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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVI(A&B) Ordinance No. 99-33 Re: Police Officers'/Firefighters' Retirement Trust Fund Deferred Retirement Option Plan) Ordiance No. 99-34, Re: General Employees' Retirement Trust Fund Deferred Retirement Option Plan Agenda 10-19-99 Item VIA & B "CENTER OF GOOD LIVING-PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" MAYOR•COMMISSIONER o� Ocoee ' S.SCOTT VANDERGRIFT /�.1, •�o CITY OF OCOEE COMMISSIONERS r 4 Q. 150 N.LAKESHORE DRIVE DANNY HOWELL OCOEE,FLORIDA 34761-2258 SCOTT ANDERSON RUSTY JOHNSON (407)656-2322 NANCY J.PARKER Of GOOD CITY MANAGER ELLIS SHAPIRO MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Ellis Shapiro City Mana DATE: September , 1999 RE: DROP PLAN ORDINANCES FOR POLICE/FIRE AND GENERAL EMPLOYEES PENSION FUNDS Approximately three (3) months ago both pension boards discussed the possibility of having Drop Plans put into each retirement plan. The attached proposed ordinances fully discuss what a Drop Plan is but as a generality it offers pension fund members alternatives to regular retirement methods. H. Lee Dehner will be present at second reading and public hearings for these ordinances to answer any questions you may have about these ordinances. A review by staff of this idea resulted in us seeing no real negative effect on the City and therefore we respectfully recommend approval of these ordinances. Attachments c: H. Lee Dehner, Esq., Christiansen & Dehner PQ . Protect Qcoee's Water Resources LAW OFFICES CHRISTIANSEN&DEBNER, P.A. 63 SARASOTA CENTER BLVD. SUITE 107 Scorn R.CHRISTIANSEN SARASOTA,FLORIDA 34240 ' F n_ ;r G MHO�$,(941)377-2200 H.LEE DEFINER i L I i'I ate.,: ((941)377-4848 September 13, 1999 Mr. Ellis Shapiro, City Manager City of Ocoee 150 N. Lakeshore Drive Ocoee, Florida 34761-2258 Re: City of Ocoee Municipal Police Officers' and Firefighters' and General Employees' Retirement Trust Funds Dear Ellis: In accordance with our recent conference, I am enclosing DROP plans for the City of Ocoee Municipal Police Officers' and Firefighters' and General Employees' Retirement Trust Funds. I will be happy to discuss them with you at any time, although I believe we have already discussed them thoroughly. If appropriate, please schedule these ordinances to go before the commission and notify me of the time as I will be happy to be present. By copy of this letter to the Boards' actuary, Foster&Foster, Inc., I am requesting that they provide you with a letter indicating that there is no cost associated with the adoption of these ordinances. As always, your courtesy and cooperation is appreciated. Yours very truly, H. Lee Dehner HLD/bm enclosures cc: Mike Reed, with enclosure Donald Carter, with enclosure Foster &Foster, Inc., with enclosures Agenda 10-19-99 Item VI A ORDINANCE NO. 99-33 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE CITY OF OCOEE MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS' AND FIREFIGHTERS' RETIREMENT TRUST FUND, ADOPTED AND RESTATED IN FULL BY ORDINANCE NO. 96-20, AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED; ADDING SECTION 27, DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS;REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SECTION 1: Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the authority to adopt this ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes. SECTION 2: That Ordinance No. 96-20, adopting the amended and restated City of Ocoee Municipal Police Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement Trust Fund, as subsequently amended, is hereby amended by adding Section 27, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, to read as follows: SECTION 27. DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN. L Definitions. As used in this Section 27, the following definitions apply:" A,. "DROP" -- The Ocoee Police Officers' and Firefighters' Deferred Retirement Option Plan. B, "DROP Account" --The account established for each DROP participant under subsection 3. 2L Participation. A.. Eligibility to Participate. . in lieu of terminating his employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter, any Member who is eligible for normal retirement under the System may elect to defer receipt of such service retirement pension and to participate in the DROP provided that the election to participate in the DROP is made within twelve (12) months following the date on which the Member first becomes eligible for normal retirement, or for a Member who first reached eligibility for normal retirement prior to the effective date of this Section, the election to participate is made within twelve (12) months from the effective date of this Section. A Member who fails to make the election =rithin such twelve (12) month limitation period shall forfeit all rights to participate in the DROP. B.. Election to Participate. A Member's election to participate in the DROP must be made in writing in a time and manner determined by the Board and shall be effective on the first day of the first calendar month which is at least fifteen (15) business days after it is received by the Board. -1- Period of participation. A Member who elects to participate in the DROP under subsection 2.B., shall participate in the DROP for a period not to exceed sixty (60) months beginning on the date which the Member first becomes eligible for normal retirement. An election to participate in the DROP shall constitute an irrevocable election to resign from the service of the City at the time of election into the DROP. A Member may participate only once. Termination of Participation. 