Ordinance 1982-021 Amends Membership of the General Employees Pension Fund Board
ORDINANCE N0. 21-82 1982
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING
SECTION 2-151 OF THE VILLAGE CODE BY AMENDING
THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE
VILLAGE GENERAL EMPLOYEES' PENSION FUND TO BE
COMPOSED OF THE MAYOR OR HIS COUNCIL DESIGNATE,
VILLAGE MANAGER, TWO EMPLOYEES ELECTED BY THE
' EMPLOYEES AND ONE OTHER. VILLAGE RESIDENT
SELECTED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION I
That Section 2-151 of the Village of North Palm Beach
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) There is hereby created a General Employees
Retirement Board of the Village which shall consist of five (5)
members.
Two (2) members of the Board shall be employees o£ the
Village of North Palm Beach. The employee members shall be elected
' at large by full-time village employees who are not firemen or police-
men. Employees who are elected cannot work in the same departments
of the Village. The term of service of employees on the General
Retirement Board shall be indefinite or until the time such employee
Member of the Retirement Board is retired, disabled, resigns, term-
inates Village employment or is removed for misconduct by majority
vote of the said employees or the Council of the Village of North Palm
Beach or for non-participation by missing two (2) or more consecutive
meetings. The election to the Board shall be arranged by the Village
Clerk, who shall give reasonable notice of the election to the eligible
voters. One (1) member of the General Retirement Board shall be a
resident of the Village of North Palm Beach, selected by the Village
' Council, one (1) member shall be the Village Manager and one (1) member
shall be the Village Mayor who shall serve as non-voting Chairman
(except in case of a tie vote) of the Retirement Board. The Mayor may
designate another member of the Village Council to serve in his place
from time to time.
(b) Should a vacancy occur in the position of a
Member serving as an employee Member, the Village of North Palm
Beach employees shall within thirty (30) days hold an election and
elect a successor to serve. Should the Member appointed by Village
Council resign or relinquish his duties on the General Retirement
' Board, his successor shall be appointed by the Village Council within
thirty (30) days.
(c) The Retirement Board hereby created shall perform all
duties and enjoy all rights and powers vested by law or Ordinance,
and the Village Attorney may give advice and legal assistance to
said Retiement Board in all matters pertaining to the performance
of their duties, whenever requested, and may prosecute and defend
all suits which may be instituted by or against it; provided,
however, the Retirement Board may, in its discretion, employ
independent legal counsel for such purposes, if funded by the Village
Council, the expense of such employment to be paid by the Village of
North Palm Beach.
' (d) The Retirement Board shall have full authority to
administer all the provisions of this Ordinance and shall cause all
disbursements and receipt for all monies received by the Fund
through the office of the Village Treasurer. The Retirement Board
shall appoint a secretary who shall keep a complete record of all
actions and proceedings by the Board.
(e) The Retirement Board shall continue to exist exclusively
for the purpose provided by this and related legislation, and the
responsibility for the administration and proper operation thereof
and for effectuating the provisions of the law relating thereto, is
vested in the said Retirement Board.
SECTION II
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage.
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PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER
1982.
PLACED ON SECOND READING, READ IN FULL, AND PASSED ON AN
EMERGENCY BASIS THIS 18th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1982
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ATTEST:
Village Clerk
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