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ORDINANCE NO. _____ _
An Ordinance amending the South Miami
Pension Plan, providing for an amendment to
Section 16-12, Definitions, by adding the
definition of "Actuarial Equivalent" to assure
that optional forms of payment are priced
fairly for both members and the system; and
Amending Section 16-14, Pension Benefits
and Retirement Dates; providing for a
repealer, containing a severability provision;
containing an effective date.
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami Pension Plan provides for retirement
benefits to its members; and
WHEREAS, the Actuary for the City of South Miami Pension Plan has
recommended the adoption of a definition of "actuarial equivalent" to assure that
optional forms of payment are priced fairly for both members and the Plan;
WHEREAS, the City Commission has received and reviewed an actuarial impact
statement related to such amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1: That Chapter 16 Article II, Section 16-12, "Definitions" of the City of
South Miami Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
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Actuarial Equivalent -Actuarial Equivalent -means that:
Any benefit payable under the terms of this system other
than the normal form of benefit shall have the same actuarial
present value on the date the payment commences as the
normal form of benefit. In computing benefits to which a
participant may be entitled upon benefit commencement,
upon the exercise of optional forms of retirement income, for
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purposes of "actuarial 'equivalent" the actuary shall use the
following assumptions:
Interest -Seven percent (7.0%) per annum;
Mortality:
Mortalitv rates from the RP 2000 Combined Healthy Mortality
Table based upon a fixed blend of 50% male mortality rates -
50% female mortality rates projected by Scale AA to the fiscal
year commencement date that includes the benefit
commencement date for healthy General Employees and
beneficiaries. rates from the RP 2000 Combined Healthy
Mortality Table with Blue Collar Adjustment based upon a
fixed blend of 50% male mortality rates -50% female mortality
rates projected by Scale AA to the fiscal year commencement
date that includes the benefit commencement date for healthy
Police Officers. For impaired participants. rates from the RP
2000 Disabled Mortality Table based upon a fixed blend of
50% male mortality rates -50% female mortality rates
projected by Scale AA to the fiscal year commencement date
that includes the benefit commencement date.
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Section 2: That Chapter 16 Article II, Section 16-14, "Pension Benefits and
retirement dates" of the City of South Miami Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as
follows:
31 (a) Retirement date. The normal retirement date with full unreduced pension
benefits for a participant, shall be as follows: 32
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(1) General employees. Shall be the first day of the
calendar month coincident with or, otherwise, next following
the later of the participant's sixtieth birthday and the date on
which the participant has completed ten (10) years of
credited service. General employees participating in the plan
as of September 30, 2011, will remain eligible to retire at the
age of fifty-five (55) and the completion of ten (10) years of
credited service and obtain their accrued benefits earned
through September 30, 2011, at such time. Benefit accruals
earned on or after October 1, 2011, including increases due
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to increases in final average compensation, will may be paid
at the new normal retirement date of attainment of age sixty
(60) and completion of ten (10) years of credited service.
General employees who were participating in the Plan on
September 30.2011 may receive their benefits accrued after
September 30. 2011 upon retirement on the first day of any
month following retirement upon attaining age 55 and 10
years of credited service reduced 1/15th for each year benefit
commencement precedes the later of age 60 and 10 years
of credited service. Or. in the alternative. those general
employees who were participating in the Plan as of
September 30. 2011 may defer commencement of their
benefit accrued after September 30. 2011 until attainment of
age 60 and 10 years of credited service. Under no
circumstance willa general employee member who was
participating in the Plan on September 30. 2011 be allowed
to receive their 55 and 10 distribution and then keep
working.
Early retirement.
(1) A general employee participant may elect an early
retirement date which may be the first day of any calendar
month coincident with. or subsequent to the participant's
fifty-fifth (55 th ) birthday and completion of ten (10) years of
credited service. The pension benefits payable to any such
participant on early retirement date shall be equal to an
actuarial equivalent, determined in accordance with the table
below. to the· amount of pension to which is entitled up to
early retirement date in accordance with subsection (b).
Table-General Employee Participant-
Percentages for early retirement date
Years prior to normal Percentage
retirement date
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Section 3. Codification. The provisions of this ordinance shall become and be
made part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami as amended; that the
sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or re-Iettered to accomplish such
intention; and that the word "ordinance" may be' changed to "section", or other
appropriate word.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance.
Section 5. Ordinances in Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and
all section and parts of sections of ordinances in direct conflict herewith are hereby
repealed. However, it is not the intent of this section to repeal entire ordinances, or
parts of ordinances, that give the appearance of being in conflict when the two
ordinances can be harmonized or when only a portion of the ordinance in conflict needs
to be repealed to harmonize the ordinances. If the ordinance in conflict can be
harmonized by amending its terms, it is hereby amended to harmonize the two
ordinances. Therefore, only that portion that needs to be repealed to harmonize the two
ordinances shall be repealed.
Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective upon
enactment.
PASSED AND ENACTED this __ day of _____ , 2013.
ATIEST: APPROVED:
CITY CLERK
1st Reading
2 nd Reading
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
EXECUTION THEREOF
CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Liebman:
Commissioner Newman:
Commissioner Harris:
Commissioner Welsh:
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GRS Gabriel Roeder Smith & Company
Consultants & Actuaries
October 7,2013
Ms. Dixie Martinez
Plan Administrator
The Resource Centers, LLC
4360 Northlake Blvd. Suite 206
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410
Re: South Miami Pension Plan
Actuarial Impact Statement
Dear Dixie:
One East Brow:lrd Blvd.
Suite 505
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301-1804
954.527.1616 phone
954.525.0083 fax
www.gabriclrocder.com
As requested, we have performed an actuarial review ofthe attached proposed Ordinance.
Based upon our review, we understand the proposed Ordinance:
1. Defines Actuarial Equivalent.
2. Clarifies benefit commencement date for benefits accrued after September 30, 2011
for General Employees.
3. Provides for codification.
4. Provides for severability.
5. Repeals all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith.
6. Provides for an effective date.
In our opinion, based upon the actuarial assumptions and methods employed in the
October 1,2012 Actuarial Valuation, the Ordinance is a no cost Ordinance under State
funding requirements.
If you should have any question concerning the above or if we may be of further assistance
with this matter, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerest regards,
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Lawrence F. Wilson, A.S.A.
Senior Consultant and Actuary
Enclosure
cc: Ronald Cohen, Esq.
MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW
Published Daily except Saturday, Sunday and
Legal Holidays
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE:
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
MARIA MESA, who on oath says that he or she is the
LEGAL CLERK, Legal Notices of the Miami Daily Business
Review f/k/a Miami Review, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday
and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami in Miami-Dade
County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement,
being a Legal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
PUBLIC HEARING 10/15/2013
in the XXXX Court,
was published in said newspaper in the issues of
10/04/2013
Affiant further says that the said Miami Daily Business
Review is a newspaper published at Miami in said Miami-Dade
County, Florida and that the said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in said Miami-Dade County,
Florida, each daY (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays)
and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post
office in Miami in said Miami-Dade County, Florida, for a
period of one year next preceding the first publication of the
attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he or
she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation
any discount, rebat or refund for the purpose
of securing t . advertisement for ublication in the said
newsp~~~==~~~ __ -L __ _
(SEAL)
MARIA MESA personally known to me
B.THOMAS
Commission # DO 937532
Expires November 2,2013
Bondtd Thru Troy F!in InlUraooe 800-385-7019
MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW
Published Daily except Saturday, Sunday and
Legal Holidays
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE:
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared
M. ZALDIVAR, who on oath says that he or she is the
LEGAL CLERK, Legal Notices of the Miami Daily Business
Review f/k/a Miami Review, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday
and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami in Miami-Dade
County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement,
being a Legal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
PUBLIC HEARING FOR 11/19.2013
in the XXXX Court,
was published in said newspaper in the issues of
11/08/2013
Affiant further says that the said Miami Daily Business
Review is a newspaper published at Miami in said Miami-Dade
County, Florida and that the said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in said Miami-Dade County,
Florida, each day (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays)
and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post
office in Miami in said Miami-Dade County, Florida, for a
period of one year next preceding the first publication of the
attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he or
she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation
any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose
of securing this advertiseme t for publication in the said
newspaper.
08 2013
M. ZALDIVAR personally known to rile
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the City Commission of the City of
South Miami, Florida will conduct Public Heari[lg(s) at its regular City
Commission _ meeting 'scheduled for Tuesday; November .19, 2013,
beginning at 7:00 p.m., in theGity Commission ChainberS,6130 Sunset
Drive, to consider theJoliowingitem(s): '. .' ..
A Resolution ~ubinittingto the. electorS the question ofwhether
various technical ch~nges, specifically >identified in exhibit· A·
to this Resolution,should be made to \he.City Charter. .
A Resolution submittingtpt~e. electors the question of whether
vario,!s su!Jstantive changeS, specifically identified in exhihit "AU
to thi~ R~~()luti()[I.11h(),!IQP.~~mAQ~tP1l1~:CitYpharter,
~ ,,~\~)fc:%t~/~)!'fYii."',< ~:t~t(;.:;t;:'.,;,. 1:-;"'/;",,' .',,: ", ~~ ."
A Resolution subrhittingto the electQrS.the'question of whether
the City's Gener~1 Elections should be moved from February to
Novemb.er ()f'e~enl1l1rj1pered YE:!al~H9QoinqipE:!\~th!h~<iate on
which the federal government's ge,n~ral elections are. held,