1,1), A Member participating in the DROP shall cease participating in the DROP.by: (a) electing in writing, in a time and manner determined by the Board, to cease participating in the DROP; (b) continuing to be employed as a Police Officer or Firefighter at the end of his period of participation in the DROP as determined under subsection 2.C.; or ii terminating his employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter. Any election made under clause (a) shall be effective on the first day of the first calendar month which is at least fifteen (15) bzsiness days after it is received by the Board. (2) Upon the Member's termination of participation in the DROP, pursuant to subsection (1),(a) or (b) above. all amounts provided for in subsection 3.B.,including monthly benefits and investment earnings and losses or interest, shall cease to be transferred from the System to his DROP Account. Any amounts remaining in his DROP Account shall be paid to him in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4. when he terminates his employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter. • (3) A Member who elects to terminate his participation in the DROP under subsection 231 shall not be permitted to again become a participant in the DROP. E.g. Effect of DROP Participation on the System. U) A Member's Credited Service and his accrued benefit under the System shall be determined on the date his election to participate in the DROP first becomes effective. The Member shall not accrue any additional Credited Service or any additional benefits under the System (except for any additional benefits provided under any cost-of-living adjustment in the System) while he is a participant in the DROP. After a Member commences participation, he shall not be permitted to again contribute to the System nor shall he be eligible for disability or pre-retirement death benefits. ? No amounts shall be paid to a Member from the System while the Member is a participant in the DROP. Unless otherwise specified -2- in the System, if a Member terminates his participation in the DROP other than by terminating his employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter, no amounts shall be paid to him from the System until he terminates his employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter. Unless otherwise specified in the System, amounts transferred from the System to the Member's DROP Account shall be paid directly to the Member only on the termination of his employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter. Funding. AL Establishment of DROP Account. A DROP Account shall be established for each Member participating in the DROP. A Member's DROP Account shall consist of amounts transferred to the DROP under subsection 3.B., and earnings or interest on those amounts. B.. Transfers From Retirement System. 1 As of the first day of each month of a Member's period of participation in the DROP, the monthly retirement benefit he would have received under the System had he terminated his employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter and elected to receive monthly benefit payments thereunder shall be transferred to his DROP Account, except as otherwise provided for in subsection 2.D.(2)„ A Member's period of participation in the DROP shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of subsections 2.C_. and 2.D, but in no event shall it continue past the date he terminates his employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2.D.(2), a Member's DROP Account under this subsection 3.B. shall be debited or credited after each fiscal year quarter with either: (a) Interest at an effective rate of six and one-half percent (6.5%) per annum compounded monthly on the prior month's ending balance; or 0) Earnings, determined as follows: The average daily balance in a Member's DROP Account shall be credited or debited at a rate equal to the actual net rate of investment return realized by the System for that quarter. "Net investment return" for the purpose of this paragraph is the total return of the assets in which the Member's DROP Account is invested by the Board net of brokerage commissions, transaction costs and management fees. Upon electing participation in the DROP, the Member shall elect to receive either interest or earnings on his account to be determined as provided above. The Member may, in writing, elect . to change his election only once during his DROP participation. An election to change must be made prior to the -3- end of a quarter and shall be effective beginning the following quarter. (3) A Member's DROP Account shall only be credited or debited with earnings or interest and monthly benefits while the Member is a participant in the DROP and after the Member dies, retires or terminates his employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter. If a Member is employed by the City Fire and Police Departments after electing to cease participation in the DROP pursuant to subsection 2.D..(1)(a) or after particigping in the DROP for five (5) years, then beginning with the next payment following cessation of participation or beginning with the Member's 61st month of DROP participation, whichever occurs first, the Member's DROP Account will no longer be credited or debited withrnings or interest, nor will monthly benefits be transferred to the DROP account. All such non-transferred amounts shall be forfeited and continue to be forfeited while the Member is employed by the City Fire and Police Departments. A Member employed by the City Fire and Police Departments after five (5) years of DROP participation will still not be eligible for pre- retirement death or disability benefits, nor will he accrue additional Credited Service. 