HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 17577-05-2007ORDINANCE NO. 17577-05-2007
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VI, DIVISION 1,
ENTITLED "EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND," OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FOR
CHANGES IN THE DEFINITION OF ACTUARY, BOARD, AND
MEMBER; CHANGING THE REQUIREMENTS OF MEMBERSHIP IN
THE FUND TO COMPLY WITH STATE STATUE; REQUIRING
PARTICIPATION IN THE FUND FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE ELGIBLE
TO PARTICIPATE; REMOVING THE LIMIT ON MEMBER
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND; REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT
THAT THERE BE AN INCREASE IN CITY CONTRIBUTIONS WHEN
THERE IS AN INCREASE IN MEMBER CONTRIBUTION; PROVIDING
FOR A REVIEW OF PROPOSED ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTION BY THE
CITY COUNCIL; REDUCING THE NiTMBER OF TRUSTEES ELECTED
BY ACTIVE EMPLOYEES FROM SEVEN TO FOUR; MODIFYING THE
EMPLOYEE GROUPS FROM WHICH TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED;
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TRUSTESS ELECTED BY RETIRED
MEMBERS TO TH][2EE; INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TRUSTEES
APPOINTED TO THE BOARD BY CITY COUNCIL TO FIVE; MAI~NG
THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE CITY A PERMANENT
MEMBER OF THE BOARD; MODIFYING THE ELECTION
PROCEDURE FOR ELECTING TRUSTEES; INCREASING THE
QUORUM REQUIREMENT TO SEVEN; CREATING A CUSTODIAL
TRUSTEE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS CUMULATIVE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT ALL
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT FOR THE ADOPTION OF THIS
ORDINANCE CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
VV~IEREAS, the City of Fort Worth City Council ("City Council") adopted
Ordinance No. 13543, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 13672, 13673, 13674, 13842,
14641, 15334, 15528, 15862, 16967-OS-2006, and 169969-OS-2006, and as codified as
Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 1 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, collectively
called the "Employees Retirement Fund Ordinance"; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to make changes to the Retirement
Ordinance to ensure that the Retirement Ordinance is in compliance with applicable state
statues ;and
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WHIEREAS, the following changes to the Retirement Ordinance would place the
Retirement Ordinance in compliance with applicable state statutes.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 1, Section 2-201, "Definitions," of the Code
of the City of Fort Worth as amended, be and is hereby further amended by deleting the
definition of Actuary and substituting the following thereof:
Actuary shall mean the technical advisor regarding the operations which are
based on mortality, service, and compensation experience, who makes
periodic valuations of the assets and liabilities of the Fund and other
evaluations as requested by the board and the governing body.
SECTION 2.
That Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 1, Section 2-201, "Definitions," of the Code
of the City of Fort Worth as amended, be and is hereby further amended by deleting the
definition of Board and substituting the following thereof:
"Board" shall mean the Board of Trustees of the Employees Retirement
Fund of the City of Fort Worth.
SECTION 3.
That Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 1, Section 2-201, "Definitions," of the Code
of the City of Fort Worth as amended, be and is hereby further amended by deleting the
definition of Member and substituting the following thereof:
Member shall mean a "participating member" as defined by Section
1.02(4) of Article 62431 of the Revised Civil Statutes.
SECTION 4.
That Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 1, Section 2-202, "Membership In the Fund,"
of the Code of the City of Fort Worth as amended, be and is hereby fiarther amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following language in lieu thereof:
Membership in the fund shall be based on the requirements set forth in
Section 2.01 of Article 62431 of the Revised Civil Statutes, provided however,
that membership in the fund shall be a condition of employment for all
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employees who are eligible to be members. Any existing physical condition
at the time of entry into the fund shall not be a basis for disability retirement.
SECTION 5.
That Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 1, Section 2-203(b) of "Members'
Contributions" of the Code of the City of Fort Worth as amended, be and is hereby
further amended by deleting in its entirety and substituting the following language in lieu
thereof:
(b) The contributions of all members may be raised at any time from the
amount stated in this section to a higher amount in accordance with the
procedures provided by Article 62431 of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes.
