10-21-2004 VC SP-MMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SESSION
• VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 21, 2004
Present: Donald G. Noel, Mayor
Charles R. O'Meilia, President Pro Tem
David B. Norris, Councilman
Robert F. Rennebaum, Councilman
Doug Smith, Acting Village Manager
George W. Baldwin, Village Attorney
Melissa Teal, CMC, Village Clerk
Absent: Dr. Edward M. Eissey, Vice Mayor
ROLL CALL
Mayor Noel called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All members of Council were present,
except Vice Mayor Eissey, who was out of town. All members of staff were present.
RESOLUTION 69-2004 ADOPTED -APPROVING VILLAGE MANAGER EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
• Councilman Rennebaum moved that Resolution 69-2004 entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM
BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE
CLERK TO ENTER INTO AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH MARK BATES
ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A", WHICH AGREEMENT APPOINTS MARK BATES AS
VILLAGE MANAGER FOR AN INDEFINITE TERM; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
be adopted. President Pro Tem O'Meilia seconded the motion.
The following corrections and changes (as underlined) to the agreement were discussed:
Section 7, Removal of Village Manager, subsection A(3): revise to read "The Village shall
maintain at its expense the insurances that cover the Manager and his dependents, as outlined in
Section 10, below, for the months that the Village is obligated to continue salary and benefit
payments to the Manager."
Section 8, Vacation and Sick Leave: the last sentence was revised to read "The Manager shall be
entitled to use un to five (51 vacation days immediately, which will be deducted from the fifteen
(15~days which would accrue durin ing itial year."
• Section 10, Health, Dental, Life and Disability Insurance: subsections A and D: change "family"
to dependents; revise subsection C to read "The Manager may obtain his own disability
Minutes of Special Session
October 21, 2004
• insurance and the Village shall reimburse him up to the amount that it would pay if he were
covered under the Village's policy"; and revise the first sentence in subsection D to read "The
Village shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of all health and dental msurances provided to
Manager at the hi hest percentage of the cost provided to any other Village employee for his
dependents and all insurances shall become effective on the Manager's starting date."
Section 13, Retirement and Deferred Compensation: this section was revised to include language
specifying that the Village agrees to establish a 402-a retirement program with ICMA for the
Mana eg r and provide the Manager with a percent of his annual base salary that he may invest
into the manager's investment plan, and that "The Village 401-a program shall require a
Manager contribution of 7% of his base salary."
Councilman Rennebaum moved to approve the amendments. President Pro Tem O'Meilia
seconded the motion, and all present voted aye. Thereafter, the motion to adopt Resolution
69-2004, as amended, was approved unanimously.
MOTION TO INTERVENE IN LAWSUIT CONCERNING VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION
CHARTER AMENDMENT DEFERRED
Discussion took place regarding the Village intervening on the side of the plaintiffs, Village of
Wellington and City of Delray Beach vs. Palm Beach County and Theresa LePore, Supervisor of
Elections, challenging the right of the Palm Beach County Commission to create an ordinance
regarding municipal annexation. No action was taken at this time.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
Melissa Teal, CMC
Village Clerk
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