4- Distribution of DROP Accounts on Termination of Employment. Aa Eligibility for Benefits. A Member shall receive the balance in his DROP Account in accordance with the provisions of this subsection 4. upon his termination of employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter. Except as provided in subsection 4.D., no amounts shall be paid to a Member from the DROP prior to his termination of employment asa Police Officer or Firefighter. R. Form of Distribution. Unless the Member elects otherwise, distribution of his DROP Account shall be made in a cash lump sum, subject to the direct rollover provisions set forth in subsection 4.G. A Member may, however, elect, in such time and manner as the Board shall prescribe, that his DROP distribution be used to purchase a. nonforfeitable fixed annuity payable in such form as the Member may elect. Elections under this paragraph shall be in writing and shall he made in such time or manner as the Board shall determine. If the annuity form selected is not a qualified joint and fifty percent (50%) survivor annuity with the Member's Spouse as the Beneficiary, the annuity payable to the Member and thereafter to his Beneficiary shall be subject to the incidental death benefit rule as described in Section 401(a)(9)(G) of the Code and its applicable regulations. (2) If a Member dies before his benefit is paid, his DROP Account shall be paid to his Beneficiary in such optional form as his Beneficiary may select. If no Beneficiary designation is made, the DROP Account shall be distributed to the Member's estate. 11- Date of Payment of Distribution. U) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection 4., distribution of a Member's DROP- Account shall be made as soon as administratively practicable following the Member's termination of employment. ),- In lieu of a distribution as described in paragraph (1) above, a Member may, in accordance with such procedures as the Board shall prescnbe, elect to have the distribution of his DROP Account made as of the first day of any month coincident with or following his termination of employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter; provided, however, payments shall be made before the distribution date elected by the Member to the extent necessary to comply with the provisions of subsections 4.D. and 4.F. D— Age Seventy and One-Half 70-1/21 Rea uired Distribution. In no event shall the provisions of subsection 4. operate so as to allow the distribution of a Member's DROP Account to be later than the April 1 following the later of the calendar year in which he terminates his employment as a Police Officer or Firefighter or he attains age seventy and one-half (70-1/2). .In the event a Member is required to receive payment while in service under the provisions of this subsection D., he ,Shall receive one lump sum payment on or before his required beginning date equal to his entire DROP Account balance and annual lump sum payments thereafter of amounts credited to his DROP Account during each calendar year. Upon the Member's subsequent termination of employment, payment of his DROP Account shall be made in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4.B. E.. Proof of Death and Right of Beneficiary or Other Person. The Board may require and rely upon such proof of death and such evidence of the right of any Beneficiary or other person to receive the value of a deceased Member's DROP Account as the Board may deem proper and its determination of the right of that Beneficiary of other person to receive payment shall be conclusive. E„. Distribution Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision of subsection 4., all distributions from the DROP shall conform to the regulations issued under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code, including the incidental death benefit provisions of Section 401(a)(9)(G) of the Code. Further, such regulations shall override any DROP provision that is inconsistent with Section 401(a)(9) of the Code. SI Direct Rollover of Certain Distributions. This subsection applies to distributions made on or after January 1, 1993. 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The Board shall be fully protected with respect to any action taken or suffered by it in good faith in reliance upon such expert, accountant, actuary or counsel, and all actions taken or suffered in such reliance shall be conclusive upon any person with any interest in the DROP. General Provisions. A. Amendment of DROP. The DROP may be amended by an ordinance of the City at any time and from time to time, and retroactively if deemed necessary or appropriate,. to amend in whole or in part any or all of the provisions of the DROP. However, except as otherwise provided by law, no amendment shall make it possible for any part of the DROP's funds to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of persons entitled to benefits under the DROP. No amendment shall be made which has the effect of decreasing the balance of the DROP Account of any Member. facility of Payment. Tf the Board shall find that a Member or other person entitled to a benefit under the DROP is unable to care for his affairs because of illness or accident or is a minor, the Board may direct that any benefit due him, unless claim shall have been made for the benefit by a duly appointed legal representative., be paid to his Spouse, a child, a parent or other blood relative, or to a person with whom he resides. Any payment so made shall be a complete discharge of the liabilities of the DROP for that benefit. Information. Each Member, Beneficiary or other person entitled to a benefit, before any benefit shall be pava le to him or on his account under the DROP shall file with the Board the information that it shall require to establish his rights and benefits under the DROP. a. Prevention of Escheat. If the Board cannot ascertain the whereabouts of any person to whom a payment is due under the DROP, the Board may, no earlier than three (3) years from the date such payment is due, mail a notice of such due and owing payment to the last known address of such person, as shown on the records of the Board or the City. If such person has not made written claim therefor within three (3) months of the date of the mailing, the Board may, if it so elects and upon receiving advice from