2004-035
RESOLUTION NO. 2004-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, APPROVING THIRD
AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY OF
AVENTURA; PROVIDING MERIT BONUS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") between the City
Manager and the City of Aventura (the "City") provides for an annual evaluation of the
performance of the City Manager in accordance with Section 1.4 of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has conducted an evaluation of the City
Manager's performance and finds that the City Manager's performance is excellent; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to grant a merit bonus and other
benefits to the City Manager.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Effective June 1, 2004, the City Manager is hereby granted a net
bonus of $15,000.
Section 2. The Third Amendment to Employment Agreement, a copy of which
is attached hereto, amending Section 1.15 "Retirement Health Savings Program", is
hereby approved and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized, in their
respective capacities, to execute such Second Amendment to Employment Agreement
on behalf of the City.
Section 3.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Vice Mayor Diamond, who moved its
adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cohen, upon being put to a
vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner lev Auerbach
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Manny Grossman
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Vice Mayor Bob Diamond
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Resolution No. 2004-35
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of June, 2004.
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J FREY M. PERLOW, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO fEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY fT~
THIRD AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made
and entered into this 1 st day of June, 2004, by and between the City of Aventura
(the "City") and Eric M. Soroka, City Manager ("Soroka" or "City Manager").
WHEREAS, on April 19, 1996, the parties entered into the Employment
Agreement (the "Agreement") providing the terms and conditions of Soroka's
employment as City Manager of City, which Agreement was amended on July
21, 1997 and June 4, 2002; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the annual evaluation conducted by the
City Commission pursuant to Section 1.4 of the Agreement, the parties desire to
further amend the Agreement as provided in this Third Amendment to
Employment Agreement (the "Third Amendment to Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Agreement, as previously amended and as amended
herein, shall constitute the Third Amended Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL
PROMISES AND COVENANTS CONTAINED HEREIN, THE CITY AND CITY
MANAGER AGREE THAT THE AGREEMENT, AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED,
IS HEREBY FURTHER AMENDED, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 1 of the Agreement, is hereby amended, by
adding the following:
1.15 Retirement Health savings Program. Take all actions necessary to
enroll the City Manager in the ICMA VantageCare Retirement Health Savings
Plan (RHS Program). The City shall make a contribution into the RHS Program,
on behalf of City Manager, equal to 4% of the City Manager's salary. The
contribution shall be made in payments coinciding with each salary payment to
City Manager.
Section 2. City and City Manager further agree that all other terms and
conditions contained in the Amended Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and City Manager have caused this
Third Amendment to Agreement to be signed and executed, in duplicate, the day
and year first above written.
City of A~
~~. Perlow, Mayor
Approved as to form and
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