May 06, 2025 Town Council

>> NOW WE MOVE ON TO CITIZEN COMMENTS.

>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

THIS IS THE TIME FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IS ASKED TO STATE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PRIOR TO ADDRESSING TOWN COUNCIL.

DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS?

>> YES, MAYOR. FIRST, WE HAVE JENNIFER BALL.

AFTER JENNIFER, IT'S GOING TO BE LINDA SMITH.

>> HI, EVERYBODY. NO RELATION TO LUCILLE BALL, UNFORTUNATELY.

I'M JENNIFER BALL, 6299 CHASEWOOD DRIVE, JUPITER, FLORIDA 33458.

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TALKING SO FAST. I GOT THREE MINUTES.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE DOG PARK OPENS REALLY LATE IN THE MORNING AT 7:30, AND IT USED TO OPEN A LITTLE BIT EARLIER AND A LOT OF US HAVE TO WORK AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN'T COME.

WE WOULD LOVE IF IT COULD OPEN EARLIER.

SOME OF US WOULD PAY A FEE AND HAVE A LOCKBOX CODE AS A SUGGESTION OR COMMENT.

THEN ANOTHER POINT ALSO, THEY'RE DOING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT WE HEARD THAT THEY'RE CUTTING OUT 20 OR 30 FEET OF THE DOG PARK, WHICH WASN'T IN THE ORIGINAL PLAN, SO IS THAT A RUMOR? THAT IS A RUMOR, I SEE SHAKING OF HEADS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO.

IT'S SINCHEZ DOG PARK, SORRY I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

BUT IF WE COULD OPEN IT EARLIER IN THE MORNING FOR THE CITIZENS THAT HAVE TO WORK, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

>> THANK YOU. AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T KNOW WHO SHOULD SPEAK UP, BUT TO THE DEGREE YOU BROUGHT UP A TOPIC NUMBER 1 RUMORS.

THE DOG PARK AREA IS BEING ADJUSTED, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY ENDING UP BEING A NET INCREASE IN SIZE.

>> THAT'S GREAT.

>> TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. THERE'S RUMORS AND THEY'RE WRONG.

>> I WANT TO GET THAT CLEAR. THEN WE'LL REFER TO OUR STAFF TO SEE IF SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO DO AN EARLIER OPEN TIME. THANK YOU.

>> I'D APPRECIATE IT. I EVEN OFFERED TO OPEN IT MYSELF, BUT I GUESS I CAN'T DO THAT. [LAUGHTER]

>> I'M GRATEFUL YOU CAME TO SPEAK.

I HAVE HEARD THAT FROM OTHERS, SO THANK YOU.

JUPITER, FLORIDA, SIERRA CLUB, LOXAHATCHEE GROUP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR.

>> LINDA SMITH.

>> HELLO. LINDA SMITH.

FIRST, SOME GOOD NEWS, THE SAVE OUR PARKS BILL PASSED THE FLORIDA LEGISLATION UNANIMOUSLY, SO JONATHAN DICKINSON WILL BE SAFE FROM GOLF COURSES.

THEY EVEN CLOSE THE LOOPHOLES. [APPLAUSE] YEY.

FLORIDIANS HAVE HISTORICALLY SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND INITIATIVES.

NOW A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

PLEASE WORK TO TRY TO PROVIDE COMMERCIAL RECYCLING IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO INSTALL SOLAR ON THE NEW FIRE STATIONS.

AS A RETIRED ARCHITECT, I KNOW THIS IS A SIMPLE THING, IT'S A CHANGE ORDER.

YES, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, BUT SOLAR THERMAL HAS THE QUICKEST PAYBACK, LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS.

FIREFIGHTERS CAN ENJOY GUILT-FREE HOT SHOWERS EVERY TIME THEY COME IN FROM A CALL.

I PUT SOLAR ON MY HOUSE AFTER CONSTRUCTION, IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.

I SUGGEST JUPITER ALSO WORK ON STORMWATER DIVERSION.

AS A VOLUNTEER THAT OFTEN WALKS UP AND DOWN CENTER STREET PICKING UP TRASH, THAT'S WHAT I DO IN MY SPARE TIME, I KNOW THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF PLASTICS AND TRASH ON THE STORM DRAINS RIGHT GOING INTO THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER.

BUT IT'S NOT JUST TRASH, IT'S ALSO THE NUTRIENTS IN THE FERTILIZER AND THE PESTICIDES THAT ARE GOING RIGHT DOWN THOSE SAME STORM DRAINS.

THE GREAT NEWS IS JUPITER HAS A LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE THAT STATES AN APPLICATION OF FERTILIZER CONTAINING NITROGEN OR PHOSPHORUS IS BANNED BETWEEN JUNE 1 AND SEPTEMBER 30.

I DON'T THINK THAT GETS PUBLICIZED ENOUGH.

I THINK HOMEOWNERS DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER.

BUT I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST THIS GET EXTENDED THROUGH THE STORM SEASON ALL THE WAY UP TO DECEMBER 1, BECAUSE YOU GET A HURRICANE AND EVERYTHING JUST WASHES AWAY.

IT JUST DOES. A QUESTION.

HAS THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN BEEN ACCEPTED AND UPDATED? PLEASE CONSIDER REVISING YOUR CONTRACTS FOR VENDORS AND ELIMINATING SINGLE USE PLASTIC ON JUPITER PROPERTIES DURING JUPITER EVENTS.

I HAVE MULTIPLE CONTRACT EXAMPLES AND ORDINANCES AND REFERENDUMS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY DONE THIS.

AS REPORTED THIS WEEK, I GOT THE EMAIL JUPITER WATER IS SAFE AND ALL THAT STUFF TO DRINK.

WE JUST HAD A WHOLE PRESENTATION ON THAT.

NO ONE EVER NEEDS TO USE A SINGLE USE WATER BOTTLE IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER.

AT EVENTS, HAVE A WATER REFILLING STATION.

EVERYBODY HAS ONE OF THESE, AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET WATER IN AN ALUMINUM CAN. IT'S CALLED LIQUID DEATH.

POOR MARKETING, BUT IT'S A GREAT PRODUCT.

PLEASE CONSIDER REFILLING STATIONS AT EVENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> PAT CONNOR. AFTER PAT, WAYNE POSNER.

>> GOOD EVENING. NAME IS PAT CONNORS, 232 JUPITER [INAUDIBLE] DRIVE.

I WANT TO COMMEND THE TOWN OF JUPITER FOR THE CINQUEZ PARK THAT

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[INAUDIBLE] [NOISE] UNFORTUNATELY ABLE TO USE WITH MY DOG, AND I'VE BEEN USING FOR THREE YEARS, AND I HAVE TO SAY IT'S ONE OF THE BEST MAINTAINED PARKS IN THE AREA, PRETTY MUCH AS FAR AS I'VE SEEN IN FLORIDA.

THAT BEING SAID, MY DOG LIKES TO PARK.

PEOPLE SEEM TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE GROUNDS, THEY TRY TO KEEP IT NEAT AND CLEAN AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.

ALSO, I COMMEND THE TOWN FOR KEEPING THE MAINTENANCE PEOPLE COME IN THERE AND KEEPING THE BATHROOMS AS WELL AS THE PARK IN PRISTINE CONDITION.

AS FAR AS THE CONSTRUCTION, IT'S GOING TO BE OVER EVENTUALLY, SO WE'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT.

BUT IT ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET INTO THE PARK EARLIER.

IF THE COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER OPENING A LITTLE BIT EARLIER BECAUSE PEOPLE DO HAVE TO GO TO WORK, AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO JUST BE IN THERE NOW IN A MATTER OF MINUTES, IT WOULD REALLY BE A GREAT THING IF THEY COULD JUST HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO SPEND AND ENJOY THE PARK LIKE I DO.

IF YOU CAN DO THAT, IT'D BE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> WAYNE POSNER. AFTER WAYNE, IT'S ERIC WHITE.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

WAYNE POSNER, 315 CARINA DRIVE, JUPITER, FLORIDA.

