3633 ORDINANCE NO. 3633
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE
XV, OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD
ENTITLED POLICE OFHCERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM~
AMENDING SECTION 2-261, DEFINITIONS, TO AMElffD
THE DEFINITION OF "AVERAGE FINAL COMPENSATION"I
AMENDING SECTION 2-266, BElX/EHT AMOUNTS AND
ELIGIBILITY~ PROViDING FOR CODIHCATION~
PROViDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF PROViSIONS,
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
AND PROViDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA..
SECTION 1: That Chapter 2, Administration, Article XV of the City Code of the City
of Sanford entitled Police Officers' Retirement System, is hereby amended by amending Sec.
261, Definitions, to amend the definition of Average final compensation, to read as follows:
A}'erage F~z2al compensaKon means one-twelfth (1/12) of the average base pay of the five
(5) best years of credited service of the last ten (10) years prior to retirement, termination or death
or the career average as a full-time police offxcer, whichever is greater. A year shall be twelve (19,)
consecutive months.
SECTION 2: That Chapter 2, Administration, Article XV of the City Code of the City
of Sanford entitled Police Officers' Retirement System, is hereby amended by amendin Sec.
2-266, Benefit amounts and eligibility, subsection (c), Pre~retirement death, to read as fol[ows:
(c) Pre-redreraent death.
(1) Prior to e~dbih't~ for retirement
a. Service connected A death benefit shall be payable on behalf of any
member who becomes deceased as a direct result of an occurrence arising
in the performance of duty, as follows:
1. To the spouse, until death, a monthly benefit equal to forty (40)
percent of the member's base pay.
2. If there is no spouse, or upon the death of the spouse, forty
percent of the member's base pay shall be divided equally among
the deceased member's unmarried children until they reach age
eighteen (18). The child's pension shall terminate on the earlier of
death, marriage or the attainment of age eighteen (18). Legally
adopted children shall be eligible the same as natural children. The
maximum total amount payable to all such children shall be forty
(40) percent of the base pay.
3. If a member dies prior to retirement and is not survived by a spouse
or children under the age of eighteen (18) years or ff payments
provided for in subsections (c)(1)aA. and (c)(1)a.9,. above, cease
prior to the time when the spouse or children have received an
an~ount equal to the member's acctunulated contributions, the
member's beneficiary shall receive the accumulated conlributions or
the balance thereof.
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b. Nonserffce connected The death benefit payable to the designated
beneficiary of a member who dies, but not as a direct restfit of an
occurrence arising in the performance of duty, and who has not completed
at least ten (1 O) years of credited service at the lime of death, shall equal the
member's accumulated contributions.
c. MioaZmurn bendit Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, in the
event a member or terminated vested person, with ten (10) or more years
of credited service, dies prior to retirement or prior to receipt of benefits,
his beneficiary shall be entitled to the accrued normal or early retirement
benefit calculated with a two (2) percent accrual rate, payable for ten (10)
years beginning at the deceased member's early or normal retirement age
less the value of any benefits paid or payable under subsections (c) ( 1 )a..
(2) Deceased members elig'ble for retirement For any deceased actively employed
member who was eligible fbr early or nom~al retirement as of his date of death, the benefit payable
shall be the greater of the retirement benefit determined as though the deceased member had
retired on his date of death, with the resulting mount then being payable to the beneficiary on a
monthly basis for ten (10) years, or on such other actuarially equivalent basis as approved by the
board, or the benefits provided for in paragx~ph (1) of this subsection (c).
SECTION 3. It is the intention of the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida,
and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sanford, Florida; that the Seclions of this Ordinance may
be tenumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention; that the word, 'Ordinance" may be
changed to 'Section", "Article" or other appropriate word.
SECTION 4: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: 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, s~section, sentences c/auses or
phrases under application shall not be affected thereby. ' '
SECTION 6: That this Ordinance shah become effective upon adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this _[__ _ day of _ , A.D. 2001.
ATTEST:
As the City Commission of the City of
Sanford, Hotida
CERTIFICATE
I, Janet R. Dougherty, City Clerk of the City of Sanford, Florida, do hereby certify that a
true and correct copy of the foregoing Ordinance No. 3 ~ 53 ASSED D ADOPTED by
the city Commission of ~e C,ty o' Sanford, Flo.da, on ~'g_~ay of ~2°0 ~,
.~osted at %~f~.ont door o' the Ci~ Hall ,n the C,ty of Sa~rd, Flo.da, ~e _~__~a~ of
Hotida
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