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ORDINANCE NO.
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; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami seek to
ensure that the highest caliber candidates are attracted to serve on the City Commission;
and,
WHEREAS, public service is one element of offering oneself as a candidate and
hard work, with its commitment of time, is another, and
WHEREAS, that commitment of time causes financial hardship to some who
might otherwise be willing and able public servants, causing them to refrain from
standing for Commission office, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission desire to provide a modicum of
realistic financial compensation to Commission members in order to expand and enhance
the pool of candidates.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA;
Section 1. That Section 2 -2.3 of the Code of Ordinances entitled
"Compensation for commissioners and mayor — Established" is amended as follows:
There shall be paid to the mayor of the city as annual compensation the
amount of $12,000.00 per ,year. There shall be paid to the vice -maw
wand to each city commissioner of the city as annual compensation
the amount of t ee thousand dollars ($3,000.00)- $8,000.00 per year. The
salaries to the commission and mayor shall be adjusted annually for Cost-
Of-Living (COLA) increases according to the same percentage adopted by
budget for the City Manager. Additionally, the mayor, vice - mayor, and
each commissioner shall receive such sums as are approved by the annual
budget as reimbursement for Eempensafien fofse-fviees and -z as allowable
expenses.
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Section 2. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be codified and included in the Code of
Ordinances.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately; provided, however, the
salary provision shall be implemented at the start of FY 2006 -07. Commission salaries
shall remain unchanged until implementation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 92004.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM
CITY ATTORNEY
1 st Reading —
2nd Reading —
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Russell:
Vice Mayor Palmer:
Commissioner Wiscombe:
Commissioner Birts- Cooper:
Commissioner Sherar:
JAMy Documents\resolutions \Ordinance commission compensation Sherar.doc
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MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW
Published Daily except Saturday, Sunday and
Legal Holidays
Miami, Miami -Dade County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI -DADE:
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
SOOKIE WILLIAMS, who on oath says that he or she is the
VICE PRESIDENT, Legal Notices of the Miami Daily Business"
Review f /k/a Miami Review, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday ,
and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami in Miami -Dade
County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement,
being a Legal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI - CITY COMMISSION MEETING - 6/8/2004
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 15 -02 -1783, ETC.
in the XXXX Court,
was published in said newspaper in the issues of
05/28/2004
Affiant further says that the said Miami Daily Business
Review is anewspaper published at Miami in said Miami -Dade
County, Florida and that the said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in said Miami -Dade County,.
Florida, each day (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays)
and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post
office in Miami in said Miami -Dade County, Florida, for a
period of one "year next preceding the first publication of the
attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he or
she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation
any unt, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose
of ecu ng this advertisement for publication in the said
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