NICE FLOWERS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE FOR, BUT THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

BEEN HERE A WHILE, 34 YEARS, NOT THAT THAT MEANS ANYTHING MORE POWERFUL THAN ANYBODY ELSE HAS BEEN HERE SIX MONTHS.

WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, I HEARD A PHRASE, MAYBE SOME OF YOU HEARD OF IT THAT WE ARE A DRINKING TOWN WITH A FISHING PROBLEM.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD THAT BEFORE, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST PHRASES I HEARD WHEN I MOVED HERE.

WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE BUSINESSES IN THE TOWN OF JUPITER.

I'M NOT IN FAVOR, AND YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED, BUT NOT IN FAVOR OF A PROJECT THAT MAY COME TO FRUITION SOME DAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INDIAN TOWN ROAD BRIDGE, WHICH THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I THINK IT'S THE NORTHWEST CORNER, PUTTING IN A BAR AND A RESTAURANT, AND I DON'T THINK THE TOWN OF JUPITER NEEDS MORE BARS AND MORE RESTAURANTS.

THERE'S ONE RESTAURANT I KNOW THAT CLOSED THREE OR FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS AND GOT RE-OCCUPIED.

I THINK WE NEED TO START SUPPORTING THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALREADY HERE.

IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, WHEN I WAS ON THE COUNCIL, JOHN SICKLER REFERRED TO THE SIM HOUSE AS A RESTAURANT.

I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP SHORTLY ABOUT AN APPLICATION FOR A LIQUOR LICENSE.

THEY'VE HAD A WINE AND BEER LICENSE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS NOW, NO INCIDENTS THAT I'M AWARE OF.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ATTEND THERE, A LOT OF POLITICAL PEOPLE, POWERFUL PEOPLE THAT GO INTO THAT RESTAURANT, AND IT WOULD BE IN THEIR BEST INTEREST TO BE ABLE TO SERVE REGULAR LIQUOR LIKE EVERY OTHER RESTAURANT IN THIS COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL CAN APPROVE WITHOUT GOING TO ANY VOTES OR ANYTHING.

I THINK THAT'S A STAFF OR A COUNCIL APPROVAL.

I'M IN FAVOR OF LETTING THE SIMS HOUSE, 1925, 100 YEARS TO HAVE A LIQUOR LICENSE.

WHEN I WAS ON COUNCIL, WE APPROVED MANY RESTAURANTS, WHEN I WAS ON PLANNING AND ZONING, WE DID [INAUDIBLE], LUCKY SHUCK.

THEY ALL HAVE LIQUOR LICENSE, AND JUST TO BE FAIR TO ALL THE BUSINESSMEN, AND ESPECIALLY A HISTORIC BUILDING LIKE THAT, I THINK WE NEED TO PUT THEM ON AN EVEN PLANE.

I HAVE NO FINANCIAL CONNECTION TO ERNIE FIDANZA, I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE A NICE THING TO PUT THAT PLACE ON AN EVEN KEEL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> ERIC WHITE.

>> GOOD EVENING. ERIC WHITE.

JUPITER OCEAN GRAND, 230.

WATER WAS ON THE AGENDA TODAY.

I WALK ALONG THE BEACH ROAD TWICE A DAY, AND TODAY I CAME PAST THE NUMBER 46 BEACH ACCESS, AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE BEFORE.

THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE A DESIGN THAT'S GOOD, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK.

YOU CAN'T GET A DRINK OF WATER, YOU NEED A BOTTLE OF WATER TO GET THE WATER TO DRINK.

FOR THE DOG, THERE'S A BOWL, AND THE BOWL, SOME DOGS COME AND PUT THEIR FEET IN THERE, AND THERE'S SAND IN THERE, SO I GOT TO LET THE WATER RUN TO LET THE THING CLEAN OUT.

WHEN I WAS THERE TODAY, A LADY CAME OVER AND SAYS, THE TOWNSHIP WANTS TO REPLACE MORE OF THESE.

I LOOKED ONLINE AND I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING.

I LIKE THE WATER STATIONS, BUT JUST DON'T COPY THAT ONE.

IF YOU NEED SOME SUGGESTIONS, AS A DOG OWNER, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP, BUT YOU CAN'T JUST REPEAT THAT ONE.

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YOU GOT TO HAVE DRINKING WATER WITH A FOUNTAIN.

I WALK THE DOG WITHOUT A WATER BOTTLE.

THE OTHER GREAT THING ABOUT THAT ONE IS THERE'S A DRAIN THERE THAT REALLY WORKS WELL.

THE WATER DOESN'T COME RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD.

PERFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THAT WAS THE LAST ONE.

>> WELL, AS WE MOVE ON TO BEYOND CITIZEN COMMENTS,

[Additional Item]

I THINK I'M GOING TO EXERT MY PRIVILEGE AS MAYOR TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS.

I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE MAY NOT STICK AROUND TO THE END OF THE MEETING.

TONIGHT'S MEETING IS BITTERSWEET IN THAT WE SAY FAREWELL TO OUR TOWN CLERK LAURA CAHILL.

LAURA BEGAN HER JOURNEY WITH THE TOWN NEARLY A DECADE AGO, JOINING US AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 3 IN THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE IN AUGUST 2015.

IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR HER TALENT AND WORK ETHIC TO SHINE.

FOUR YEARS LATER, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO DEPUTY TOWN CLERK AND THEN TO TOWN CLERK IN JANUARY 2021.

THROUGHOUT HER ROLE, LAURA HAS BROUGHT PRECISION, CONSISTENCY, AND A DEEP SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO HER WORK FROM MANAGING PUBLIC RECORDS, TO SUPPORTING TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS, TO OVERSEE ELECTIONS, TO ENSURING TRANSPARENCY FOR RESIDENTS, SHE'S DONE IT ALL WITH QUIET CONFIDENCE AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO DOING THINGS THE RIGHT WAY.

LAURA, YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE HELPED BUILD A STRONGER, MORE ACCESSIBLE, AND MORE ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT.

YOUR STEADY PRESENCE AND INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED, NOT JUST BY YOUR COLLEAGUES IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE, BUT BY EVERYONE WHO'S HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH YOU, CERTAINLY US ON THE COUNCIL, AND MANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE TOWN, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.

WE WISH YOU THE VERY BEST, AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE PART OF THE JUPITER FAMILY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> I'M SORRY, MR. [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO BRING THAT UP, BUT SOME ONE WILL BE SAYING WHAT ARE FLOWERS FOR, AND THE PUBLIC WILL DWINDLE OFF, AND I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO MISS OUT ON THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCIL, WE HAVE BEFORE US THE APRIL 15TH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.

[6. April 15, 2025 Town Council Meeting Minutes.]

I DON'T SEE ANY CORRECTIONS.

IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

>> MOTION AND A SECOND.

MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

THIS IS ITEM 7-14.

IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO PULL THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM?

>> NO, MAYOR.

>> ANY MEMBER ON THE DAIS WHO WISH TO PULL AN ITEM? I JUST WANT TO PULL ITEM 9 FOR A QUESTION.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON APPROVING THE AMENDED CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING ITEM 9.

>> SO MOVED AS AMENDED.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

ON ITEM 9, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM.

[9. Resolution 48-25, Approving the EPW 2025-19 Annual Striping contract to McShea Contracting, LLC in the amount not to exceed $178,116.81.]

BUT THE REASON I JUST PULLED IT, AND I'VE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF.

[INAUDIBLE] THIS ITEM IS FOR ANNUAL STRIPING, AN ANNUAL STRIPING CONTRACT, WHICH HISTORICALLY IS LOOKED AT AS WE LOOK AT IT.

IN THE STAFF REPORT, THERE'S CRITERIA THAT'S USED TO DETERMINE THE PRIORITY OF THE ROAD SEGMENT FOR RE-STRIPING, THE STRIPING CONDITION, THE FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE ROADWAY, THE AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC COUNTS, AND THEN WHETHER IT IS SCHEDULE REPAVING.

