R02-097RESOLUTION NO. 02- Oq
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON. BEACH, FLORIDA
PROVDING FOR ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF
EXPENSE ALLOCATIONS TO THE MAYOR AND
COMMISSION BASED ON INCREASES IN THE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX; AND PROVDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission each receive a monthly allocation
to cover expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties; and
WHEREAS, the expense allocation received by the Mayor and Commission is
funded by an appropriation in the City's annual budget; and
WHEREAS, there is currently no provision for annual adjustment to the
appropriation to offset inflationary erosion of the expense allocation; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it fair and equitable to provide for
annual adjustment of the expense allocation to track increases in the CPI.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA THAT:
Section 1,. Each Whereas clause set forth above is hereby ratified as being true
and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. The monthly expense allocation for the Mayor and members of
the City Commission shall be increased annually by a percentage that reflects the
annual increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The source for determining the
Consumer Price Index shall be the data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for
the Southern Urban Region, All Urban Consumers. The initial adjustment, which
shall be implemented October 1, 2002, shall reflect the increase in the CPI from
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April, 1995 (base month/year) to April, 2002. Annual adjustments shall thereafter be
based on CPI data available for the month of April in each year following 2002.
ATTEST:
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this [~ dayofJune, 2002.
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