TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Adjusting the Base Salary Rate Formula; Amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Section 2-23 - Declaration of Salary; Payment; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
Approve Ordinance No. 2024-39 and continue to second reading on October 8, 2024.
Recommended Action for Second Reading
Adopt Ordinance No. 2024-39.
Background Information
During the City Commission Regular Meeting held on September 10, 2024, the Commission directed the City Attorney to amend Sec. 2-23, Declaration of salary; payment, (4) Salary calculation of the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, to reflect changes to update the base salary rate used in the City Commission compensation formula to $7,500 and include in an Ordinance for first reading on September 24, 2024, and the second reading on October 8, 2024. If approved, the City Commissioner’s annual salary will be approximately $53,502.
Approval of this Ordinance will adjust the City Commissioners’ annual salary to better align the level of work of our growing City and its leadership compensation. The current Code of the City of North Port, Florida, requires that any change to the City Commissioner’s annual a salary will not take effect until the next general election. As a result, any change would take effect after the November 5, 2024, general election, if approved.
It is important to note that the current chart from 2021 contained in Florida Statue 145.031 increases the base Commissioner annual salary to $9,000 based on the City’s approximate population of 86,552 used for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 calculation. Future changes to base salary would need to be directed by Commission. Furthermore, based on the current 2021 chart, the next population threshold is 99,999 which means the Commission could have a new base salary of $12,000 in approximately two years if the same model is followed.
Information for Second Reading
At its regular meeting on September 24, 2024, the City Commission heard Ordinance No. 2024-39 and continued it to second reading on October 8, 2024 with the following changes:
Ø Page 2, Section (4) a. “Effective November 6, 2024, the salary”. This language is inserted to clarify when the salary will change using the new base rate in the formula outlined in Ordinance No. 2024-39.
Ø Page 3, Section (4) b. “Effective October 1, 2025, the salary for each commissioner shall be calculated using the formula provided in F.S. 145.031.” This language is inserted to clarify the new calculation effective October 1, 2025.
Ordinance No. 2024-39 has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is legally correct as to form.
Business Impact Estimate
In accordance with Florida Statutes Section 166.041(4)(a), on October 1, 2024, the City timely posted a business impact estimate on the City’s website, before the date the newspaper published notice of this ordinance’s final reading.
Strategic Plan
Good Governance
Financial Impact
Estimated first year costs:
|
Salary |
FICA |
FRS |
Total |
|
$50,147 |
$3,836 |
$28,944 |
$82,927 |
The funds will be allocated from savings within the appropriated Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance No. 2024-39 - First Reading
2. Ordinance No. 2024-39 - Second Reading
3. Business Impact Estimate
Prepared by: Christine McDade, Human Resources Director
Department Director: Christine McDade, Human Resources Director