SECTION 6.
That Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 1, Section 2-204, "City's Contributions" of
the Code of the City of Fort Worth as amended, be and is hereby further amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following language in lieu thereof:
(a) F'or police officer members only, effective October 1, 1996, the City shall
contribute to the fund nine and seventy-eight one-hundredths (9.78) percent
of their earnings; effective October 1, 1997, the City's contribution shall
increase to ten and thirty-four one-hundredths (10.34) percent; effective
October 1, 1998, the City's contribution shall increase to ten and nine-tenths
(10.9) percent; and effective October 1, 1999, the City's contribution shall
increase to eleven and forty-six one-hundredths (11.46) percent. For all
other members, effective October 1, 1996, the city shall contribute to the
fund nine and six-one hundredths (9.06) percent of their earnings; effective
October 1, 1997, the City's contribution shall increase to nine and sixty-two
one-hundredths (9.62) percent; effective October 1, 1998, the City's
contribution shall increase to ten and eighteen one-hundredths (10.18)
percent; and effective October 1, 1999, the City's contribution shall increase
to ten and seventy-four one-hundredths (10.74) percent. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, City contributions to the fund shall be reduced for each fiscal year
by the amount of benefits paid by the City, if any, under the supplemental
retirement ordinance. section 2-203 shall not limit the right of the City
Council, through its budget appropriation, to contribute an additional
amount over and above the members' contributions, in accordance with
Article 62431 of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes, as amended.
(b) If, following a member's involuntary termination of employment, the
City is required, as the direct result of an appeal or suit arising from the
involuntary termination, to reinstate the member's employment, the City
shall make the contribution described in this section on any payment by the
City to the member as back pay, without reduction for the member's interim
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earnings, if any. In addition, the City shall, on behalf of the member, make
the member's contribution described in section 2-203 above on any interim
earnings deducted from the back-pay award. Contributions made by the
City on behalf of members whose employment is reinstated following a
military leave of absence are governed by the Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-33, as
provided for in section 2-205(a)(4) of this article.
(c) Effective for pay periods ending after April 1,1999, the required member
contributions described in section 2-203(a) shall be picked up by the City and
shall be treated as City contributions for federal income tax purposes. Such
contributions, although designated as member contributions, shall be paid by
the City on behalf of the members and in lieu of contributions by the
members. The members shall not have the option of receiving such
contributions directly instead of having such amounts paid by the City to the
fund.
Retirement contributions made on behalf of the plan members, as well as the
City's contributions to the fund, shall be paid by the City based on weekly
worker's compensation benefits (currently referred to as temporary income
benefits) paid to those plan members, beginning for such amounts received
by plan members on or after January 1, 2006.
SECTION 7.
That Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 1, Section 2-213 "Annual actuarial
valuations" is amended by deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following
language in lieu thereof:
The board shall appoint an actuary for the purpose of providing annual
valuations of the retirement fund. The actuary shall also serve as a technical
advisor to the board and the executive director regarding the operations
authorized by this division. The actuarial assumptions and tables used by
the actuary shall assume such costs, liabilities, rates of interest, mortality,
turnover and other factors as are reasonable, taking into account the
experience of the fund and reasonable expectations, and shall be subject to
board approval. At least thirty (30) days before the date the board adopts
actuarial assumptions to be used by the fund, the board shall submit to the
City Council a detailed report regarding the proposed actuarial assumptions.
The report must include the fiscal impact of the proposed actuarial
assumptions on the fund.
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SECTION 8.
That Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 1, Section 2-214 "Administration" (a)
"Board of Directors" of the Retirement Ordinance is amended by deleting it in its entirety
and substituting the following language in lieu thereof:
(a) Board of Trustees. The fund shall be administered by a board to be
known as the "Board of Trustees of the Employees Retirement Fund of the
City of Fort Worth" The board shall consist of thirteen (13) trustees
designated as Place 1, Place 2, Place 3, Place 4, Place 5, Place 6, Place 7, Place
8, Place 9, Place 10, Place 11, Place 12, and Place 13, respectively. A trustee's
term shall be for two (Z) years, subject to Section 2-214(a)(1)(i), Section 2-
214(a)(2)(i), and Section 2-214(a)(3). Trustees shall be elected as follows:
(1) Trustees elected by employees. Four (4) trustees who are vested,
participating members of the Fund, as defined by Article 62431 of the
Texas Revised Civil Statutes, shall be elected by the employees of the
City, who are also members of the fund; said trustees shall serve in
Places 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively. Each of the trustees shall be elected
by one of the employee groups as follows:
Place 1. The trustee for Place 1 shall be elected from Group A, which
shall consist of those members of the fund who are employed as police
officers as defined by this Chapter. Only members of the fund who
qualify for Employee Group A shall be eligible to vote for a nominee
for Place 1. Only members of the fund who qualify for Employee
Group A shall be eligible to serve on Place 1 of the board.
Place 2. The trustee for Place 2 shall be elected from Group B, which
shall consist of those members of the fund who are employed as
firefighters. Only members of the fund who qualify for Employee
Group B shall be eligible to vote for a nominee .for Place 2. Only
members of the fund who qualify for Employee Group B shall be
eligible to serve on Place 2 of the board.
Place 3. The trustee for Place 3 shall be elected from Group C, which
shall consist of those members of the fund who are assigned to work in
the following departments: Water, Waste Water, Reprographics,
Planning, Budget & Management Services, City 1Vdanager, City
Secretary, Development, Engineering, Finance, Human Resources,
Internal Audit, Legal, Municipal Court, including the Marshal's
Office, and the Zoo. Group C shall also include members of the fund
assigned to work in the Police Department who are not eligible to vote
in Place 1. Only members of the fund who qualify for Employee
Group C shall be eligible to vote for a nominee for Place 3. Only
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members of the fund who qualify for Employee Group C shall be
eligible to serve on Place 3 of the board.
Place 4. The trustee for Place 4 shall be elected from Group D, which
shall consist of those members of the fund who are assigned to work in
the following departments: IT Solutions, Community Relations,
Economic Community Development, Housing, Retirement, Library,
Parks and Community Services, Public Events, Public Health,
Aviation, Code Compliance, Environmental Management, Equipment
Services, Transportation and Public Works. Group D shall also
include members of the fund assigned to work in the Fire Department
who are not eligible to vote in Place 2. Only members of the fund who
qualify for Employee Group D shall be eligible to vote for a nominee
for Place 4. Only members of the fund who qualify for Employee
Group D shall be eligible to serve on Place 4 of the board.
a. Term. In accordance with the nomination and election
procedures prescribed in this section, trustees shall be elected
to Places 1, 2, 3, and 4, and shall serve for a two (2) year term,
subject to the following provisions: Trustees for Places 1 and 3
shall be elected every odd numbered year beginning in 2007,
and shall serve from September 1 of such odd numbered year
through August 31 of the next odd numbered year. Trustees
for Places 2 and 4 shall be elected in 2007 to serve a term from
September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008. Thereafter, the
Trustees for Place 2 and 4 shall be elected every even number
year and shall serve from September 1 of such even numbered
year through August 31 of the next even numbered year.
Should the employment status of any employee elected trustee
change so that said trustee is no longer a member of the
employee group from which the trustee was elected, then said
trustee shall automatically forfeit the office of trustee. Should
a vacancy occur, for whatever reason, in Place 1, 2, 3, or 4,
during the term thereof, then a majority of all trustees
remaining on the board shall appoint to the board a qualified
employee from the employee group whose place has been
vacated, which qualified employee shall serve the remainder of
the unexpired term; provided, however, that if, at the time the
vacancy arises, more than one (1) year remains in the
unexpired term, then in lieu of the board appointing a
replacement trustee, there shall be an election pursuant to the
nomination and election provisions set forth below, with the
board making reasonable modifications in the dates and time
frames for the nomination and election in light of the time of
the vacancy.
