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CITY OF CLERMONT
CODE ORDINANCE
NO. 267-C
AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE 195,
AS AMENDED AND INCORPORATED IN CHAPTER 16 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, PROVIDING FOR
REVISIONS TO THE PENSION PLAN OF THE CITY OF CLERMJNT,
FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, HEREBY ORDAINS
THAT:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 16, Article I, Section 16-5 is hereby amended as follows:
Section 16-5. Retirement and retirement benefits subsection (a)
shall be amended to read as follows:
(a) Normal retirement dates. The normal retirement date for all
general employees except the Fire Chief shall be the first day of
the month coincident with or next following, the attainment of age
sixty-five (65) and the completion of ten (10) years of creditable
service.
The normal retirement date for Policemen vested in the Clermont
Pension Plan as of October 1, 1990, shall be the first day of the
month coincident wi th or next following the attainment of age sixty
(60) and the completion of ten (10) years of creditable service.
The normal retirement date for Policemen not vested in the Clermont
Pension Plan as of October 1, 1990, shall be the first day of the
month coincident with or next following the attainment of age
fifty-five (55) and the completion of ten (10) years of creditable
service.
The normal retirement date for Firemen, the Fire Chief, including
a Fire Chief classified as a general employee, shall be the first
day of the month coincident with or next following the attainment
of age fifty-five (55) and the completion of ten (10) years of
creditable service. Volunteer Firemen may also retire at age
fifty-five (55) and the completion of ten (IO) years of creditable
service, but shall receive at such date benefits attributable to
service as a Volunteer Fireman only. Any benefits for such
Volunteer Firemen attributable to service as a general employee
shall be payable as specified for general employees.
Subsection (d) shall be amended to read as follows:
(d) Retirement prior to normal retirement date:
(1) A general employee who has ten (10) years of
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credited service and has attained his sixtieth birthday
may make written application to the City Clerk for early
retirement. On recommendation of the City Clerk and
approval by Council, the employee may retire on the first
day of any month following, or coinciding wi th, his
sixtieth birthday. In such an event he shall be entitled
to and shall be paid an annuity equal in amount to the
annui ty computed on the basis of normal retirement,
except that the amount so computed shall be reduced by
five-twelfths of one percent of said amount for each
month that early retirement precedes his sixty-fifth
birthday.
(2) A Policeman who is vested in the Clermont Pension
Plan as of October 1, 1990, and who has ten (10) years
of creditable service and has attained his fifty-fifth
birthday may make written application to the Board of
Trustees for early retirement. Upon approval by the
Board of Trustees, the Policeman may retire on the first
day of any month following, or coinciding wi th, his
fifty-fifth birthday. In such an event, he shall be
entitled to and shall be paid an annuity equal in amount
to the annuity computed on the basis of normal
retirement, except that the amount so computed shall be
reduced by five-twelfths of one percent of said amount
for each month that early retirement precedes his
sixtieth birthday. A Policeman who is not vested in the
Clermont Pension Plan as of October 1, 1990, and has ten
(10) years of creditable service and has attained his
fiftieth birthday may make written application to the
Board of Trustees for early retirement. Upon approval
by the Board of Trustees, the Policeman may retire on the
first day of any month following, or coinciding with, his
fiftieth birthday. In such an event, he shall be
entitled to and shall be paid an annuity equal in amount
to the annuity computed on the basis of normal
retirement, except that the amount so computed shall be
reduced by five-twelfths of one percent of said amount
for each month that early retirem~nt precedes his fifty-
fifth birthday.
(3) A Fireman, Volunteer Fireman or Fire Chief
classified as a general employee who has ten (10) years
of creditable service and has attained his fiftieth
birthday may make written application to the Board of
Trustees for early retirement. Upon approval by the
Board of Trustees, the Fireman may retire on the first
day of any month following, or coinciding with, his
fiftieth birthday. In such an event, he shall be
entitled to and shall be paid an annuity equal in amount
to the annuity computed on the basis of normal
retirement, except that the amount so computed shall be
reduced by five-twelfths of one percent of said amount
for each month that early retirement precedes his fifty-
fifth birthday.
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SECTION 2.
Should any section or part of this section be declared invalid by
any court of competent jurisdiction, such adjudications shall not
apply or affect any other provision of this ordinance, except to
the extent that the entire section or part of the section may be
inseparable in meaning and effect from the section to which such
holding shall apply.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be published as provided by law and it shall
become law and take effect immediately upon its second reading and
final pas sage.
First Reading this 25th day of September
, 1990.
Second Reading this 09th day of October
, 1990.
PASSED AND ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT,
LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THIS 09th DAY OF October , 1990.
CITY OF CLERMONT
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ROBERT A. POOL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Clerk