Baltimore City Council
File #: 13-0248    Version: 0 Name: Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems - Actuarial Funding Method and Clarifications
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 7/15/2013 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 12/12/2013
Enactment #: 13-191
Title: Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems - Actuarial Funding Method and Clarifications FOR the purpose of changing the actuarial method used to fund the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems; clarifying the due dates for the City’s contributions to the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems; clarifying certain provisions of the Employees’ Retirement System that relate to deferred vested pension benefits; and generally relating to the funding and operation of the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Elected Officials, Employees Retirement System, Funding, Retirement Systems
Attachments: 1. 13-0248 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. ERS - 13-0248.pdf, 3. Labor Comm - 13-0248.pdf, 4. Law - 13-0248.pdf, 5. Finance - 13-0248.pdf, 6. 13-0248 - 3rd Reader.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 (Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems - Actuarial Funding Method and Clarifications

FOR the purpose of changing the actuarial method used to fund the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems; clarifying the due dates for the City’s contributions to the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems; clarifying certain provisions of the Employees’ Retirement System that relate to deferred vested pension benefits; and generally relating to the funding and operation of the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 22 - Retirement Systems
Section(s) 5(s), 8(c), 9(l), and 24(b) and (c)
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

§ 5. Administration; Board of Trustees.

(s) Actuarial funding method.

Effective retroactively with the year beginning July 1, 1988, AND THROUGH THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2013, the Retirement System shall be funded by using the projected unit credit cost method. EFFECTIVE RETROACTIVELY WITH THE YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2013, T...

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