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(b) Method of nominating members for election. Nominations
of members for election to the board of trustees shall be by
petition only. Before May 31 of each election year, the
executive director shall make available to employees of each
employee group eligible to vote in the scheduled election
petition forms with written instructions. Petitions containing
the names of nominees shall be returned to the executive
director prior to July 1 of said election year. Nominees may
use copies of the petition form or may create their own petition
forms, provided each page of each returned petition shall
identify the name of the nominee, the department in which the
nominee is employed, the employee group of which the
nominee is a member, and the place on the board of trustees
for which the employee is being nominated. No person's name
shall be placed upon the official ballot as a nominee unless that
person is nominated by petition. Said nominating petition
must contain the signature and employee number of at least
one hundred (100) members of the employee group who are
qualified to vote for said place on the date said petition is
submitted to the executive director. Only those employees who
are members of the fund shall be entitled to be listed upon the
official ballot as a nominee. No person's name shall be placed
upon the official ballot as a nominee for Place 1 unless that
person is a member of Employee Group A. No person's name
shall be placed upon the official ballot as a nominee for Place 2
unless that person is a member of Employee Group B. No
person's name shall be placed upon the official ballot as a
nominee for Place 3 unless that person is a member of
Employee Group C. No person's name shall be placed upon
the official ballot as a nominee for Place 4 unless that person is
a member of Employee Group D.
(c) Method of electing member trustees. The executive director
shall provide for an election procedure as authorized by the
board, including but not limited to voting by mail, telephone,
and electronic means, and which may be conducted by a third-
party voting service. The executive director shall prepare an
official ballot for each place, listing in alphabetical order
according to surname the nominees for election to that place.
If, however, there is only one (1) nominee for any place, there
shall be no election for that place, and such nominee shall
automatically be elected to the board of trustees. Only the
names of those persons who are nominated by petition as
prescribed herein shall be placed upon the official ballot. No
person shall be elected as a trustee whose name does not
appear upon the official ballot as a nominee. Ballots shall be
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made available to the members no later than July 20 of the
election year. Each employee qualified to vote in said election
shall vote for one (1) nominee only. Any ballot containing
votes of two (2) or more persons, or for persons who are not
nominees as prescribed herein, shall be declared invalid, and
shall not be counted. All ballots must be cast no later than
August 15. Votes cast by written ballot must be returned no
later than August 15 of the election year. If the ballot is
returned by mail, the envelope must be postmarked by August
15 of the election year. The executive director or a designated
third party shall tabulate all votes for all nominees. The
nominee for each place who receives a majority of the votes
cast for that place shall be declared elected to the board of
trustees. following the tabulation of votes, the executive
director shall submit the results to the board of trustees at a
meeting to be held before September 1 of said election year, at
which time the board shall canvass the results of said election
and certify which nominees are elected to the board of trustees.
If, at the time of canvassing said results, the nominee receiving
the majority of votes for said place is no longer eligible to serve
on the place to which that nominee was elected, then the
nominee finishing second in the election shall be certified by
the board as elected to the board of trustees.
If there is more than one (1) nominee and no nominee receives
a majority of the votes cast for any one (1) place, or if there is a
tie for any one (1) place, then arum-off election shall be held,
with ballots made available to the members qualified to vote
for that place no later than September 1 of the election year,
and in the same manner as prescribed for the first election.
Only the names of candidates who tied for the highest number
of votes cast for that place in the first election, or the two (2)
candidates who received the highest number of votes with
neither having a majority of votes cast for that place, shall be
printed on the ballot for the run-off election. All ballots for the
second election must be cast by October 1 of the election year.
Votes cast by written ballot must be returned by October 1. If
a ballot is returned by mail, the envelope must be postmarked
by October 1. The executive director or a designated third
party shall tabulate the votes for the candidates in the run-off
election. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes
cast for that place in the run-off election shall be declared
elected to the board of trustees.
In the event of a tie vote at the second election, the candidates
who tie shall cast lots in the presence of the board of trustees to
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determine which one (1) shall be declared elected. Following
the tabulation of votes in the run-off election, and the casting of
lots in case of ties, the executive director shall submit the
results of same to the board of trustees at a meeting to be held
before November 1 of said election year, at which time the
board shall canvass the results of the run-off election and
certify which nominees are elected to the board of trustees. If,
at the time of canvassing the results of the run-off election, the
nominee elected to serve on said board is no longer eligible to
serve on the place to which he or she was elected, then the
nominee finishing second in the election shall be certified by
the board as elected to the board of trustees.
