Res. No. 116-01-11264RESOLUTION NO., 116-01-11264
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO
EXTENDED TERMINAL ILLNESSES; GRANTING MR. HUGO
PEREZ THE OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE HIS EARLY
RETIREMENT PENSION BENEFITS AND USING CITY FUNDS TO
PAY FOR THE COST OF HIS PENSION BUYBACK.
WHEREAS, Mr. Hugo Perez is a long -time employee of the Public Works
Department with a debilitating terminal illness and has exhausted his accumulated annual
and medical leave time; and
WHEREAS, City of South Miami employees have graciously donated medical
leave time so that Hugo Perez can continue to receive a paycheck; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hugo Perez has worked for the City of South Miami for
seventeen years and has only twelve years of credited service in the pension plan; and
WHEREAS, the City pension plan allows employees to buy back years of service
provided the employee pays the full cost; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Perez is unable to pay for the buy back because he has not been
working due to his illness; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission desire to authorize the City
Manager to use City funds to buy back time towards Hugo's Pension so that Mr. Perez
may be able to start receiving Pension benefit payments.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA;
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to buy back Pension for
Hugo Perez for a total amount of $10,086.26.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7thday of August 2001.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE: 4 -0
Mayor Robaina: Yea
Vice Mayor Feliu: out of town
Commissioner Russell:Yea
Commissioner Bethel: Yea
Commissioner Wiscombe: Yea
TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Charles D. Scurr
City Manager
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The Request
DATE: August 7, 2001
Re: AGENDA ITEM #
AUTHORIZATION TO BUY BACK TIME
FOR HUGO PEREZ FOR ENTITLEMENT
OF PENSION BENEFIT PAYMENTS DUE
TO TERMINAL ILLNESS.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO EXTENDED TERMINAL ILLNESSES; GRANTING MR.
HUGO PEREZ THE OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE HIS EARLY RETIREMENT PENSION
BENEFITS AND USING CITY FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE COST OF HIS PENSION BUY
BACK.
Background and Analysis
Hugo Perez has been employed with the City of South Miami since 1983 in our Public Works
Department. Mr. Perez has been suffering from a debilitating illness and yet continued to work
as a Mechanic in Public Works. At this time, his illness has progressed to the point that he has
been unable to work. We have attempted to assist him in receiving disability benefits through
Fortis but was denied and we are still awaiting response from Social Security Office. At this
time, Mr. Perez is receiving no monies from the City.
The City normal retirement date for General Employees as revised in 1997 is the first day of the
calendar month coincident with or, following employee's fifty fifth (55'h) birthday and the date on
which employee has completed ten (10) years of full time credited service.
The provision for early retirement is the first day of any calendar month coincident with or
subsequent to employee's fiftieth (501h) birthday, and completion of fifteen years of credited
service.
Mr. Perez, who is now fifty two (52) years old, has worked for the City for seventeen (17) years
but participated in the pension plan only for about twelve (12) years. With this, Mr. Perez meets
the age provision of the early retirement requirement only. In order for him to meet the years of
credited service provision, he would need to buyback three (3) years into the pension plan. The
cost of this buyback is estimated to be about $10,086.26, which Mr. Perez is unable to pay at
this time because he is not working.
The attached resolution will authorize the City Manager to use City funds to pay for the
buyback, so that Mr. Perez will be eligible for the early retirement.
The cost of the buy back will be paid out of the expected salary savings from Mr. Hugo Perez's
position.
Approval is recommended.