HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-19-03 Employee Meal & Per Diem AllowanceORDINANCE NO. 0-19-03
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA,
REPEALING CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2, SECTION
2-75(a) AND SECTION 2-74(b) REGARDING MEAL
ALLOWANCE AND PER DIEM; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER'S ERRORS;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the existing City of Sebastian Code of Ordinances, Section 2-75(a)
governing meal allowance and Section 2-75(b) governing per diem supersedes State Law; and
WHEREAS, the existing meal allowance and per diem provide inadequate and
unreasonable meal allowance provisions; and
WHEREAS, the existing meal allowance and per diem is less than those of Indian
River County and the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the meal allowance and the per diem should
be the same as those of Indian River County and the State of Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, that:
SECTION 1: That Chapter 2, Section 2-75(a) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Sebastian,
Florida regarding meal allowance is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2: That Chapter 2, Section 2-75(b) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Sebastian,
Florida regarding per diem is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: CODIFICATION. The sections of the ordinance shall be codified within the
City's Code and may be renumbered or re -lettered to accomplish such, and the word "Ordinance"
may be changed to "section," "division," or any other appropriate word.
SECTION 3: SCRIyFNER'.S ERRORS. Sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or
re -lettered and corrections of Typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by
the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, without need of public hearing, by filing a
corrected or re -codified copy of same with the City Clerk.
SECTION 4: CONFLICT. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: SEVERABILITY. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction shall hold or
determine that any part of this Ordinance is invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the
Ordinance shall not be affected and it shall be presumed that the City Council of the City of Sebastian
did not intend to enact such invalid or unconstitutional provisions. It shall be further be assumed that
the City Council would have enacted the remainder of this Ordinance without said invalid or
unconstitutional provision, thereby causing said remainder to remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its adoption by the City Council.
The foregoing Ordinance was moved for adoption by Councilmember Dodd . The
motion was seconded by Councilmember Iw:Lno and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as
follows:
Mayor Jim Hill
aye
Vice Mayor Linda Kinchen
ave
Councilmember Ed Dodd
aye
Councilmember Albert Iovino
aye
Councilmember Bob McPartlan
ave
The Mayor thereupon declared this Ordinance duly passed and adopted this 13th day of
Maz' .2019.
CITY OF SEBA , FLORIDA
By:
Ji Hill, Mayor
ATTEST:
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