(2) Trustees elected by retired members.
Place 5. The trustee for Place 5 shall be elected by Retiree Group B,
which shall consist of those retired members of the fund from Employee
Group B. Only members of the fund who qualify for Retiree Group B
shall be eligible to vote for a nominee for Place 5. Only members of the
fund who qualify for Retiree Group B shall be eligible to serve on Place 5
of the board.
Place 6. The trustee for Place 6 shall be elected by Retiree Group A,
which shall consist of those retired members of the fund from Employee
Group A. Only members of the fund who qualify for Retiree Group A
shall be eligible to vote for a nominee for Place 6. Only members of the
fund who qualify for Retiree Group A shall be eligible to serve on Place 6
of the board.
Place 7. The trustee for Place 7 shall be elected by Retiree Group C,
which shall consist of those retired members of the fund from Employee
Groups C and D. Only members of the fund who qualify for Retiree
Group C shall be eligible to vote for a nominee for Place 7. Only
members of the fund who qualify for Retiree Group C shall be eligible to
serve on Place 7 of the board.
a. Term. In accordance with the nomination and election
procedures prescribed in this section, a trustee shall be elected to
Places 5, 6 and 7, and shall serve for atwo-year term. The Trustee
for Place 6 shall be elected to serve a term from September 1, 2007
through August 31, 2008. Thereafter, the Trustee for Place 6 shall
be elected every even number year and shall serve from
September 1 of such even numbered year through August 31 of
the next even numbered year. Trustees for Places 5 and 7 shall be
elected every odd numbered year beginning in 2007, and shall
serve from September 1 of such odd numbered year through
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August 31 of the next odd numbered year. Should a trustee for
Place 5, 6, or 7 return to city employment and again become an
employee member of the fund, the trustee shall automatically
forfeit the office of trustee for Place 5, 6, or 7. Should a vacancy
occur in Places 5, 6 or 7, during the term thereof, then a majority
of all trustees remaining on the board shall appoint to the board a
retired member of Retiree Group A if the vacancy occurs in Place
5, a retired member of Retiree Group B if the vacancy occurs in
Place 6, or a retired member of Retiree Group C if the vacancy
occurs in Place 7, to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
b. Nomination of retiree members for election. Nomination of the
retired members for election to the board shall be by letter of
nomination only. Before May 31 of each election year, the
executive director shall make available to retired members official
letter of nomination forms with written instructions. Copies of the
letter of nomination may be used. Completed letters of
nomination shall be returned to the executive director prior to
July 1 of each election year. Each returned letter of nomination
shall identify the retired member being nominated for the place
for which the retired member is being nominated and must
contain the signature and the Social Security Number of the
retired member making the nomination. Any member of Retiree
Group A receiving at least twenty-five (25) letters of nomination
from Retiree Group A shall be considered a nominee for election
to Place 5 on the board. Any retired member of Retiree Group B
receiving at least twenty-five (25) letters of nomination from
Retiree Group B shall be considered a nominee .for election to
Place 6 on the board. Any member of Retiree Group C receiving
at least twenty-five (25) letters of nomination from Retiree Group
C shall be considered a nominee for election to Place 7 on the
board. No person shall be placed on the ballot as a nominee unless
the person is a retired member who is nominated by letter of
nomination. Only retired members may complete letters of
nomination.
c. Election of retiree board members. The executive director shall
provide for an election procedure as authorized by the board,
including but not limited to voting by mail, telephone, and
electronic means, and which may be conducted by a third-party
voting service. The executive director shall prepare official ballots
for the election of the retiree board members, listing the nominees
in alphabetical order by surname. Ballots for election of the
retiree board members shall be made available to all retired
members in Retiree Group A, B and C no later than July 20. If
there is only one (1) nominee for Place 5, there shall be no election
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for Place 5, and the one (1) nominee shall automatically be elected
to the board of trustees. If there is only one (1) nominee for Place
6, there shall be no election for Place 6, and the one (1) nominee
shall automatically be elected to the board of trustees. If there is
only one (1) nominee for Place 7, there shall be no election for
Place 7, and the one (1) nominee shall automatically be elected to
the board of trustees. Only the names of those persons who are
nominated by letters of nomination shall be placed on the official
ballots. No person shall be elected as trustee whose name does not
appear on the official ballot as a nominee. To be considered valid,
a ballot must be cast no later than August 15 of the election year.
