19830322 r-83-17 RESOLUTION NO. R-83-17
AMENDMENTS TO
CITY RETIREMENT PLANS
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfax, Virginia, has previously
adopted two (2) retirement plans for its employees, the Revised
Retirement Plan for Employees of the City of Fairfax, Virginia,
and the Revised Retirement Plan for Police and Fire Employees of
the City of Fairfax, Virginia, both of which plans were last
amended and restated as of May 1, 1979; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia,
deserves to amend those plans as of April 1, 1983, to provide for
inclusion of unused sick leave in Credited Service and to modify
the contributions required from and the benefits provided for
individuals hired by the City after March 31, 1983;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT
1. Pursuant to Article X, Section A of the Revised
Retirement Plan for Police and Fire Employees of the City of
Fairfax, Virginia, the City Council of the City of Fairfax hereby
adopts amendments to Articles III, IV, VI, VII and VIII of that
plan as set forth on the attachment entitled "Police and Fire".
2. Pursuant to Article X, Section A of the Revised
Retirement Plan for Employees of the City of Fairfax, Virginia,
the City Council of the City of Fairfax hereby adopts amendments
to Articles IV, VI, VII and VIII of that plan as set forth in the
attachment entitled "General Employees".
ADOPTED this 22nd day of March, 1983.
ATTEST:
CITY OF FAIRFAX
MAYOR
R-83-17
GENERAL EMPLOYEES
ARTICLE 1V
RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES
A. NOR~IAL RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE
~ A Participant, upon retirement at his normal retire-
ment date in accordance with Section A of Article III, shall
receive a monthly retirement allowance which shall commence on
such retirement date and shall be continued on the first day of
each month thereafter during his lifetime. The amount of each
suchmonthly retirement allowance shall be computed in accord-
ance with subsection 1 or 2 below, whichever is applicable:
1. The amount of monthly retirement allowance for
a Participant who became an Eligible Employee on
or before March 31, 1983, shall be one-tWelfth of
~the product of (a) multiplied by (b) below,
where ·
(a) is one and eight-tenths percent (1.8%) of
the Participant's average final compensation
at his date of retirement; and
(b) is the number of years of Credited Service
of the Participant at his date of retirement,
not in excess of thirty such years, including
completed months of Credited Service as a
fractional part of a year, and further includ-
ing completed months of unused sick leave
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including completed months of Credited
Service a§ a fractional part'of a year, and
further including completed months of unused
sick leave credited to the Participant at
his normal retirement date, calculated on
the basis that 173 hours of unused sick
leave equals one completed month.
B. EARLY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE ..
A.Participant, upon retirement at an early retirement
date in accordance with Section B of Article III, shall receive
a monthly retirement allowance which shall commence on such
retirement date and shall be continued on the first day of each
month thereafter during his lifetime. The amount of each such .-
monthly retirement allowance shall be determined in the same
manner as for retirement at the Participant's normal retirement
date except that:
1. For a Participant who became an Eligible Employee
on or before March 31, 1983, Credited Service and
Average Final Compensation shall be computed as of
his early retirement date and the amount of the
monthly retirement allowance so determined shall
be reduced by one-sixth of one percent for each
complete month in the period between his early
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credited to the Participant at his normal
retirement date, calculated on the basis
that 173 hours of unused sick leave
equals one completed month.
The amount of monthly retirement allowance for a
Participant who became an Eligible Employee on
or after April 1, 1983, shall be one-twelfth of
the product of (a) multiplies bY (b) below, where
(a) is one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the
Participant's average final compensation at
his date of retirement, with respect to
any allowance payment falling due on
or after the date on which
the Participant attains the age of sixty
five; or one and one-half percent (1.5%)
of the Participant's average final compensa-
tion at his date of~retirement, with respect
to any allowance payment falling due
prior to the first day of the month
in which the Participant attains the age of
sixty-five; and
(b) is the number of years of Credited Service
of ~he Participant at his date of retirement,
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retirement date and his normal retirement date;
and
2. For a Participant who became an~Eligible Employee
on or after April 1, 1983, Credited Service and
Average Final Compensation shall be computed as of
his early retirement date and the amount of the
monthly retirement allowance so determined shall
be reduced by five-twelfths of one percent for
each complete month in the period between his
early .retirement date and his normal retirement
date.
