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ORDINANCE NO. 595
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 420 OF THE CITY OF
OKEECHOBEE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PERTAINING TO RETIREMENT
FOR FIREFIGHTERS OF THE CITY; AMENDING SECTION X;
PROVIDING FOR REQUIREMENTS AND MANNER OF APPOINTMENT OF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE: Section X of Ordinance Number 420 of the City of
Okeechobee Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
"Section X. ADMINISTRATION
1. The general administration and responsibility for the
proper operation of the Retirement System and for making
effective the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby vested
in a Board of Trustees, consisting of t>e-~4a~er--{er
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five members, two of whom, unless otherwise rohibited by
law, shall be legal residents of the City, who shall be
appointed bXthe City Council, and two of whom shall be
full-time firefighters, as defined in Fla. Stat 175.032
(1) (1986), who shall be elected by a majority of the
firefighters who are members of this System The fifth
member shall be chosen by a majority of the previous four
members as rovided for herein, and such erson's name shall
Be submitted to the City Council. Upon recei t of-the fi th
erson's name, the Cit Council shall, as a ministerial
duty, appoint such person to the Board o Trustees as its
fifth member. The fifth member shall have the same rights
as each of the other four members appointed or elected as
herein provided and may succeed himself in-office. Each
resident shall serve as trustee for a period of two years,
unless sooner replaced by the City council at whose pleasure
he shall serve, and may succeed himself as a trustee Each
firefighter member shall serve as trustee for a period of
two years, unless he sooner leaves the employment of the
choose his successor in the same manner as an original
appointment. Each firefighter may succeed himself in
office. The Board of Trustees shall meet at least quarterly
each year. Each Board o7 Trustees shall be a legal entity
with, in addition to other powers and responsibilities
contained herein, the power to bring and defend lawsuits of
every kind, nature and description.
2. The
Board of trustees shall by a majority vote elect erne-e€-its
reers-ee- a chairman and a Secretary of the Board. The
Secretary shall keep a complete minute book of the actions,
proceedings, or hearings of the Board.
SECTION TWO: This ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption and shall apply retroactively to October
1, 1986.
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Introduced and passed on first reading and public hearing as
an emergency Ordinance on this 7th day of July 1987.
AYO~RO A KLAND R. APMAN
ATTEST:
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BONNIE THOMAS, CITY CLERK
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