1829 ORDINANCE NO. 1829
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE FIREFIGHTERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM;
PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE IN THE COMPOSITION OF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; 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 6, Paragraph 1, of Ordinance
No. 1689 be amended to read as follows:
"1. The General 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. The Mayor is designated as one
of the members to be appointed by the Commission.
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 hi f or herself in office for
additional two (2) year terms if re-elected."
SECTION 2. The last two sentences of Section 6,
Paragraph 3 are hereby deleted and shall be replaced with the
following sentence:
"The Board of Trustees shall elect from among its
members a Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Secretary/Treasurer within
ten (10) days after a new Trustee is elected or appointed."
SECTION 3: 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 4: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby revoked.
SECTION 5: 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, 1986.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of Auqust ,
A.D. 1986.
ACTING MAYO~R~~~
ATTEST:
DEPUTY
ITY~ZCLERK