HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Providing Rehabilitation Program, Persons on Disability under Utility Retirement ORDINANCE NO. 3213
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY ENACTING A NEW SUBSECTION
28.74(5) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A PROGRAM FOR
REHABILITATION FOR PERSONS ON DISABILITY UNDER THE
UTILITY RETIREMENT SYSTEM; REPEALING ALL ORDINANC-
ES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa is
hereby amended by enacting a new Subsection 28.74(5) as follows:
11(5) At such time as when disability benefits are approved for
an employee by the board:
(a) The board shall arrange for a disability assessment
study to be made, except when it appears the dis-
ability may be temporary or terminal, with respect
to that employee by a firm or person established in
the business of performing such assessments, for
the purpose of assessing the potential for cost-effec-
tive rehabilitation of the employee for future
employment. The disabled employee shall cooperate
in that assessment as a condition to continued
receipt of disability benefits.
(b) If the report of assessment is deemed by the board
to indicate a potential for vocational rehabilita-
tion that would enable the employee to become so
employed as to receive an earned income that would
result in an offset to disability benefit payments
under subsection 4 above in an amount equal to the
time cost of money expended from the utility retire-
ment fund to pay for the rehabilitation program
services for the employee, the trustees may author-
ize the employee to participate in such a vocational
rehabilitation program recognized by the state board
of vocational education.
(c) Participation in the vocational rehabilitation
program shall be voluntary for the employee."
Section Two. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and publication as required by law.
Passed this 26th day of January 1993.
Sandra Ryan, City C rk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor
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