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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 Ordinance No. 054• • • BY AUT HORITY ( )1(111 ANC'F NO. :i!/- SE III ES OF 2008 COU NC[L BrLL NO . 64 rNTRODUCE D BY COUNC IL MEMBER MOORE A OKD IN E Al) l'TING AMENDMENTS TO rH E CITY OF ENGLEWOOD POLI CE Ol ·FI ERS 1'11 SION l'LA UM ENT (TH E PLAN). WII I:l KEA, , 1hc 11 y of Englewood (lh e "Empl oyer") esta blis hed the Cit y of Englew ood Police Ofncers Pensio n Pinn (th e "Pinn ") effective as amended and restated January I, 1999 ; and WH EREAS, pursuant 10 Arlic lc Xlll of1he Plan , the Em pl oyer has the auth orit y to amend the Pi nn to co mpl y wit h Stale or Federal requirements and ma intai n the qualified statu s of th e Pinn; and WHEREAS, the City of Englewood deems it advisable to amend th e Pl an to comply with th e tax law changes. NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCrL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS : Section I. City Counci l hereby adopts the fo llowing amendment s to the Cit y of Eng lewood Poli ce Ofncers Pension Pinn effectiv e January I, 2008 , to rend as fo llows: I. Restate Article XI in its ent irety to rend as follows : Annua l Benefi t and Contribut ion Limits The Planincomorntcs bv reference Jhe rea ui rements of Code Section 415 and final re gul ations iulemrctin s Code Section 415 ns nooU cab le to thi s sovemmen lal retirement olan The cost -of. living in crease of Code Secti on 415Cdl shall cont in ue to aWJJv to in crease the dollar benefi t linit of Code Section 4 l 5Cbl after the Parti cioan t 's severance from emo lovwent ·I]J e limitntion on co ntributi ons of Code Section 415lcl sha ll aoolv to Pnrti ci nam contributi ons that Pre made to the DROP account as described in Arti cle Y Section 9 d The limitation vcar is the calendar xear " Add two sentenc es to the end of Arti cle XV , Secti on 2.a, to rend as fo ll ows: For distribution s made after December 3 L 2007 a oortion of a distribution sha ll not fail to be an eHvibl e ro ll over distribution merelv because the oonion con~ists of after-t nx Emolovee contribution s which are not iosludibl c in gros s income However such oortion mav be transferred on lv to anv individual reurcment account or aonui tv described in Section 40 8£a > or (bl of the Code or in a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer to a auzlified tru st described in Section ~HPl of the Code which is exemnl from ta x under St.xtion SO Ha·, of th e CmJe or to an an nuitv co ntract described in Sectio n 403£bl of th e Code nrovided such trust or contract Provides for seuarate ncco untiuc for amounts so transfen;ed fond eami nc s thereon> inc!u~~ 9 b iii J1 Add Srct1on 3 to Arti cle XV 10 read as l~1 ll ows : ~wJLlJ)i.su-lbuuQJl..l\l,lRaof Non-spouse BeneQcino:, Al!Aniciru1nt,Jw01l;,SPQ.usc,.ll@cficinwnaY elect 10 ho xc,aoypooion ofan cJir:ibJu!la11 dimilm1iWlJlll idJ11 a diI£curustec-1 0-1ru :;w.<,;Jrn ps(er 19 munllirid.ual re1 jremenu1~ ill!lllli.lY. dcs,i:ribed in ScctjonAQJ.Ci;l(,S)illl(i) or Oiltu.llK; Cods.l bm is c•JOhlishcd 10 rccejyc ihs l!lan.dis.tribution on bcfialf of the Beneficiarv For ournoses of this Section 3 a tru st llliWlliliucd for tltc hcncfiLOC one or more des ignated beneficiaries max be thc,,Benefici.arYJO 1hux.tclll movidcd in rnl~orescribed bv th e Sccrctaoi oITreasury If the Paniciunnt dies ~anicinant's rcouircd be gi onin£datc ns defined in Section 10 ofAoicle Y th.e ~~1um.dis.tdb.utiou in th s.xcar ofdemh max not be 1ransfcrred accordi nv to this Scc1wa 1. Tltc rcouit,;n)cnts of Code Scct jgn 102 Cc}O ll apply 19 distrillllJiQfil,under 1bis s.wiwLl Sect io n 2. Th e fo ll owin g amc11dmcn1 s to th e City of Englewood Police Offi cers Pen sion Plan effec live Jan uary I, 200 2, to read as follow s: Delete lh e paragraph immediatel y b ll owi ng Artic le V, Secti on 9.m(6 ) thal begin s with 1hc phrase "Regardl ess of fom1 of payment" and add lhe fo ll owing new Sect ion 10 10 Articl e V: Sectjon IO.Jleouiwi,Dislrilnllkuu:. Dis1rjbu1jgnsshnH be ma de iu accord an ce witluhwm, · •ul;t1ion§.ll ud etl:llll.