§ 129.104. Compensation of certain elected officials.

(a)

Legislative intent. In compliance with Section 5.06 of the Charter, the Council hereby adopts a uniform salary ordinance for the Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts, the Supervisor of Elections, the Property Appraiser and the Tax Collector to coincide with the salaries for these elected officers as set forth in F.S. ch. 145. The salaries in this Section are based on the population of the County, with adjustments for changes in the population and in the average percentage increase in state career service employees' salaries on an annual basis utilizing the annual, cumulative annual and initial factors as set forth herein.

(b)

Definitions. As used in this Section:

(1)

Annual factor, base salary, cumulative annual factor, group rate, initial factor, minimum population and special qualification salary shall have the same meanings as set forth in F.S. ch. 145.

(2)

Salary means the total annual compensation to be paid to an official as personal income, but does not include all or any portion of the payment of the costs of life, health, accident, hospitalization or annuity insurance that may be made on behalf of an official.

(c)

County population groups. For the purpose of calculating the incremental salary of an official covered by this Section, the county population groups, ranges and group rates as set forth in F.S. ch. 145 shall apply herein.

(d)

Base salaries, special qualification salaries. For the purpose of establishing the base salaries for the officials covered by this Section, the base salaries for the respective official as set forth in F.S. ch. 145, shall apply herein. Furthermore, the entitlement to, eligibility and qualifications for and the dollar amount established for the special qualification salary for the respective official as set forth in F.S. ch. 145, shall also apply herein.

(e)

Computation of annual salary. The annual salary of each official herein provided for shall be computed by adding to the base salary of the population group within which is included the General Services District, an incremental salary calculated by multiplying the appropriate group rate as set forth for the respective official by F.S. ch. 145, by the population in excess of the minimum for the applicable population group therein. The computation of annual salary for each official shall be made as soon as the annual determination of population of local governments is received from the State Department of Community Affairs and shall be effective as of October 1 of the fiscal year for which the computation is being made.

(f)

Annual factor adjustments. The annual salaries of the officials provided for herein, calculated as provided in subsection (e), shall be adjusted, when the adjustment results in an increase of the salary, by the annual factor adjustment. The adjusted salary shall be the product, rounded to the nearest dollar, of the annual salary (including both the base salary and the incremental salary) multiplied first by the initial factor, then by the cumulative annual factor and finally by the annual factor. It is the intent of the Council that the adjustment made herein be similar in calculation and application as provided in F.S. ch. 145. Any special qualification salary received under this Section shall be added to the adjusted salary and shall not be used in the computation of the adjusted salary. The adjusted salary shall be effective as of October 1 of the fiscal year for which the adjustment is made.

(g)

Limitations. In no event shall any official herein provided for receive an increase in salary, whether due to population increases of the General Services District or to any increase in the annual, cumulative annual or initial factors, in any one fiscal year in excess of 20 percent of his total compensation for the preceding fiscal year ended September 30; provided, that this limitation shall not apply to the special qualification salary or to any other situation where prohibited by law.

(Ord. 88-907-522, § 2)