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 cha...
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