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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM THE CITY OF PLEASANTLIVING
To: The Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Commission
From:
Date:
Subject:
Steven Alexander, City Manager
December 20, 2016
An Ordinance amending the South Miami Pension Plan to implement the
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of South Miami and Dade
County Police Benevolent Association Lieutenants and Captains by amending
Chapter 16, Article II, Section 16-12, "Definitions" of Annual Compensation and
final average compensation, as it applies to the Police Lieutenants and Police
Captains and by Adding A Definition by amending Sec. 16-19, IIContributions"
to place a limit on the total contributions made in any fiscal year by Police
Lieutenants and Police Captains; and amending Chapter 16, Article II Section
16-23 (a)(2) to clarify how certain payments are to be treated under Section
415(b) of the Internal Revenue Code and amending Chapter 16, Article II, by
creating Section 16-27, IIPreservation of Benefits Plan".
Please find attached a proposed Ordinance for the City's Mayor and Commission's review and
adoption. The intended purpose is to codify the pension revisions which were agreed upon and
ratified in the most recently adopted Collective Bargaining Agreement between Miami-Dade
County Police Benevolent Association Upper-Collective Bargaining Union (Lieutenant &
Captains) and the City of South Miami.
Furthermore, the City has included within the proposed Ordinance a Preservation of Benefits
Plan section which has the intent of not providing for or redUcing any benefit; the section .
serves to protect the benefits promised to pension participates as part of the City's retirement
pension program.
The City's Pension Attorney helped prepare the revisions for which are being presented under
strikethroughs and underlines within the proposed Ordinance and the PBA's attorney have
reviewed and approved all changes and confirmed they are consistent with what was agreed
upon as part of the new executed. union agreement between Miami-Dade County Police
Benevolent Association Upper-Collective Bargaining Union (Lieutenant & Captains) and the City
of South Miami.
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ORDINANCE NO. _____ _
An Ordinance amending the South Miami Pension Plan to implement the
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of South Miami and Dade
County Police Benevolent Association lieutenants and Captains by
amending Chapter 16, Article II, Section 16-12, "Definitions" by amending
the definitions of Annual Compensation and final average compensation, as
it applies to the Police lieutenants and Police Captains and by Adding A
Definition for Police Officer ; by amending Sec. 16-19, "Contributions" to
.' place a limit on the total contributions made in any fiscal year by Police
l!iIIutenants and Police Captains; and amending Chapter 16, Article II
Section 16-23 (a)(2) to clarify how certain payments are to be treated under
Section 415(b) of the Internal' Revenue Code and amending Chapter 16,
Article II, by creating Section 16-27, "Preservation of Benefits Plan".
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami and the Dade County Police Benevolent
Association Lieutenants and Captains have entered into a new Collective Bargaining
Agreement ("Agreement"), effective October 1,2015 to September 30,2018; and .
WHEREAS, it is the purpose and intention of the Agreement to provide for salaries,
fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment except as otherwise provided
by Constitution, Statute, Charter, Ordinance, Administrative Order or Personnel Rules and
Regulations; and
WHEREAS, Florida law requires that if any provIsion of a collective bargaining
agreement is in conflict with any ordinance over which the chief executive officer has no
amendatory power, the chief executive officer shall submit to the appropriate governmental
body having amendatory power a proposed amendment to such ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to change the terms of the South Miami
Pension Plan to effectuate the changes called for in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City is desirous of creating a preservation of benefits plan to provide'
for the payment of benefits tha.t may be in excess of the limitations imposed by section 415(b)
of the Internal Revenue Code; and
WHEREAS the City is desirous of clarifying how COLA and other payments are to be
treated for purposes of determining the limitations imposed by section 415(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has received and reviewed an actuarial impact
statement related to such amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it to be in the public interest to provide these
changes to the pension plan;
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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 by amending the definition of
annual compensation as follows:
Annual compensation shall mean base wages and salaries, including
hazardous pay, overtime pay, vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, clothing allowan~,
educational incentive and extra duty pay. However, for compensation earned by police
officers or sergeants on or after October 1, 2011, or for compensation earned by
lieutenants and captains on or after October 1, 2016, the maximum amount of
overtime hours that may be used to determine annual compensation for calculating
retirement benefits for anyone (1) fiscal year shall not exceed three hundred (300)
hours. Additionally, for police officers and sergeants, payments for accrued unused
sick leave or accrued unused annual leave earned on or after October 1, 2011, and
payments for extra duty or special detail work for a second party employer, performed
on or after October 1, 2011, shall not be considered a part of their annual
compensation for purposes of calculating their retirement benefits. Additionally. for
lieutenants and captains, payments for accrued unused sick leave or accrued unused
annual leave earned on or after October 1, 2016, shall not be considered a part of their
annual compensation for purposes of calculating their retirement benefits. In addition,
shift differential pay, assignment pay and bonuses for police officers and sergeants
shall not be considered a part of their annual compensation for purposes of calculating
their retirement benefits. Any additional or other forms of pay not specifically
mentioned hereinabove, for any and all employees, shall be excluded from the
definition of annual compensation. Additionally, for compensation earned by general
employees, on or after October 1, 2011, annual compensation excludes commissions,
overtime pay, bonuses and any other forms of additional compensation earned outside
of base wages.