I THINK THE ONE THING THAT I THINK IS MISSING IS PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS BY SCHOOL AREAS.

I'VE BEEN MEANING TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS ONE.

WE'VE REALLY MADE AN EFFORT WITH THE CROSSWALK EFFORT.

IN SOME CASES, IT COULD BE JUST DOING MARKINGS.

I'VE HEARD, LET'S JUST SAY FROM SEVERAL ABOUT JERRY THOMAS,

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AND I CAN'T GIVE SPECIFIC.

BUT I JUST WANT TO ASK, OR I JUST WANT TO KNOW, IN APPROVING THIS, I DIDN'T WANT TO MISS AN ANNUAL CYCLE IF THERE'S SOME SCHOOL CROSSWALKS THAT ARE IN NEED OF GETTING ADDRESSED.

I JUST LEAVE THAT AS AN ACTION ITEM.

I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS ONE, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT A YEAR BECAUSE I IMAGINE IF STAFF WERE TO CONCLUDE THAT, YOU COULD HAVE HAD A CHANGE ORDER, RIGHT?

>> CORRECT. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE CROSSWALKS.

>> YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> LOOK WHO WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT.

MOSTLY, I WANTED TO FOCUS ON THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, JUST TO PUT SOME FOCUS ON THAT.

THAT SHOULD ALWAYS BE A PRIORITY.

EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE CROSSING GUARDS, SOMETIMES THE LACK OF OR A FADED MARKING MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CROSSING GUARD TO GIVE A DIRECTION STOP THERE.

ANYWAY. WITH THAT, THANK YOU, IF YOU'LL TAKE THAT AS JUST THIS GENERIC ACTION ITEM.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION 4825.

>> [INAUDIBLE] CENTRAL BOULEVARD [INAUDIBLE].

>> MICROPHONE.

>> YOUR MICROPHONE, YOU WEREN'T [OVERLAPPING].

>> I'M SORRY. THERE WE GO.

IT'S INDIAN TOWN AND CENTRAL, PARTICULARLY IF SOMEONE'S IN A WHEELCHAIR, DURING THE CAMPAIGN, WE WERE THERE OFTEN AND VISIBLY WATCH THE DIFFICULTY PEOPLE WERE HAVING.

IT JUST MAY BE THE NAVIGATION, BUT IT MAY JUST NEED SOME ADJUSTMENT IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND LOOKING AT IT.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> I THINK THE SIGNALIZATION WAS PROBLEMATIC FOR PEDESTRIANS.

>> YES, SIR.

>> MOTION AND A SECOND ON RESOLUTION 4825?

>> SO MOVED.

>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM.

[15. Approving the Town’s 2025 Neighborhood Matching Grant for Egret Cove at Maplewood in the amount of $5,000.]

AGENDA ITEM 15, APPROVING THE TOWN'S 2025 NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING GRANT FOR EGRET COVE AT MAPLEWOOD.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO GET A PRESENTATION ON THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S COMING BACK.

>> I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN BECAUSE IT'S MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> UNDERSTAND. YOU'RE GOING TO ABSTAIN FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE STILL HAVE A QUORUM HERE WITH THREE.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THAT ITEM.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE VICE MAYOR ABSTAINING.

>> [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] GLAD WE GOT THAT RESOLVED AFTER THE AWKWARDNESS OF FOUR LEFT.

>> MOVING ON TO THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA BEFORE REPORTS IS APPROVING

[16. Resolution 64-25, Authorizing the second amendment to the employment contract with Town Manager Frank J. Kitzerow.]

THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH MR. FRANK KITZEROW FOR THE TOWN MANAGER POSITION.

I'LL JUST OPEN THIS UP, BUT THEN IF THE TOWN ATTORNEY WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING.

THE CONTRACT THAT WE ENTERED INTO WITH THE TOWN MANAGER IS EXPIRING ON MAY 17TH.

I THOUGHT IT WAS THE 20TH, BUT IT WAS THE 17TH, AND IT DIDN'T HAVE A EASY RENEWAL PROVISION.

COUNCIL MAY REMEMBER, BUT I BROUGHT THIS UP UNDER COUNCIL COMMENTS ON MARCH 18TH.

I WAS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE A LETTER OF OUR INTENT TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT.

AT THAT POINT, I THOUGHT SINCE THE CONTRACT DIDN'T HAVE PROVISIONS FOR RENEWAL, IT'D BE A NEW CONTRACT.

LEGAL OPINION IS WE CAN DO IT WITH AN AMENDMENT, SO WHAT WAS PREPARED IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT TO EXTEND THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT.

I ALSO IN GETTING SOME INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO BENCHMARKS WITH 11 OTHER MUNICIPALITIES,

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WHICH I BELIEVE HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED, I THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO CONSIDER AND MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT IN THE BASE SALARY BASED ON HIS BENCHMARKING RESULTS.

REALIZING, BY THE WAY, THAT WE'RE OBLIGATED AND WE'LL STILL DO A PERFORMANCE REVIEW, WHICH GOES THROUGH JUNE 1.

BUT MY THOUGHT IN DEALING WITH THE CONTRACT NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE A SALARY ADJUSTMENT.

BUT REMEMBER I ASKED FOR AND WAS AUTHORIZED AS WE'VE DONE IN AT LEAST TWO OTHER TIMES IS THE MAYOR TAKES THE LEAD ON WORKING WITH THE ATTORNEY TO BRING BACK A AMENDED OR A NEW CONTRACT FOR A TOWN MANAGER.

THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN DONE HERE.

I DID PROVIDE A RECOMMENDED WHAT I BELIEVE IS APPROPRIATE ANNUAL NUMBER, BUT I REALIZE THAT'S SUBJECT TO DISCUSSION AND A CONSENSUS AGREEMENT.

WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO FIRST GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR TOWN ATTORNEY IF HE WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING TO WHAT I JUST SAID, AND THEN I'D OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION ABOUT EVERYTHING BUT SALARY, AND THEN WE COULD TALK ABOUT WHAT SALARY TO PUT.

MR. BAIRD, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO WHAT I SAID?

>> I DO NOT.

>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE AMENDED CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT ON THE AGENDA ALONG WITH A RESOLUTION?

>> REMEMBERING WHAT WE SAID ON THE DIAS BEFORE, I HAD MENTIONED THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND SOMEHOW CODIFYING THAT THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT WOULD NOTIFY US OF THE DEADLINE JUNE 1ST EACH YEAR.

MAYBE THEY COULD DO THAT THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY.

BUT I'D LOVE TO ADD THAT IN SECTION 14 UNDER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION THAT THE TOWN HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY COUNCIL OF THE JUNE 1ST DEADLINE, THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL, MAY, BUT PRETTY COMMON AND WE'LL JUST MAKE THAT MORE FORMAL.

ANOTHER POTENTIAL OPTION IS WE DO HAVE AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND COUNCIL COMMENTS.

I LIKE WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY FOR OUR EVALUATION PROCESS AND I THINK IT SHOULD CONTINUE.

HAVING THAT BRIEF DISCUSSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF BONUS AS PART OF THIS OR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROGRAM, WE COULD JUST CODIFY THAT BY SAYING EACH JUNE COUNCIL WILL HAVE A REGULAR AGENDA ITEM TO DISCUSS THE EVALUATION.

THAT WAY, THE PROCESS STAYS THE SAME.

IT JUST ACKNOWLEDGES IT AND KEEPS EVERYTHING ON SCHEDULE.

>> TO THE SCHEDULE MAKES SENSE.

>> YEAH, I THINK SO AND THEN IT JUST HELPS PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT LANGUAGE BE ADDED TO SECTION 14.

IF YOU AGREE, WE COULD DO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH NOTICE YOU NEED.

MAYBE THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL, JUST THE SCHEDULES, AND WE ONLY HAVE A FEW MEETINGS BEFORE.

