[Adopted 10-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1498[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Section VII of this ordinance repealed
Chs. 47 and A158 of the 1973 Code, as well as Ord. Nos. 1425, 1426
and 1485.
The City of Clairton hereby elects to enroll its police officers
in the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System, established by the
Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Law, Act 15 of 1974, as amended,
53 P.S. § 881.101 et seq. (the "Law"), with the express
purpose of having the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System administer
the retirement plan established by the City for its police officers.
The City of Clairton does hereby agree to be bound by all the requirements
and provisions of Article IV[1] and the Law, as the case may be, and to assume all obligations,
financial and otherwise, placed upon member municipalities by the
Law. All references hereafter shall be based on benefits negotiated
between the Board and the City under the provisions of Article IV.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 881.401 et seq.
Membership in the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System shall
be mandatory for all full-time police officers of the City. Membership
for elected officials and employees hired on a temporary or seasonal
basis is prohibited, as is membership for individuals paid only on
a fee basis.
Credit for prior service for original employees is granted for
each year or partial year thereof that the member was employed by
the City from his or her original date of hire. Benefits provided
to members in the agreement dated October 8, 1991, shall accrue based
on all credited service granted and earned in accordance with this
section.
Payment for any obligation established by the adoption of this
article and the agreement between the System and the City of Clairton
shall be made by the City in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipal
Retirement Law and Act 205 of 1984, the Municipal Pension Plan Funding
Standard and Recovery Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 881.101 et seq.
and 53 P.S. § 895.101 et seq., respectively.
As part of this article, the City agrees that the System shall
provide the benefits set forth in the agreement between the Board
and the City of Clairton, dated October 8, 1991. The passage and adoption
of this article by the City of Clairton is an official acceptance
of said agreement and the financial obligations resulting from the
administration of said benefit package. The City of Clairton hereby
assumes all liability for any unfundedness created due to the acceptance
of the benefit structure outlined in the above-referenced agreement.
By adoption of this article, the City agrees to terminate, upon the effective date of membership in the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System, any previously maintained City pension program applicable to those employees identified as members in § 79-2 of this article and to transfer any assets from any existing plan to offset the established liability. It is the intent of the City to have the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System also assume administration of all assets and liabilities associated with the retirees and their beneficiaries of the City's previously maintained Police Pension Plan. The City of Clairton also hereby acknowledges that an affirmative vote representing at least 75% of the previous plan members indicated that the members were in agreement with the establishment of the plan with the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System.
A duly certified copy of this article and the referenced agreement[1] shall be filed with the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement
System of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Membership for the police
officers of the City of Clairton in the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement
System shall be effective the first day of November 1991.
[1]
Editor's Note: The agreement is on file in the City offices.