counsel to the DROP, direct that such payment and all remaining payments otherwise due such person be canceled on the records of the DROP. Upon such cancellation, the DROP shall have no further liability therefor except that, in the event such person or his Beneficiary later notifies the Board of his whereabouts and requests the payment or payments due to -7- him under the DROP, the amount so applied shall be paid to him in accordance with the provisions of the DROP. E.,. Written Elections, Notification. (.1). Any elections, no1fiications or designations made by a Member pursuant to the provisions of the DROP shall be made in writing and filed with the Board in a time and manner determined by the Board under rules uniformly applicable to all employees similarly situated. The Board reserves the right to change from the time and manner for making notifications, elections or designations by Members under the DROP if it determines after due deliberation that such action is justified in that it improves the administration of the DROP. In the event of a conflict between the provisions for making an election, notification or designation set forth in the DROP and such new administrative procedures, those new administrative procedures shall prevail. .(4 Each Member or Retiree who has a DROP Account shall be responsible for furnishing the Board with his current address and any subsequent changes in his address. Any notice required to be given to a Member or Retiree hereunder shall be deemed given if directed to him at the last such address given to the Board and mailed by registered or certified United States mail. If any check mailed by registered or certified United States mail to such address is returned mailing of checks will be suspended until such time as the Member or Retiree notifies the Board of his address. E. Benefits Not Guaranteed. All benefits payable to a Member from the DROP shall be paid only from the assets of the Member's DROP Account and neither the City nor the Board shall have any duty or liability to furnish the DROP with any funds, securities or other assets except to the extent required by any applicable law. a. Construction. The DROP shall be construed, regulated and administered under the laws of Florida, except where other applicable law controls. The titles and headings of the subsections in this Section 27 are for convenience only. In the case of ambiguity or inconsistency, the text rather than the titles or headings shall control. a. Forfeiture of Retirement Benefits. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to remove DROP participants from the scope of Section 22 above or Section 112.3173, Florida Statutes. DROP participants who commit a specified offense or whose employment is terminated as described in Section 22 while employed, will be subject to forfeiture of all retirement benefits, including DROP benefits, pursuant to the above provisions of law. -8- SECTION 3. Repeal of Ordinances. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance shall be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions hereof. SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon second reading and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1999. APPROVED: ATTEST: CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA By: Jean Grafton, City Clerk S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor (SEAL) October 7 ADVERTISED , 1999 READ FIRST TIME October 5 1999 READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED , 1999. FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY THE CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY THIS day of , 1999. CHRISTIANSEN&DEHNER, P.A. Special Counsel By: APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY COMMISSION AT A MEETING HELD ON , 1999 UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. bm\ocoee\pf\09-10-99.ord -9- The Orlando Sentinel Published Daily .NOTICE 0PUBLIC MEETING CITY OF OCOEE 6}}µ}L oflQriVa S S Notice is hereby given pursuant to Arti- COUNTY OF ORANGE cle VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Section 166.041 Florida Statutes,that the Ocoee City Commis- sion will hold a public hearing in the Commission Chambers,City Hall,locat- Before the undersigned authoritypersonallyappeared Julia Nichols ed at 150 N.Lakeshore Drive,Ocoee g pp Florida during a regular session to be , who on oath says held on October 19,1999,at 7:15 p.m., that he/she is the Legal Advertising Representative of The Orlando Sentinel, a daily or as soon thereafter er as possible, of the fol- der to consider the ado newspaper published at s7?L;A iU fl o in lowing ORDINANCEE NO.99-33 0 Alf;E County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a 311 T : OF I,JL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA,RELATING in the matter of 0 i'D. 9`t—'11 • TO THE CITY OF OCOEE MUNIC- IPAL POLICE OFFICERS'AND FI- REFIGHTERS' RETIREMENT in the O'?4NGf Court, TRUST FUND, ADOPTED AND was published in said newspaper in the issue; of 19/f)7/99 RESTATED IN FULL BY ORDI- NANCE NO.96-20, AS SUBSE- QUENTLY AMENDED; ADDING SECTION 27, DEFERRED RE- TIREMENT OPTION PLAN;PRO- . VIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS; REPEALING ALL Affiant further says that the said Orlando Sentinel is a newspaper published at ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT 0in said HEREWITH AND PROVIDING O D{�N iA,',Iltr,}- County, Florida, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in Interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to said OQitNtrF County, Florida, the proposed action.A copy of the pro-. . each Week Day and has been entered as second-class mail matter at the post posed ordinance may be examined inp the office of the City Clerk at City Hall, office in 0 q I 9 tip 0 in said 150 N.Lakeshore Drive,Ocoee,Florida Qs?lli,3�;F County, Florida, between ours of 8:00 ri ez0pmMdaythroughFriday