MAYBE THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL, NOTIFY COUNCIL OF THE JUNE 1ST DEADLINE.

WE PERFORM OUR EVALUATION, WE HAVE OUR ONE ON ONE WITH THE TOWN MANAGER.

THEN SINCE JUNE 1ST IS WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED EACH YEAR, THEN EACH JUNE, WE JUST HAVE A DISCUSSION, AND THAT'S IT.

>> BY THE WAY, YOU BROUGHT THAT COMMENT UP LAST TIME AND I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT HR HAVING THE LEAD.

THERE'S NO CERTAINLY, I WORKED ON THIS.

MR. BARRETT WASN'T HERE AT THE MEETING, HIS BACKUP WAS.

BUT I HADN'T I'M NOT OBJECTING ADDING IT NOW, BUT I WASN'T SURE WHETHER IT BELONGED IN HERE BECAUSE THAT'S AN INTERNAL TOWN THING AS OPPOSED TO THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE CONTRACT.

WHETHER I DON'T KNOW IF OUR ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER WANTS TO MAKE ANY COMMENT ABOUT WHERE WOULD YOU MEMORIALIZE THAT OBLIGATION? DO YOU THINK PUTTING IT IN THE CONTRACT IS THE RIGHT PLACE TO DO IT? WE CAN CONSERVATIVELY DO IT, BUT IT IS A REASONABLE ASS THAT OUR HR DEPARTMENT, AND THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY THING WE DO THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN MANAGER, IN OUR MANAGER, COUNSEL FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

WE WANT TO NAVIGATE THIS SO WE DON'T GET SURPRISED.

>> WELL, I DEFER TO THE TOWN ATTORNEY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT BELONGS IN THE CONTRACT, BUT THERE COULD BE OPPORTUNITY AS WELL FOR COUNSEL TO SET A SIMPLE POLICY FOR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION.

>> I THINK TO SOME DEGREE, COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM DID LAST MEETING.

WE DIDN'T MAYBE GET PRECISE ABOUT WHAT DATE,

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BUT WE SAID WE WANTED HR TO GIVE US A NOTIFICATION.

>> THE TOWN ATTORNEY HAD ASK IF IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ADD THAT LANGUAGE TO THE CONTRACT.

>> I DON'T THINK IT'S A TERM FOR THE CONTRACT.

I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT'S INCUMBENT UPON THE TOWN STAFF TO PREPARE THAT ITEM AND NOTIFY COUNSEL OF IT.

>> CAN WE AGREE SO WE'LL AGREE THEN ON THAT PROCESS MORE OR LESS, IF I COULD GET NODS AND THEN WE'LL JUST THAT'LL BE THE DIRECTION.

I ACTUALLY HAD IT ON MY LIST.

THE CONTRACT. THAT'S ALL FOR THAT.

>> ON TRACK.

>> I JUST HAD ONE OTHER COMMENT I WANTED TO RUN BY POSSIBLY EXTENDING IT FROM A THREE YEAR RENEWAL TO FOUR YEARS WITH THE OPTION, OF COURSE, AT THE TOWN MANAGER.

I JUST THINK AT THIS POINT IN TIME, PARTICULARLY FOR THE NEXT RENEWAL, FOUR YEARS MIGHT BE MORE ADVANTAGEOUS WITH A SEASONED COUNCIL.

WE DO NOT KNOW IN THREE YEARS. THE COUNCIL.

IF IT ALL COINCIDES AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S AN UNFAIR TASK TO ASK IF IN FACT, IT'S A BRAND NEW COUNCIL, WHICH IF POSSIBLY COULD BE.

I'M RECOMMENDING THAT WE EXTEND IT TO FOUR YEARS INSTEAD OF THREE.

>> JUST A COMMENT AND EVERYBODY CAN COMMENT ON THAT SUGGESTION.

I MENTIONED THIS WHEN WE DID THE EXTENSION.

IN THREE YEARS COINCIDES WITH THREE SEATS BEING UP.

I MENTIONED SINCE I'VE HAD NO INTENTION OF RUNNING AGAIN, I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THERE'S ENOUGH TIME FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL TO REACT.

WAS THERE ENOUGH NOTIFICATION? JUST EVEN ON THAT, SO I'M INCLINED TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF MAKING IN FOUR YEARS BECAUSE FOR THAT LOGISTICS, A NEW COUNSEL COMES IN THE CONTRACT GOES TO MAY OF THAT YEAR, LITERALLY TWO MONTHS.

I MAY NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT THE CONTRACT IS OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

IS THERE A CONSENSUS ON THAT?

>> I AGREE. I ASKED ABOUT THAT PRIVATELY AS WELL, SO I KNOW IT'S ON A LOT OF MINDS.

>> IT'S A HEAVY LIFT FOR NEW COUNCIL.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION. ARE YOU GOOD?

>> WELL, NO, I WAS GOING DOWN. GO AHEAD.

>> I'M OKAY WITH THAT. THAT'S FINE.

>> IN REGARDS TO THE CHART, IT'S HELPFUL WHEN YOU'RE COMPARING OTHER COMPS OF OTHER MANAGERS IN DIFFERENT TOWNS, THE AGE OF THEIR CONTRACT.

ARE WE DECIDING ANYTHING TONIGHT? ARE WE JUST DISCUSSING?

>> WELL, I THINK WE ARE, IF WE CAN.

WE HAVE A RESOLUTION, AND THE CONTRACT EXPIRES BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING.

WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO, BUT I FIRST WANTED TO MAKE SURE SO WE'VE COVERED I WANT TO CALL IT HOUSEKEEPING BECAUSE THOSE ARE IMPORTANT ITEMS. WE'VE COVERED EVERYTHING BUT SALARY.

DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN SALARY?

>> NO.

>> NOW YOU SHOULD KICK OFF ON IT..

>> IT'S JUST THE AGE OF THE OTHER CONTRACTS WE'RE COMPARING TO.

>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD SUGGESTION TO KNOW.

>> YEAH. ARE THEY ALL THREE YEARS OR DO WE KNOW AND I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO IN THE WEEDS ON THIS.

>> WE DID NOT COLLECT THAT INFORMATION WE COULD DO THAT AS A FOLLOW UP IF COUNSEL DESIRES, BUT JUST WANT TO CLARIFY BY AGE, ARE YOU SAYING TERM LENGTH?

>> YEAH. HOW THE TOWN OF MANAGER OF WELLINGTON, IS HE IN HIS SECOND YEAR, THIRD YEAR OR WHATEVER? WHEN YOU COMPARE.

>> THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT.

>> RIGHT.

>> GOT IT. YEAH. WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THAT.

>> BUT JUST REGARD TO THAT, I MEAN, WE OURSELVES HAVE HAD CONTRACTS THAT HAD AUTOMATIC RENEWALS.

THEN WHEN THIS FIRST CONTRACT WITH THE TOWN MANAGER KITCHER WAS DEVELOPED, LET'S JUST SAY IT CAME OUT WITH NO RENEWAL PROVISION.

IT WAS THREE YEARS, BUT I THINK IT IS MORE COMMONPLACE TO HAVE A RENEWAL, IT STILL IS PREROGATIVE BUT IT'S NOT AS HEAVY OF A LIFT TO AND AGAIN, I'LL LET MR. BARRETT WEIGH IN ON THIS, BUT I THINK THERE'S PROVISIONS OF NOTICE AND WHATEVER.

ONE CAN STILL PROVIDE NOTICE.

IF A COUNCIL WAS INCLINED OR THE TOWN MANAGER WAS INCLINED TO EXIT EARLIER, THAT PROVISION IS COVERED IN HERE.

BUT YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT OTHERS.

I'M SAYING PROBABLY WHAT WE HAVE IS MORE STANDARD THAT EVERYBODY HAS.

THEREFORE, YOU HAVE THAT PROVISION.

THERE WAS JUST AN OVER SENSITIVITY,

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I BELIEVE ON HAVING A CONTRACT THAT HAD A DEFINITE END.

