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ORDINANCE NO. 58-99-27
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION,
ARTICLE VI, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, DIVISION 3,
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR T1FiE
TERMINATION OF FIItEFIGHTERRELATED PROVISIONS,
_ ~ PROCEDURES AND BENEFITS; PROVIDIl\TG THAT SUCH _
TERMINATION SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 175;
FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND
PROVIDING FOR All? EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida has entered into an agreement to contract
for Fire Services from the City of Jacksonville, Florida effective June 1, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida has agreed to transfer all active, retired and
vested Firefighters and necessary retirement system assets, liabilities and obligations to the City of
Jacksonville; Florida; and
WHEREAS, the City of Jacksonville, Florida has accepted City of Atlantic Beach Firefighters
as members of the City of Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Fund with full rights and benefits in
accordance with Chapter 121 City of Jacksonville Ordinance code by enactment of Ordinance 1999-
472-E and in accordance with Resolutions 95-944-256 and 98-1006; and
WHEREAS, the City of Jacksonville, Florida has agreed to establish asub-account for all
retired and vested City of Atlantic Beach Firefighters to ensure that their rights in effect on the date
of the merger are protected in accordance with the terms of the prior Atlantic Beach Pension Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the City ofAtlantic Beach, Florida must comply with Chapter 175 ofthe Florida
Statutes in executing said agreement:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON BEHALF
OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS
Section 1. All Firefighter related benefits provided in the City of Atlantic Beach Code of
Ordinances, Chapter2, Administration, Article VI, Division 3, EmployerBenefits, Retirement. Systerri
shall terminate and no longer be of any force or effect effective 1 June 1999. The firefighter provision
of the pension plan shall terminate in accordance with Florida Statutes § 175.361 as applicable.
Section 2. The provisions adopted herein shall prevail over any existing sections of the
Atlantic Beach Code to the extent said existing sections are not contrary or inconsistent herewith.
Section 3. If any section, sentence, clause, word, or phase, of this ordinance is held
unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding in no way affects
the validity of any remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and
adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this day of
PASSED by the City Commission on second and final reading this
1999.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Mayor
Approved as to form and correctness:
day of
1999.
City Attorney