DELAYED RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE
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D. DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE ·
A Participant, upon retirement for disability in
accordance with Section D of Article III, shall receive a monthly
retirement allowance which shall commence on such retirement
date and shall be continued on the first day of each month there-
after during his lifetime, subject to the provisions of Section
E of this Article IV. The amount of each such monthly retirement.
allowance shall be determined in the same manner as for retire-
ment at the Participan6's normal retirement date except that:
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For a Participant who became an Eligible Employee
on or before MArch 31, 1983, Average Final Compen-
sation shall be determined as of his disability
retirement date and Credited Service shall be
determined as the smallest of:
(a) twice the number of years of the Participant's
Credited Service;
(b) the number of years of Credited Service the
Participant would have completed had he
remained in the active service of the City
until his normal retirement date; or
(c) thirty years.
For a Participant who became an Eligible Employee_
on or after April 1, 1983, Average Final Compen-
sation shall be determined as of his disability
retirement date and Credited Service shall be
determined as:
(a) the number of years of the Participant's
Credited Service, if the Participant's disa-
(b)
bility is nog duty-related; or
the number of years of Credited Service the -.
Participant would have completed had he remained
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in the active service of the City until his
normal retirement date, if the disability is
duty-related.
CESSATION OF DISABILITY RETIRE}~NT ALLOWANCE
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F. PARTICIPANTS RE-EMPLOYED AFTER RETIREMENT
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G. SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREb~NT ALLOWANCE
In addition to the monthly retirement allowance payable
to a Participant under Sections A, B, C or D of this Article IV,
or to any optional allowance in lieu thereof that may have been
elected under the provisions of Article V, or to any monthly
allowance under Section B or Section C of Article VI, payable to
the Participant or to his Contingent Annuitant, a supplemental
retirement allowance shall be payable in accordance with the
following provisions of this Section. Any such supplemental re-
tirement allowance shall be subject to the same conditions of
payment as are applicable to the allowance being supplemented.
The amount of any such supplemental retirement allow-
ance shall be determined as a percentage of the allowance being
supplemented, such per~entage being determined as:
1. For a Participant who became an Eligible Employee
on or before March 31, 1983, the percentage
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increase, if any, not to exceed, five' percent,
in the Consumer Price Index, U.S. City Average,
Ail Items, as published by the Bureau of Labor.
Statistics of the United States Department of
Labor, from its Value for the month in which
the allowance initially commenced upon the re-
tirement or death prior to retirement of the
Participant, to its value for the month of
March next preceding the date as of which the
perceqtage is being determined;
For a Participant who became an Eligible Employee
on or after April 1, 1983, one-half of the per-
centage increase, if any, not to exceed five ..
percent, in the Consumer Price Index, U.S. City
Average, Ail Items, as published by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the United States Department
of Labor, from its value for the month in which
the allowance initially commenced upon the retire-
ment or death prior to retirement of the
Participant, to its value for the month of March
next preceding the date as of which the percent-
age is being determined.
In no event shall the application of this Section G
serve to reduce the amount of retirement allowance that would
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be payable in any case were it not for this Sectioh.
Amounts of supplemental retirement allowance, pursuant
to this Section G as amended effective April 1, 1983, shall be
determined initially as of.,July 1, 1983, with respectltQ ~ret,~re~? i/~i,i,~i~.
merit allowances then in course of payment and successively
annually thereafter on each July 1. No change in the amount of
any supplemental retirement allowance shall be effected between
determination dates except as necessary to reflect changes in
the amount of the allowance being supplemented, to the end that
any such supplement shall remain, until the following determin-
ation date, a constant percentage of the respective allowance
being supplemented, nor shall any new supplements be commenced
except as of a determinati°n date. The supplemental retirement
allowance determined as of any determination date shall become
effective as of the.payment date coinciding with. such determin-
ation date, and shall be in lieu of any supplemental retirement
allowance previously payable, which shall thereupon be terminated.
