Each participant shall be entitled to a normal
retirement benefit after retirement on or after attainment of normal
retirement age.
Each participant who shall become entitled to a benefit pursuant to § 57-150 hereof shall receive a benefit commencing on the participant's normal retirement date and paid in the normal form as provided in § 57-167 hereof. The monthly amount of the normal retirement benefit shall be equal to 50% of the participant's final monthly average.
A.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, a participant hired before January 1, 2020, who shall retire after completion of more years of credited service than the number required for attainment of normal retirement age may be entitled to receive a monthly service increment benefit; provided, however, that the participant shall have accrued sufficient service credit pursuant to this § 57-152. Firefighters hired on or after January 1, 2020, who shall retire after completion of more than 25 years of credited service may be entitled to receive a monthly service increment benefit; provided, however, that the participant shall have accrued sufficient service credit pursuant to this § 57-152. Such service increment shall only be available to a participant who shall retire and be eligible to receive a retirement benefit determined under § 57-151, and whose years of credited service for purposes of this § 57-152 shall only include periods of time when the participant actively renders service in employment or is on an authorized leave of absence and pays all required contributions to the plan.
B.
The service increment benefit for participants hired before January 1, 2020, shall be a monthly amount equal to 1/40 of the benefit determined under§ 57-151, multiplied by the total number of completed years of credited service earned prior to attainment of age 65 in excess of the number of years of credited service required to be completed by the participant for attainment of normal retirement benefit. For he service increment benefit for firefighter participants hired after January 1, 2020, the increment benefit shall be a monthly amount equal to 1/40 of the benefit determined under § 57-151 multiplied by the total number of completed whole years of credited service in excess of 25 years. The service increment benefit shall be paid monthly in addition to the benefit determined under § 57-151 for each month that such benefit under § 57-151 is paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the monthly amount of the service increment benefit exceed $500 for any plan participant who retires on or after February 1, 2003.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of
1-1-2020.
[Amended 2-13-2003 by Ord. No. 1534]
A.
Each participant retiring on or after January 1, 2000,
and receiving a pension benefit shall receive a four-percent cost-of-living
adjustment on each anniversary of retirement.
B.
Each participant retiring on or after January 1, 2000,
and receiving a pension benefit shall receive a cost of living adjustment
(COLA) of 4% per year capped at 50% of the base wage paid in the highest
rank of the bargaining unit (Captain) on each anniversary of retirement.
[Amended 1-24-2013 by Ord. No. 1668[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided an effective date
of 1-1-2010.
A participant must complete and execute an application
for benefit on a form and in the manner prescribed by the plan administrator
and deliver said application to the plan administrator at least 30
days prior to the date on which benefit payments are to commence.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no retirement
benefit payments or any other benefit payments shall be due or payable
on or before the first day of the month coincident with or next following
the date that is 30 days after the date the plan administrator receives
the application for benefit.
Nothing contained herein shall obligate the
employer, the plan administrator, any fiduciary or any agent or representative
of any of the foregoing to provide any retirement or other benefit
to any participant or beneficiary which cannot be provided from the
assets available in the pension fund, whether such benefits are in
pay status or otherwise payable under the terms of the plan. The Council
retains the right to amend or terminate this plan consistent with
applicable law at any time, with or without cause and whether or not
such action directly or indirectly results in the suspension, reduction
or termination of any benefit payable under the plan or in pay status,
and without liability to any person for any such action.
The benefit amount of any participant who may
have retired prior to the restatement date shall not be in any way
altered by the provisions of this restated plan, except where otherwise
expressly indicated herein, and shall continue to be determined on
the basis of the terms of the plan in effect on the day preceding
the restatement date.
[Added 12-19-2002 by Ord. No. 1529]
Notwithstanding anything contained in § 57-157 to the contrary, the limitations, adjustments, and other requirements prescribed in § 57-157 shall at all times comply with the provisions of Code Section 415 and the regulations thereunder (as such apply to governmental plans), the terms of which are specifically incorporated herein by reference.
Notwithstanding any provision of this plan to the contrary, no benefit provided under this plan attributable to contributions of the employer shall exceed, as an annual amount, the amount specified in Code Section 415(b)(1)(A) as adjusted pursuant to Code Section 415(d), assuming the form of benefit shall be a straight life annuity (with no ancillary benefits). The limitations described in this § 57-157 shall be governed by the following conditions and definitions:
A.
Benefits paid or payable in a form other than a straight
life annuity (with no ancillary benefits) or where the employee contributes
to the plan or makes rollover contributions shall be adjusted on an
actuarially equivalent basis to determine the limitation contained
herein;
B.
In the case of a benefit which commences prior to
the attainment of age 62 by the participant, the limitation herein
shall be adjusted on an actuarially equivalent basis to the amount
determined pursuant to this section commencing at age 62; however,
the reduction shall not reduce the limitation below $75,000 for a
benefit commencing at or after age 55, or if the benefit commences
prior to attainment of age 55, the amount which is actuarially equivalent
to a benefit of $75,000 commencing at age 55; however, in the case
of a qualified participant (a participant with respect to whom a period
of at least 15 years of service, including applicable military service,
as a full-time employee of a Police or Fire Department is taken into
account in determining the amount of benefit), the limitation contained
herein shall not reduce the limitation to an amount less than the
amount specified pursuant to Code Section 415(b)(2)(G) and such amount
shall be adjusted pursuant to Code Section 415(d);
C.
In the case of a benefit which commences after attainment
of age 65 by the participant, the limitation herein shall be adjusted
on an actuarially equivalent basis to the amount determined commencing
at age 65;
D.
Benefits paid to a participant which total less than $10,000 from all defined benefit plans maintained by the employer expressed as an annual benefit shall be deemed not to exceed the limitation of this section, provided that the employer has not at any time maintained a defined contribution plan in which the participant has participated; however, in the case of a participant who is not receiving a disability retirement benefit, with fewer than 10 years of participation, the limitation expressed in this Subsection D shall be reduced by 1/10 for each year of participation less than 10, but in no event shall this limitation be less than $1,000;
E.
The limitations expressed herein shall be based upon
plan years for calculation purposes, shall be applied to all defined
benefit plans maintained by the employer as one defined benefit plan
and to all defined contribution plans maintained by the employer as
one defined contribution plan, and shall be applied and interpreted
consistent with Code Section 415 and regulations thereunder as applicable
to government plans in general and this plan in particular; and