>> I AGREE WITH THAT.

>> MOST OF THOSE WOULDN'T HAVE THAT IN THERE, I WOULDN'T THINK.

MR. BARRETT, DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT ABOUT THAT AT ALL? ON GUIDANCE TO THIS JUST QUESTION.

>> THERE'S A NOTICE PROVISION IN SECTION 1 ON 60 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE ONE PARTY TO THE OTHER.

>> I WASN'T QUESTIONING THAT.

IT WAS JUST COMPARISING OTHER CONTRACTS, WHAT STAGE YOU WERE TO THEIR TERM. THAT'S ALL.

>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT OTHER CONTRACT.

>> I THOUGHT WHAT IS IN A CONTRACT?

>> OH NO, I READ THE CONTRACT.

>> IN THEIR CONTRACT. NO. IN THEIR CONTRACT.

>> OH, NO.

>> I WENT THROUGH THIS AND OUR HR DEPARTMENT GAVE US 12 MUNICIPALITIES, INCLUDING THE TOWNS.

I THINK UNIQUELY AND THEN IT SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED BEEN AMENDED TO ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND THEN THE TOWN MANAGER CITY MANAGER TENURE IN YEARS.

I THINK WHAT GOT FILLED IN IS THE YEARS WITH THAT GOVERNMENT, CORRECT? I DO THINK UNIQUELY, OUR TOWN MANAGER, IF THE WAY I JUST TELL YOU HOW I EVALUATED THIS IS HE'S REALLY GOT MUCH MORE LEADERSHIP.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO US, LEADERSHIP IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, LOCAL, BEING IN THE TOWN.

I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE A VERY LONG TENURED LEADER, EVEN WHEN HE WENT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THAT WAS STILL RELEVANT TO KNOWING THE LANDSCAPE.

I SAY THIS BECAUSE HAVING HIRED SOMEBODY THAT CAME IN FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA, IT CAN TAKE YEARS TO BUILD THE RELATIONSHIPS TO GET THINGS DONE.

I DON'T VIEW HIM IN COMPARING THAT THE THREE YEARS THAT ARE LISTED HERE LET'S SAY TO ROYAL PALM BEACH OF 15, THAT THERE'S A DIFFERENCE FROM ACTUALITY.

WHILE I APPRECIATE THIS AS AN ITEM, THERE'S ALWAYS OTHER FACTORS AND THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.

WE ALL COULD DIFFER ON THAT OPINION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.

I'M GLAD THAT GOT ADDED.

IT DOES PROVIDE A PERSPECTIVE.

I THINK THAT MR. KITCHER WAS SOMEWHAT UNIQUE IN THE FACT THAT HE WAS FIRST POLICE CHIEF THEN HE MOVED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TOOK ON EXPANDED LEADERSHIP ROLES, WHICH IS A BENEFIT.

WHICH IS WHY WHEN I LOOKED AT THIS, I JUST FELT FROM A BENCHMARKING.

HE'S NOT BEING COMPENSATED TO THE LEVEL FROM NOW THAT HE'S BEEN HERE FOR THREE YEARS, WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS YEAR'S REVIEW, BUT THREE OF US ON THE DIAS HAVE REVIEWED HIM TWICE.

COUNSELOR FOR BEFORE HE LEFT, GAVE HIS REVIEW ON THE DIAS.

MY REVIEW OF HIM, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT COMPLETE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT DUE YET, HASN'T CHANGED.

AGAIN, I CAME UP WITH A NUMBER.

IT'S FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT I THINK SOMEHOW WE HAVE TO COALEX ABOUT A NUMBER THAT A MAJORITY IS COMFORTABLE WITH.

I'LL LET OTHERS SPEAK IF THEY WISH.

>> I AGREE WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT OF HIS 10 IS THREE YEARS, IT'S FAR BEYOND THAT.

HE WAS POLICE CHIEF FOR MANY YEARS LEFT CAME BACK, BUT HE MAINTAINED ALL THOSE CONTACTS.

HE NEVER REALLY LEFT, BUT HE HAS SUCH A FAIL FAMILIARITY WITH THE TOWN IN THE OPERATIONS.

YEAH, WE GIVE HIM MORE LEEWAY ON THE JUST THE THREE YEARS OF TENURE.

>> I WAS LOOKING AT POPULATION, BUDGET, MEDIAN, MEAN, IN TERMS OF SALARY.

I AGREE COMPLETELY THAT WE SHOULD INCREASE HIS BASE PAY AND REALLY LOOK AT THIS.

I REMEMBER WHEN WE SPOKE ABOUT HIS COMPENSATION, IT MAY HAVE BEEN LAST YEAR.

BUT THERE WAS THE PRINCIPAL.

WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE.

THIS IS AN EXECUTIVE POSITION, EXECUTIVE SALARY, BUT THOSE ARE TREATED DIFFERENTLY.

AS PART OF THAT, WE GAVE A PRETTY HEALTHY BONUS LAST YEAR BECAUSE THE FOCUS WAS, HOW DO WE STRUCTURE COMPENSATION FOR AN EXECUTIVE, AND WE HAD SPOKEN ABOUT THE BASE PAY, BUT ALSO JUST PERFORMANCE BASED PAY IN A BONUS.

THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE YEAR THAT WE WENT THROUGH THE SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THAT YEAR.

WE GAVE A REALLY SIGNIFICANT BONUS,

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I THINK, SPOKE VOLUMES.

I WANT TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO STRUCTURE COMPENSATION BECAUSE IF WE DO RAISE THE BASE PAY, I THINK, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE GO TO A WELLINGTON 261, BUT I ALSO WANT TO NOTICE OR POINT OUT THAT A LOT OF THESE ARE GOING THROUGH THEIR BUDGETS THIS YEAR.

THEY'RE HERE NOW AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE INCREASING THIS BUDGET CYCLE.

THESE NUMBERS ARE ALL GOING TO BE HIGHER GOING FORWARD AND WE'RE PLAYING CATCH UP.

MY QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE STRUCTURE IT BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO GO FOR A 260, BUT MAYBE EVEN HIGHER BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE GOING UP THROUGH THEIR BUDGET CYCLE, LIKE A 270 OR 275.

BUT THEN LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE OF IT SO THAT YOU COULD PROVIDE A BONUS THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE YEAR AND SPEAKS TO PERFORMANCE.

WE TALKED ABOUT WANTING TO INCENTIVIZE PERFORMANCE.

I WENT INTO THIS LOOKING AT HOW DO WE WANT TO STRUCTURE THIS? WHAT DO WE HAVE TO GIVE AFTER THAT EVALUATION PERIOD, JUNE 1ST? WHAT'S THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE DOWN THE LINE? EACH YEAR IS GOING TO BE VERY DIFFERENT.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A LOT TO BE GRATEFUL FOR WITH OUR TOWN MANAGER.

WE COULDN'T DO FIRE WITHOUT THEM.

IT'S IN HIS COURT NOW AND HE'S EXECUTING BEAUTIFULLY AND THAT SHOULD BE REWARDED IN MY OPINION.

BUT FIRE WILL BE DONE ONE DAY AND WHAT WILL BE THE NEXT CHALLENGE AND HOW DO WE HONOR EACH YEAR? THAT'S JUST HOW I LOOKED AT IT.

I THINK LOOKING AT THIS, WHEN YOU GET OVER 300, YOU'RE GETTING TO BOCA RATON WITH 1,700 PLUS EMPLOYEES.

TOWN OF PALM BEACH IS OBVIOUSLY AN OUTLIER.

ITS BUDGET IS MORE THAN TWICE OURS.

I THINK I WANT TO KEEP IT SOMEWHAT IN LINE WITH A WELLINGTON MAYBE HIGHER AGAIN BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING INTO THEIR BUDGET PROCESS.

I'D BE COMFORTABLE WITH MORE THAN THAT.

THEN LOOKING AT PROVIDING THE REST VIA A BONUS BASED ON THE EVALUATION, SO THAT THAT MEANS SOMETHING IN THAT PROCESS IS DISCUSSED GOING FORWARD.

