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Council accepts city attorney performance review and approves 4% raise

City Council of West Melbourne · November 19, 2025
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Summary

Council accepted a compiled evaluation of City Attorney John Carey’s performance (average score 3.92/5) and approved a 4% salary increase to $174,643, voting unanimously.

Human Resources presented the annual performance evaluation for City Attorney John Carey, who was appointed in November 2022. The compiled responses from council members showed an average score of 3.92 out of 5. Council voted to accept the summary report and then considered compensation. Using the city’s average employee increase of 3.5% as context, Councilmember Bentley proposed a 4% raise; council approved the increase unanimously. Mr. Carey thanked council for the review and said he appreciated the feedback.

The vote to accept the review and to approve the salary adjustment were both recorded as unanimous.