<; Sec ti on 40l(a)(9l as avulicab le to vovc mrnental ol ans in cluding th e minimum incidenta l death benefi t rcau~d 1hc rcouired bcvinning datc,ru lc Die reoui red bcGin ni mulaiW le.ll lhaLdistriluuion cfa Panicinant's bencliUhallb.e vin no latcLthan.thc Aoril I fo llcw iwuhc ~~ lendar vear in which the Panicioant attains agc,1,Q,½ or tc auinat cs cmol ovmcnt with the EmPIOYC[ Ame nd lh e la st ph ras e of Article Xlll to read as fo ll ows: :.:m:.mi®d however thal,l!lm unncndrnents mu sLSalisWhc.1u2~nli rcmerus of Sec1inn 31-30 5-" l O of lhtlJllorud,o,Kcxised Statutes rc1.rnrdin1W he consent of at lealil.Ji.\lYc-- perc ent l65%l~hc Panjc irn Sectio n 3. The Mayor and Cit y Clerk arc aut horized to sign and attest the Amendment s to the Cit y o f Englewood Poli ce Olliccrs Pcmion Plan Doc um ent. Introduced. rec1d in full. and pa ssed on fir s! reading on th e 15th cla y ofScplcmbcr. 200 8. 1•ub lis hcd as II Bill fo r an Ord in:111cc in th e Cit y's official newspaper on th e I 9th cla y of Se ptember, 2008 . • • • • • • Publi shed as a Bill fo r an Ordin ance on th e City 's offi cial we bsit e be ginning on th e 17t h dny of Se pte mber , 200 8 fo r thirt y (30) days . Rea d by titl e and passed on fin al ren ding on the 6th day of October, 200 8. Publi shed by tille in th e Cit y's offi cial new spaper as Ordin ance No .$'[, Series o f 200 8, on the 10th day of Oct ober, 200 8. ~-?to 1,crishiaAEllis,C I, Loucrishia A. Ellis , City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado , hereby certify that ihe ahove and foregoing is.3. tpie copy of the Ordinance passed on final reading and published by ,m,,.o"'-••""''""'""'"· ~ l,i Loucrishia A. Ellis • • • COUNCI L COMMUNI CATI ON Date : Age nda It em: Subject: September t 5, 1008 9 a iii Bi:I fo r an Ordinan ce Making Required Changes to th e Po li ce Officers Pension Plan to retai n "Qualifi ed Statu s" In itia ted By: I Slaff So urce: Finan ce and Admi ni s ti ve Serv ices Department Frank Gryglewicz , Directo r COUNCI~ GOA L AN D PREVIO US COUN CIL ACT ION Ci ty Council discusse d th is issue at th e Sep tember 8, 2008 Stud 1• Session. Council direc ted staff to prepare a bill for an o rdin ance making th e pr o pose d cha nges. RECO MMEN DED ACT IO N City sl aif recom m ends City Council approve th e attach ed bill fo r an o rdinan ce makin g required changes to th e Police Officers Pensio n Plan th at w ill insure th e qualifi ed status of th e Plan . BACKGROUND, ANA LYS IS, AN D ALTERN ATI VES ID EN TIFIED These changes ar e required to retain th e Plan 's qualified statu s. A plan is qualifi ed if it m ee ts requiremen ts o f the Intern al Reve nue Code and , as a result, is eligible to rece ive certai n tax benefits th at are i 11strumental to th e accumulati o n and di strib uti o n of asse ts fo r th e so le benefi t o f th e par ti cipan ts an d the ir beneficia ri es. FIN ANC IAL IMPACT Thi s ac ti o n will no t ha ve an impac t o n the Ci ty of En glewood's financial positi o n as th e c hanges d o no t impact tun din g requiremenls o r benefi ts. LI ST OF ATTAC HMENTS Pro pose d Bill fo r an O rdin ance