Hallandale Beach commission approves second amendment to city manager employment agreement

The Mayor and City Commission of Hallandale Beach voted 3-2 to approve a resolution adopting the second amendment to the revised employment agreement of the city manager.

Commissioner Annabelle Lima Taub moved to approve the resolution and spoke briefly about the timing of manager evaluations, saying she had consulted the city attorney. "I was kind of perplexed when we did this," she said, noting that evaluations previously took place before the close of the budget year. "We always did this, but that was the reason because this was after the fact and the budget had already been closed." A roll call followed: Commissioner Adams voted yes; Commissioner Butler voted no; Commissioner Annabelle Lima Taub voted yes; Vice Mayor Lazaro voted no; and Mayor Cooper voted yes. The motion carried 3-2.

The resolution was introduced on the agenda as "Resolution 25-0108," described by staff as approving the second amendment to the revised employment agreement of the city manager and providing an effective date. During the public meeting record, commissioners did not read or summarize specific terms of the amendment, and no amendment text or effective date was discussed aloud in the transcript excerpt.

Commissioner Lima Taub framed her remarks around procedural timing for evaluations rather than the substance of the employment amendment. There was no recorded motion to send the item back to staff for further review, nor any additional directions recorded during the excerpted discussion. The commission moved on to the next agenda item, listed as Item 12(a) on the agenda.