Section 2: That Chapter 16 Article II, Section 16-12, "Definitions" of the City of South
Miami Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by amending the definition of average final
compensation as follows:
Final average compensation shall mean the participant's annual compensation, as
determined by the employer, acting in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner. For general
employees, except for Second Tier Members, and AMSC Members effective October 1,
2011, final average compensation shall be averaged over the last five-year period, provided
however final average compensation over the last five-year period shall not be less than the
final average compensation as of September 30, 2011, under the definition of final average
compensation which existed as of September 30, 2011. For Second Tier Members, final
average compensation will be the average of the highest eight (8) years of credited service.
For ~MSC Members, final average compensation will be the average of the highest eight (8)
years of credited service. In the event an AMSC Member has less than eight (8) years. of
credited service, final average compensation will be the average of all the participant's annual
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compensation over the period for which the Member received credited service. For Police
Officers members covered under the police officers and sergeants collective bargaining
agreement, final average compensation shall be the best five-year period of the Police
Officer's or sergeant's career with the City of South Miami, provided however that for police
officers and Sergeants, final average compensation over the best five-year period shall not
be less than the final average compensation as of September 30, 2011" under the definition
of final average compensation which existed as of September 30, 2011. Provided further that
for Police Lieutenants and Police Captains, final average compensation over the best five-
year period shall not be less than the final average compensation as of September 30, 2016,
under the definition of final average compensation which existed as of September 30,
2016.The best five (5) years is defined as the highest five (5), twenty-six (26) consecutive pay
periods within a police officers career and such consecutive year periods shall not overlap
one another. For all other members, final average compensation shall be averaged over the
last three year period but not less than the average of the participant's five (5) best years of
annual compensation during the last ten (1 0) year~ of service. For all members final average
compensation will end on the participant's retirement date, date of disability, date of
termination of employment or the date of termination of the plan, whichever is applicable.
Section 3: That Chapter 16 Article II, Section 16-12, "Definitions" of the City of South
Miami Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by adding the definition of police officer as
follows;
Police Officer generally means all sworn police personnel, of whatever rank, provided
however, where different rights and benefits are afforded to Police Captains and Police
Lieutenants, the Plan may specifically apply those rights and benefits to Police Lieutenants or
Captains.
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Section 4. That Chapter 16 Article II, Section 16-19, Contributions, is amended to
read as follows:
a) Each participant, except as otherwise provided herein, shall contribute in each calendar
year towards the cost of the participant's pension an amount equal to three (3) percent of the
participant's earnings. Except as otherwise provided herein, no participant shall make any
contributions toward the cost of any past service pension to which the participant is entitled
under this plan. The employer shall contribut~ the balance of the cost, actuarially determined,
of providing the benefits of the plan. The employer's contributions shall be deposited into the
pension plan on at least a quarterly basis. Effective October 1, 1995, the pension contribution
for all general employee participants, including those general employees that are now
members of the retirement system, shall ·be increased from three (3) perc'ent to five (5)
percent of earnings. Effective October 1, 2001, the pension contribution for all general
employee participants, including those general employees that are now members of the plan,
shall be increased from five (5) percent to seven (7) percent of earnings. Police officer
participant including bargaining unit employees, that are now members of the plan and any
police officers who join the plan in the future shall, effective October 1, 1993, have their
contribution increased from three (3) percent to five (5) percent of earnings. Effective October
1, 2001, police officer participants shall contribute 7.5 percent of earnings.
