Dade City approves finance director contract, raises salary to $105,000 and caps retirement contribution

The Dade City Commission voted 5–0 April 22 to approve Agreement 2025‑18, the finance director employment contract, that raises the position's base salary to $105,000 and limits the city-paid retirement contribution to 8% not to exceed $8,000.

The vote followed extended discussion about whether the finance director's job could be considered a separate “office” under the dual‑office prohibition in Article II, Section 5(a) of the Florida Constitution. City Attorney Brackens said the charter does not assign sovereign authority to the finance director and that, on the facts presented, "there is no office under article 2 section 5 a of the constitution." The commission asked staff to prepare a formal written request for an Attorney General opinion; staff said that request and supporting transcript would…