LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: City Council President Gerald Wingate
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 08-18 - AMENDING SECTION 2-2-8 OF THE CITY CODE- COMPENSATION OF MAYOR
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That City Council approve Proposed Ordinance No. 08-18 on first reading:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-2-8 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, COMPENSATION OF MAYOR; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
The City Charter under Section 4.01- Mayor at 4.01 (c) - Compensation states:
The salary compensation of the Mayor shall be set by ordinance, which shall take effect
upon the Mayor assuming office following the next Mayoral election.
Ordinance No. 08-10 and codified under Section 2-2-8 currently sets the Mayoral salary at $100,000 per year; this amount has not been adjusted since 2010.
For comparative purposes, Florida Municipalities functioning under a Mayor-Council form of government finds the following Mayoral salary (with population in parenthesis):
Apopka (41,542) -- $150,000 Hialeah Gardens (21,744) -- $115,655
Plantation (84,955) -- $117,221 W. Palm Beach (99,919) -- $150,000
Notwithstanding any recent adjustment. There are limited comparables within the State that meet Pensacola’s criteria.
This item seeks to raise the Mayoral salary from $100,000 to $125,000 per year.
PRIOR ACTION:
March 11, 2010 - Ordinance No. 08-10 passed
FUNDING:
Budget: $100,000
Actual: $125,000
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Salary increase plus and additional $13,300 benefits cost.
STAFF CONTACT:
Don Kraher, Council Executive
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Revised Section 2-2-8. Compensation of Mayor
2) Proposed Ordinance No. 08-18
PRESENTATION: No