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ARTICLE VI
BENEFITS ON DEATH
me
Be
TERMINATION OF RIGHTS TO BENEFITS
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DEATH PRIOR TO RETIREMENT
1. In the event of the death of a Participant prior
to his retirement hereunder or his termination
of employment with the City, his Accumulated
Contributions at date of death shall be paid to
his Beneficiary in a lump sum, unless the
Beneficiary is entitled to receive, and elects to
receive, a monthly retirement allowance under the
provisions of subsection 2 or subsection 3 of
this Section B.
2. In the event of the death of a Participant while
in the employ of the City, either after he has
attained the age of fifty provided he has com-
pleted five years of Credited Service or after
he has completed twenty-five years of Credited
Service, there shall be paid a monthly retirement
allowance to the Participant's designated
Beneficiary, provided such Beneficiary is the
spouse or a parent of the Participant. (In
accordance with amendment adopted July 20, 1976)
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Any such allowance shall commence on'the first
day of the month next following the date of the
Participant's death and shall be continued on
the first day of each month thereafter during
the lifetime of the Beneficiary. The amount of
each such monthly allowance shall be equal to
the monthly allowance to which the Participant
would have been entitled had he survived and
retired under the provisions of either Section A,
B or C of Article III, whichever is applicable,
on the first day of the month next following his
death, having elected the Joint and Last Survivor
Option (OptiOn 2) of Article V with 100% contin-
uation to the Beneficiary. In the case of a
Participant who became an E~igible Employee on
or after April 1, 1983, the monthly allowance
payable to the Beneficiary equal to the monthly
allowance to which the Participant would have
been entitled had he survived and retired under
the provisions of either Section A, B or C of
Article III, whichever is applicable (under the con-
ditions described in the preceding sentence)'~ shall
be determined using the formula applicable to the
monthly retirement allowance which would have been
payable to the Participant for any month following
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his attainment of age sixty-five. Any Benefi-
ciary to whom a monthly allowance becomes
payable under the provisions of this subsection
2 shall be considered to be a Contingent
Annuitant for all purposes under the Plan. The
foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, if
no such Beneficiary survives the PartiCipant or
if the designated Beneficiary so elects, the
Participant's Accumulated Contributions at the
date of death shall be paid in a lump sum in
accordance with the provisions of subsection 1
hereof in lieu of any monthly allowance under the
provisions of this~subsection 2. -'
In the event of the death of a Participant while
in the employ of the City after he has completed
five years of Credited Service, but before he has
either attained the age of fifty or completed
twenty-five years of Credited Service, there
shall be paid a monthly retirement allowance to
the Participant's designated Beneficiary, provided
such Beneficiary is the spouse or a parent of
the member. Any such allowance shall commence at
the election of the Beneficiary, on the first
day of any month not earlier than the first date
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on which the Participant would have either
attained the age of fifty or completed twenty-
five years of Credited Service had he remained
in service as an Eligible Employee until such
date, and shall be continued on the first day
of each month thereafter during the lifetime
of the Beneficiary. The amount of each such
monthly allowance shall be e~ual to the monthly
allowance to which the Participant would have
been entitled had he terminated his employment
with the City at his date of death, survived
to the commencement date of the Beneficiary's
allowance, and commenced then to receive a
deferred retirement allowance under the provi-
sions of Section C of Article VII,.having
elected the Joint and Last Survivor Option
(Option 2) of Article V with 100% continuation
to the Beneficiary. In the case of a Partici-
pant who became an Eligible Employee on or after
April 1, 1983, the monthly allowance payable to
the Beneficiary equal to the monthly allowance
to which the Participant would have been entitled
had he survived and retired under the provisions
of Section C of Article VII (under the conditions
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described in the preceding sentence)', shall be
determined using the formula applicable to"the
monthly retirement allowance which would have'
been payable to the Participant for any month
following his attainment of age sixty five.
Any Beneficiary to whom a monthly allowance be-
comes payable under the provisions of Chis
subsection shall be considered to be a Contingent
Annuitant for all purposes of the Plan. The
foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, if
no such Beneficiary survives the Participant, or
if the designated Beneficiary so elects, the
Participant's Accumulated Contributions at the -'
date of death shall be paid in a lump sum in
accordance with the provisions of subsection 1
hereof in lieu of any monthly allowance under
the provisions of this subsection 3, or if the
designated Beneficiary does not receive a pay-
ment of the Participant's Accumulated Contribu-
tions upon the death of the Participant and
later elects to receive such a payment, or dies,
prior to the date of commencement of a monthly
allowance hereunder, the Participant's Accumulated
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Contributions shall thereupon be pai~ in a lump
sum to such Beneficiary, or to the estate of
such Beneficiary, as the case may be.
