Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2019-062 directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 422 of the Governmental Center to consider enactment of a proposed Ordinance, the title of which is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE BROWARD COUNTY LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE; AMENDING SECTION 26-102 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ("CODE") TO ESTABLISH A HEALTH CARE BENEFIT AMOUNT; PROVIDING FOR THE METHOD TO ADJUST THE HEALTH CARE BENEFIT AMOUNT; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
 

(Sponsored by Senator Nan H. Rich and
Cosponsored by Vice-Mayor Dale V.C. Holness)

(Members of the public pulled this item.)

ACTION:  (T-10:57 AM)  Approved.  Commissioners Furr, Fisher, Geller, Dr. Sharief and Mayor Bogen requested being co-sponsors to this item.  Dr. Sharief withdrew her amendments to this item.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.) (See Yellow-Sheeted Additional Material, dated February 12, 2019, submitted at the request of the Office of the County Attorney.)

VOTE: 9-0.  Commissioner Geller voted in the affirmative telephonically.

The proposed Ordinance was prepared by the Office of the County Attorney at the direction of the Board of County Commissioners at its meeting on January 29, 2019.

Amends Section 26-102 of the Code.

The proposed Ordinance amends Section 26-102 of Broward County's Living Wage Ordinance ("Ordinance") to provide that (1) the health care benefit amount will remain at $1.63 per hour for 2019 and will be indexed for 2020 as currently provided in the Ordinance; and (2) effective January 1, 2021, the health care benefit amount will increase to $3.44 per hour.

Adam Katzman, Senior Assistant County Attorney, (954) 357-7600