2015-30 City Manager Employment Agreement Amendment and Merit Bonus RESOLUTION NO. 2015-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE ATTACHED
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
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to grant a merit bonus and amend
portions of the City Manager's Employment Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby granted a net bonus of $15,000.
Section 2. The Amendment to Employment Agreement, a copy of which is
attached hereto, is hereby approved and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby
authorized, in their respective capacities, to execute such Amendment to Employment
Agreement on behalf of the City.
Section 3. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its adoption.
The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner Narotsky, who moved its
adoption. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Holzberg, and upon being put to a
vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Enbar Cohen Yes
Commissioner Denise Landman Yes
Commissioner Marc Narotsky Yes
Commissioner Robert Shelley Yes
Commissioner Howard Weinberg Yes
Vice Mayor Teri Holzberg Yes
Mayor Enid Weisman Yes
City of Aventura Resolution No.2015- 5
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of April, 2015.
ENID WEISMAN, MAYOR
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ELLISA L. HORVATH, TC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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CITY ATTORNEY
AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and
entered into this 16th day of April, 2015, 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 and has been previously
amended.
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 Amendment to Employment
Agreement; and
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 2.2 "Voluntary Resignation" of the Agreement, is
hereby amended by increasing the advance written notice to be provided by
Soroka in the event he wishes to resign his position from two months to six
months unless the parties otherwise agree in writing to a different period of time.
Section 2. That Section 1.5 "Retirement Benefits" of the Agreement is
hereby amended by providing that in addition to other pension benefits contained
in the Agreement the City shall contribute annually in April an amount equal to
$15,000.00 to Soroka's ICMA 457deferred compensation plan.
Section 3. That Section 1.3 "CPI" is hereby amended to provide that the
annual CPI increase provided for each January 1 shall be paid out as a lump
sum at that time and shall not be added to Soroka's salary.
Section 4. 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
Sixth Amendment to Agreement to be signed and executed, in duplicate, the day
and year first above written.
City Man47Th. City of Aventura
Eric M. Soroka ��",• Enid Weisman, Mayor
Attest: :3f; ' ` Approved as to form. ar
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Ellisa L. Horvath, M F "� t��` City Attorn y
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