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(1) General employee participants. Should the employer's annual contribution be
actuarially determined to exceed twelve (12) percent, both the employer and the participants
shall share equally the amount in excess of twelve (12) percent for that fiscal year Effective
October 1, 2005,· should the total participant and employer's annual contribution be actuarially
determined to exceed fourteen (14) percent, both the employer and the general employee
participants shall share equally the amount in excess of fourteen (14) percent for that fiscal
year. Notwithstanding the above, the maximum. general employee ·contribution rate will be
10% of earnings for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2016.
(2) Police officer participants. Effective October 1, 2004, if the total Ppolice Oefficer
participants contributions and employer'§. contribution exceeds fifteen (15) percent of covered
police payroll for any fiscal year, the excess over fifteen (15) percent shall be shared equally
by the employer and Police Officer participants, provided however, that effective October 1,
2016, Police Lieutenants and Police Captains shall have their contributions capped at 12% of
earnings. Police Officer participant contributions shall be deposited in the plan immediately
after each pay period. Effective October 1, 2001 an amount actuarially determined, to provide
for certain minimum benefits required by Chapter 185, F.S. shall be paid from the South
Miami Police Officers Retirement Trust Fund to the plan each year, regardless of the growth
or diminution in future Chapter 185, F. S. funds.
(3) Second Tier Member participants. Second Tier Menibers shall contribute three (3)
percent of earnings.
(4) AMSC Member participants in the South Miami Pension Plan. AMSC Members shall
contribute seven (7) percent of earnings.
(5) General employees and AMSC Member participants in the defined contribution plan of
the City of South Miami referenced in Section 16-13 above. General employees and AMSC
Member participants in the defined contribution plan of the City of South Miami referenced in
Section 16-13 above shall contribute a minimum of three (3) percent of earnings. The City of
South Miami shall contribute seven (7) percent of earnings.
@ [Other participants.] Effective October 1, 2009, and for one (1) fiscal year thereafter
participant contributions for the following employee designations shall be reduced from the
above calculated percentages by two (2) percentage points:
(a) Nonbargaining unit employees.
(b) Members of the AFSME bargaining unit.
(c) Members of the police lieutenants and captains bargaining unit.
ill 415(c) Limitations. To the extent applicable, all employee contributions shall be in
accordance with Subsection 415(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and all regulations
thereunder, which SUbsections and regulations are incorporated herein by reference.
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193 Internal Revenue Code" shall be amended to provide as follows:
194 (2) "Annual pension" means the sum of all annual benefits, payable in the form of a
195 straight life annuity. Benefits payable in any other form shall be adjusted to the larger of:
196 a. For limitation years beginning on or after July 1, 2007
197 (I) The straight life annuity (if any) payable to the member under the plan
198 commencing at the same annuity starting date as the member's form of benefit, or
199 (II) The actuarially equivalent straight life annuity commencing at the same
200 annuity starting date, computed using a 5.00 percent interest rate and the mortality
201 basis prescribed in Code Section 415(b)(2)(E)(v).
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(I). The actuarially equivalent straight life annuity commencing at the same
annuity starting date, computed using the interest rate and mortality basis specified by
the board of trustees for determining actuarial equivalence under the plan for the
particular form of payment, or
207 (II) The actuarially equivalent straight life annuity commencing at the same
208 annuity starting date, computed using a 5.00 percent interest rate and the mortality
209 basis prescribed in Code Section 415(b)(2)(E)(v).
210 No actuarial adjustment to the benefit shall be made for benefits that are not directly
211 related to retirement benefits (such as a qualified disability benefit, preretirement incidental
212 death benefits, and postretirement medical benefits); or the inclusion in the form of benefit of
213 an automatic benefit increase feature, provided the form of benefit is not subject to Section
214 417(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and would otherwise satisfy the limitations of this
215 Subsection (a), and the amount payable under the form of benefit in any Limitation Year shall
216 not exceed the limits of this subsection (a) applicable at the annuity starting date, as
217 increased in subsequent years pursuant to Section 415(d) of the Code.
