HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-2008-010Temp. Ordinance # 2162
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ORDINANCE NO. 2008-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 16 ENTITLED,
"PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT", BY SPECIFICALLY
AMENDING SECTION 16-56 ENTITLED, "MEMBERS";
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF ALTERNATES ON THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES FROM FOUR (4) TO THREE (3); PROVIDING
THAT MAYOR NEED ONLY TO APPOINT ONE (1) TRUSTEE TO
SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 16, Division II of the City of Tamarac (hereinafter
referred to as the "City") Code of Ordinances creates a Board of Trustees to
oversee the City's employee pension fund; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees is currently comprised of five (5)
trustees and four (4) alternate trustees; and
WHEREAS, Section 16-56 specifically describes the appointment process
for the Board's trustees, and expressly provides that the Mayor shall appoint one
(1) trustee and one (1) alternate from the City Commission to serve on the Board
of Trustees; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor's appointees, pursuant to Section 16-56(2) may
also serve on the City's police officer pension plan, firefighter pension plan, or
both; and
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WHEREAS, as a matter of housekeeping, the City Commission desires to
modify the number of alternate trustees on the Board of Trustees from four (4) to
three (3); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it to be in the best interests of
the citizens and residents of the City for the City's Board of Trustees for the
employee pension fund to be reduced from four (4) alternates to three (3)
alternates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That the foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified
and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of
the Ordinance upon adoption hereof.
SECTION 2: Chapter 16 entitled, "Pension and Retirement", is hereby
amended by specifically amending Division II, Section 16-56, entitled "Members"
to read as follows:
Sec. 16-56. Members.
(a) The plan shall be administered by five (5) trustees and f'etf-W three
(33) alternate trustees, as follows:
(1) Three (3) trustees and two (2) alternates shall be elected by
the plan participants. The trustees and alternates elected by plan
part c.pants..._m_ust._be._or._have _been... members._of_th..e plan...
(2) One (1) trustee and one (I' a4ternate- shall be appointed by the
mayor, from members of the city commission, who may also sepve
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mayor may ._ap_p. pint himself or herself as._a_truste ,.
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The. mayor's appointee must, at all times while serving as a trustee,
be, a member of the Cit Commission
(3) One (1) trustee and one (1) alternate shall be appointed by the
city manager who -tray a4se- serve -as trustee f„r eithe _ the
off+cer-plan-of--t4ief+ref0--ter--plaa--or both --plans. _The city manager
may appoint himself or herself as a trustee or alternate. Should the
city maner ?ppoint another person as a trustee or alternate, that
person must, at all times while serving as a trustee or alternate, be
a.._City employee.,-
( 4-t4) Alternate trustees shall, in the absence of the regularly
appointed trustees, have all of the powers of trustees.
SECTION 3: 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 or relettered and the word "Ordinance"
may be changed to "Section", "Article" or such other word or phrase in order to
accomplish such intention.
SECTION 4. 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.
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SECTION 5. 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 6. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and adoption.
PASSED, FIRST READING this o2Aay of , 2008.
PASSED, SECOND READING this day of , 2008.
BY: A4�w;� a6��e�o
q T: MAYOR BETH TALABISC
RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE: 1ST Reading
;� MARION SWENSON, MC MAYOR TALABISCO 960-1
CITY CLERK DIST 1: COMM PORTNER
DIST 2: COMM. ATKINS-GRAD
DIST 3: V/M SULTANOF
DIST 4: COMM. DRESSLER
I HEREBY CERTIFY that
I have approved this
ORDINANCE as to form: RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE: 2ND Reading
MAYOR TALABISCO
r DIST 1: COMM PORTNER
(J) DIST 2: COMM. ATKINS-GRAD
DIST 3: V/M SULTANOF
S EL S. G REN DIST 4: COMM. DRESSLER
_ CITY ATTORNEY
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