>> THAT WAS JUST MY THOUGHTS FOR EVERYONE.

>> I'LL JUST FOLLOW THAT AND THEN GO DOWN THE DIAS HERE.

NO, I APPRECIATE THAT THOUGHT.

AGAIN, MY BASIS FOR HAVING I RECOMMENDED JUST FOR THE RECORD FOR THE PUBLIC A $300,000 SALARY.

WHAT I VIEWED IS NUMBER 1 IS WE'RE MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT THIS CLOSE TO HIS REVIEW.

HE'S NOT GOING TO GET ANOTHER ADJUSTMENT THIS YEAR.

I'M JUST SAYING WHEN I'M COMING UP WITH A NUMBER IS I VIEWED, HERE IT IS, RENEWING A CONTRACT MIDDLE OF MAY AND THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE NOW, IF YOU READ IT, WHAT IT SAYS, IT'S UP TO US WHEN YOU WOULD RENEW.

IN MY MIND, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT AT THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW, I WAS READY TO TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT.

NUMBER 1 IS WE'D BE ADJUSTING IF WE WEREN'T WE WEREN'T REBASE LINING, WE'D BE GIVING HIM SOME BASE SALARY INCREASE.

WE START WITH WHAT, FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT WE GENERALLY GIVE THE GENERAL EMPLOYEE POPULATION.

THEN I ALSO THOUGHT THAT YES, LAST YEAR WE GAVE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT BONUS AND I WAS ADVOCATING THAT AND WE ALL AGREED TO THAT.

I THINK THAT I WAS VIEWING IT THAT THE BAR HAS BEEN RAISED AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BONUS WOULD GO DOWN WITH A HIGHER BASE SALARY.

>> NO ONE THOUGHT, JEEZ, WHATEVER WE DO, I HAD NO INTENTION OF COMING BACK AND WE DO THE REVIEW BECAUSE I ALREADY KNOW WHAT IT IS FOR RECOMMENDING, UNLESS THAT WAS THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL.

WE'RE DECIDING THIS AND UPPING IN THE CONTRACT, BUT WE DID A BASE ADJUSTMENT, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK IN A MONTH FROM NOW AND DO ANOTHER SALARY ADJUSTMENT.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO IT ALL AT ONE TIME.

IN FACT, THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS I PONDERED ABOUT BEFORE I GOT WITH THE TOWN ATTORNEY IN ADVANCE IS TO COME BACK ON THE AGENDA.

RIGHT OR WRONG, WE DON'T HAVE TO AGREE, WE HAVE TO COALESCE A MAJORITY, BUT THAT WAS MY LOGIC.

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MY NUMBER INCLUDED THAT ADJUSTMENT.

I GENERALLY AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCIL SUNDSTROM SAID TO SOME DEGREE IS I DON'T NEVER FEEL THE NEED TO COMPETE WITH THE EXTREMES AT THE HIGHER END BECAUSE WE'RE NOT.

BUT NONETHELESS, THERE'S FOUR THAT MAKE MORE THAN THE NUMBER I WAS PROPOSING AND THEY'RE LIKELY TO GO UP.

IN FACT, TOWN OF PALM BEACH, THE EARLIER VERSION I HAD, IT GOT ADJUSTED.

EITHER IT WAS A CORRECTION IN THE NUMBER OR REALIZED A TOWN MANAGER'S RENEWAL, JUST LIKE OURS, MAY NOT BE PER THE BUDGET CYCLE, IT COULD BE FROM THE CONTRACT.

IT APPEARED THAT THE TOWN OF PALM BEACH ONE WENT UP A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT FROM THE FIRST ISSUE THAT WE HAD ON THIS.

I DON'T KNOW IF [INAUDIBLE], DO YOU KNOW IF THAT WAS THE CASE?

>> I BELIEVE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE MADE WERE JUST CORRECTIONS OF THE DATA.

I DON'T HAVE A VERIFICATION OF WHEN THEIR CONTRACT IS.

>> BUT THERE WAS THIS PRETTY SPECIFIC NUMBER BEFORE, AND IT IS A PRETTY SPECIFIC NUMBER NOW.

TO A DEGREE, IT WAS HIGHER, AND I ALREADY HAD THE PERCEPTION THAT THESE THINGS ANY MONTH WHEN A CONTRACT DATE ON PERFORMANCE IS UP IS WHEN THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE GETTING IT.

I JUST CERTAINLY WANT TO SHARE, SPECIFICALLY FOR COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM, MY INTENTION WAS NOT TO COME BACK IN A MONTH AND BE DOING IT, AND ALSO MY INTENTION IS SOMEWHAT AS I REFLECT, SOME OF WHAT WE GAVE IN THE BONUS LAST YEAR, WE COULD HAVE DONE IN A SALARY BECAUSE I THINK THE PERFORMANCE IS THERE, IT'S BEEN THERE FOR THREE YEARS I'M CONFIDENT OF THAT, AND THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE ARE NOT GOING TO END WITH THE STARTUP OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE A TOWN MANAGER THAT TAKES ON ANY CHALLENGE WE GIVE US AND IS DELIVERING RESULTS.

I'LL MOVE ON DOWN TO DAIS ON COMMENTS, IF YOU HAVE A FEELING ABOUT A SALARY LEVEL, PLEASE SPEAK UP AS WE.

>> I AGREE WITH YOUR METHODOLOGY ABOUT JUST UPPING IT RIGHT NOW AND FOREGOING A BONUS DOWN THE ROAD. IT'S CLEANER.

THEN I'D BE OPEN TO THE FOUR-YEAR INSTEAD OF 3-4 YEAR EXTENSION.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH THE TOWN MANAGER RECRUITING A FEW TIMES.

IT'S NOT EASY, IT'S DIFFICULT FINDING A COMPETENT MANAGER.

YOU GO WITH THE HEADHUNTERS, YOU GET A LOT [INAUDIBLE] SAYS A LOT OF RE-TRADES, THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE, THEY BOUNCE AROUND.

THEY GET HIRED, FIRED LIKE BASEBALL MANAGERS.

I LOOK AT OUR TOWN MANAGER, WE ARE AT THE POINT IN HIS CAREER, HE'S PROVEN TO BE EXTREMELY TALENTED.

I LOOK AT IT AS WE WANT TO KEEP HIM AND MAKE IT WORTH HIS WHILE TO STAY HERE.

NOT TO SIMPLIFY IT TOO MUCH, BUT I LOOK AT ALL THESE NUMBERS, THEY'RE CLOSE, BUT THEY'RE ALL GOING TO GO UP.

WE DON'T KNOW THE AGE OF THE CONTRACTS, SO I DON'T WANT TO BE NEGOTIATING AGAINST AN EXPIRING CONTRACT IN THAT REGARD.

I'D BE COMFORTABLE AROUND THE 300 RANGE AND ALSO OPEN TO LOOKING AT THE FOUR-YEAR.

ARE YOU SAYING LIKE IN BASEBALL, THEY CALL IT THE COUNCIL'S OPTION OR THE MANAGER'S OPTION FOR THE LAST YEAR OF THE CONTRACT? I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'D [INAUDIBLE] THAT.

>> PROBABLY BE IN THE CONTRACT.

EVERYTHING WE PUT IN THERE IS SUBJECT TO HIM SIGNING IT AND ADJUSTING IT.

>> OF COURSE. I JUST LOOK AT IT AS WE HAVE A PROVEN LEADER, VERY COMPETENT, TAKES ON ALL THE TASKS, GETS THEM DONE, HE PROBABLY MAKES APPROPRIATE CHANGES WITH STAFF AND JUST TWEAKS THE ORGANIZATION.

I'D BE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

IT'S A SIZABLE JUMP, BUT, AGAIN, EVERYTHING ELSE WE'RE LOOKING AT IS GOING TO GO UP ALSO.

