City of Gainesville - File #: 070012.

• File #: 070012.
• Version: 3
• Name: CONSOLIDATED POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS RETIREMENT PLAN (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 7/9/2007
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 7/9/2007
• Title: CONSOLIDATED POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS RETIREMENT PLAN (B) Ordinance No. 0-07-22 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending provisions relating to the Consolidated Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement Plan, Article VII, Division 8 of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances, by amending section 2-596, Definitions; 2-598, Eligibility and participation; section 2-599, Contributions; section 2-600, Retirement dates and benefits; section 2-601, Optional forms of retirement income; section 2-602, Administration of the plan, section 2-606, Miscellaneous relating to beneficiaries; section 2-607, Cost of living adjustment of benefits; and section 2-633(d) of Article XI, Retiree Health Insurance Program and Trust Fund, of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date, and limited retroactive effect.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/9/2007	3	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading, as amended (Ordinance)	Pass
6/11/2007	1	City Commission	Continued (2nd Reading)	Pass
5/14/2007	0	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass

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CONSOLIDATED POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS RETIREMENT PLAN (B)

Ordinance No. 0-07-22
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending provisions relating to the Consolidated Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement Plan, Article VII, Division 8 of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances, by amending section 2-596, Definitions; 2-598, Eligibility and participation; section 2-599, Contributions; section 2-600, Retirement dates and benefits; section 2-601, Optional forms of retirement income; section 2-602, Administration of the plan, section 2-606, Miscellaneous relating to beneficiaries; section 2-607, Cost of living adjustment of benefits; and section 2-633(d) of Article XI, Retiree Health Insurance Program and Trust Fund, of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date, and limited retroactive effect.

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance, as amended.

explanation
The attached ordinance is a result of lengthy negotiations between management and police and fire union representatives regarding mostly state-mandated changes to the benefit structure of the Consolidated Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement Plan. Prior to legislation adopted by the state in 1999, most cities throughout the State of Florida who operated defined benefit plans for police officers and firefighters took advantage of provisions contained in Chapters 175 (firefighters) and Chapter 185 (police officers), which allowed cities to impose taxes on property and casualty insurance premiums for policies issued within their jurisdiction. This tax (collected by the state) is remitted to the cities for the purposes of providing funding for police officer and firefighter retirement benefits. Prior to 1999, chapters 175 and 185 had provided a benefits structure for such plans, which could be adopted verb...