DEATH SUBSEQUENT TO NORMAL, EARLY OR DELAYED
RETIREMENT
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DEATH SUBSEQUENT TO DISABILITY RETIREMENT
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ARTICLE VII
BENEFITS ON TERMINATION OF
EMPLOY>~NT
TERMINATION OF RIGHTS TO BE~rEFITS
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B. REFUND OF ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS
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C. DEFERRED RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE '°
subject to the provisions of Section F hereof, in
the event of the termination of a Participant's employment with
the City other than by death, prior to his retirement hereunder
but after he has completed five or more years of Credited
Service, there shall be paid to such participant a monthly --
retirement allowance determined as hereinbelow provided, com-
mencing at the election of the Participant, on the first day of
any month coincident with or following the later of his date of
termination of employment or his attainment of the 'age of fifty,
but in no event later than his attainment of his normal re-
tirement age, and continuing on the first day of each month
thereafter during his lifetime; provided, however, that any
participant shall have the right, at any time after termination
of employment and prior to the commencement of payment of a
deferred retirement allowance, to receive in a lump sum his
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Accumulated Contributions as of the date such payment is
requested, but such payment shall terminate the Participant's
rights to a deferred retirement allowance hereunder, and
shall cancel any period of Credited Service previously rendered
by him. (In accordance with amendment adopted July 20, 1976)
The amount of the monthly retirement allowance pay-
able to an eligible Participant under the provisions of this
Section shall be determined in the same manner as provided in
Section A of Article IV hereof, except that Credited Service
and Average Final Compensation shall be determined as of the
date of the Participant's termination of employment, and if
the date of commencement of the monthly retirement allowance
is prior to the Participant's normal retirement date:
1. For a Participant who became an Eligible Employee
on or before March 31~ 1983, the amount of the
monthly retirement allowance so determined shall
be reduced by one-sixth of one percent for each
complete month in the period between such com-
mencement date and the Participant's normal
retirement date;
2. For a Participant who became an Eligible Employee
on or before April 1, 1983. the amount of the
monthly retirement allowance so determined shall
be reduced by five-twelfths of one percent for
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each complete month in the period between such
commencement date and the Participant's normal
retirement date.
Any Participant becoming entitled to an allowance
under the provisions of this Section shall be entitled to elect,
at the time of commencement of such allowance, and subject to
the approval of the Committee, to have his allowance.'paid
under Option 1, Option 2 or Option 3 (if applicable) of
Article V.
D. RE-EMPLOYMENT AFTER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
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E. DEATH AFTER TERMINATION OF F~LO~NT ~
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F. FORFEITURE OF RIGHTS TO DEFERP~D ALLOWANCES
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G. [LANGUAGE UNCHANGED]
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ARTICLE VIII
FUNDING
A. CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE PARTICIPkNTS
Each Eligible Employee who became an Eligible
Employee on or before March 31, 1983, shall contribute to the
Plan for each pay period after July 20, 1976, during which
he is a Participant and for which he receives Compensation, an
amount equal to one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) of his Com-
pensation for such pay period; provided, however, that no
Contributions shall be made by a Participant after he has com-
pleted thirty years 'of Credited Service. Each Eligible
Employee who became an Eligible Employee on or after April 1,
1983, shall contribute to the Plan for each pay period during
which he is a Participant and for which he received Compensa-
tion, an amount equal to one percent (1%) of his Compensation
for such pay period.
The Contributions of each Participant shall be de-
ducted by the City from the Participant's Compensation and
all amounts so deducted in any calendar month shall be paid to
the Trustee on or before the twentieth day of the next succeed-
ing month. The City may collect the Contributions of the
Participant in any reasonable manner that produces the correct
aggregate Contributions over a twelve-month period.
