HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Including Solid Waste Plant Employees in Utility Retirement System ORDINANCE NO. 2487
AN ORDINAN CE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
BY REPEALING SECTION 36-10004 THEREOF AS SUCH SECTION HERETOFORE
EXISTED AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION 36-10004 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
INCLUDING WITHIN THE UTILITY RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF AMES
THOSE PERSONS WHO SHALL BE EMPLOYED AT THE SOLID WASTE RECYCLING
AND DISPOSAL PLANT, MANAGED, OWNED .AND OPERATED BY THE CITY OF
AMES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF AMES ,
IOWA:
Section 1 . That Section 36-10004 of the Municipal Code
as such section has heretofore existed be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Section 2 . That a new Section 36-10004 be and the same
is hereby enacted as follows :
Sec. 36-10004 . Definitions .
The following words and phrases , unless a
different meaning is clearly indicated by
the context, have the following respective
meanings :
(1) Beneficiary. Any person who has been
designated in writing by any employee to
receive all or part of his death benefits .
(2) Board. The board of trustees at any
time acting hereunder.
(3) Creditable service. The period begin-
ning on the date upon which an employee is
first employed by the utility and ending on
the date of the latest separation from employ-
ment, excluding any prior periods of employment
for which separation benefits were withdrawn,
any intervening periods during which the
employee was separated from employment following
a resignation, a dismissal or a lay-off
in excess of thirty (30) days, and any period
after the employee attains normal retire-
ment age, but not including military duty and
periods of disability as herein defined.
(4) Disability. The inability of an
employee to perform the duties of any assigned
position within any utility for any period
exceeding sixty (60) days because of mental
or physical injury or disease which is not
self-inflicted, or due to drugs or alcoholism
or incurred in the commission of a felonious
act. An employee is considered to be disabled
only during periods for which the board shall
receive both of the following:
(a) Written certification by at least two
(2) licensed and practicing physicians
approved by the board that the employee
is disabled and unable to reasonably
perform the duties of any assigned
position within any utility .
(b) Written certification by the administrative
officer of the employee that such employee
(1) Is not separated from the employ-
ment of the utility and
(2) Is disabled and is consequently
not entitled to any earnings .
(5) Earnings . Compensation paid by the utility
to an employee for personal service.
(6) Employee. A person in the non-temporary
employment of the city who regularly receives ,
or is expected to regularly receive in excess
of ten per cent (100) of his compensation
from the utility of the city for personal
services rendered in connection with the
operation, maintenance or management of the
utility; however, a person appointed by the
city council must apply in writing to the
utility retirement board in order to qualify
as an employee of the utility.
(7) Temporary employment. Temporary
employment is that employment which, at the
time of entry thereon, is not expected to
continue for a period in excess of six months .
(8) Highest average earnings . The monthly
average earnings during the sixty (60) highest
paid consecutive months cut of the one hundred
and twenty (120) months immediately preceding
the date of retirement or date disability was
incurred.
(9) Military duty. Military duty is service
in the armed forces of the United States of
America or State of Iowa during a period of
declared war or national or state emergency ,
provided the employee was employed by the
utility immediately prior to entry into the
armed forces, and further provided that the
employee received an honorable or general
discharge from the service and returned to
employment by the utility within sixty (60)
days of the date on which he shall have the
right to release from the armed service.
(10) Regular interest. The board of trustees ,
at a meeting to be held early in each
calendar year, will determine the interest
rate for employee contributions to be com-
puted for the preceding calendar year and
credited to the employee accounts as of
December 31 of that preceding year. However,
for any year in which the utility contribution
exceeds five per cent (50) , the interest
credited to the employee accounts shall be
three per cent (30) .
(11) Retirement income_. A series of equal
monthly payments payable to a retired employee;
the first payment to be rude on the last day
of the month following the retirement date and
the last payment to be made on the last day
of the month in which death of the retired
employee occurs . Except for those retired
for disability retirement income shall be
increased by twelve and one-half percent
(12 1/2 �� ) effective January 1 , 1970 , for any
employee retired on or before December 31, 1969 .
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(12) Utility. Utility includes and is
limited to any water works, gas, electric
light and power, solid waste recycling and
disposal plant , and water pollution control
plant managed, operated and owned by the City
of Ames .
Section 3 . Any and all ordinances or parts of ordinance
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4 . This ordinance shall be effective from and
after its publication as provided by law.
Dated this 17th day of September 1974 .
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Mary E Paul, City Clerk William F. Pelz , &Vyor_
lst Reading - 8/27/74
Nelson-Koerber
Voting aye : Calhoun, Huston, Koerber, Nelson, Pounds .
Voting nay: None. Absent: Maxwell.
2nd Reading - 9/3/74
Nelson-Koerber
Voting aye: Calhoun, Huston, Koerber, Maxwell, Nelson, Pounds .
Voting nay: none.
3rd Reading 9/17/74
Nelson-Koerber
Voting aye: Calhoun, Huston, Koerber, Maxwell, Nelson, Pounds .
Voting nay: None.
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