Votes cast by written ballot must be returned no later than August
15 of the election year. If the ballot is returned by mail, the
envelope must be postmarked by August 15 of the election year.
Each retired member qualified to vote in the election shall vote for
one (1) nominee only. Any ballot containing votes for two (2) or
more persons, or for persons who are not nominees as provided
herein, shall be declared invalid and shall not be counted. The
executive director or a designated third party shall tabulate all
votes for all nominees. The nominees for each place receiving a
majority of votes cast shall be declared elected to the board of
trustees. Following the tabulation of votes, the executive director
shall submit the results of same to the board of trustees meeting to
be held before September 1 of the election year, at which time the
board shall canvass the results of the election and certify which
nominees are elected to the board of trustees. If, at the time of
canvassing the results, a nominee receiving the majority of votes is
no longer eligible to serve, then a majority of the trustees
remaining on the board ~ shall appoint to the board a retired
member from the appropriate Retiree Group to fill Place 5, 6 or 7
on the board. The appointed member shall serve from September
1 of the election year through August 31 of the next election year
for that Place.
If there is more than one (1) nominee for a place and no nominee
receives a majority of the votes cast, or if there is a tie, then a run-
off election shall be held, with ballots made available to the retired
members for that place no later than September 1 of the election
year and in the same manner as prescribed for the first election.
Only the names of candidates who tied for the highest number of
votes cast for that place in the first election, or the two (2)
candidates who received the highest number of votes with neither
having a majority of votes cast, shall be printed on the ballot for
the run-off election. All ballots for the second election must be
cast by October 1 of the election year. Votes cast by written ballot
must be returned by October 1 of the election year. If a ballot is
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returned by mail, the envelope must be postmarked by October 1
of the election year. The executive director or a designated third
party shall tabulate the votes for the candidates in the run-off
election. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast
in the run-off election shall be declared elected to the board of
trustees. In the event of a tie vote at the second election, the
candidates who tie shall cast lots in the presence of the board of
trustees to determine which one (1) shall be declared elected.
Following the tabulation of votes in the run-off election, and the
casting of lots in case of ties, the executive director shall submit the
results of same to the board of trustees at a meeting to be held
before November 1 of said election year, at which time the board
shall canvass the results of the run-off election and certify which
nominees are elected to the board of trustees. If, at the time of
canvassing the results of the run-off election, the nominee elected
to serve on said board is no longer eligible to serve, then a
majority of the trustees remaining on said board shall appoint to
the board a retired member from the appropriate retiree Group to
fill the unexpired term of Place 5, Place 6 or Place 7 on the board.
(3) .Board members appointed by the City Council
Place $. The trustee for Place 8 shall be a resident of the City of Fort
Worth. A person appointed under this subsection may not be a
member of the City Council. The trustee for Place 8 shall be
appointed by a majority vote of the City Council to serve a term
initially commencing September 1, 2007 and ending August 31, 2008.
Thereafter, the individual appointed by City Council shall serve a
term of two (2) years (unless removed sooner by a majority vote of the
City Council) commencing on September 1 of every even numbered
year and ending August 31 of the next even numbered year. Should a
vacancy occur in Place 8, then City Council, by majority vote, shall
appoint another eligible resident of the City of Fort Worth to serve
the remainder of the unexpired term.
