Item 7B
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
~. CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM #7B
FEBRUARY 27, 2006
AGENDA ITEM: Proposed Amendment to Ordinance 5-06-45 Setting the
Compensation of the Mayor and Commission
SUBMITTED BY: Jim Hanson, ~'~.:.a
DATE: February 21, 2006
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 5-06-45 dealing with the salary of the Mayor and
Commission was amended when it was scheduled for a second
reading at the last regulaz commission meeting on February 13,
2006. The amendment eliminated paragraph B dealing with the
automatic raises. The City Commission then voted to approve the
ordinance on second reading, but later voted to table the
consideration of this item until the next regulaz meeting.
The ordinance as amended has some inconsistent language that
should be changed prior to a final approval. Some of the
"whereas" sections no longer make sense if the portion of the
ordinance dealing with the pay adjustments is deleted. Paragraph C
of the ordinance stating that the increases for the Mayor and
Commission do not negate the annual cost of living increase that
might be awazded each year to other city employees also does not
fit after deletion of the raise provision.
Mayor Wolfson will propose further amendments to this ordinance
at the commission meeting on February 27`~ to make the language
consistent and that may be more acceptable to the city commission.
Specifically, he will recommend adding back pazagraph B and will
recommend that the word "shall" in the second line be struck and
replaced with the word "may". This would mean that it would take
an action of the city commission to adjust the raises on an annual
basis and would provide for a mechanism to do so. I recommend
that the commission also consider adding the sentence "Such
adjustments shall be approved by the Mayor and Commission in
the form of a resolution" at the end of that paragraph. A mazked-
up version of the ordinance with the proposed additional
amendments is attached.
BUDGET: There aze no budget issues at this time.
RECOMMENDATION: The City Commission should consider approving the Mayor's
proposed adjustments for amendments to the ordinance prior to
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AGENDA ITEM #7B
FEBRUARY 27, 2006
final adoption or make other amendments so that the final
ordinance is consistent in its language.
ATTACHMENT: Draft Ordinance 5-06-45
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AGENDA ITEM #7B
FEBRUARY 27, 2006
ORDINANCE 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 year to year from
the same cities is becoming increasingly small and may no longer be statistically valid;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION 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 year the basic salary of the mayor-commissioner and city
commissionersl may be reviewed and adjusted by 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. Such adjustments shall be approved ~ the Mayor and
Commission in the form of a resolution.
(c) This review and increase in basic salary does not negate an annual cost of living
increase that might be awarded each year to all City employees.
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AGENDA ITEM #7B
FEBRUARY 27, 2006
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 day of
.2006.
Donald M. Wolfson
Mayor, Presiding Officer
ATTEST:
Donna Bussey
City Clerk
Approved as to form and correctness:
ALAN C. JENSEN, ESQUIRE
City Attorney
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Ordinance No. 5-06-45