17Agenda Item No:17.
City Commission Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: January 7, 2020
Submitted by: Nkenga Payne
Submitting Department: City Clerk
Item Type: Ordinance
Agenda Section:
Subject:
An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida, relating to amending
section 2-3 of the City of South Miami Code of Ordinances Entitled “Compensation for Commissioners and
Mayor Established” to allow for an increase in Commissioner compensation. 3/5 (Mayor Stoddard)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
Ordinance_Mayor_and_Commission_SalariesCArev.docx
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ORDINANCE NO. ____________________________1
An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida, 2
relating to amending section 2-3 of the City of South Miami Code of Ordinances 3
Entitled “Compensation for Commissioners and Mayor Established” to allow for an 4
increase in Commissioner compensation.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; and7
WHEREAS,public service is one element of offering oneself as a candidate, and hard 8
work, with its commitment of time, is another, and9
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, and12
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; and15
WHEREAS, Article II, SECTION 3 of the City Charter provides:16
Compensation. The annual salaries and expense accounts of the Commission shall be 17
prescribed by ordinance adopted prior to approval of the annual budget. Increases in 18
salaries and expense accounts of the Commission shall take effect after the next general 19
election. Decreases shall take effect upon approval of the budget. 20
; and21
WHEREAS,the new salaries figures are calculated based on the last salary adjustment in 22
2004 adding the CPI corresponding to each year through 2020 and no Mayor or Commissioner 23
will receive any retroactive compensation.24
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE 25
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA;26
Section 1.That Section 2-3 of the Code of Ordinances entitled "Compensation for 27
Commissioners and Mayor - Established" is amended as follows:28
There shall be paid to the mayor of the Ccity as annual compensation the amount of 29
fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000.00) twenty-one thousand one hundred ninety-eight 30
dollars ($21,198) per year. There shall be paid to the vice-mayor and to each city 31
commissioner of the Ccity, as annual compensation, the amount of twelve thousand 32 2
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dollars ($12,000.00) eighteen thousand forty-nine dollars ($18,049) per year. The 1
salaries of the commission and mayor shall be adjusted annually for Cost of Living 2
(COLA) increases according to the same percentage adopted by budget for the City 3
Employees. Additionally, the mayor, vice mayor and each commissioner shall receive 4
such sums as are approved by the annual budget as reimbursement for allowable 5
expenses.6
Section 2.If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason 7
held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not affect 8
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.9
Section 3.All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this 10
ordinance are repealed.11
Section 4.This ordinance shall be codified and included in the Code of Ordinances.12
Section 5.This ordinance shall take effect in Fical Year 2020-2021 and the salary 13
provision shall be implemented on October1, 2020, as provided in the City’s Charter. 14
Commission salaries shall remain unchanged until October 1, 2020 and this salary increase shall 15
not be retroactive.16
PASSED AND ENACTED this ____ day of _____________, 2020.17
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ATTEST:APPROVED:19
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CITY CLERK MAYOR22
1st Reading:23
2nd Reading:24
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:COMMISSION VOTE:26
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Mayor Stoddard:27
EXECUTION THEREOF Vice Mayor Harris: 28
Commissioner Gil:29
Commissioner Liebman:30
________________________Commissioner Welsh:31
CITY ATTORNEY 32
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