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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