HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-23-03 Charter Officer EvaluationsRESOLUTION NO. R-23.03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CHARTER OFFICERS FOR
GOAL SETTINGS, EVALUATIONS, WAGE ADJUSTMENTS OR OTHER
INCREASES IN COMPENSATION, AND RE -NEGOTIATIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENTS; REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. R-21-04, IN ITS ENTIRETY;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, City Council deems it appropriate to establish procedures for charter officers for
goal settings, evaluations, wage adjustments or other increases in compensation, and re -negotiations
of employment agreements. _
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. CHARTER OFFICER GOAL SETTING.
City Council shall annually set and review goals and objectives for the City Manager, City
Attorney, and City Clerk at a public City Council meeting in June. Prior to the June meeting, Council
Members will provide their goals for the Charter Officers to the Human Resources Director (HRD)
who will draft up these goals and objectives in a common document for City Council consideration in
June.
SECTION 2. CHARTER OFFICER EVALUATION PROCEDURE.
HRD shall prepare and recommend forms to the City Council before June 1"of each year for
the evaluation of the Charter Officers. Said forms will reflect each Charter Officers duties and
responsibilities. No laterthan July 1"of each year, City Council members shall complete an annual
evaluation for the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk by using the forms provided by HRD or
by using whatever other method each individual City Council member deems appropriate. Each City
Council member may conduct a private oral interview with one or all of the Charter Officers on an
individual basis, if that City Council member deems it necessary.
SECTION 3. WAGE ADJUSTMENT OR INCREASES IN COMPENSATION.
At a Meeting in July of each year, the individual City Council members shall publicly comment
on the method they used to evaluate each Charter Officer and summarize the results of their
evaluation. Following those comments, the CityCouncil may vote to grant merit increases to the City
Manager or CityAttorney or City Clerk that the City Council deems appropriate.
SECTION 4. RE -NEGOTIATION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS,
The Charter Officers' Employment Agreements are subject to re -negotiation every three (3)
years, if the Charter Officer request that it be re -negotiated one (1)month before the three (3) years
expires. However, if the Charter Officer chooses not to renegotiate, the City Council, at their
discretion, can re -negotiate the Charter Officers' Employment Agreements. Otherwise, the
Employment Agreement will continue in force for three (3) additional years, for purposes of re-
negotiations. The re -negotiations, if any, shall be handled by the City Mayor, in consultation and
support by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and HRD.
SECTION 5. REPEAL. This Resolution repeals Resolution R-21-04 in its entirety.
SECTION 6. CONFLICTS. All other resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. In the event a court of competent
jurisdiction shall hold or determine that any part of this Resolution is invalid or unconstitutional, the
remainder of the Resolution 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 provision. It shall further be
assumed that the City Council would have enacted the remainder of this Resolution without said
invalid or unconstitutional provision, thereby causing said remainder to remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 8. SCRIVENER'S ERRORS. Sections of this resolution maybe renumbered orre-
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 further action of the City Council
by filing a corrected copy of same with the City Clerk.
SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption. The foregoing Resolution was moved for adoption by Council Member rk id . The
motion was seconded by Council Member MPartlan and, upon being put into a vote, the
vote was as follows:
Mayor Fred Jones -Le
Vice Mayor Chris Nunn nay
Council Member Kelly Dixon nay
Council Member Ed Dodd ave
Council Member Bob McPartlan ave
The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolution, as modified upon reconsideration, duly
passed, and adopted this 8r" day of March, 2023.
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