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 Commission's Base Salary Rate; 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 for First Reading
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-02 as presented and move to second reading during the City Commission Regular Meeting on February 10, 2026.
Recommended Action for Second Reading
Option 1: Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-02.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2026-02 as presented.
* Pros: (1) Transparency with the public, as the Commissioners' base salary would not be tied to the growth of the population and reduces the contentious debate over Commissioners' compensation; (2) Predictability for Budgeting because employee cost-of-living adjustments are easily budgeted for; and (3) Modernizes outdated salary structure, using current salaries as a new baseline prevents continuing a structure that is already be outdated
* Cons: The City may be limiting its flexibility to compensate appropriately.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2026-02.
* Pros: No change to the way the Commissioners' salaries are currently paid.
* Cons: The current compensation chart is outdated due to the rapid growth of the City and it's less predictable.
City Commission Options for Second Reading
Option 1: Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-02.
* Pros: (1) Transparency with the public, as the Commissioners' base salary would not be tied to the growth of the population and reduces the contentious debate over Commissioners' compensation; (2) Predictability for Budgeting because employee cost-of-living adjustments are easily budgeted for; and (3) Modernizes outdated salary structure, using cu...
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