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ORDINANCE NO. .20_06 - 004
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
NUMBER 96-19; AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED; IS
HEREBY FURTHER AMENDED BY AMENDING
SECTION 1, DEFINITIONS BY AMENDING THE
DEFINITION OF "GENERAL EMPLOYEE"; AMENDING
SECTION 2, MEMBERSHIP; 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 further amended by amending Section 1, Definitions by amending the definition of
"General Employee", to read as follows:
General Employee means any actively employed person in the regular full-time service of
the City, including those in their initial probationary employment period, but not including
certified police officers and certified firefighters, employed by the City. For purposes of this
System, the City Manager, i\ssistant City Manager and City l..ttomey shall not be deemed
General Employees, and, therefore, shall not be Members of the System.
SECTION 3: That Ordinance No. 96-19, adopting the amended and restated City of
Ocoee Municipal General Employees' Retirement Trust Fund, as subsequently amended, is
hereby further amended by amending Section 2, Membership, to read as follows:
SECTION 2. MEMBERSHIP.
1. Conditions of Eligibility.
Subject to A. of this subsection, all General Employees as of the Effective Date,
and all future new General Employees, shall become Members of this System as a condition of
employment.
A. The following employees, however, may, within ninety (90) days of his or
her employment, may notify the Board and the city of his or her election not to be a member of
the System. Thereupon, it shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees to refund, from the Fund,
the full amount without interest, withheld from such employee's salary and deposited in the
Fund. Thengeforward, no withholding shall be made from his or her salary and all employees
who have given such notice shall be banned from participating in the System. The employees
who are eligible to opt out of the System are: City Manager. Assistant City Manager and
Directors.
at Finance Director
51 Public \7<1 arks Director
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e1 City Engineer
aj Personnel and Human Relations Director
et Planning Director
fj City Clerk
g1 Chief Building Official
ftj .^..dministratiye Services Director
2. Membership.
Each General Employee shall complete a form prescribed by the Board providing
for the designation of a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries.
SECTION 4. Severability of Provisions. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase of this ordinance, or the particular application thereof shall be held invalid by any
court, administrative agency, or other body with appropriate jurisdiction, the remaining
section, subsection, sentences, clauses, or phrases under application shall not be affected
thereby.
SECTION 5. Repeal of Ordinances. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon adoptions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED thislnt day of k.-bnAOf0, 20~.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
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By:
S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor .
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ADVERTISED J CU1, 1LIf .2006
READ FIRST TIME '\00 I \ 1rl ' 2006
~AD SECOND TIME AND OPTED
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FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY
THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
THIS -=:L da of .rc b f'UMf, 2006
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CHRlSTIANSEN & DE , P. .
Special Counsel
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