2006-036
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-36
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, APPROVING FIFTH
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 6, 2006, the City Manager is hereby granted a net
bonus of $12,500.
Section 2. The Fifth 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 Fifth 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 Commissioner Joel, who moved its
adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Auerbach, and upon being put
to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Zev Auerbach
Commissioner Bob Diamond
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Commissioner Billy Joel
Commissioner Michael Stern
Vice Mayor Luz Urbaez Weinberg
Mayor Susan Gottlieb
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Resolution No. 2006-3.2.-
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PASSED AND ADOPTED thO 6" d" Ofl2006. i
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/SUSAN GOTTLiEB. MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO LAGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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FIFTH AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS FIFTH AM/;'NDM/;'NT TO ~MPLOYM~NT AGREEMENT is made
and entered into this 6th day of June, 2006, 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, June 4,2002; June 1,2004, and June 7, 2005; 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 Fifth Amendment to
Employment Agreement (the "Fifth Amendment to 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 1.8 "Insurance Benefits" of the Agreement, IS
hereby amended by increasing the "term" life insurance policy to an amount
equal to 200% of one year's salary.
Section 2. That a new paragraph shall be added as follows:
1 .15 Charter School Operations Oversight. Pay to City Manager an
annual stipend of $9,500.00 for the oversight of the charter school operations in
addition to his regular annual salary. The stipend amount shall be included for
purposes in calculating his annual compensation or salary for benefit purposes.
Section 3. 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
Fifth Amendment to Agreement to be signed and executed, in duplicate, the day
and year first above written.
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Eric M. Sorok
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Susan Gottliiilb, Mayor
Approved as to form and
legal sufficiency:
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