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B. CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE CITY
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C. TRUST FUND
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POLICE AND FIRE
ARTICLE III
RETIRE~rENT
A. NO~L RETIREmeNT
The normal retirement date of a Participant who
became an Eligible Employee on or before March 31, 1983
shall be the first day of the month coinciding with or next
following the earlier of the date on which the Participant
attains the age of fifty, provided he has completed five or
more years of Credited Service, or the date on which the
Participant completes twenty years of Credited Service. The
normal retirement date of a Participant who became an Eligible
Employee on or after April 1, 1983 shall be the first day of
the month coinciding with or next following the earlier of
the date on which the Participant attains the age of fifty-
five, provided he has completed five or more years of Credited
Service, or the date on which the Participant completes
twenty-five years of Credited Service. A Participant who
has attained the age of sixty, provided he has completed
five or more years of Credited Service, or has completed
thirty years of Credited Service, shall on the date of
attainment of age sixty-five or completion of thirty years
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of Credited Service retire from the employment of the City
except as otherwise provided in Section C of this Article
III.
B.
EARLY RETIREb~NT
C. DELAYED RETIREMENT
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C. DISABILITY RETIREMENT
A Participant who becomes totally and permanently
disabled as hereinafter defined, after the completion of
five years or more of ~redited Service, may retire from the
employment of the City on the first day of any month there-
after prior to:
1. In the case of a Participant who became an
Eligible Employee on or before March 31, 1983,
the earlier of the date on which.he attains
the age of sixty, or completes thirty years of
Credited Service; or
2. In the case of a Participant who became an
Eligible Employee on or after April 1, 1983,
his normal retirement date.
A Participant shall be deemed to be totally and
permanently disabled if and only if he has qualified for
disability retirement benefits under the provisions of the
Virginia Supplemental Retirement System.
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POLICE AND FIRE
;-RTICLE IV
PJ~TI REb~ENT ALLOWAHCES
A. AMOUNT OF RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE
A Participant, upon retirement in accordance with
any of the provisions of Article III, shall receive a monthly
retirement allowance which shall commence on such retirement
date and shall be continued on the first day of each month
thereafter during his lifetime, subject to the provisions of
Section B of this Article IV in the case of retirement for
disability. The amount of each such monthly retirement allow-
ance shall be computed in accordance with subsection 1 or 2
below, whichever is applicable:
i. For a Participant who became an Eligible
Employee on or before March 31, 1983, the
amount of monthly retirement allowance
shall be determined as follows:
(a) with respect to any allowance pay-
ment falling due before the
Participant's sixty-fifth birthday,
one-twelfth of the sum of (1) and
(2) below, where
(1), is two percent (2°/0 of the
Participant's Average Final
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(b)
Compensation at his 'date 'of
retSrement, multiplied by the
number of years of his Credited
Service at such date, not in excess
of thirty such years, and
(2) is one-half of one percent (1/2%)
of the Participant's average final
compensation at his date of retire-
ment, multiplied by the number of
years of his Credited Service at such
date, not in excess of twenty such
years.
with respect to any allowance payment
falling due after the Participant's
sixty-fifth birthday,, one-twelfth of the
sum of (1) and (2) below, where
(1) is one-half of one percent (1/2%) of
the Participant's Average Final
Compensation at his date of retire-
ment, multiplied by the number of
years of Credited Service at such
date, not in excess of thirty such
years, and
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(2) is one-half of one percent (1/24)
of the Participant's Average Final
Compensation at his date of retire-
ment, multiplied by the number of
years of his Credited Service at
such date, not in excess of twenty
such years.
For a Participant who became an Eligible
Employee on or after April.l, 1983, the
monthly retirement allowance shall be
determined as follows:
(a) with .respect to any allowance payment
(other than a disability retirement
allowance payment) falling due before
the Participant's sixty-fifth birthday,
one-twelfth of the product of (1)
multiplied by (2) below, where
(1) is one and one-half percent (1-
1/2%) of the Participant's
Average Final Compensation at
his date of retirement; and
(2) is the number of years of Credited
Service of the Participant at his
date of retirement.
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(b)
with respect to any allowance payment
falling due on or after the Participant's
sixty-fifth birthday (or any disability
retirement allowance payment falling due
at any time), one-twelfth of the
product of (1) multiplied by (2)
below, where
(1) is one-half of one percent (1/2%)
of the Participant's Average Final
Compensation at his date of retire-
ment; and
(2) is the number of years of Credited
Service of the Participant at his
date of retirement.
