38-75 ORDINANCE NO. 38-75.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL
HOME RULE POWERS ACT, CHAPTER 166, FLORIDA STATUTES,
REPEALING SECTION 24, CHAPTER 25786, SPECIAL LAWS
OF FLORIDA, ACTS OF 1949 AS AMENDED, AND AMENDING
CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2-1.1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH TO PROVIDE THAT EACH
COUNCILMEMBER SHALL BE PAID A SALARY OF $300 PER
MONTH ~ND THE MAYOR SHALL BE PAID A SALARY OF $400
PER MONTH; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the compensation paid to Councilmembers and the Mayor of
the City of Delray ~ach, Florida, has not b~en changed since the year
1969; and,
WHEREAS, the duties required of Councilmembers and the Mayor have
increased substantially since that time; and, ,
WHEREAS, the Municipal Home Rule Powers Act, Chapter 166 of the
Florida Statutes confers upon the City the authority to alter the compen-
sation of Councilmembers and the Mayor without a Special Act of the State
Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, an official Attorney General's opinion, 73-276, confirms
this authority,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 24 of Chapter 25786, Special Laws of Florida,
Acts of 1949 as amended, is hereby repealed.
Section 2. That Sec. 2-1.i of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Delray Beach, as amended, be further amended as follows:
Sec. 2-1.1. Compensation of councilmen and mayor.
Each member of the city council of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, during the term of his or her term of
office, shall receive compensation in the amount Of ~w~
h~n~e~-~a~s-~88~8~ three hundred dollars ($300.00)
per month, and the mayor of said city, during his or her
term of office, shall receive compensation in the amount
of ~h~ee-h~n~e~-~~s-~88~88~ four hundred dollars
($400.00) per month.
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall become effective September
1, 1975. -
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final, reading on
this the 25th day of August , 1975.
City Clerk
First Reading July 9~8, 1975
Second Reading Auqust 25, 1975 _