for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached cept legal holidays: copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he/she has neither paid NOTICE:An person who desires to an nor promised person, firm • corporation disci.. t, rebate, appeal any decision made by Commis- sion with respect to any matter consid- commission or refund for the pu •ose • securing this ..vertisement for ered at such meeting will need a record of the proceedings and for such pur- publication in the said newspaper. pur- pose may need to ensure that averba- ,im record of the proceeding is made, which record Includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal Is The foregoing instrument was acknowled�aed •- •re me this day of based.Persons with disabilities need- October 19 gg , by i ul hols the assistance to participate int any f. the proceedings should contact the of lice of the City Clerk,150 N.Lakeshore who ispersonallyknown to me a •d T. • d to - an ath. t Drive, Ocoee, FL 34761, (407) 656- 2322,Ext.146,48 hours in advance of r A. ,ad. L. .. 'i. ,`. A.j the meeting. Jean Grafton, • October 7,1999 City Clerk (SEAL) • Ir OLS2947733 OCTOBER 7,1999 Agenda 10-19-99 Item VI B ORDINANCE NO. 99-3 4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE CITY OF OCOEE. MUNICIPAL GENERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT TRUST FUND, ADOPTED AND RESTATED IN FULL BY ORDINANCE NO. 96-19, AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED; ADDING SECTION 25, DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES . IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SECTION 1: Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the authority to adopt this ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes. SECTION 2: That Ordinance No. 96-19, adopting the amended and restated City of Ocoee Municipal General Employees' Retirement Trust Fund, as subsequently amended, is hereby amended by adding Section 25, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, to read as follows: SECTION 25. REFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN. L Definitions. As used in this Section 25, the following definitions apply:" A,. "DROP" --The Ocoee General Employees' Deferred Retirement Option Plan• B, "DROP Account" -- The account established for each DROP participant under subsection 3. Participation. A< Eligibility to Participate. In lieu of terminating his employment as a General Employee, any Member who is eligible for normal retirement under the System may elect to defer receipt of such service retirement pension and to participate in the DROP provided that the election to participate in the DROP is made within twelve (12) months following the date on which the Member first becomes eligible for normal retirement, or for a Member who first reached eligibility for normal retirement prior to the effective date of this Section, the election to participate is made within twelve (12) months from the effective date of this Section: A Member who fails to make the election within such twelve (12) month limitation period shall forfeit all rights to participate in the DROP. B, Election to Participate. A Member's election to participate in the DROP must be made in writing in a time and manner determined by the Board and shall be effective on the first day of the first calendar month which is at least fifteen (15) business days after it is received by the Board. -1 -Z- payloads as1Auaglo ssaiun •dO iG alp uI ltredlopsed u si Jogwainj aqt aitgm wals/Cs Kt wo.Lj iagwaw of ptnd aq 'tugs s3unour om 1J •stjauaq gttap ivawaspas-a.Id so ,S lilqustp .Ioj ojgl2tia oq ag Atgs Jou wals/Cg aqt of alnqu uoo ui of pat auod aq liu iiegs-aq.'uogtdtoplud saouawwoo sagwoj E satid 'dOIG alp ut lutdtoti.IEtl t; si oq aitgnn (walsAs zip uI luouggn p1 $utnti jo-tsoo /fuu .iapun paptno.Id slgauag ieuolttppu /cut sod ldaoxa) wals1fs alp sapun sltjauaq p not ppu ALM .io aotn.tas paltpax0 i3uogtpp13 /Cut atuoo1 you ii�gs Jagwaw ota •an.poaJJa sawooaq lsig d02IQ 043 U . aNNdtop.I13d of uogoaia stq alp aqt uo pautuuatap aq ii3gs wals1cs zip iapun lgauaq panlool3 stq put dolmas pattpa.0 s,sagwayi V to •walsAs agt uo uoItdlop.Ed d011G Jo looH a 'a .d02IQ °ql ut luEdloplEd awooaq UTE E of pouluuad.aq Hugs •Q•Z uogoasqns .iapun dO21G aqt ut uogudtogiud stq aluuluual of sloop oqM Jagw914 d trj •aa/Coidwg i3.Iau00 13 SE ivawitoidwa spq sal1ulLatol oq uagM uotloa5gns Jo suolstnoxd agt trilm aouEploo0E uI um' of plEd oq Bugs lun000y d02Id stq uI 2utuIEwas slunowu icud •lunOOoy! dOIiG stg of walsIs agl tuo.ij pau0JsuE.I2 oq of as100 TIMgs '3SO.Ialut xo.sassoi pug s&utu.rea Iuowtsanut puu slljauaq Aigluow 2utpnioul uogoasqns uI soJ paptnold slunowE tit 'anogE (q) so (>3j'(j) uogoasqns of lu1ns.ind ',Jolla alp ut uogEdtog.IEd jo uo3Eutwsat s,xagwaw alp uodn (Z)- •piEog agt iq pantaoal sI lI xatjE situp ssautsnq (Si) uaaljlj lsE°i t13 sI goI4M g3Uow Jtpualto ato Jo iEp_ is.ig aqt uo angoaJJa aq ii1gs (u) as-nei3 iapun aplw uogoaia Iuy •aaisoidwg p.Iau°0 13 St luaul1oidwa stg 2u1Euluum. so :•0•6 uogoasqns 1apun pautuuatap su aOtc aqt ut uogudtottzt;d jo pouad stq: jo puo aqt t13 aaicoidwa itsaua0 SE pa/Coidw° oq of 2utnuttuoo !dollar aqt ui 2u1Edtog.IEd as1ao of 'p.IEog °to itq pautuualap sauuEW put °Lull E ut lupunn ut 2ugoaia re) �q d02IQ 042 tiI 3upEdtop.Ed 0S103 Augs-dOIG ato ur lupudiatl tad.Iagwaw V •uogEdlol ud Jo uoI3Eutw.IOI •aouo diuo aludtops1d/CEw sagw911 d •doua an owl uottoaia Jo awg agt t1 I u u ll�gs cma aqt ut al1dtog.I13d of uotlaaia ud •tuawaxge.I iYwsou ioJ 01.gt2ria sawooaq lsiW ragwaw agt 14514M alep ag21 uo Suluui oq sgtuout (09) 13xls paaoxa of tou pouad u soJ Jolla °gi uI a3Edto•ll.IEd 'legs` •g•Z uogoasqns sapun cma alit ui alEdtatt.red of sloaia oqM.Iagwayg V •uotlEdtopJEd Jo pouad 5 in the System, if a_Member terminates his participation in the DROP other than by terminating his employment as a General Employee, no amounts shall be paid to him from the System until he terminates his employment as a General Employee. Unless otherwise specified in the_Sy_stem, amounts transferred from the System to the Member's DROP Account shall be paid directly to the Member only on the termination of his employment as a General Employee. Funding. A. Establishment of DROP Account. A DROP Account shall be established for each Member participating in the DROP. A Member's DROP Account shall consist of amounts transferred to the DROP under subsection 3.B., and earnings or interest on those amounts. B, Transfers From Retirement System. 