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ORDD'-IANCE NO , ILL
SERIES OF 2012
COUNCO., Dll.,L NO . 62
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMHER WOODW AR 'J
AN ORDL'IANCE AMENDING TITLE .l, CHAPTER 6, SECTION I, SUBSECTION I, OF THE
ENliLFWOOD MUNlCIPAL CODE 200 ~. PERTAINING TO THE flREFIGHTERS ' PENSION
FUND .
WH EREAS, lhe adoplion of this Ordmance does nol substan1ially change tho current le .d of
Pemior 1•::m benefit~ under the Firelighters ' Pc::11~iu11 Fund : am.I
WHEREAS, lhe currenl language of the Englewood Mun icipal Code conflicts wilh and ,s
mm cc e/;5:ary 1mctcr the Phn Document and Colorad o Statutes; and
\.VHEREAS, the passage of this Ordinanct modifies the l:nglcwood Municipal Code 10 comply
with Colorado S1aru1es and the City of Englewood Firclip,hlm Pension Plan Document.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCD., OF THE CITY Of
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. The City Council of lhc City of Englewood, Colorado hereby authorizes amending
Title 3. Chapler 6, Seel ion I, Subseclion I, of the Englewood Municipal Code 2000, entitled "
Firefighlcrs' Pens ion Fund and PeITllllilent Disability Benefits , by the addition of a new
PW'tlgrapb C, to ,..,d as follows:
3-6-1: -Firefighters' Pension Fund and Permanent Disability Benefits .
. l-6-1-1: -t'intighters' Pension Fund .
Commeacing on January I, 1977, there shall be deducled from !he monthly salary of
plan members hired prior to April 8, 1978, oflhc Englewood Fire Division a sum equal
to five percent (5%'1 of said member's monthly $3lary pursuan t to part 4, article 30, title
31 C.R.S., 1973 . which sum shall be deposited in the City's Firefighters' Pere.ion Fund .
A. n,e City shall make contributions annually 10th, Fi relighters' Pension
Fwid at a ra1e ~ detennined bx an,.actuarial study conducted ¼tt4he
fellu ing maRAeF: al leas! every three (3) years,, ey the J:ireliglllers'
P,msiuu Fund shall hu @ en aehlat ial snul) ~nparc.tl relatirtg tra the
l'ifefigh1ers ' PeRsiea J:1H1d . The ROFBllll 8051 of the eeRelils afferdoe l¼Rllor
the stall<lory l'ireligh10FS' PensieR l'uRd plus aRj' l>RlltRded 0051 prt>filled
9 b iv
nn n furly•(40)·Y~~tr-.fun0ing hnnin fF111'A-Jnnunry --l;-l-982 ;•0f.thtt-btmttf.HG
"flnrded uuder 1he ~·1Feligh1e,s' l'e11s1en 1 ·,u,d . The resultant~
Aruum.~911ired CPP\dbufign will be pni1I MHm+#W-ty t·ro m ge11cral rcve1mc~
of the Chy into the Pirefightc rs ' Pension l•'uml.
B. Ln nddllion to the pow~rs and oh ligati om: nnp o:i cil upun th e 13oanl of
Truste e., oflhe Englewood F1rcfiglllcrs· l'cnsion Board , by arliclc .lO. li!lc
31. C.R.S . 197]. suid Board shall have all row ers necessary 10 supervise
n11d .idministc1 the lcrm s of this Scc tu:,n .
~-Ihs Pensio n Euod and Pcn~ion Pia o sh3JL.b.£,,.,dtrunisJcrcd .hYJhs.l!hm
doo1men,ull1lm100 by Ci1y.c&u11cilruoluti0ll.....CUY,C!Wru;ilm11141me11Jj
thcl'cnsion Evnc and Pcnsiou l.'lil!l.!!l\..[!;lir£JL by 1111, f!o•r<I o( Trn~,~~
Section 2 Safety Clauses . The City Cou11cil hereb y finds, determines , and . eciares tha1 this
Ordinnnce i.:1 promulgated under the generul pulict: power of the City o f Englewood, that it 1s
rromulgatccl for the health. sa fety , and wclforc of th e puhli ~, and 1h;1t lhi s Ordinance iii nc:ci.;ssary
for th e prcscrvacion of health and safety mu.I for the rmncction of public.: 1:unvcnicnct: und
welfare . The Citv Cou ncii further detenninc s th at t:,c Ordin ance bears a ratior,al rcla1 io111 0 lhe
proper legi siaLiv~ object sought lo be ob lain cd.
Sc-ctio!lJ., Severabilil , If any cl ause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or the
:ipplic;;1tion thcrcnf In :my pm~n n or cirr.11ms :a ncts slrnll for ;my rea snn he ndjudgeri hy a coun of
competent jurisdiction invalid , r ,ch Judgment shall not liffccl. impair or invo11idate the rcm ai nde:-
of thi s Ordinnoce or it applicntion to other per:;ons or circumr.tances.
Section 4 . lncunsistcnL Qu.linunct:s. All utlu:r Onl inunct::, u, purt 1u 11s tht:1 cuf iHcu11si stc11l 01
conflicting with this Ordinance or any portion hereof arc hereby rcpeaicd lo the extent of such
inr.onsistcncy or contlict.
