Ordinance No. 5-06-45ORDINANCE NO. 5-06-45
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION,
ARTICLE II, CITY COMMISSION, SEC. 2-20, SALARY OF
MEMBERS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Atlantic Beach provides comparisons of the salaries of elected officials
throughout the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS, in October 2002, the City Commission changed the City Code to require annual
reviews and adjustments of the Mayor's and City Commissioners' salary starting in November 2003 and
in October thereafter; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission established pay adjustments to be in accordance with the
average salary reflected in the Florida League of Cities Cooperative Salary Survey, Group II, for cities
of 10,000 to 49,999 population adjusted to delete full time positions and compare only the same cities
as included within the prior years surveys; and
WHEREAS, participation within the Florida League of Cities surveys from yeaz to yeaz from
the same cities is becoming increasingly small and may no longer be statistically valid;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COI\~IlVIISSION ON BEHALF OF
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 2-20 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlantic Beach, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-20. Salary of members.
(a) The annual salary of the mayor and commissioners shall be made in twelve (12) equal
monthly payments.
(b) Effective August 1 each yeaz the basic salary of the mayor-commissioner and city
commissioners shall be reviewed by staff and shall be adjusted using the Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) released in August. Adjustments, if any,
shall not exceed the cost of living adjustment provided to general employees and shall
be effective on October 1 of each year.
(c) This review and increase in basic salary does not negate an annual cost of living
increase that might be awazded each year to all City employees.
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Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and
adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this 23rd day of January 2006.
PASSED by the City Commission on second and final reading this 27th day of February, 2006.
Donald M. Wolfson
Mayor, Presiding Officer
ATTEST:
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Donna Bussey
City Clerk
Ap roved as to form and correctness:
AN C J SEN, ESQUIRE
City A ey
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