HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD10987 BILL NO. 87-180
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN BARNICLE, BORGMEYER, DAVIS, GORDONj
HAAKE, HALSEY, MASON, SCHEULEN, VEILE, WOODMAN
ORDINANCE NO. /D 9f I
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AUTHORIZING
PRESENTATION TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON A PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.4 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI,
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subject to voter approval as herein provided
Section 6.4 of the Charter of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, is
hereby repealed and a new Section 6.4 is enacted in lieu thereof,
to read as follows:
Section 6.4. Firemen's Pension Fund.
(a) Fund. There shall be a fund which shall be under the
exclusive management and control of a board of trustees
known as the "Firemen' s Pension Fund of the City of
Jefferson, Missouri, " . The purpose of the fund shall be to
provide pension benefits to members of the Fire Department
and their dependents.
(b) Members. The board shall consist of the City Administrator
of the City of Jefferson, the City Finance Director, the
Chief of the Fire Department, three members chosen from the
citizens at large appointed for three year terms by the
Mayor with the consent and approval of the City Council, and
three members of the Fire Department elected for three year
terms by the members thereof, such elections to be held on
the first Monday in June of each year. The three citizens
at large to be appointed by the Mayor shall be appointed
from a list of at least three individuals per position. The
list shall be furnished to the Mayor by the board. Any
person appointed to the board as a citizen at large shall
have a background in a field of endeavor relevant to pension
plans and shall not have a personal pecuniary interest,
either present or potential, in the fund. The terms of the
citizens at large members appointed by the Mayor and the
members elected from the Fire Department shall be staggered.
The compensation of all persons engaged by the board of
trustees, and all other expenses of the board necessary for
the operation of the firemen's pension system shall be paid
at such rates and in such amounts as the board of trustees
shall approve. The members of-the board of trustees shall
serve without compensation.
(c) Fund Custodian. The City Finance Director shall be
custodian of all money, securities and other property of the
fund, subject to the control and direction of the board. As
prescribed by the board, he shall keep separate books and
complete accounts of the fund, and his books and accounts
shall always be subject to the inspection of the board or
any of its members. He shall be liable on his bond executed
to the municipality as Finance Director of the City of
Jefferson, Missouri, for all his acts concerning the fund.
On the expiration of his term of office he shall deliver to
his successor all unexpended money, securities, books,
records and other property which may have come into his
possession as treasurer of the fund.
(d) Legal Advisor. The City Counselor shall be legal advisor of
the board of trustees.
(e) Organization, Powers. The members shall immediately after
their appointment or election, meet and organize by election
of one of their number chairman, and by the election of such
other officers as they deem necessary. The Chief of the
Fire Department shall serve as secretary of the board. The
City Finance Director shall serve as treasurer of the board
and deposit all money in the City depository. The board
shall make and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations for
its guidance and for the operation of the fund. The board
shall have the exclusive control of the expenditures and
investment of all money collected for and deposited to, or
appropriated to the credit of the pension fund and of the
supervision, care and custody of the pension fund. All
money received for the fund shall be deposited in the City
treasury to the credit of the fund and shall be kept
separate and apart from other money of the City and drawn
upon by the Director of Finance upon the proper
authorization. The board may determine the manner and
method of providing benefits, the level of benefits and any
assessment against the wages of the Fire Department
necessary to maintain actuarial soundness of any plans in
effect by and with the consent of the Council.
(f) Annual Report. The board shall make an annual actuarial
report to the council stating the condition of their trust,
the various sums of money deposited to the fund and how much
money has been expended from the fund and for what purposes,
with such statistics, information and suggestions as they
may deem of general interest. All portions of the report
relating to -the receipt and expenditure of money shall be
verified by affidavit. .
(g) Tax Levy. Any tax levy previously adopted by the people of
the City for firemen's pension purposes is hereby continued
in full force and effect until modified or discontinued in
the manner provided by law. Any tax for firemen's pension
fund purposes shall be levied and collected in like manner
with other general taxes of the City, but the funds received
therefrom shall be kept separate and apart from all other
funds of the City and shall be deposited in a fund
designated "Firemen's Pension Fund. " Any such tax shall
continue notwithstanding any changes made by the board of
trustees in the manner in which benefits are provided to
members of the Fire Department.
® (h) Transition to the New Hoard. The members serving on the
board of trustees as of the date of the adoption of this
amendment shall serve until their successors are duly chosen
or April 15, 1988, whichever is later. .
Section 2. The amendment as set forth in Section 1 shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Jefferson,
Missouri, for their approval, at the General Election to be held
on the Fifth day of April, 1986, at the places designated by the
Election Authority for said General Election and the ballot shall
be in substantially the following form:
PROPOSITION 1
Shall the Charter of the City of Jefferson be amended by the
repealing of Section 6.4 and the enacting of a new Section 6.4 in
lieu thereof as provided in Ordinance No. 105 8 12 passed and
approved by the City Council on February 1, 1988?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
If you are in favor of the question, place an "X" in the box
opposite "Yes" . If you are opposed to the question, place an "X"
in the box opposite "No" .
Section 3. The Mayor and City Clerk shall prepare and
execute the form of the Notice of said Election and shall
transmit the same to the Election Authority for the City of
Jefferson, Missouri, and request said election be conducted by
law.
Section 4. If a majority of the qualified voters voting at
® said election shall vote in favor of the approval of this
ordinance, then the same shall be binding in full force and
effect from and after such approval.
Section 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held
invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision, as such holding shall not affect -the
validity of the remaining portion thereof.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval.
Passed Approved
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AT'T'EST:
City Clerk