HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amending Ordinance 607 (Retirement) ORDINANCE NO. 718
AN ORDINANCE AMIENDING ORDINANCE NO. 607 AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE
NO. 632, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUITIES RETIREM�:NT
SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES OF AMES MUNICIPAL WATER AND ELECTRIC
UTILITIES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES, STORY
COUNTY, IOWA.
Sectica,j� 1. That Section 4 "Definitions" of Ordinance No. 607 as
amended by Ordinance No. 632 of the City Ordinances of the City of Ames, Story
County, Iowa, is hereby specifically repealed and the following shall hereinafter
be known as Section 4 of said Ordinance.
"Section 4. "Definitions". The following words and phrases, unless a
different meaning is clearly indicated by the context, shall have the following
respective.. meanings:
1. City
The City of Ames, Iowa
2. Utilities
Utilities shall be limited to any Waterworks, Gas, Electric Light
and Power Plants or Sewage Treatment Plants, managed, operated ,
or owned by the City of Ames, Iowa.
3. Board
The Board of Trustees at any time acting hereunder.
4. Employee
A person in the employment of the Utilities of the City of Ames, Iowa,
on or after the effective date of this ordinance who received regular
compensation from the said Utilities for personal services rendered
in connection with the operation, maintenance or management of the
said Utilities of the city in a position ordinarily requiring 1,200 hours
per year or more.
5. Earnings
Amounts paid by the City to an Employee of the Utilities for personal
services. Larnings prior to the effective date will be assumed to be at
a rate equal to the average of the earnings during the period of service
within the three years immediately preceding the effective date of this
ordinance.
6. Prior Service
The period beginning on the first day upon which any Employee was
first employed by the Utilities and ending on the effective date hereof
excluding the intervening periods during which such Employee was
separated from the service following a resignation, dismissal, lay-off
or expiration of any term of appointment, but not excluding active
military service of the state or nation.
7. Current Service
The period beginning on the first day upon which the Employee first
becomes a participating employee and ending on the day of the latest
separation from service of the Utilities, excludinF,�:Lll intervening
periods orther than those during emergencies in which the Employee
was in active military service of the state or nation but including
resignations, dismissal and lay-off in excess of thirty (30) days.
8. Annuity
A series of unifo-m monthly payments payable to a retired Employee,
the first such payment to be made as of the beginning of the month
following the date such annuity begins and the last payment to be made
as of the begi n-folla�uing.--the da-t-e---& c -annuity
begins and the last payr�ett�e-tn- de as of the beginning of the month
in which death of the retired Employee occurs.
9. Effective Date
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage and
publication as provided by law. Notwithstanding any provisions to
the contrary, no benefits other than Disability or Death to be paid
before January 1, 1947.
10. Regular Interest
3% per year compounded annually.
11. Beneficiary
Any person who shall have been designated in writing by any partici-
pating employee to receive all or part of the death benefits to which
such employee had or might become entitled. "
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this amendment is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This amendment to Ordinance No. 607 as amended by
rdinance No. 632 of the City Ordinances of the City of Ames, Iowa ;shall be in
ull force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by
aw.
Passed this 5th day of August, 1952.
J. W. Prather, City Clerk IV U
L. Allan, Mayor k
Moved by Griffith and seconded by Moore that Ordinance No. 718 be passed on its first
reading.
Voting Aye: Griffith, Bauge, Smith, De Hart, Iverson and Moo e
Voting Nay: None
Absent: None
,Moved by Bauge and seconded by Smith that the rules governing the passage of
Ordinances be azspended and the second and third readings omitted and Ordinance
No. 718 be placed on its final passage.
Voting Aye: Griffith, Bauge, Smith, De Hart, Iverson and Moore
Voting Nay: None
Absent: None
oved by Smith and seconded by Iverson that Ordinance No. 718 do now pass.
Voting Aye: Griffith, Bauge, Smith, De Hart, Iverson and Moo e
Voting Nay: None
Absent; None
ayor Allan declared Ordinance No. 718 duly passed.
J. W. Prather, City Clerk of the City of Ames, Iowa, do hereby certify that the
Bove and foregoing Ordinance No. 718 was duly and properly passed at a meeting of
he City Council on the 5th day of August, 1952 atid published in the Ames Daily
Tribune on the 7th day of August, 1952.
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J. W. Prather, City Clerk