S..<MiQ!U., )ljfcct of repea l or modifiCiJtion, The repeal or modification of any provis ion of
lhe Code of lhe City of Englewood by this Ordinance sholi not reiense, ex1inguish. aiter, modify,
or change in whole or in part nny penalty , forfeiture , or liability , either civ il or i.:rimi m1l, which
sh.nil have been incurred under such provisi on, and each provision shall be ln:atcd and heir! as
sl ill remaining in force for th• purposes of sustaining any and all proper actions , suits,
proceedings, and prost:cut iu us fur the t:nforcemcnt uftht penalty, fl1rfciturt:, m liahiliLy, HS well
as for the purpose of sus1aining any judgment , decree, or c rdcr which can or may be rendered ,
entered, or made m ~ucb actions, suits, proceedings , or prOSl-.CUlions .
~1<m6, ~ The Penalty Provisi on of Section 1-A,-1 EMC shnli apply to each and
every viola li on of thi s Ordinance.
Introduced , read in full, and passed on first re.;,,ding on u~c 19th day of ~ovcmbcr, 2012 .
Publishr-J by Tilic as a Bili for an Ordinance in the City 's offic ial newspaper on 1hc 23rd day of
November, 2012.
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Published as a B.'11 for an Ordinance on the City's official website beginning on the 2 I" day of
November, 2012 for thirty (30) da ys .
Kead by title and pass ed on fi~al reading on the ]rd day of December, 20 12.
Published by title in the City's official newspaper as Ordinance No.iL_L Series of 2012, on
tl1c 7th day of December, 2012 .
Published by title on the City 's official website beginning on the 5th day of
December, 2012 for thirty (30) days .
•~-n~t~ '. ·
"""""f I'. Penn, Mayor
I, Lo ucrishia A. Ellis, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is jl \NC co py of the Ordinance passed on final readieg and published by
title as Ordinance No.(fJ_, Series of 2012 .
COUNCIL COMMUN ICATIO N
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Date Age nda llem Subject
November 19, 2012 Oill for an Ordinance modifyir,g
11 ;iii, th e Englewood Mun;cipal Code ID
complr wit h the C 11y of
Englewood Firefight e rs Pension
Plan Document (P lan) and
Colo ra do Statutes
Initiated By I Staff Source
C,ty of Englewood, Finance and Administrative Frank Gryglewicz, Direct Jr
Services IJ epanment
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVk US COUNCIL ACT ION
The Citv Council passed O rdinance 46, Series of 1999, adoio:;ng an am ende d City of Englewood
Fir efight ers Pcn~ion Pl.'.111 (Pl~rn) do cum ent . The Pl an clo cum ent has b~t-m amended from time to tim e
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff recomm ends the Ci:y Cou ncil apprme th e attached bill for an ordinance.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, ANO ALTERNATIVES IDf NTIFIED
This bill ior ordina nce does not substantially cha nge the cu rr ent leve l of pension benefits. T,1e current
language 01 the Englewood Munic ,pal Code co nfli cts with the Plan and Colorado Statutes. The cu rrent
langu age is unnecessary in the Englewnod "vlunicipa l Code.
This bill for an ordi nan ce modifi es the E•1glewood Munic ipal Corf , to comply wi th Colorado Statu tes and
the City of Englewood Firefighters Pension Plan Dorn men:.
3·6·1·1: firefighters' Pension Fund .
Co mm encing on January I, 1977, the re sha ll be deducted from the monthl y salary of plan memb ers
hired prior le April 8, 1978, oi th e Englewood Fir e Division a sum equal to five percent (5%) of said
member's mon thl y salary pur suant to part ~. arti cle 30, title 31 C.R .S., 19 73, which sum shall be deposit ed
in the City's Firefight ers' Pension Fund .
A. The City sh;,II "iake co ntri butions ann ually to th e Firefigh ters' Pension ~und at ~ rate to be
determined i+, the IAIIA ·i•t: ma......., al leas ! every th ree (3) years , ~ the Firefighters'
Pen;ion fun J shall have an actuarial stu dy. p,epa,ea ,elaliAg le 1hr Vi,e1ighter.'..J2eflsi8R
FuAel . Th e Ae11eal eost el the laeAeiils al!e,aee uAee, the s1a1 ·.tte,y-Firelighte,s' µeasieA-l'ooo
plus aAy UAl.,rnke-ee,..1--jafefalea eA a loFt)' (49) ,ear luaeiAg aasis l,eFA Jam,a.., 1, 1982, el
~~(10,aee uAae, the Fi,eilgl,1e,;' µensieA FURS. The resultant percentage will be
paid annuall y irnm general revenues oi the City into the Firefighters' Pension Fund .
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13 . In adcli li rm lo lhe powers and obligations impos ed up on the Board of Tr11<1 ees of the
tn~lewood Firefigh ters' Pensi o n Board, hy arlidc 30, lille 31 , C.RS 1973 , said Board sr.all
h .. ·w e all power s neces sJry to su pervi se ,m d administer 1h e ter111s o f th is Sftcllon.
C. Tl it Pc11 !;inn Fi111r1 . .::u.u:LE.t.:JY•iun Pkm •;h;1 I.I h e ;1r.1111n btcrc•d hy th e 1'l 11n cfn c umc;n\ 11,; ,1doplP.d
by tli e City C.m!!.1.~_1..g!",c1luti o n .111d wh:d · 111.1y ht'? ,1 11 1cndcd <1~ 1e1,p 1irr !d by tlu • rl n,1rd n f
Trus1 et~s.
r-lNANCIAI. IMl'ACT
N o 11<-!.
UST Uf ATTACHMENTS
\>mposecl bll 1r,r ,,11 ordinan ce.