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Item T1 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: July 14. 2004 Division: Growth Management Bulk Item: Yes -X- No - Department: Planning AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Public hearing to consider an amendment to Section 2-6 Monroe County Code increasing the compensation paid to Planning Commission members for attending meetings of the Planning Commission. ITEM BACKGROUND: The Planning Commission members attend twenty-two regular meetings a year in Key Largo and Marathon and also attend additional special workshops and meetings. Their responsibility includes preparing for the meetings and being familiar with the County Plans and Codes. The $6,400 compensation for the regular meetings and $100 for extra meetings has not been increased since 1991. This ordinance will increase the compensation for members to $9,600 for the twenty-two regular meetings and maintain the $100 compensation for each additional meeting. This ordinance will become effective on October 1, 2004. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: Ordinance number 008-1991, adopted May 15, 1991, amended Sec. 2-6 to set the current compensation amount. Ordinance number 010A-1988 was codified as Section 2-6 of the Monroe County Code. CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval TOT AL COST: $48.000 ($16,000 increase) BUDGETED: Yes N/ A No - COST TO COUNTY: $48.000 SOURCE OF FUNDS Fund 148 - MSTU REVENUE PRODUCING: N/A No - AMOUNT PER MONTH - Year - APPROVED BY: County Atty l Risk Management N/ A DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROV L: DOCUMENTATION: Included X To Follow Not Required_ - ~ DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM #--=-\ \ .,/1 rVL~/ ORDINANCE NO. -2004 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEe. 2-6, OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE; INCREASING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE MONROE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS, FROM $6,400 TO $9,600, A YEAR, FOR TWENTY-FOUR REGULAR MEETINGS, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCTOBER 1, 2004. WHEREAS, Sec. 9.5-22 of the Monroe County Code authorizes the establishment of a Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, Sec. 2-6 of the Monroe County Code provides for monetary compensation to the Planning Commission members for each Commission meeting attended; and WHEREAS, the amount of compensation provided to Planning Commission members has not been increased since 1991; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission members not only attend the required meetings but also spend time reviewing materials and preparing for meetings; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners at their meeting of July 14, 2004 in Key West, Florida reviewed the proposed amendment to Section 2.6, recommended by Growth Management; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE FOLLOWING: Section 1: Amend Section 2-6 to read: I . underlined text is new. Cross out text is deleted I Sec. 2-6. Planning commission members; compensation. Pursuant to the authority of section 9.5-22(d)(2), the members ofthe planning commission shall be compensated at the rate of sixty four hundred dollars ($6, 100.00) for the regular twenty six (26) nine thousand six hundred dollars ($9.600) for the regular twenty four (24) commission meetings during the year beginning October 1, 2004, and for every fiscal year thereafter, regardless of whether the commission is meeting as the local planning agency, the zoning board, board of adjustment, or planning commission. For all commission meetings in excess of the regular twenty- four (24), members shall be compensated at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per meeting also without regard as to whether the commission is meeting as the local planning agency, the (305J289-2954 p-2 "a~ 28 04 Ol:llp Croll/t." M~t. zoning board, board of adjustment, or plamling commission. Nothing contained herein shall be coastrued to restrict payment to the members for expenses payable as otheJWise authorized by the Florida Statutes. Settlon ~ If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, item, change or provision of this ordinance is held invalid. the remainder shall oot be affected by such invalidity. SectioR 3: AU ordinances Or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict. Section 4: The provisions of this ordinance shaJl be included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances ofthe County of Monroe, Florida, as an addition. or amendment, thereto. IUld shall be appropriately renumbered to confonn to the uniform numbering system of the Code. Section 5: Tlus ordinance shall be tiled in the Office of the Secretary of State of Florida but shall not become effective until October J. 2004. Section 6: The Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to forward a copy of this rdinance to the Municipal Code Corporation for incorporation into the Monroe County Code 0 Ordinances, PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board oCCounty Commissioners oCMo COWlty, Florida at a regular meeting held On the day of _ . A.D., 2004. Mayor Murray Nelson -- Mayor Pro Tern David Rice Commissioner Charles "Sonny" McCoy Commissioner Georee Neugent Commissioner Dixie Spehar -- BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY I MAyor Murray NeJ~on I I (SEAL) I i A TrEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK 1 - Deputy Clerk D."