03-037ORDINANCE NO. 03 - 03'1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 55.
OF THE CITY CHARTER "COMPENSATION OF
MAYOR AND COUNCIL", PROVIDING FOR AN
INCREASE IN THE SALARY AMOUNT OF THE
MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION MEMBERS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,
CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, recognizes that
:he fulfillment of the duties of the members of the City Commission is a time consuming
fimction; and
WHEREAS, the salary of the Mayor and Commission has not been increased since 1984, the
2ity Commission deems it advisable that the members' salary and expenses should be
.ncreased in an amount comparable to other municipalities of similar size; and
NOW THEREFORE, B E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION O F THE
UITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
;ection 1. That the foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are true and correct and hereby
:atified and confirmed by the City Commission.
gection 2. That Sec. 55 of the Charter of the City of Boynton Beach, be, and the same is
hereby amended b y adding t he words and figures i n underlined type, and b y deleting t he
~ords and figures in struck through type as follows:
Sec. 55. Compensation of Mayor and Council Commission
Each member of the City C,v, uncil Commission including the member who serves as
Mayor shall receive a salary salaries as follows:,..,.~ +,,~ ...... ,.^,~,~.~..'~ +~,...,~,~ hundred, . fifty
Effective October 1, 2003, the Mayor shall receive an annual salary of $12,000, paid
in equal monthly installments;
Effective October 1,2 003, City Commission members, excluding t he iM ayor, s hall
receive an annual salary of $9,000 annually, paid in equal monthly installments.
5ection 3. Each and every other provision of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Boynton Beach not herein specifically amended shall remain in full force and effect as
>reviously enacted.
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~ection 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section 5. Should any section or provision of this ordinance or portion hereof, any
Daragraph, sentence or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
such decision shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance.
lection 6. Authority is hereby granted to codify said ordinance.
Section 7. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.
FIRST READING this o~' day of iq~, 2003.
SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this Iq day of~, 2003.
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