IT'S VERY COMPETITIVE, AND TO FIND AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS CAPABLE AS MR. KITZEROW WAS, IT MIGHT BE FAIRLY UNUSUAL TO HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE THAT.

I'D BE COMFORTABLE AROUND THAT 300 RANGE PER YEAR.

>> I KNOW WITH AT LEAST THREE OF US, HE DOES HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF PERFORMANCE IN A NUMBER OF YEARS WE'VE PROVIDED EVALUATIONS.

SPEAKING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OR THE STRUCTURE OF THE COMPENSATION THEN, WE ARE RENEWING THIS CONTRACT ONCE, WE'RE NOT DOING IT AGAIN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

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IT WOULD BE JUST A ONE-TIME COMPENSATION BUMP AFTER THIS AWKWARD YEAR WHERE WE HAVE BOTH THE CONTRACT AND BUMP.

BUT ARE YOU SAYING THEN THAT THE BONUS WOULD PLAY A MUCH SMALLER ROLE IN IT?

>> YOU ARE ASKING ME?

>> OR JUST GENERALLY, I THINK.

>> I WOULD THINK THE BONUS WOULD OUR DISCRETION, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE TOWN WERE, THE WORKLOAD AND WHAT WAS ACHIEVED OR WHAT WASN'T ACHIEVED.

I THINK WE COULD DO THE SALARY, AND THEN WOULD THERE BE A BUILT-IN LIKE TWO-AND-A-HALF PERCENT INCREASE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

>> WELL, LET'S READ WHAT THE COMPENSATION SECTION SAYS, SECTION 404(A).

THIS IS THE NEW LANGUAGE.

SUBJECT TO ANY ADJUSTMENT APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE BASE SALARY FOR THE TOWN MANAGER FOR THE TERM AGREEMENT SHALL BE, AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE US, BLANK, PER ANNUM.

I'VE INDICATED NO INTENTION TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT THIS TIME.

BUT I WOULD EXPECT A YEAR FROM NOW, WHEN WE'RE DOING THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW, THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.

THAT DISCUSSION, LIKE ANY OTHER TIME, IS GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO A MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL.

SEEMS LIKE THE VICE MAYOR SAID THE SAME THING THAT I DID, THAT I'M MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT REALIZING THAT THE BONUS PIECE MATE WILL BE LIKELY SMALLER.

BUT STILL, EVERY YEAR, IT'S A SUBJECT TO WHAT HAPPENS IN THAT YEAR [OVERLAPPING].

>> I SAID YOU NEVER KNOW [INAUDIBLE].

WHO KNOWS WHAT COMES AFTER.

>> THAT'S IMPORTANT TO FLAG THEN BECAUSE SECTION 4 OF THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT DID SAY THE INITIAL BASE SALARY, IN SECTION 4A, IT SAID THE INITIAL BASE SALARY OF THE MANAGER SHALL BE THE AMOUNT PER ANNUM 225.

THE NEW LANGUAGE SAYS SUBJECT TO ANY ADJUSTMENT APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL.

THERE IS THAT REGULAR ADJUSTMENT, AND THAT IS A CHANGE IN THIS CONTRACT COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS ONES.

IT'S GOOD TO STATE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THOSE FOLLOWING. UNDERSTOOD.

>> THE THE EARLIER ONE HAD MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND WHATEVER, BUT THAT'S PRETTY SPECIFIC.

WHICH IT ALWAYS IS. LET ME MOVE DOWN THE LINE TO COUNCILOR CHOY.

>> TO ME, IT'S ALL IN THE STRUCTURE.

THE NUMBER THAT WE END UP WITH IS PROBABLY A MOOT ISSUE AT THIS POINT.

I THINK LOOKING AT WHAT'S IN FRONT OF OUR TOWN MANAGER RIGHT NOW.

AGAIN, BEING NEW, I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU GAVE A BONUS IN THE PAST.

WAS THAT BONUS CONSIDERED PART OF THE OVERALL PICTURE OF WHAT THE END RESULT ON THE SALARY WOULD BE, OR WAS THAT JUST ARBITRARILY, HERE IS A BONUS FOR YOUR PERFORMANCE?

>> WE HAVE THE LAST YEAR BONUSES.

>> WE MIGHT HAVE DONE ONE IN THE YEAR BEFORE, SO WE'VE ONLY DONE IT IN THE HISTORY THAT I'M AWARE OF TWICE.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> BUT IT TURNED OUT IT WAS A CONSENSUS, BUT THAT'S A JOINT DECISION.

WHEN WE GET DONE REVIEWING A YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENTS, WE DECIDE [OVERLAPPING].

>> IF YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALL WAYS TO LOOK AT THE INCREASE, WHETHER IT GOES INTO A PENSION PLAN.

IS THAT IMPORTANT? IS IT MORE IMPORTANT TO HAVE THEM IN THE MONTHLY SALARY? AGAIN, I THINK THE NUMBER, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A HUGE DIFFERENCE WHEREVER WE END UP.

I THINK THE FACT THAT WHAT'S IN FRONT OF OUR TOWN MANAGER RIGHT NOW TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS IS BEYOND ANY PERFORMANCE DOLLAR WE CAN HAND TO HIM.

HIS EXPERIENCE THAT HE'S BROUGHT IN, AGAIN, BEING NEW AND LOOKING AT IT FROM THE OUTSIDE IN, HE'S BROUGHT MULTIPLE PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS THAT HAS LENT ITSELF TO BEING ABLE TO NAVIGATE AND NEGOTIATE WITH SO MANY LEADERS IN THE COUNTY.

WE STILL HAVE MORE IN FRONT OF US, WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I JUST LOOK AT THAT AS AN HR DUTY, WHICH WAY DO YOU WANT TO PUT IT? PUT IT IN THE SALARY? DO YOU WANT TO PUT IT IN BONUSES? WHATEVER THE BODY LOOKS AT.

>> WELL, NUMBER 1, AGAIN, I'M DIRECTING YOU BECAUSE MY TWO OTHER COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN THERE, DONE THIS.

WHEN WE DID A BONUS, WHICH WE'VE ONLY DONE TWICE, SO THREE OF US HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE,

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BUT WE WERE VERY SPECIFIC IT DOESN'T GO TO THE BASE AT THE TIME.

>> SO IT'S OVER AND ABOVE?

>> YEAH. WE MADE AN ADJUSTMENT IN BASE, AND THEN WE MADE A ONE-TIME BONUS.

NOW, I'M REFLECTING, PARTICULARLY WHAT I'M SEEING THE OTHER BENCHMARK, COMPARING IT, AND I'M INCLINED TO MOVE IN RETROSPECT.

IF I HAD THE BENCHMARK INFORMATION, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR MORE OF A BASE SALARY IN ADDITION AND LESSER OF [OVERLAPPING].

>> [INAUDIBLE] LAST YEAR.

>> LAST YEAR, BUT WE DID.

YEAH. BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS INFORMATION.

NOW, WHEN WE HAD A CONTRACT, THE POINT IS WE'RE GOING WITH AN AMENDMENT, AND EVERY CONTRACT HAS A STARTING POINT.

WE COULD HAVE STAYED, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS AWARD TO THE ORIGINAL STARTING POINT.

IN DOING A RENEWAL, JUST SEEMED TO MAKE SENSE.

REMEMBER, I WAS EMPOWERED BY MOTION TO AT LEAST BRING SOMETHING BACK AND I'M JUST EXPLAINING IT, IS HOW I THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE BASED ON THE BENCHMARKING.

IT SEEMED LIKE WE CAN BEGIN TO BRING THIS IN.

>> I WOULD COME UP. I JUST HAVE A HARD TIME WITH 300 ONLY BECAUSE THE ONLY FOUR WOULD BE HIGHER, AND THEY'RE ALL VERY LARGE OR REALLY ARE OUTLIERS IN SOME WAY.

I DO THINK THESE WILL GO UP.

