Council extends city attorney’s contract
Boost in salary, benefits provided
Cape Coral’s city attorney has a new, longer contract with more pay and better benefits.
Cape Coral City Council on Wednesday approved the contract for City Attorney Aleksandr Boksner, which includes a 7.25% raise, pushing his annual base salary to $320,609.69.
The raise includes a 4% market cost-of-living adjustment and a 3.25% merit increase based on his evaluation score of 3.3 on a scale up to 4.
Mayor John Gunter said the 7.25% increase was a discussion council had at a past meeting, as they are trying to provide the same raise for all bargaining unit and nonbargaining employees.
“That’s exactly what our other employees had gotten this year and trying to follow suit,” he said.
Boksner’s contract was extended by three years until midnight on Aug. 13, 2029. The contract commenced on Aug. 14, 2023.
Another provision was in reference to leave time. According to the contract, “Boksner shall be entitled to accrue annual lave at the accrual rate of 20 hours per month, which accrual rate shall commence on Aug. 13, 2025.” In addition, “the city acknowledges and affirms that Boksner shall be entitled to be paid for any accrued annual leave time that is in excess of 200 hours, and will only be required to carry over 200 hours to the next fiscal year.”
The last portion of the contract was for deferred compensation.
The contract states that “within 14 days following the employment date anniversary of Aug. 13, 2025, and every anniversary employment date during the initial term, the city shall make a minimum lump sum contribution on Boksner’s behalf into the plan, after the payment of any applicable federal or state taxes by the city, the total minimum amount of $10,000, which contribution is in addition to the annual base salary.”
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