by a maximum of $5,000.00 to be taken as a one-time bonus, an increase in base salary, an increase in deferred compensation or any combination deemed appropriate by the City Manager. Any increase in base salary is retroactive to January 1, 2021.
The following table of City Manager salaries comes from the 2020 Illinois City County Management Association Salary Survey:
2020 ILCMA Salary Survey
Municipality
Population
Base Salary
Deferred Comp
Total Comp
Champaign
           87,432 
               211,078 
                     5,923 
               217,001 
Peoria
         115,007 
               196,477 
                  19,500 
               215,977 
Bloomington
           77,934 
               191,475 
                            -   
               191,475 
Decatur
           73,000 
               185,000 
                            -   
               185,000 
Normal
           54,742 
               185,000 
                            -   
               185,000 
East Moline
           22,000 
               153,750 
                            -   
               153,750 
Rock Island
           39,000 
               141,200 
                     7,150 
               148,350 
Galesburg
           32,195 
               145,354 
                            -   
               145,354 
Streator
           13,710 
               132,500 
                            -   
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