Solely for purposes of determining the amount of a
Participant's monthly retirement allowance under this Article
IV, the number of years of his Credited Service shall include
completed months of Credited Service in excess of a period
of completed years as a fractional part of a year, and shall
further include completed months of unused sick leave credited
to the Participant at his date of retirement, calculated on
the basis that 173 hours of unused sick leave equals one
completed month.
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The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, in
the case of a Participant who retires for disability under
the provisions of Section D of Article III, his retirement
allowance shall be computed in accordance with subsection
3 or 4 below, whichever is applicable:
3. For a Participant who became an Eligible Employee
on or before March 31, 1983, his Credited
Service shall be determined as the smallest of:
(a) twice the number of years of the Partici-
pant's Credited Servi6e;
(b) the number of years of Credited Service
the Participant would have completed had
he remained in the active service of the
City until the earlier of attainment of
: age sixty or the date on which he would
have completed thirty years of Credited
Service; or
(c) thirty years.
4. For a Participant who became an Eligible
Employee on or after April 1, 1983, the
number of years of his Credited Service shall
be determined as:
(a) the number of years of the Participant's
Credited Service, if the ParticiPant's
disability is not duty-related; or
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(b) the number of years of Credited Service
the Participant would have completed
had he remained in the active service of
the City until his normal retirement
date, if the disability is duty-related.
B. CESSATION OF DISABILITY P, ETIRE~ENT ALLOWANCE
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C. PAP, TICIPANTS RE-EMPLOYED AFTER RETIREMENT
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D. SUPPLEMENTAL RETIP~Eb~.NT ALLOWANCE
In addition to the monthly retirement allowance payable
to a Participant under Section A of this Article IV, or to
any optional allowance in lieu thereof that may have been
elected under the provisions of Article V, or to any monthly
allowance ~nder Section B or Section C of Article VI, payable
to the Participant or to his Contingent Annuitant, a supplemental
retirement allowance shall be payable in accordance with the
following provisions of this Section. Any such supplemental
retirement allowance shall be subject to the same conditions
of payment as are applicable to the allowance being supplemented.
The amount of any such supplemental retirement
allowance shall be determined as a percentage of the allowance
being supplemented, such percentage being determined as:
1. For a Participant who became an Eligible
Employee on or before March 31, 1983, the
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percentage increase, if any, not to exceed
five percent, in the Consumer Price Index,
U.S. City Average, all Items, as published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United'
States Department of Labor, from its value
for the month in which the allowance initially
commenced upon the retirement or death prior to
retirement of the Participant, to its' value
for the month of March next preceding the
date as of which the percentage is being
determined;
For a Participant who became an Eligible
Employee on or after April 1, 1983, one-half
of the percentage increase, if any, not to
exceed five percent, in the Consumer Price
Index, U.S. City Average, 'all Items, as
published by the Bureau of Labor Statitstics
of the United States Department of Labor,
from its value for the month in which the
allowance initially commenced upon the retire-
ment or death prior to retirement of the
Participant, to its value for the month of
March next preceding the date as of which the
percentage is being determined.
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In no event shall the application of this Section
D serve to reduce the amounq of retirement allowance that
would be payable in any case were it not for this Section.
Amounts of supplemental retirement allowance,
pursuant to this Section D as amended effective April 1,
1983, shall be determined initially as of July 1, 1983, with
respect to retirement allowances then in course of payment
and successively annually thereafter on each July 1. No
change in the amount of any supplemental ~etirement allowance
shall be effected between determination dates except as
necessary to reflect changes in the amount of the allowance
being supplemented, to the end that any such supplement
shall remain, until the following determination date, a
constant p~rcentage of the respective allowance being supplemented,
nor shall any new supplements be commenced except as of a
determination date. The supplemental retirement allowance
determined as of any determination date shall become effective
as of the payment date coinciding with such determination
date, and shall be in lieu of any supplemental retirement
allowance previously payable, which shall thereupon be
terminated.