IF WE DID 275 OR 280, YOU'RE STILL ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE THEY'RE GOING TO GO UP, BUT I COULDN'T IMAGINE IT WOULD BE SO DRAMATIC THAT WE WOULDN'T STILL BE ABOVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER.

IT IS SUBJECT TO ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.

IT'S HARD TO ADJUST DOWN, BUT YOU CAN ADJUST UP.

>> BUT THIS IS THE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.

TAKE, FOR EXAMPLE, GREEN ACRES AS AN EXAMPLE.

IF THAT CITY MANAGER IS DUE FOR AN ANNUAL, AND IF AN ANNUAL WAS, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, 4%, IT'S A SIZABLE INCREASE.

AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO JUST HAVE TO BRING THIS IN, BUT I LOOK AT THESE MUNICIPALITIES AND PUT ALL THE OTHER STUFF ASIDE, I FEEL WE'RE BLESSED WITH THE TOWN MANAGER LEADERSHIP WE HAVE.

IN MY MIND, I PUT HIM UP THERE AGAINST ANYBODY HERE, AND NOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO COMPENSATE HIM LIKE THE GARDENS DOES, BUT I THINK WE GOT A TOWN MANAGER WHOSE IS AS GOOD AS THE CITY MANAGER IS TO THE GARDENS IN MY OPINION.

>> I'M IN THE SAME TRAIN OF THOUGHT.

WE CAN COMPARE TO ALL THE OTHER SALARIES, BUT I'M LOOKING AT JUPITER, AND I'M JUPITER-CENTRIC.

HE'S PERFORMED SO WELL, AND EVEN AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN THEY RENEW THEIR CONTRACTS, IF OURS IS STILL HIGHER, GOOD FOR HIM BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ALL THE WORKLOAD THEY'VE BEEN HANDLING THE LAST FEW YEARS, BUT I KNOW WHAT HE'S DONE.

I'M WILLING AND I WANT TO RETAIN HIS SERVICES FOR AS LONG AS HE WANTS TO STAY HERE WITHIN THE THREE OR FOUR YEARS.

I LOOK AT IT AS WE'RE PAYING FOR TALENT.

IT'S NOT AN EASY SEARCH OUT THERE TO GET THESE FOLKS IN HERE, IT'D BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND SOMEONE TO DO WHAT FRANK'S DONE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.

I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GO WITH THREE AND JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE AND THEN WORK ON THE LENGTH, I GUESS.

>> I DO WANT TO REACH CONSENSUS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE FOUR AND I DO WANT TO RESOLVE THIS TONIGHT, I DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE IT OR GO FORWARD.

IF WE HAVE TWO THEY'RE STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF THAT.

WE ARE ALL LOOKING AT THE SAME NUMBERS, IT'S JUST HOW THEY'RE STRUCTURED.

IF THERE IS A PROVISION IN SECTION 4 THAT DOES SAY SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT, WHICH IS A CHANGE, THAT MAKES ME MORE COMFORTABLE.

>> WHAT'S DIFFICULT WITH THIS ANALYSIS THAT WAS GIVEN? THE CITY BUDGETS DON'T CORRELATE WITH SALARIES, SO I THINK WE NEED TO INDEPENDENTLY LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN JUPITER.

WE CAN MAKE OUR DECISION BASED ON THAT.

>> BY THE WAY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, SOME OF THIS I DIDN'T BELIEVE PERSONALLY, JUST LOOKING AT THEM BECAUSE YOU LOOK AND YOU ARE LIKE HOW COULD THAT BE? BUT LIKE WEST PALM, FIRST OF ALL, THEY GOT A STRONG MAYOR AND A CITY ADMINISTRATOR, TWO DIFFERENT POSITIONS.

>> THESE ARE NOT APPLES TO APPLES.

>> THAT INCLUDES THEIR CRA, WHICH IS A MASSIVE SPENDING MACHINE. IT'S DIFFERENT.

I'M REALLY SURPRISED.

I'M SUSPECTING SOMEBODY'S INCLUDED PRETTY INTENSIVE CAPITAL SPENDING, IT HAS TO BE.

[01:25:04]

OURS GOT CHANGED BECAUSE WE GOT THE WATER UTILITY THAT GOT ADDED THE FIRST TURN OF THIS, WHICH I THINK EVERYBODY GOT, THIS IS A REVISION.

WE KNOW WHAT OURS IS, BUT SOME OF THE OTHER ONES, IT'S DO THEY HAVE A UTILITY? IF THEY HAVE A UTILITY, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A HIGHER NUMBER.

NOW, LAKE WORTH BEACH HAS AN ELECTRIC UTILITY, SO THAT'S WHY.

I CAN SOMEWHAT SEE WHY SOME OF THESE ARE HIGHER, BUT, AGAIN, THEN I'M GETTING OFF INTO STUFF THAT REALLY ISN'T AS RELEVANT ANYWAY.

JUST A GENERAL PERSPECTIVE.

I'D SAY OUR TOWN MANAGER HAS AS MUCH WORK CHALLENGES AND IS DELIVERING AS MORE ACHIEVEMENTS THAN ANY OF THESE ARE IN MY OPINION.

COUNCILOR CHOY, DID YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN TO BRING THIS IN HERE TO YOUR COMFORT OR NOT?

>> I'M SORRY.

>> NO. I JUST WANTED TO VICE MAYOR WAS INDICATED HE WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THE 300.

ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT?

>> I THINK WE SHOULD GET TO THE POINT AND JUST CALL THIS AND SEE WHERE WE CAN GET WITH IT. YOU'RE COMFORTABLE.

>> I'M COMFORTABLE.

>> TO THE DEGREE, COUNCILOR SUNDSTROM, YOU HAD WORDS, YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION, WOULD YOU MIND? [OVERLAPPING]

>> SURE.

>> SHARE YOUR WORDS OR PUT THEM OUT THERE THAT WE HAVE.

>> HOLD ON. MAKE THE MOTION TO AMEND.

I'M NOT ADDING MY, WHICH WORDS?

>> NO. I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASKING FOR WORDS TO BE ADDED EARLIER?

>> I HAD THAT WE HAD SAID THAT THAT CAN BE DONE OUTSIDE.

>> BOTH OF THEM ARE OUTSIDE.

>> WELL, MINE WAS THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.

BOTH OF THEM CAN BE DONE OUTSIDE.

ARE WE AGREED ON THE TERM? FOUR YEARS?

>> I THINK THERE WAS A CONSENSUS.

>> FOUR YEARS.

>> CHANGE OF TERM.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE DRAFT SECOND AMENDMENT OF THE TOWN MANAGER'S AGREEMENT WITH ONE CHANGE WITH THE 300 AS THE BASE SALARY IN THIS YEAR, AND TO EXTEND THE TERM BY A YEAR TO MAKE IT FOUR YEARS.

>> THE MOTION HAS TO BE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION 6425 WITH THE CHANGES NOTED.

>> THAT'S IN THE PACKAGE.

WE HAD THE RESOLUTION 6425.

>> 6425.

>> THAT WASN'T ON THE AGENDA, BUT IT'S IN THE PACKAGE.

>> THAT AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT.

>> PERFECT. MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 6425 AS AMENDED.

>> WITH THE AMENDMENTS.

>> WITH THE AMENDMENT.

>> WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT.

>> TO THE AGREEMENT.

>> WHICH, AS I UNDERSTAND IT IS A FOUR YEAR TERM.

IT REALLY ONLY A SECTION 1. [OVERLAPPING]

>> 5,000 BASED.

>> ALTHOUGH I WILL SAY IN SECTION 14, THAT SECOND SENTENCE NEEDS TO BE STRICKEN BECAUSE IT'S OH.

UNLESS YOU WANT TO ESTABLISH PERFORM.

>> I AGREE.

>> ESTABLISH PERFORM.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 6425 WITH THE AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT OF 300,000 BASE SALARY, STRIKING THE SECOND SENTENCE OF SECTION 14 AND EXTENDING THE TERM TO FOUR YEARS.

>> I HAVE A MOTION, HAVE A SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SECOND BY SAYING AYE.