HomeMy WebLinkAbout1874 ORDINANCE NO. 1874
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE FIREFIGHTERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM;
PROVIDING FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO HAVE
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE ADMINISTRATION AND
RESPONSIBILITY AND DELETING THE MAYOR AS ONE
OF THE DESIGNATED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Sanford, Florida Firefighters'
Retirement System is participating in the premium tax refund
program set forth in Chapter 175, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, certain amendments to Chapter 175, Florida
Statutes, have been enacted which change the requirements for
membership on the Board of Trustees of the System.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY
OF SANFORD, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That Section 8, Paragraph 1, of Ordinance
No. 1689 be amended to read as follows:
"1. The sole and exclusive administration and
responsibility for the proper operation of the Retirement System
and for making effective the provisions of Ordinance No. 1689 and
this Ordinance are hereby vested in a Board of Trustees which
shall be designated as the Plan Administrator for the System.
The Board shall consist of five (5) persons as follows:
A. Two legal residents of the City who shall
be appointed by the City Commission to serve
for a period of 2 years unless sooner
replaced by the City Commission. An
appointed Member may succeed himself or
herself. A City official, who is otherwise
eligible for appointment to the Board of
Trustes, shall not be disqualified from
consideration solely on the basis of his or
her official status.
B. Two Employee Members of the Fire
Department to be elected as hereinafter
provided; and
C. A fifth member, elected by the other four
(4) members of the Board, to be appointed by
the City Commission as a ministerial duty for
a two (2) year term. Such fifth member shall
be allowed to succeed himself or herself in
office for additional two (2) year terms if
re-elected."
SECTION 2: If any section or portion of a section of
this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitu-
tional, it shall not be held to impair the validity, force or
effect of any other section or part of this ordinance.
SECTION S: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby revoked.
SECTION 4: That this ordinance shall become in full
force and effect in accordance with the Charter of the City of
Sanford, Florida, but shall apply as of October 1, 1988.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of JulV ,
A.D. 1987.
MAYOR~ ~'~
ATTEST:
City of Sanford, Florida.