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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-2000-004LA L Temporary Ordinance 1884 12/28/99 Page l CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA ORDINANCE NO. 0-2000- O AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 16, PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT, ARTICLE III, PENSION PLAN, SECTIONS 16-218, EARLY RETIREMENT BENEFIT, 16-233, BENEFIT LEVEL, TO INCREASE THE PENSION BENEFITS FOR GENERAL EMPLOYEES, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the recent collective bargaining negotiations between the City of Tamarac and the Federation of Public Employees resulted in an agreement to amend the City of Tamarac Employees Pension Trust Fund Pension Plan as it applies to the City's general employees; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has received and reviewed the actuarial impact statement concerning these changes prepared by Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company, the Pension Trust Fund's actuaries; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Pension Trust Fund has approved these amendments; and WHEREAS, the City Commission determines it is in the best interest of the citizens and residents of Tamarac to amend the plan to reflect the changes agreed upon in collective bargaining. Temporary Ordinance 1884 l 2/28/99 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida: Section 1. The foregoing whereas clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Ordinance upon adoption hereof. Section 2. Article III, Section 16-218 is hereby amended as follows: The early retirement benefit shall be the benefit level provided in section 16-233 et seq. reduced by two and eight -tenths percent (2.8%) for each year by which the participant is younger than the normal retirement age for the participant on the effective date of his early retirement. Section 3. Article III, Section 16-233 is hereby amended as follows: The Benefit level is: Two and five -hundredth percent (2.059,o) of average final compensation. Section 4. It is the intention of the City Commission and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida, and that the Sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered, relettered, and the word "Ordinance" may be changed to "Section", "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such intention. 2 Temporary Ordinance 1884 12/28/99 Page 3 Section 5, All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, and all Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 6. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 7. This Ordinance shall become effective October 1, 1999, PASSED, FIRST READING this /a� day of , 2000. PASSED, SECOND READING this day of 12000. i ATTEST: r i CAROL GOLD, CMC/AAE CITY CLERK I HEREBY CERTIFY that Wave appd this ORDIN CE as to ' MITCHELL Sif(,RAFT - CITY ATTORNEY 3 JOE SCHREIBER, MAYOR AECORD OF COMA DIST 1: COW PORTNE . DIST 2: V/M MISHKlN DIST 3: 7COMM. SULTAPE":Zz DIST 4; COMM. AOBERTS