16THE CITY OF PLEASANT LIVING
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Commission
Steven Alexander, City Manager
Agenda Item: I h August 16, 2016
An Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2-3 of the
City of South Miami's Code of Ordnance, to allow for a cost of
living increase in salaries of the City Commissioners and Mayor.
BACKGROUND
Since July of 2004, over twelve years ago, the compensation for Commissioners and,
Mayor have remained the same, with no raises and has never been adjusted for
inflation or cost-of-living, therefore, making the amount adopted in 2004 stagnant
and worth much less today than when it was adopted in 2004.
The Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami wish to ensure that the
highest caliber candidates are attracted to serve on the City Commission.
The commitment of time may cause financial hardship to some who might
otherwise be willing and able to be public servants, and causing them to refrain
from standing for Commission office. The Mayor and City Commission desire to
provide a measure of realistic financial compensation to Commission Members in
order to expand and enhance the pool of candidates.
Economic inflation can effectively reduce the impact and benefit of the intended
salary provided by Code of Ordinances, in subsequent years; and, it is the intention
to ensure the effective buying power of the salary set by ordinance maintains its
current level of benefit to individuals in elected office of the City of South Miami.
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Proposed Resolution
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1 ORDINANCE NO. ___ _
2 An Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2-3 of the City of South
3 Miami's Code of Ordnance, to allow for a cost of living increase in salaries of
4 the City Commission.
5 WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami seek to ensure
6 that the highest caliber candidates are attracted to serve on the City Commission; and,
7 WHEREAS, public service is one element of offering oneself as a candidate and hard
8 work, with its commitment of time, is another, and
9 WHEREAS, that commitment of time causes financial hardship to some who might
10 otherwise be willing and able public servants, causing them to refrain from standing for
11 Commission office, and
12 WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission desire to provide a modicum of realistic
13 financial compensation to Commission members in order to expand and enhance the pool of
14 candidates;
15 WHEREAS, economic inflation can effectively reduce the impact and benefit of the
16 intended salary provided by law, in subsequent years; and
17 WHEREAS, it is the intention of this body to ensure the effective buying power of the
18 salary set by ordinance maintain its current level of benefit to individuals in elected office of the
19 City of South Miami;
20 NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
21 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA;
22 Section 1. Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2-3 of the City of South Miami's Code of
23 Ordinances entitled IICompensation for commissioners and mayor-Established ll is hereby
24 amended to read as follows:
25 Sec. 2-3. -Compensation for eCommissioners and mMayor-Established.
26 There shall be paid to the mMayor of the City, as annual eompensation salary, the
27 amount of fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000.00) per year. There shall be paid to the
28 vVice Mayor and to each Ceity Commissioner of the City, as annual compensation
29 salary, the amount of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00) per year.-Effective March 1,
30 2018, and each year thereafter, the Ma)?or, the Vice Mayor and each Commissioner shall
31 receive a cost of living increase, based on the Consumer Price Index -All Urban
32 Consumers 12-Month Percent Change for the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale FL area (CPI) which
33 shall have the effect of increasing each salary, unless the CPI is zero or is negative, which
34 shall then have no decreasing effect on the salary. Additionally, the mMayor, Vice
35 Mayor and each City Commissioner shall receive such sums as are approved by the
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annual budget as reimbursement for allowable expenses.
38 Section 2. Codification. The provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made
39 a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami as amended.
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41 Section 3. Severability. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance
42 is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this
43 holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
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45 Section 4. Ordinances in Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all
46 sections and parts of sections of ordinances in direct conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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48 Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect immediately provided,
49 however, the cost of living provision shall not be implemented until March 1, 2018.
50 Commission salaries shall remain unchanged until implementation.
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PASSED AND ENACTED this __ day of _____ :, 2016.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
1 st Reading
2nd Reading
APPROVED:
MAYOR
62 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: COMMISSION VOTE:
63 LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Mayor Stoddard:
64 EXECUTION THEREOF Vice Mayor Welsh:
65 Commissioner Liebman:
66 Commissioner Edmond:
67 Commissioner Harris:
68 CITY ATTORNEY
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Compensation for commissioners and mayor-Established.
There shall be paid to the mayor of the city as annual compensation the amount of
fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000.00) per year. There shall be paid to the vice-mayor and to
each city commissioner of the city as annual compensation the amount of twelve thousand
dollars ($12,000.00) per year. Additionally, the mayor, vice mayor and each commissioner shall
receive such sums as are approved by the annual budget as reimbursement for allowable
expenses.
(Ord. No. 326, §§ 2-4, 6-21-55; Ord. No. 455, 2-21-61; Ord. No. 531, § 1,2-1-66; Ord. No. 648, §
1,6-10-69; Ord. No. 1645, § 1, 10-21-97; Ord. No. 1653, § 1,3-17-98; Ord. No. 1814, § 1,7-20-
04)
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