1,1) As of the first day of each month of a Member's period of participation in the DROP, the monthly retirement benefit he would have received under the System had he terminated his employment as a General Employee and elected to receive monthly benefit payments thereunder shall be transferred to his PROP Account, except as otherwise provided for in subsection 2.D.(2). A Member's period of participation in the DROP shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of subsections 2.C. and 2.D, but in no event shall it continue past the date he terminates his employment as a General Employee. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2.D.(2), a Member's DROP Account under this subsection 3.B. shall be debited or credited after each fiscal year quarter with either: (a) Interest at an effective rate of six and one-half percent (6.5%) per annum compounded monthly on the prior month's ending balance; or • 02) Earnings, determined as follows: The average daily balance in a Member's DROP Account shall be credited or debited at a rate equal to the actual net rate of investment return realized by the System for that quarter. "Net investment return" for the purpose of this paragraph is the total return of the assets in which the Member's DROP Account is invested by the Board net of brokerage commissions, transaction costs and management fees. Upon electing participation in the DROP, the Member shall elect to receive either interest or earnings on his account to be il,etermined as provided above. The Member may, in writing, elect to change his- election only once during his DROP participation. An election to change must be made prior to the -3- end of a quarter and shall be effective beginning the following quarter. (3) A Member's DROP Account shall only be credited or debited with earnings or interest and monthly benefits while the Member is a participant in the DROP and after the Member dies, retires or terminates his employment as_a General Employee. If a Member is employed by the City after electing to cease participation in the DROP pursuant to subsection 2 D.(1)(a) or after participating in the DROP for five (5) years_, then beginning with the next payment following cessation of participation or beginning with the Member's 61st month of DROP participation, whichever occurs first, the Member's DROP Account will no longer be credited or debited with earnings or interest, nor will monthly benefits be transferred to the DROP account. All such non-transferred amounts shall be forfeited and continue to be forfeited while the Member is employed by the City. A Member employed by the City after five (5) years of DROP participation will still not be eligible for pre-retirement death or disability benefits, nor will he accrue additional Credited Service. 4— Distribution of DROP Accounts on Termination of Employment. A. Eligibility for Benefits. A Member shall receive the balance in his DROP Account in accordance with the provisions of this subsection 4. upon his termination of employment as a General Employee. Except as provided in subsection 4.D., no amounts shall be paid to a Member from the DROP prior to his termination of employment as a General Employee. R. Form of Distribution. ,(.f) Unless the Member elects otherwise, distribution of his DROP Account shall be made in a cash lump sum, subject to the direct rollover provisions set forth in subsection 4.G. A Member may, however, elect, in such time and manner as the Board shall prescribe, that his .DROP distribution be used to purchase a Donforfei tab 1e fixed annuity payable in such form as the Member may elect. Elections under this paragraph shall be in writing and shall be made in such time or manner as the Board shall determine. If the annuity form selected is not a qualified joint and fifty percent (50%) survivor annuity with the Member's Spouse as the Beneficiary, the annuity payable to the Member and thereafter to his Beneficiary shall be subject to the incidental death benefit rule as described in Section 401(a)(9)(G) of the Code and its applicable regulations. (2) If a Member dies before his benefit is paid, his DROP Account shall be paid to his Beneficiary in such optional form as his Beneficiary may select. If no Beneficiary designation is made, the DROP Account shall be distributed to the Member's estate. -4- a I , • • 1 , •. , - - •-, • • , . a • • ' , • • A • •• a• I - , • I •• • . • - •- , • IS •. G •• _ •• •: • In • . •�- •• • . 