1983-17
POLICE AND FIRE
ARTICLE VI
BENEFITS ON DEATH
TERMINATION OF RIGHTS TO BENEFITS
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DEATH PRIOR TO RETIRE}~NT
1. In the event of the death of a Participant
prior to his retirement hereunder or his
termination of employment with the City, his
Accumulated Contributions at date of death
shall be paid to his Beneficiary in a lump
sum, unless the Beneficiary is entitled to
receive, and elects to receive, a monthly
retirement allowance under the provisions of
subsection 2 or subsection 3 of this Section
B.
2. In the event of the death of a Participant
while in the employ of the City, either after
he has attained the age of fifty (fifty-five,
in the case of a Participant who became an
Eligible Employee on or after April 1, 1983)
provided he has completed five years of
Credited Service or after he has completed
twenty years of Credited Service (twenty-five
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years of Credited Service, in the case of a
Participant who became an Eligible Employee
on or after April 1, 1983), there shall be
paid a monthly retirement .allowance to the
Participant's designated Beneficiary, provided
such Beneficiary is the spouse or a parent of
the Participant. Any such allowance shall
comm. ence on the first day of the month next
following the date of the Participant's death
and shall be continued on the first day of
each month thereafter during the lifetime of
the Beneficiary. .V~e amcunt of each such
monthly allowance shall be equal to the
monthly allowance to which the Participant
would have been entitled had he survived and
retired under the provisions of either Section
A or B of Article III, whichever is applicable,
on the first day of the month next following
his death, having elected the Joint and Last
Survivor Option (Option 2) of Article V with
100% continuation to the Beneficiary. In the
case of a Participant who became an Eligible
Employee on or after April 1, 1983, the monthly
allowance payable to the Beneficiary equal to
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the monthly allowance to which the Participant
would have b~en entitled had he'survived'and
retired under the provisions of either Section
A.or B of Article III, whichever is applicable
(under the conditions described in the preceding
sentence), shall be determined using the
formula applicable to any allowance payment
which would have fallen due on or after the
Participant's sixty-fifth birthday. Any
Beneficiary to whom a monthly allowance
becomes payable under the provisions of this
subsection 2 shall be considered to be a
Contingent Annuitant for all purposes under
the Plan. The foregoing to the contrary
notwithstanding, if no such beneficiary
survives the Participant, or if the designated
Beneficiary so elects, the Participant's
Accumulated Contributions at date of death
shall be paid in a lump sum in accordance
with the provisions of subsection 1 hereof in
lieu of any monthly allowance under the
provisions of this subsection 2.
In the event of the death of a Participant
while in the employ of the City after he has
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completed five years of Credited S~rvice, but
before he has. either attained the age of
fifty or completed twenty years of Credited
Service (or, in the case of a Participant who
became an Eligible Employee on or after April 1,
1983, attained the age of fifty-five or com-
pleted twenty-five years of Credited Service),
there shall be paid a monthly retirement allow-
ance to the Participant's designated Beneficiary,
provided such Beneficiary is the spouse or a
parent of the Member. Any such allowance shall
commence at the election of the Beneficiary, on
the first day of any month not earlier than the
first date on which the Participant would have
either attained the age of fifty or completed
twenty years of Credited Service (or, in the
case of a Participant who became an Eligible
Employee on or after April 1, 1983, attained the
age of fifty-five or completed twenty-five years
of Credited Service) had he remained in service
as a Eligible Employee until such date, and
shall be continued on the first day of each
month thereafter during the lifetime of the
Beneficiary. The amount of each such monthly
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allowance shall be equal to the monthly allow-
ance to whic~ the Participant would have been
entitled had he terminated his employment with
the City at his date of death, survived to the
commencement date of the Beneficiary's allow-
ance, a~d commenced then to receive a deferred
retirement allowance under the provisions of
Section C of Article VII, h. aving elected the
Joint and Last Survivor Option (Option 2) of
Article V with 100% continuation to the
Beneficiary. In the case of a Participant
who became an Eligible Employee on or after
· April 1, 1983, the monthly allowance payable
to the Beneficiary equal to the monthly
allowance to which the Pa=ticipant would have
been entitled had he survived and retired
under the provisions of Section C of Article
VII (under the conditions described in the
preceding sentence), shall be determined
using the formula applicable to any allowance
payment which would have fallen due on or
after the Participant's sixty-fifth birthday.
