City of Baltimore - File #: 11-0768

• File #: 11-0768
• Version: 0
• Name: Employees' Retirement System - 100% Survivorship Death Benefits
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 8/15/2011
• In control: City Council
• Title: Employees' Retirement System - 100% Survivorship Death Benefits FOR the purpose of extending the period between a member’s death and his or her retirement eligibility date in order to allow a beneficiary to receive a benefit equal to that which would have been paid under a 100% survivorship benefit; providing for this modification to apply with respect to all members dying on or after a certain date; and generally relating to the Employees’ Retirement System of Baltimore City.
• Sponsors: Rochelle Spector, Bill Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, Helen L. Holton, Robert Curran, William H. Cole, IV, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Belinda Conaway, William "Pete" Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Warren Branch, President Young
• Indexes: Benefits, Death Benefits, Employees Retirement System, Survivorship

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/18/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
8/18/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
8/18/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
8/18/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
8/15/2011	0	City Council	Introduced
8/15/2011	0	City Council	Assigned

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Spector

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Employees' Retirement System - 100% Survivorship Death Benefits

FOR the purpose of extending the period between a member’s death and his or her retirement eligibility date in order to allow a beneficiary to receive a benefit equal to that which would have been paid under a 100% survivorship benefit; providing for this modification to apply with respect to all members dying on or after a certain date; and generally relating to the Employees’ Retirement System of Baltimore City.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 22 - Retirement Systems
Section(s) 9(o-1)(3)(i)
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 – Employees’ Retirement System

§ 9. Class C membership.

(o1) Nonlineofduty death benefits.

(3) 100% survivorship death benefit.


(i) If the member would have been eligible for a normal service or early service retirement not later than [90] 180 days after the date of the member’s death and a proper application is filed under subparagraph (v) of this paragraph (3), then the Board of Trustees shall pay a benefit equal to that which would have been paid...