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08-04-81SpMtg 103 AUGUST 4, 1981 A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, was held in the Council Chambers at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 4, 1981, with Mayor Leon M. Weekes, presiding and City Manager J. Eldon Mariott, City Attorney Roger Saberson, and Council members James H. Scheifley, Charlotte G. Durante, Leo A. Blair, and Malcolm T. Bird, present. Mayor Weekes called the meeting to order and announced that this meeting has been called for the purpose of considering the retire- ment of the City Manager. 1. Mayor Weekes read into the record the letter which he re- c-~ived this morning from the City Manager: "It is requested that Council consider my wish to retire as City Manager during the month of September, 1981, with the date to be agreed upon by the Mayor and City Manager. The restriction of time dictates the brevity of this memorandum. I plan a more comprehensive communication at a later date. Naturally, I stand ready to assist in achieving as orderly a transition as possible and to try to accommodate any other wishes of Council during the remainder of my service." Mrs. Durante stated that Mr. Mariott has not only achieved a record tenure for a Delray Beach City Manager, but one characterized by outstanding management. In length of employment, he has served our City as City Manager for eleven years, longer than any City Manager Delray Beach has had. She doubts if any other City has had a Manager who would have engineered and achieved with quite the degree of expertise as displayed by their City Manager, Mr. Mariott. Mrs. Durante described some of Mr. Mariott's outstanding works and accomplishments for the City above and beyond his duties as City Manager: (1) Delray Beach's erosion problem had cost the City thousands of dollars; there were a series of failing efforts to correct the problem. Mr. Mariott is to be credited for putting together a solu- tion to the problem and finding the funding with which to do it; (2) The City Manager took charge in bringing to reality the Regional Sewage Treatment Plant and the Central Dispatch System, both systems being mandated by the Federal Government; many hours were spent by the City Manager working on the details for these systems to meet federal guide- lines; he has served as Chairman of the Central Dispatch Center since it became operative. Mrs. Durante added that the list could go on to name many other special works of Mr. Mariott's such as Pompey Park Recreation Center and Miller Park, both achieved through Mr. Mariott's dedication to a purpose, knowledge of how to achieve a goal and swift and decisive action. Mr. Mariott is widely respected in his profession and often sought after, state-wide, for input on managerial situations. Delray Beach is most fortunate to have had Mr. Mariott carry out its admini- strative affairs; he has done a job beyond measure. Mrs. Durante presented Resolution No. 65-81: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE RETIREMENT OF CITY MANAGER J. ELDON MARIOTT AND AUTHORIZING PAY- MENT OF SEPARATION COMPENSATION. (Copy of Resolution No. 65-81 is on file in the official Resolution Book) Mrs. Durante read the entire resolution. Mrs. Durante moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 65-81, seconded by Mr. Scheifley. Upon roll call Council voted as follows: Mr. Scheifley - Yes; Mrs. Durante - Yes; Mr. Blair - Yes; Mr. Bird - Yes; Mayor Weekes - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. 104 104 Before roll call the following discussion was had: Mr. Bird echoed Mrs. Durante's remarks in regard to Mr. Mariott's dedication and tenure and added his best wishes. He has a problem, however, with regard to separation compensation. He feels that it is important that they assist Mr. Mariott in moving on to wherever he would like to be for his retirement years and he submits that a compensation equal to six months' pay would be appropriate, somewhat less than the figure that was quoted in Resolution No. 65-81 ($30,000). Mr. Bird moved that Resolution No. 65-81 be amended to a figure of $20,000. Mr. Blair stated that he has given this situation a lot of thought and he would like to see Council reach a unanimous decision. He suggested having more discussion and input by Council members before settling on a final figure. Mayor Weekes replied that that would be possible from a procedural standpoint by letting the amended motion die for lack of a second and having further discussion on the original motion. Mr. Bird withdrew his motion for the sake of discussion. Mayor Weekes stated that equity, in this instance, is a very difficult thing to arrive at; Mrs. Durante and Mr. Scheifley have made a motion that they feel is equitable and Mr. Bird made an amendment that he feels is equitable. A consensus of Council would probably be reached somewhere between those two figures, hopefully a unanimous consensus. Mayor Weekes added that he will not go into a farewell to Mr. Mariott at this time; that will come later, however, he appreciates Mrs. Durante's comments and he shares them. He further stated that he would support an amendment to the motion lying halfway between the two figures. Mrs. Durante stated that the reason she gave such a long preamble to her motion was because she felt there were so many things which Mr. Mariott has contributed to the City that were worthy of con- sideration. She gave thought to that when she suggested that figure. She also took into account some past separation compensation given by the City. For the sake of a consensus of Council, she would be willing to support the figure of $25,000. The City Manager stated that $25,000 would be satisfactory to him. Upon question by the City Attorney, he replied that the General Fund Contingency Account would be the recommended source. Mr. Scheifley moved to amend Resolution No. 65-81 to change the figure in Section 2 from $30,000 to $25,000 and to show that funding is to come from the General Fund Contingency Account, seconded by Mr. Blair. Upon roll call Council voted as follows: Mr. Scheifley - Yes; Mrs. Durante- Yes; Mr. Blair- Yes; Mr. Bird- Yes; Mayor Weekes- Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. At this point the roll was called to the motion to adopt Resolution No. 65-81. Mayor Weekes stated that tonight's action necessitates other action to be taken on the part of City Council. He suggested having a workshop at the earliest time feasible to set into motion the employment of an interim City Manager, the selection process and other things related to the employment of a permanent replacement for Mr. Mariott. He suggested holding the workshop at 5:00 P.M., Monday afternoon. It was the consensus of Council to hold a workshop at 5:00 P.M., Monday, August 10, 1981. Mayor Weekes declared the meeting adjourned at 7:20 P.M. ATTEST: MAYOR - 2 - 08/04/81 105 The undersigned is the City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach and that the information provided herein is the minutes of the meeting of said City Council of August 4, 1981, which minutes were for- mally approved and adopted by the City Council on ~ . ~f~ /! ~/ . City Clerk NOTE TO READER: If the minutes that you have received are not completed as indicated above, then this means that these are not the official minutes of City Council. They will become the official minutes only after they have been reviewed and approved which may involve some amendments, additions, or deletions to the minutes as set forth above. - 3 - 08/04/81 106 106