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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance_478_10/27/1994• ORDINANCE NO. 478 AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LOCAL LAW RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, BY AMENDING A PROVISION OF THE FIREFIGHTERS' PENSION TRUST FUND, EXHIBIT "A" TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 460, AT SECTION 7 RELATING TO PRE-RETIREMENT DEATH, SO AS TO SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE THAT IN-LINE-OF- DUTY DEATH BENEFITS SHALL NOT TERMINATE UPON REMARRIAGE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA: • Section 1. Ordinance Number 460 of the Village of Tequesta is hereby amended by amending Exhibit "A" thereto, the Village of Tequesta Municipal Firefighters' Pension Trust Fund, at Section 7, Paragraph 1 A so as to provide as follows: "Section 7. Pre-Retirement Death 1. Death Before Retirement. If a Firefighter dies prior to retirement from the Fire Department, his beneficiary shall receive the following benefit: A. Line-of-Duty-Benefits is a pension to the spouse (or children) of 50% of Average Compensation for life. B. Non-Line-of-Duty-Death the spouse of a member with 10 years of credited service will receive the actuarial equivalent of the accrued early or normal retirement benefit." • • 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. 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of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, or parts thereof which conflict with this or any part of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.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 immediately upon its passage and approval, as provided by law. THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was offered by Councilmember Collings who moved its adoption. was seconded by Councilmember Schauer The Ordinance and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION Ron T . P~Iackai 1 Joseph N. Capretta William E. Burckart Elizabeth A. Schauer __Earl L. Collings • 2 • The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed and adopted this 27th day of October 1994. MAY OF TEQUESTA Ron T. Mackail .] • ATTEST: V llage Cler JCR\131530RD\fIREPENS.AMD 3