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Tl e general administration of the DROP, the responsibility for carrying out the provisions of the DROP and the rc.,gponsibility of overseeing the investment of the DROP's assets shall be placed in the Board. The members of the Board may appoint from their number such subcommittees with such powers as they shall determine; may adopt such administrative procedures and regulations as they deem desirable for the • conduct of their affairs; may authorize one or more of their number or Any agent to execute or deliver any instrument or make any payment on their behalf; may retain counsel., employ agents and provide for such clerical, accounting, actuarial and consulting services as they may require in carrying out the provisions of the DROP; and may allocate among themselves or delegate to other persons all or such portion of their duties under the DROP, other than those granted to them as Trustee under any trust agreement adopted for use in implementing the DROP, as they, in their sole discretion, shall decide. A Trustee shall not vote on any question relating exclusively to himself. B_. Individual Accounts, Records and Reports. The Board shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, records showing the operation and condition of the DROP, including records showing the individual balances in each Member's DROP Account, and the Board shall keep, or cause to be kept, in convenient form such data as may be necessary for the valuation of the assets and liabilities of the DROP. The Board shall prepare or cause to be prepared and distributed to Members participating in the DROP and other individuals or filed with the appropriate governmental agencies, as the case may be, all necessary descriptions, reports, information returns, and data required to be distributed or filed for the DROP pursuant to the Code, the applicable portions of the Act and any other applicable laws. Establishment of Rules. Subject to the limitations of the DROP, the Board from time to time shall establish rules for the administration of the DROP and the transaction of its business. The Board shall have discretionary authority to construe and interpret the DROP (including but not limited to determination of art individual's eligibility for DROP participation, the right and amount of any benefit payable under the DROP and the date on which any individual ceases to be a participant in the DROP). The determination of the Board as to the interpretation of the DROP or its determination of any disputed questions shall be conclusive and final to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Board shall also oversee the investment of the DROP'S assets. -6- 'ffugn ui agl jo amp 041 jo strwow (E) aaxqt uppm xojoxagl u tulo uoutxm aputu lou st:g uosiod Bons JI .A.413 ow xo pnog agl Jo spxooax aql uo ttmogs si `uosxad gans jo ssaxppu umom put ow oa luawAud 2utmo put onp Bons Jo aopou t: Iit;w 'onp st luawAud gans olt;p agl wag siEac (£) aaxgt u>?g2 xagxva ou 'Amu px>?og age 4d0aa ow xapun onp st 2U0u1 ;d >; wogm of uosiod duu jo s2noquologm agt uti.iaost; 1ouutso pitog o w lj •luagosg Jo uopuanaia 'J •do'aa otp xapun sigauaq puu sttj tisugulso of axtnboi Rugs ti ugt uopt;wxoJut ow pxt?og agt gttm ow Rugg dO2IG aqt xapun;un000u saI uo .to wiq alquArd aq Rugs l jouaq /Cue axoJoq 'tjouaq E of pappua uosxad Jaw xo (IEtogouag `xaqu oN gse'd •uopiwxoJuI 'D •lt ouaq lag xoJ dO2IQ otg Jo saptltquq ow Jo a xt;go-stp alaTdwoo u aq iitgs ap>;w os lua‘ttid Aut/ •saptsai aq wogm g3im uosiod >; of xo 'antlt ios poolq xagto xo luaxnd u 'pligo u 'asnods siq of pied aq 'anpuasaxdax I>;ffal palutoddu AInp u Aq ujouaq ow Joy-aputu uoog anug lugs wit i° ssalun `wit{ onp ltjauaq Auu lutg loaxip At;w pxuog ow 'xoutw i st io luaptoou xo ssaupt jo asnt;ooq sxtt?jju stg xoj axuo alquun it Jolla agt xapun It auaq u of pappua uosiod xagno xo xagwayst E lutg putt Rugs pxrog art ii •luawAEd jo iclgiavd '$ •xagwayi cuE Jo lun000d dO G ow Jo aouulug aqa 2utst;axoap jo loavva agl sug gotgm apEW aq Ilt;gs luawpuawE oN •dO' IQ agl xapun slgauaq of pappua uosiod Jo lgouaq anisnloxa aql xoJ uutp xag4o sasodxnd 'ol pa4.tanip xo 'xoJ pasn aq of spun] s,dO'Q aqt Jo a.tud Rut xoj algissod It 04uut 'Rugs tuawpuawu ou 'mut cq papinoad astAu tgo sE idaoxa ''xanamog •dO KI aq1 Jo suoisinoxd ow jo IfE _to Awe d ui xo alo4M ui puawE of 'alEudoxddu .to LxEssaoau pawaap Jt AlanpOo4ax put: 'awp of awp wag pUE awp AuE 3E X1t3 age Jo aoutsuipxo ut; Aq papuowE aq kew dada mu •dO'KI Jo luawpuawd` 'V •suoisinoxd IExau0O •doua 042 ut lsatolut Attu g4im uosxad AuE uodn antsnlou03 aq Rugs aouutlax tons ut patojjns xo uoNtet suogou Hu pug'Iasunoo xo LxEntou `wulun000u '410dxa gong uodn °outgo.' ui 4ItE3 poot tit It &q poionns .to umut uoLPE 1cuu 02 loadsox gtim paloaloxd Aunj aq Bugs wog 014.E gasunoo Jo suotutdo Ili uo put; `A.turuou ttt3 xo 11.1E11111000E uE (q pagsiuxnJ sol oppxao uo st? Ilam SU uoaxatp Alax of pappua aq luugs 1cagt rig 'pxEog atl2 cq padoldwa xo paumax liodxa .Auu Aq pagstuxnj s iodoi AUE xoj algtsuodsa1 aq Rugs pxt;og mg Jo oolsnii du1; IOU pxt;og agl xagttoM •dO'IG age Jo spun) 0112 xo dO 1CI aql of uopt;Iax UT 44!ES pooff ut apEw 'to>; of amp;xo lau AUE xOJ slEnpintput xaglo ICuu Jo 3ltgoq uo xo XIIEnpinzput A.lttr it AuExtrout 3au hugs soolstul,atu, •A4tltgEt7 Jo uogutuu 1 'tI the Board may, if it so elects and upon receiving advice from counsel to 1 e DROP, direct that such payment and all .remaining payme_nts otherwise due such person be canceled on the records of the DROP. Upon such cancellation, the DROP shall have no further liability therefor except that, in the event such person or hisBeneficiary later notifies the Board of his whereabouts and requests the payment or payments due to him under the DROP, the amount so applied shall be paid to him in accordance with the provisions of the DROP. ' Written Elections, Notification. U) Any elections, notifications or designations made-by a Member pursuant to the provisions of the DROP shall be made in writing and filed with the Board in a time and manner determined by the Board under rules uniformly applicable to all employees similarly situated. The Board reserves the right to change from the time and manner for making notifications, elections or designations by Members under the DROP if it determines after due deliberation that such action is justified in that it improves the administration of the DROP. In the event of a conflict between the provisions for making an election, notification or designation set forth in the DROP and such new administrative procedures, those new administrative procedures shall prevail. Each Member or Retiree who has a DROP Account shall be responsible for furnishing the Board with his current address and any subsequent changes in his address. Any