Any Beneficiary to whom a monthly allowance
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becomes payable under the provisions of this
subsection shall be considered to be a Contingent
Annuitant for all purposes of the Plan. The
foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, if
no such Beneficiary survives the Participant,
or if the designated Beneficiary so elects,
the Participant's Accumulated Contributions
at date of death shall be paid in a lump sum
in accordance with the proPisions of sub-
section 1 hereof in lieu of any monthly
allowance under the provisions of this sub-
section 3, or if the designated Beneficiary
does not receive a paymen~. of the Participant's
Accumulated Contributions upon the death of
the Participant and later elects to receive
such a payment, or dies, prior to the date of
commencement of a monthly allowance hereunder,
the Participant's Accumulated Contributions
shall thereupon be paid in a lump sum to such
Beneficiary, or to the estate of such
Beneficia'ry, as the case may be.
DEATH SUBSEQUENT TO NOP. b~L, EARLY OR DELAYED RETIREb~NT
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DEATH SUBSEQUENT TO DISABILIR~f RETIREMEMT
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1983-17
POLICE AMD FIRE
ARTICLE VII
BENEFITS ON TERM. INATION OF EMPLOYMENT
A. TERbIINATION OF RIGHTS TO BENEFITS
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B. REFUND OF ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS
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C. DEFERRED RETIREME~]T ALLOWANCE
Subject to the provisions of Section F hereof, in
the event of the termination of a Participant's employment
with the City, other than by death, prior to his retirement
hereunder but after he has completed five or more years of
Credited Service, there shall be paid to such Participant a
monthly retirement allowance determined as hereinbelow
provided, commencing on the first day of the ~i~'nth coincident
with or next following the later of his date of termination
of employment or his normal retirement date, and continuing
on the first day of each month thereafter during his lifetime;
provided, however, that any Participant shall have the
right, at any time after termination of employment and prior
to the commencement of payment of a deferred retirement
allowance, to receive in a lump sum his Accumulated
Contributions as of the date such payment is requested, but
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such payment shall terminate the Participant's right to a
deferred retirement allowanc'e hereunder, and shall cancel
any period of Credited Service previously rendered by him.
The amount of the monthly retirement allowance
payable to an eligible Participant under the provisions of
this Section shall be Retermined in the same manner as
provided in Section A of Article IV hereof, except that
Credited Service and Average Final Compens. ation shall be
determined as of the date of the Participant's termination
of employment.
Any Participant becoming entitled to an allowance
under the provisions of this Section shall be entitled to
elect, at the time of commencement of such allowance, and
subject to .the approval of the Committee, to have his allowance
paid under Option 1, Option 2 or Option 3 (if applicable) of
Article V. D.
D. RE-EMPLOYmeNT AFTER TER>[INATION OF E}~LOY>~NT
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E. DEATH AFTER TEP~MINATION OF E~PLOYMENT
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F. FORFEITURE OF RIGHTS TO DEFEPdtED ALLOWANCES
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POLICE AND FIRE
ARTICLE VIII
FUNDING
A. CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE PARTICIPANTS
Each Eligible Employee who became an Eligible
Employee on or before March 31, 1983, shall contribute to
the Plan for each pay period after July 20, 1976, d6ring
which he is a Participant and for which he receives Compensation,
an amount equal to five and one-half percent (5-1/2%) of his
Compensation for such pay period; provided, however, that no
Contributions shall be made by a Participant after he has
completed thirty years of Credited Service. Each Eligible
Employee who became an Eligible Employ¢'e on or after April 1,
1983, shal.1 contribute to the Plan for each pay period
during which he is a Participant and for which he received
Compensation, an amount equal to two percent (2%) of his
Compensation for such pay period.
The Contributions of each Participant shall be
deducted by the City from the Participant's Compensation and
all amounts so deducted in any calendar month shall be paid
to the Trustee on or before the twentieth day of the next
succeeding month. The City may collect the Contributions of
the Participants in any reasonable manner that produces the
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correct aggregate Contributions over a twelve-month period.
B. CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE CITY
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C. TRUST FUND
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