Baltimore City Council
File #: 08-0220    Version: 0 Name: Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System - Benefits - Post-Retirement Increases
Type: Ordinance Status: Withdrawn
File created: 10/27/2008 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 5/18/2009
Enactment #:
Title: Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System - Benefits - Post-Retirement Increases FOR the purpose of amending provisions of the Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System law pertaining to the method for determining annual post-retirement increases; modifying certain System interest rate assumptions; discontinuing the current variable method for determining those increases and establishing a guaranteed fixed annual increase to be paid to System retirees and beneficiaries; discontinuing the utilization of certain existing System accounting reserves; clarifying, correcting, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System of the City of Baltimore.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Benefits, Fire & Police Retirement Systems, Increases, Post-Retirement
Attachments: 1. 08-0220 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Labor Commissioner - 08-0220.pdf, 3. Law - 08-0220.pdf, 4. Finance - 08-0220.pdf, 5. F&P ERS - 08-0220.pdf, 6. Finance - 08-0220 - Amendments.pdf
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: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Finance Department)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System - Benefits - Post-Retirement Increases

FOR the purpose of amending provisions of the Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System law pertaining to the method for determining annual post-retirement increases; modifying certain System interest rate assumptions; discontinuing the current variable method for determining those increases and establishing a guaranteed fixed annual increase to be paid to System retirees and beneficiaries; discontinuing the utilization of certain existing System accounting reserves; clarifying, correcting, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System of the City of Baltimore.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 22 - Retirement Systems
Section(s) 30(9), 34(i)(6)(E), 36(j)(3)(i), 36A(intro), (a)(1)(i), and (d)(ii)(D), and 36B(m)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY renumbering, with amendments
Article 22 - Retirement Systems
Section(s) 36A
to be
Section 36A-1
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 22 - Retirement Systems
Section(s) 36A-2
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORD...

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