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Fort Lauderdale commission approves interim city attorney contract after debate over severance and retirement contributions
Summary
The city commission approved an amended employment agreement for Interim City Attorney Dwayne M. Spence after lawmakers debated a 3% merit increase, a prospective 6.13% retirement contribution and whether to include a severance payment. Commissioners split twice before approving the final package.
The Fort Lauderdale City Commission on Sept. 16 approved an employment agreement for Interim City Attorney Dwayne M. Spence that grants a 3% merit salary increase and includes a severance provision after months of discussion about retirement contributions and contract length.
The commission’s debate focused on four items Spence requested: a customary 3% merit increase, maintaining his elevated salary for a period after returning to deputy city attorney, a 6.13% contribution tied to a retirement vehicle, and a severance arrangement in the event he is terminated within a year after a permanent city attorney is seated. Commissioners agreed to the 3% increase and to keep the adjusted salary for a defined period; they also directed city attorneys to structure any retirement contribution prospectively rather than as retroactive pay. After an initial vote that failed to include severance, the commission…
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