C7F-Negotiate Staggered-Term Employment Agreements With City Clerk And City ManaCondensed Title:
A resolution accepting the recommendation of the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee to negotiate
staggeredterm employment agreements with the City Clerk and the City Manager, with the Clty Clerk's
agreement concluding in 2018 and the City Manager's agreement concluding in 2019; with Mayor to
represent the City Commission in the negotiations of the employment agreement with the City Clerk and
the Mayor or his designee to represent the City Commission in the negotiations of the employment
agreement with the City Manager; and for the final compensation and contract terms for each to be
discussed at a Committee of the Whole workshop and a summary of the Committee of the Whole
recommendations announced at the following City Commission meeting.
COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Item ndation:
On January 7, 2015, the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee (FCWPC) members discussed
employment agreements with the three Charter employees: the City Manager, the City Attorney and the
City Clerk. The City Clerk is the only Charter employee who is, and has been, working without a contract.
The FCWPC unanimously agreed that employment agreements should reflect staggered terms. The
agreement with the City Attorney, Raul J. Aguila, expires at midnight May 15,2017.
The employment agreement with City Manager, Jimmy L. Morales, expires at midnight March 31, 2015.
The Committee members also unanimously agreed that a four-year agreement be negotiated with the
Manager, resulting in an expiration date in 2019.
The agreement with the City Clerk would have an expiration date in 2018.
At the February 2, 2015, FCWPC meeting, members agreed Commissioner Jonah Wolfson would
represent the City Commission in negotiations with the City Manager. He will report back to the FCWPC.
The FCWPC also agreed that the final compensation and terms for each employee could be discussed at
a Committee of the Whole, with the recommendation announced publiclv at a Citv Commission meetinq.
Ensure expenditure trends are sustainable over the long term; lmprove City's managerial leadership to
Atthe January 7,2015, Finance and Citywide Projects Committee meeting, members voted to take the
actions set forth in the
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ISSION MEMORANDUM
TO:Mayor Philip Levine and Member of t City
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: February 11,2015
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AGCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND
CITYWIDE PROJECTS COMMITTEE TO NEGOTIATE STAGGERED.TERM
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY CLERK AND THE CITY MANAGER,
WITH THE CITY CLERK'S AGREEMENT CONCLUDING !N 2018 AND THE CITY
MANAGER'S AGREEMENT CONCLUDING lN 2O19; WITH MAYOR TO REPRESENT
THE CITY COMMISSION IN THE NEGOTIATIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT WITH THE CIry CLERK AND THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO
REPRESENT THE CITY GOMMISSION IN THE NEGOTIATIONS OF THE
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY MANAGER; AND FOR THE FINAL
COMPENSATION AND CONTRACT TERMS FOR EACH TO BE DISCUSSED AT A
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WORKSHOP AND A SUMMARY OF THE COMMITTEE
OF THE WHOLE RECOMMENDATIONS ANNOUNCED AT THE FOLLOWING CITY
COMMISSION MEET!NG.
BACKGROUND
On January 7,2015, the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee (FCWPC) members discussed
employment agreements with the three Charter employees: the City Manager, the City Attorney
and the City Clerk. The City Clerk is the only Charter employee who is, and has been, working
without a contract.
DISCUSSION
The FCWPC unanimously agreed that employment agreements should reflect staggered terms.
The agreement with the City Attorney, Raul J. Aguila, expires at midnight May 15,2017.
The employment agreement with City Manager, Jimmy L. Morales, expires at midnight March 31,
2015. The Committee members also unanimously agreed that a four-year agreement be
negotiated with the Manager, resulting in an expiration date in 2019.
The agreement with the City Clerk would have an expiration date in 2018.
At the February 2,2015, FCWPC meeting, members agreed Commissioner Jonah Wolfson would
represent the City Commission in negotiations with the City Manager. He will report back to the
FCWPC.
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The FCWPC also agreed that the final compensation and terms for each employee could be
discussed at a Committee of the Whole, with the recommendation announced publicly at a City
Commission meeting.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE AND
CITYWIDE PROJECTS COMMITTEE TO NEGOTIATE STAGGERED-TERM EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY CLERK AND THE CITY MANAGER, WITH THE CITY
CLERK'S AGREEMENT CONCLUDING IN 2018 AND THE CITY MANAGER'S AGREEMENT
CONCLUDING lN 2019; WITH MAYOR TO REPRESENT THE CITY COMMISSION lN THE
NEGOTIATIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY CLERK AND THE
MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO REPRESENT THE CITY COMMISSTON IN THE
NEGOTIATIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY MANAGER; AND
FOR THE FINAL COMPENSATION AND CONTRACT TERMS FOR EACH TO BE
DISCUSSED AT A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WORKSHOP AND A SUMMARY OF THE
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE RECOMMENDATIONS ANNOUNCED AT THE FOLLOWING
CITY GOMMISSION MEETING.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach has employment agreements with the City
Manager and City Attorney, two of the current three Charter City employees, and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to have an employment agreement with its third Charter
employee, the City Clerk, to expire in 2018; and
WHEREAS, the employment agreements between the City and the City Manager, City
Attorney, and the City Clerk should be staggered in terms of their expiration; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager's current agreement expires at midnight, March 31, 2015,
and the City wishes to enter into a four-year agreement with an expiration date in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney's agreement expires at midnight May 15,2017; and
WHEREAS, at its January 7, 2015 meeting, the Finance and Citywide Projects
Committee members agreed and recommended that employment agreements should be
entered into between the City and all three of the City's Charter employees, that the terms of
such agreements should be staggered, that a four-year agreement should be entered into with
the City Manager with an expiration date in 2019, that the employment agreement with the City
Clerk should have an expiration date in 2018, and that the final compensation and contract
terms for the employment agreements with the City Manager and City Clerk be discussed at a
Committee of the Whole meeting, with the recommendations announced publicly at a City
Commission meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby accept the recommendations of the Finance and Citywide Projects
Committee to negotiate staggered-term employment agreements with the City Clerk and the
City Manager, with the City Clerk's agreement concluding in 2018 and the City Manager's
agreement concluding in 2019; with Mayor to represent the City Commission in the negotiations
of the employment agreement with the City Clerk, and the Mayor, or his designee, to represent
the City Commission in the negotiations of the employment agreement with the City Manager;
and direct that the final compensation and contract terms for the City Manager and City Clerk to
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be discussed at a Committee of the Whole meeting, and a summary of the Committee of the
Whole recommendations announced at a City Commission meeting.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ day of 2015.
ATTEST:
Philip Levine, Mayor
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO
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