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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System)
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System - 100% Line-of-Duty Disability Benefits
FOR the purpose of increasing retirement benefits for members who retire on a 100% line-of-duty disability; providing special rules for the applicability of this benefit increase to members currently retired and receiving a 100% line-of-duty disability; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 22- Retirement Systems
Section(s) 34(f-2)(1)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 22. Retirement Systems
Subtitle - Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System
§ 34. Benefits.
(f-2) Allowance on 100% line-of-duty disability retirement.
(1) [Any] A member [who retires on] TO WHOM A HEARING EXAMINER AWARDS a 100% line-of-duty disability BENEFIT shall receive [a] ON retirement [allowance that consists of]:
(i) [an annuity that is the actuarial equivalent] A LUMP-SUM REFUND of the member's accumulated contributions [at the time of retirement]; [and] PLUS
(ii) a pension [that, together with the annuity, equals] EQUAL TO 100% of the member's CURRENT regular compensation at the time of retirement.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the increase in benefits established by this Ordinance applies to:
(a) all persons who, in accordance with City Code Article 22, § 34, retire on a 100% line-of-duty disability after the effective date of this Ordinance, and
(b) all persons who, on the effective date of this Ordinance, are currently receiving a 100% line-of-duty disability retirement benefit under Article 22, § 34, which persons shall begin receiving their increased benefits prospectively from the effective date of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That as of the date of enactment of this Ordinance, any member currently receiving a 100% line-of-duty disability retirement benefit under Article 22, § 34, who has not received in annuity payments an amount equal to the total of her or his accumulated contributions as of her or his retirement date, shall receive a lump-sum refund of any remaining unpaid accumulated contributions.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the date it is enacted.
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