notice required to be given to a Member or Retiree hereunder shall be deemed given if directed to him at the last such address given to the Board and mailed by registered or certified United States mail. If any check mailed by registered or certified United States mail to such address is returned, mailing of checks will be suspended until such time as the Member or Retiree notifies the Board of his address. E. Benefits Not Guaranteed. • All benefits payable to a Member from the DROP shall be paid only from the assets of the Member's DROP Account and neither the City nor the Board shall have any duty or liability to furnish the DROP with any funds, securities or other assets except to the extent required by any applicable law. • L Construction. ' (1) The DROP shall be construed, regulated and administered under the laws of Florida, except where other applicable law controls. (2) The titles and headings of the subsections in this Section 25 are for convenience only. In the case of ambiguity or inconsistency, the text rather than the titles or headings shall control. IL Forfeiture of Retirement Benefits. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to remove DROP participants from the scope of Section 20 above or Section 112.3173, Florida -8- Statutes. DROP participants who commit a specified offense or whose employment is terminated as described in Section 20 while employed, will be subject to forfeiture of all retirement benefits, including DROP benefits, pursuant to the above provisions of law. SECTION 3. Repeal of Ordinances. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance shall be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions hereof. SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon second reading and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1999. APPROVED: ATTEST: CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA By: Jean Grafton, CityClerk S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor (SEAL) October 7 ADVERTISED , 1999 READ FIRST TIME October 5 1999 READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED , 1999. FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA APPROVED AS TO FORM AND.LEGALITY THIS day of , 1999.. CHRISTIANSEN &DEFINER, P.A. Special Counsel By: APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY COMMISSION AT A MEETING HELD ON , 1999 UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. bm\ocoee\gen\09-10-99.ord -9- The Orlando Sentinel Published Daily • 1 I NOTICES RING . • *tate of, '[oribct s S NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING COUNTY OF ORANGE clTvoFocoEE . Notice is hereby given pursuant to Arti- cle VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Section 166.041,Florida Before the undersigned authoritypersonallyappeared Julia Nichols Statutes,that the Ocoee City Commis- 9 pP sion will hold a public hearing In the , who on oath says Commission Chambers,City Hall,locat- ed at 150 N.Lakeshore Drive,Ocoee that he/she is the Legal Advertising Representative of The Orlando Sentinel, a daily Florida during a regular session to be newspaper published at O +L A N p O in held on October 19,1999,at 7:15 p.m., ,� or as soon thereafter as possible,in or- 0 ,.AtaGC County, Florida; der to consider the adoption of the fol- that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Pt!p T T C L OF n 9L: C lowing ordinance: ORDINANCE NO.99-34 in the matter of ORD. 99_.314 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA,RELATING in the OR 4 l.1 G E Court, TO THE CITY OF OCOEE MUNIC- IPALW2Spublished in said newspaper in the issue;of l GENERAL EMPLOYEE'S ]if/r,7/99 RETIREMENT TRUST FUND, ADOPTED AND RESTATED IN FULL BY ORDINANCE NO.96-19, AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED; ADDING SECTION 25, DE- FERRED RETIREMENT OPTION Affiant further says that the said Orlando Sentinel is a newspaper published at PLAN;PROVIDING FOR SEVER- O M_4N DO , in said ABILITY OF PROVISIONS; RE- PEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN OW ANGC County, Florida, CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PRO- and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in VIDING AND EFFECTIVE DATE. said OR 4f1 C,F County, Florida, Interested parties may appear at the each Week Day and has been entered as second-class mail matter at the post meeting and be heard.A copywith respect to pro- office the proposed action.A of the pro- Office in 0.',LA iNi Di 4 in said posed ordinance may be examined in the office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 0 i A PT t"F County, Florida, 150 N.Lakeshore Drive,Ocoee,Florida for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,Monday through Friday,ex- copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he/she has neither paid cept legal holidays. nor promised any person, firm • corporation any discount, rebate, NOTICE: Any person who desires to commission or refund for the p i rpose .f securing this advertisement for appeal any decision made by Commis- sion with respect to any matter consid- publication in the said newspape . ered at such meeting will need a record Idlik of the proceedings and for such pur- pose may need to ensure that a verba- tim record of the proceeding is made, The foregoing instrument was ac •owledg:d before me this 7th day of which record incudes the testimony. 19 99 and evidence upon which the appeal Is October , .y 1 ;a Nichols based.Persons with disabilities need- ing assistance to participate in any of who is personally known to me a t,d wh irci-take an oat the proceedings should contact the Of- fice of the City Clerk,150 N.Lakeshore -- —�-`�� 23�22 Ext.146,48 hours, Ocoee, FL tin advan soot (SEAL) :...........:...:... _ ii the October 9 h ting. Jean Grafton, • 0 7,199 b '�..., Ij City Clerk ''' -•,,.:.-'-': .----,:_.,::...\'1:.;'....,'.1,-..i,..':;.:1•1177:1::.0.-..1:;sr I.D. l +'" i 0LS2947647 OCTOBER 7,1999