HomeMy Public PortalAbout22-007 - Referendum compensation, life and medical benefitsRESOLUTION NO. 22-007
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA,
FLORIDA, CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM OF THE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE CITY
CHARTER SHALL BE AMENDED TO INCREASE THE
COMPENSATION FOR THE MAYOR AND
COMMISSION MEMBERS FROM FIVE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY DOLLARS PER MONTH TO ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS PER MONTH; PROVIDING FOR LIFE
INSURANCE AND MEDICAL INSURANCE;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE 30 DAYS
FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF STATE
FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT; STATING THE
REFERENDUM QUESTION; STATING THE TEXT OF
THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT; STATING
THE DATE ON WHICH THE REFERENDUM WILL BE
HELD; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE
CHARTER AMENDMENT, IF APPROVED; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
WHEREAS, during a City Commission meeting held on July 13, 2022, the City
Commission of the City of Opa-Locka, Florida approved a recommendation of the City's
Charter Review Board for a referendum question to go before qualified voters of the City
of Opa-Locka for the Mayor and City Commission members to receive an increase in
compensation from Five Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($550.00) per month to One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per month; to further provide for life insurance and medical
insurance for the Mayor and City Commission members; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Opa-Locka, Florida further
accepts the recommendation of the Charter Review Board that if approved by the
qualified voters, that changes to the Charter, as set forth herein, will only become effective
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thirty (30) days following the conclusion of state financial oversight and only if the City
of Opa-Locka is not under state financial oversight; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires that compensation for the City's elected
officials be increased in order to be more in standing with the amount of work provided
to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the proposed amendment to the
Charter is worthy of being placed on the ballot at the next City election for approval, or
not, by the electorate of the City.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Adoption of Representations.
The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as being
true and the same are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2. Submission of Proposed Charter Language.
Attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A", is a proposed amended
section of the charter of the City of Opa-Locka. The amended charter is done in strike
through/underscore format. All language shown as being struck through is language of
the existing City of Opa-Locka charter which will be deleted from the current charter if
the amendment is approved. All language shown as underscored in the proposed charter
is language which will be added to the charter if the amendment is approved.
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Section 3. Approval of the Ballot Statement.
The following statement is hereby approved as the explanatory statement to be
placed upon the ballot:
Shall the City of Opa-Locka charter be amended, by increasing compensation for
the Mayor and City Commission members, provide for life insurance and medical
insurance?
Section 4. Ballot Title.
The following is hereby approved as the ballot title as required by Section 10'1.161,
Florida Statutes:
Amending compensation for Mayor and City Commissions, providing for life
insurance and medical insurance.
Section 5. Ballot Summary.
Shall the City of Opa-Locka's Charter be amended to increase compensation for
the mayor and commissioners from $550.00 per month to $1,000.00 per month? Further,
shall the Charter be amended to provide for life insurance and medical insurance for the
mayor and commissioners with all provisions, if approved, to become effective thirty (30)
following the conclusion of any state financial oversight?
YES, for the Amendment
NO, against the Amendment
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Section 6. Approval of Amendments.
If a majority of the qualified electors of the City of Opa-Locka voting on the
referendum question vote for approval of the proposed, then the approved amendments
shall go into effect thirty (30) days after the City is no longer under state financial
oversight.
Section 7.
This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption, except that the
proposed amendment to the City Charter shall become effective as provided herein
following referendum. Sections of this Resolution may be renumbered or re -lettered and
corrections of typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by
the City Attorney or designee, without need of public hearing by filing a corrected copy
of the same with the City Clerk.
Section 8. Submission to Qualified Electors.
The proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Opa-Locka (hereafter City
Charter) set forth herein shall be submitted to the vote of the qualified electors of the City
for approval at a referendum to be held on November 8, 2022.
Section 9. Coordination.
The City Clerk is hereby authorized to coordinate with the office of the Supervisor
of Elections in order to do those things necessary to have this proposal placed on the
ballot for the City of Opa-Locka election scheduled on November 8, 2022.
Section 10. Proposed Amendments.
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The proposed amendments to the City Charter is set forth in Exhibit A, attached
hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. (Proposed new text is shown in underline
and proposed deleted text shown in strike through.)
Section 11. Severability.
If any provision of this or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is
held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of the Code or applications
of this Resolution that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application,
and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
Section 12. Effective Date.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon final passage and adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 13th day of July, 2022.
TEST:
nna Flores, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SU_FICIENCY:
Bu L ad: e Norr. -Weeks, P.A.
City Attorney
Veronica WilliamMayor
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Moved by: Commissioner Davis
Seconded by: Commissioner Bass
VOTE: 5-0
Commissioner Dominguez YES
Commissioner Bass YES
Commissioner Davis YES
Vice Mayor Taylor YES
Mayor Williams YES
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EXHIBIT "A"
Section 2.3. - Mayor and commission compensation.
Compensation for the mayor and commissioners shall be set at One Thousand Dollars
five hundred fifty dollars i$550 nn) per month. Further, life insurance and Medical
insurance shall be provided for the mayor and each city commissioner.