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ORDINANCE NO. ~~9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF
THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTIONS 1
AND 8 OF EXHIBIT "A" OF SECTION 2-30 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, RELATING TO
EMPLOYEES' PENSION TRUST FUNDS TO AMEND
DEFINITIONS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO
QUALIFICATIONS FOR AND PAYMENT OF
DISABILITY BENEFITS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFICT; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE
OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Exhibit "A" to Section 2-30, Code
of Ordinances, Village of Tequesta, Palm Beach County,
Florida, as amended, is further amended as follows:
• A. By deleting Subparagraph B of the definition
of Credited Service set forth in Section 1 and re-
stating the same as follows:
B. General Employees deposit into the Fund
the Same sum that the Member would have
contributed if he/she had remained a
General Employee, plus an amount of
interest that substantially
approximates the amount earned by the
Fund from the date of return to
employment to the date of deposit.
Firefighter Members and Police Officer
Members shall not be required to make
such deposits.
B. By deleting Subparagraph 3, F, of Section 8,
DISABILITY, and re-stating the same as follows:
F. Willful, wanton or gross negligence of a
General Employee.
• C. By deleting Subsection 5 of Section 8,
DISABILITY, and re-stating the same as follows:
5. Disability Payments
The monthly benefit to which a disabled
Firefighter or Police Officer shall be
entitled shall be payable as set forth in
Chapters 175 and 185, respectively, of the
Florida Statues.
The monthly benefit to which a General
Employee Member is entitled in the event of
disability retirement shall be payable on
the first day of the first month after the
Board of Trustees determines much
entitlement. However, the benefit shall be
due as of the date the Board determined such
entitlement, and any portion due for a
partial month shall be paid together with
the first payment. The last payment will
be.
• A. If the General Employee Member
recovers from the disability prior
to his/her normal retirement date,
the payment due next preceding the
date of such recovery, or
B. If the General Employee Member
dies without recovering from
disability or attains his/her
normal retirement date while still
disabled, the payment due next
preceding his death or the 120th
monthly payment, whichever is
later.
Section 2. Severability. If any provision of
this Ordinance or the application thereof is held
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other
provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can
be given effect without the invalid provisions or
applications, and to this end, the provisions of this
• Ordinance are hereby declared severable.
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Section 3. Repeal of Ordinances in Conflict.
All other ordinances of the Village of Tequesta,
Florida, or parts thereof which conflict with this or
any part of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Codification. This Ordinance shall
be codified and made a part of the official Code of
Ordinances of the Village of Tequesta.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall
take effect upon passage.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was offered by Councilmember
Russell J. von Frank, who moved its adoption. The
Ordinance was seconded by Basil E. Dalack and upon
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
FOR ADOPTION
Joseph N. Capretta
Basil E. Dalack
Sharon D. Walker
Russell J. von Frank
AGAINST ADOPTION
The Acting Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly
passed and adopted this 9th day or August, A.D., 2001.
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Vill ge Clerk
Mary ~Wolcott
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