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ORDINANCE NO. 1136 (#8 - 2000)
AN ORDINANCE E:JIABLISHING THE METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR
BENEFITS AND CREAI.lON OF SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR THE
JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS' RETIREMENT TRU~/;
CREATING JMC ~ 2.88.040 AND JMC ~ 2.88.050; REQUIRING ALL
NEWL Y ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ENROLL IN THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AMENDING JMC ~ 2.88.010; AND,
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Jacksonville City Council established a retirement trust for
certain municipal officials some time ago but failed to provide for survivor
benefits in said plan; and,
WHEREAS, it has been determined tlat tle Arkansas Public Employees
Retirement System (APERS) provides a greater Jenefit for employees and
officials enrolled in the program t lan those Jenefits availa Jet lroug local
retirement plans. Further, Jarticipating municipalities are only required to pay a
small percentage of the actua cost involved for an employee or official's
retirement through APERS rather than the full cost of retirement benefits as
required through a local retirement plan. As such, the City Council believes it
appropriate to require all newly elected City officials and employees to enroll in
APERS for any and all retirement Jenefits.
NO~ THEREFORE, BE 1/ ORDAINED BY THE C11 r' COUNCIL OF THE
ell r' OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SEe lION ONE: Jacksonville Municipal Code 9 2.88.040 (Benefits) is
lere'JY created and s lall read as folows:
A benefits distri Juted from t le Municipa Officia s' Retirement Trust
(temporary disability benefits, permanent disa Jility benefits, retirement Jenefits,
death benefits, or survivor benefits) shall be paid and distributed in accordance
with the terms of ACA 9 24-12-101 et. seq. (applicable to Office of the Mayor)
and ACA 9 24-8-301 et. seq. (app ica Jle to Municipal Court Judge and Clerk).
SEL lION TWO: Jacksonville Municipal Code 9 2.88.050 (Survivor
Benefits) is hereby created and s lall read as follows:
Under the authority of ACA 9 24-12-123 and tle mandate of ACA 9 24-8-
306, it is hereby established that survivor benefits sha Je created and approved
for sUlVivors from the Office of Mayor and Municipal Judge.
A surviving spouse shall receive one-lalf (1/2) of the office holder's
retirement benefits for as long as he/she remains alive or unmarried and meets
a such relevant qualifications as outlined in Arkansas statutes (ACA 9 24-12-123
for tle Office of Mayor and ACA 9 24-8-306 for tle Office of Municipal Judge).
A minor child(ren) of said office lolders under t le age of Eig lteen (18) at
the time of the office holder's death shall be eligible for benefits up and until
his/her Eighteenth (18th) birthday or upon completion of high school, whichever
occurs last.
These benefits shall be available to survivors and/or minor children
retroactively from January 1, 2000, forward.
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SEL lION THREE: Jac (sonvi e Municipal Code 9 2.88.010 s la Je
amended to include the following:
All employees hired and officials elected after January 1, 2000, shall be
required to enroll in APERS for any and all retirement benefits. No new
employees or elected officials will be enrolled in the Jacksonville Municipal
Officials' Retirement Trust from that date forward. However, this provision shall
not prohi Jit aut lorization of survivor Jenefits as out ined in this Ordinance.
SEL lION FOUR: Any and all ordinances or terms thereof in conflict
herewith are here JY repealed to the extent of said conflict.
SEe lION FIVE: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from
and after its date of passage, as provided by and subject to applicable law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS \ lo ~
DAY OF MARCH, 2000.
TOMMY SWAIM, MAYOR
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SUSAN DAVII I, CII " CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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