O-632-02 ORDINANCE NO. 632-02
AN ORDINANCE OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE III, SECTION 49, SERVICE
RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE, PROVIDING FOR A THIRTY YEAR
AND OUT CLAUSE TO THE GENERAL EMPLOYEE PENSION
PLAN, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,The Village Council has expressed a desire to amend the
general employee's pension plan; and
WHEREAS,the current plan requires that in order for employees to earn
the maximum available pension benefit, they must be employed for a minimum of
thirty years and reach the age of 62; and
WHEREAS, It is in the best interests of the Village to amend the Code to
allow for employees who have been employed for at least thirty years to retire,
regardless of their age, and begin drawing their pension benefits, without
penalty;
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Village Council of Miami
Shores Village, Florida,that:
Section 1. The Miami Shores Village Code of Ordinances, Section 18-49
(a) is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 18-49. Service retirement allowance.
(a)Any general employee after the completion of thirty (30)years of
creditable service regardless of employee's age shall become entitled to receive
a service retirement annuity in an amount provided under subsection (c) of this
section. If an employee of the Village has been classified as a police officer for
part of their employment with the Village and a general employee for another
part of their employment with the Village, their age for entitlement to receive a
service retirement annuity will be adjusted upon the their date of change in
classification in the following manner: . . .
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith or
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, but only insofar as such ordinances
may be inconsistent or in conflict with this Ordinance.
Section 3. If any section, sentence, cause or phrase of this Ordinance
is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction,
then said holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance, which shall be deemed to be severable therefrom.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption on second reading.
Passed on first reading this 18th day of June , 2002.
Passed and adopted on second and final reading this 2nd day of
July , 2002.
Davis, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Barbara A. Fuga i, C'
Village Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Richard Sarafan
Village Attorney