Place 9. The trustee for Place 9 shall be a resident of the City of Fort
Worth. A person appointed under this subsection may not be a
member of the City Council. The trustee for Place 9 shall be
appointed by a majority vote of the City Council to serve a term of
two (2) years (unless removed sooner by a majority vote of the City
Council) commencing on September 1 of every odd numbered year
through August 31 of the next odd numbered year. Should a vacancy
occur in Place 9, then City Council, by a majority vote, shall appoint
another eligible resident of the City of Fort Worth to serve the
remainder of the unexpired term.
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Place 10. The trustee for Place 10 shall be a resident of the City of
Fort Worth. A person appointed under this subsection may not be a
member of the City Council. The trustee for Place 10 shall be
appointed by a majority vote of the City Council to serve a term
initially commencing on September 1, 2007, and ending August 31,
2008. Thereafter, the person appointed by City Council shall serve a
term of two (2) years (unless removed sooner by a majority vote of the
city council) commencing on September 1 of every even numbered
year through August 31 of the next even numbered year. Should a
vacancy occur in Place 10, then City Council, by a majority vote, shall
appoint another eligible resident of the City of Fort Worth to serve
the remainder of the unexpired term.
Place 11. The trustee for Place 11 shall be a resident of the City of
Fort Worth. A person appointed under this subsection may not be a
member of the City Council. The trustee for Place 11 shall be
appointed by a majority vote of the City Council to serve a term of
two (2) years (unless removed sooner by a majority vote of the City
Council) commencing on September 1 of every odd numbered year
through August 31 of the next odd .numbered year. Should a vacancy
occur in Place 11, then City Council, by a majority vote, shall appoint
another eligible resident of the City of Fort Worth to serve the
remainder of the unexpired term.
Place 12. The trustee for Place 12 shall be a resident of the City of
Fort Worth. A person appointed under this subsection may not be a
member of the City Council. The trustee for Place 12 shall be
appointed by a majority vote of the City Council to serve a term
initially commencing September 1, 2007, and ending August 31, 2008.
Thereafter, the person appointed by City Council shall serve a term of
two (2) years (unless removed sooner by a majority vote of the city
council) commencing on September 1 of every even numbered year
and ending on August 31 of the next even numbered year. Should a
vacancy occur in Place 12, then City Council, by a majority vote, shall
appoint another eligible resident of the .City of Fort Worth to serve
the remainder of the unexpired term.
Place 13. The trustee for Place 13 shall be the Chief Financial Officer
of the City of Fort Worth. Should a vacancy occur in Place 13, then
City Council, by a majority vote, shall appoint a qualified person to
serve until a new Chief Financial Officer is appointed.
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SECTION 9.
That Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 1, Section 2-214 "Administration" (b)(4) of
the Retirement Ordinance is amended by deleting in its entirety and substituting the
following language in lieu thereof:
(b)(4) Seven (7) members of the board shall constitute a quorum to
transact any business unless there are vacancies, in which event the
quorum shall be reduced by the number of vacancies existing. Every
matter before the board for vote shall require for final passage the
affirmative vote of a majority of the trustees on the board (regardless
of the number of Trustees present at the board meeting).
SECTION 10.
That Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 1, Section 2-214 "Administration" (f)
"Trustee" of the Retirement Ordinance is amended by deleting in its entirety and
substituting the following language in lieu thereof:
f) Custodial Trustee. The custodial trustee of the fund shall be appointed,
removed, and replaced in the sole discretion of the board. .Any custodial
trustee may be removed, with or without cause, by the board on written
notice of such removal to the custodial trustee. The board may appoint a
successor custodial trustee by written designation or by authorizing the
execution of a new trust agreement with the successor custodial trustee, a
copy of which shall be delivered to the former custodial trustee.
As a means of administering the assets of the fund, the board may enter into
a trust agreement with the custodial trustee. The administration of the assets
of the fund and the duties, powers, obligations and responsibilities of the
custodial trustee shall be governed by this section and the trust agreement.
The trust agreement may be amended from time to time as the board deems
advisable in order to effectuate the purposes of this section.
