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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 Resolution No. 22-007 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. 2 Resolution No. 22-007 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 3 Resolution No. 22-007 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. 4 Resolution No. 22-007 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 5 Resolution No. 22-007 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 6 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.