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0841 FF Pension Fund ORDINANCE NO. 841 • AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE AMENDING THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE MUNICIPAL FIREFIGHTERS'PENSION TRUST FUND, ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 750; AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED; AMENDING SECTION 1, DEFINITIONS, BY AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF"ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS"; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA; presented at a duly advertised public meeting; and passed by majority vote of the City Council; and properly executed by the Mayor or designee, as Chief Presiding Officer for the City: SECTION 1: That the City of Okeechobee Municipal Firefighters' Pension Trust Fund, adopted pursuant to Ordinance No. 750, as subsequently amended, is hereby further amended by amending Section 1, Definitions,to amend the definition of "Accumulated Contributions" to read as follows: • Accumulated Contributions means a Member's own contributions with interest at the rate of five and one-quarter percent(5-1/4%) per annum through October 30, 2003 and three percent(3%) per annum thereafter compounded annually on September 30. Interest is not prorated on Member contributions during a Plan Year. For those Members who purchase Credited Service at no cost to the System, any payment representing the amount attributable to Member contributions based on the applicable Member contribution rate, and any payment representing interest and any required actuarially calculated payments for the purchase of such Credited Service, shall be included in Accumulated Contributions without the crediting of interest . '. - - • • - - i . : - - ; - - - - • - - - _ - . --.• SECTION 2: Specific authority is hereby granted to codify and incorporate this Ordinance in the existing Code of Ordinances of the City of Okeechobee. SECTION 3: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: 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, subsection, sentences, clauses, or phrases under application shall not be affected thereby. SECTION 5: That this Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption. • Page 1 of 2 INTRODUCED on first reading and set for public hearing this 21st day of October, 2003. Ae 40121r James E. Kirk, Mayor ATTEST: Lane Gamiotea, ity Clerk ADOPTED after second reading on this 4th day of Nove = - 2003. y . James E. Kirk, Mayor ''ATTEST: k r :ate Lane Gamiotea, Ci Clerk REVIEWED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: (-;_ffit , ■.\ kr) John R. Cook, ity Attorney • Page 2 of 2 I