The board shall have the power to acquire, invest, reinvest, exchange, retain,
sell, supervise and manage the assets of the fund. The Chair and the Vice-
Chair shall execute all documents on behalf of the fund. The signature of the
custodial trustee shall not be required to effectuate the transfer of plan
assets. The board and the custodial trustee shall discharge their duties solely
in the interest of the members and beneficiaries: (a) for the exclusive purpose
of: (i) providing benefits to members and their beneficiaries; and (ii)
defraying any reasonable expenses of administering the system; (b) with the
care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the prevailing circumstances that a
prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with matters of the type
would use in the conduct of an enterprise with a like character and like aims;
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(c) by diversifying the investments of the fund to minimize the risk of large
losses, unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so; and
(d) in accordance with the documents and instruments governing the fund to
the extent that the documents and instruments are consistent with this
section and applicable law.
Within the limitations of the foregoing standard and subject to the trust
agreement, the board is authorized to acquire and retain every kind of
property, real, personal or mixed, and every kind of investment, specifically
including but not by way of limitation, bonds, debentures and other
corporate obligations, and stocks, preferred or common, which trustees of
ordinary prudence, discretion and intelligence acquire or retain for trust
accounts; provided, however, that each investment manager employed by the
board shall not purchase or hold within the fund's investment portfolio
under its management at any time more than five (S) percent of the
outstanding securities of any one (1) corporation; and provided further, that
the board is specifically prohibited from purchasing bonds, warrants,
obligations or securities of the City of I+'ort Worth for the fund.
SECTION 11.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all ordinances of the City of Fort Worth,
which shall remain in full force and effect except to the extent that provisions of this
Ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such other ordinances, in which
case the conflicting provisions of such other ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 12.
If any provision, section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance
be declared invalid or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect any other portion or
provision hereof, and all other provisions shall remain valid and unaffected by any
invalid portion if any, and the City Council now says that if it had known at the time of
the passage of this ordinance that any portion of said ordinance was invalid, it would not
have adopted such invalid ordinance.
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SECTION 13.
The City Council fords that all acts, conditions and things required by provisions
of the Constitution of Texas and Charter and Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth
precedent to and in the adoption of this Ordinance have been done, have happened and
have been performed in proper and lawful time.
SECTION 14.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption.
ADOPTED this 29`l' day of May 2007.
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Marty Hendrix
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
a titia Coleman Brown
Assistant City Attorney
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 5!29/2007 -Ordinance No. 17577-05-2007
®ATE: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
LOG NAME: 12ADH000OLA
REFERENCE NO.: G-15738
SUBJECT:
Adopt an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 1 "Employees' Retirement Fund"
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article VI,
Division 1 "Employees Retirement Fund" by amending the following sections:
1. Section 2-201: Definitions;
2. Section 2-202: Membership In the Fund;
3. Section 2-203: Members' Contributions;
4. Section 2-204: City's Contributions; and
5. Section 2-214: Administration.
DISCUSSION:
In an effort to comply with Article 62431 of the Revised Civil Statutes, the staff recommends the passage of
the attached ordinance which will provide for changes in the definitions of Actuary, Board, and
Member. The additional ordinance changes will:
a. change the requirements for membership in the fund;
b. eliminate the contribution cap for member contributions;
c. eliminate the requirement that the City match member contribution increases;
d. change the Board composition and election process;
e. increase the number of members required for a quorum to seven; and
f. create a custodial trustee.
On May 22, 2007, the proposed amendments were presented to the City Council along with other
recommendations made by the City Manager and endorsed by the City Council's Audit and Finance
Advisory Committee. The City Council elected to defer action on recommendations related to overtime,
increases to city and employee contributions rates, an the implementation of our Ad Hoc COLA alternative
until the fiscal year 2008 budget review process. The Council directed staff to bring forward the proposed
amendments to Chapter 2 of the City Code, Article VI, Division I, "Employees Retirement Fund" as listed
and recommended in this M&C.
FISCAL INFORMATIONlCERTIFICATION:
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The Finance Director certifies that this ordinance will have no material effect on City funds.
TO Fund/Account/Centers
FROM Fund/Account/Centers
Submitted for City Manager's Office b~ Karen Montgomery (6222)
Originating Department Head: David Yett (7623)
Additional Information Contact: Laetitia Brown (6639)
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