218 For this purpose, the dollar limit of section 415(b) of the Code shall be automatically adjusted
219 beginning with the first limitation year following a Member's severance of employment, in
220 accordance with Section 415(d) of the Code. For this purpose, an automatic benefit increase
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221 feature is included in a form of benefit if the form of benefit provides for automatic, periodic
20 increases to the benefits paid in that form.
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225 of the City of South Miami Code of Ordinances is hereby created by adding as follows:
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(1 ) There is hereby created a preservation of benefits plan
(2) Definitions.
Maximum benefit means the retirement benefit a member is entitled to
receive from the retirement system in any month after giving effect to any
provision of a qualified plan designed to conform to section 415 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Excess benefit participant means any member whose retirement benefit
is determined on the basis of the retirement system without regard to limitations
set forth in this division that exceed the maximum benefit under section 415 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Preservation of benefits plan means the unfunded plan created by the
City of South Miami to provide benefits to members that would be provided
under the retirement system, but for the limitations imposed by section 415 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Unrestricted benefit means the monthly retirement benefit, including, but
not limited to, periodic increases provided in Sec. 16-14(b)(4) that a member,
spouse, child or other beneficiary, would receive under the terms of the South
Miami Pension Plan, except for the restrictions contained in this division.
(2) Excess Retirement Benefits.
246 The excess retirement benefits above the limits permitted by the Internal
247 Revenue Code shall be as follows:
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Funded from the general fund of the City of South Miami; and
Paid annually concurrently with the City of South Miami's annual
contribution to normal pension costs, which shall cause the City of
South Miami to realize a reduction in normal pension costs in the
same amount; and
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(c) Be deposited into a separate account established to receive the 0
City of South Miami's excess retirement benefit contributions,
which accounts shall be separate and apart from the accounts
established to receive the City of South Miami's normal pension
contribution for the South Miami Pension Plan.
(3) Administration of the Preservation of Benefits Plan.
(a) The Board of Trustees of the South Miami Pension Plan is
appointed as the committee to administer the Preservation of
Benefits Plan for the retirees.
(b) The actuaries for the South Miami Pension Plan shall calculate
the amounts necessary to fund the defined benefit plan giving
effect to the reductions caused by implementation of Section 415
of the Internal Revenue Code.
(4) Payment of Excess Benefit.
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The unrestricted excess benefits shall be paid to each eligible
excess benefit participant on a monthly basis in an amount equal
to the difference between the allowable pension to be paid under
the Internal Revenue Code and the amount of the defined benefit
that would otherwise be paid if not for the benefit limitations.
Should additional retirements occur during the year where the
eligible member's retirement benefit exceeds the Section 415
limits, the Board of Trustees of the South Miami Pension Plan
shall calculate the additional excess benefit amount required for
the remainder of the fiscal year and should such amount exceed
the amount available from the funds provided for the fiscal year,
the Board of Trustees shall notify the City of South Miami of the
additional funds required. Upon the City of South Miami's receipt
of.notice of the additional funds required, the City of South Miami
shall forward the additional funds required. The requirement for
additional funds paid by the City of South Miami shall be reflected
as a reduction in the City of South Miami's contribution of normal
pension costs for the following year.
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(5) Intent.
IRC Section 415(m). This Preservation of Benefits Plan is
intended to be a "qualified governmental excess benefit
arrangement" described in Section 414(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code and shall be administered in a manner consistent
with those requirements.
Section 6. Rules of Construction. This ordinance will be construed in accordance
with Florida statutory law and Florida case law.
Section 7. 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 8. 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 9. 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.
Section 10. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective upon enactment.
PASSED AND ENACTED this __ day of _____ , 2016.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
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CITY ATTORNEY
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MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Edmond:
Commissioner Harris:
Commissioner Liebman:
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test her values. and she's strongly
criticized by the press in charge
of misrepresenting the truth. Our
production brings this classic
story of civil disobedience to
modern day. Performances are
December 9-11, and December
16-18. Show times are Fridays and
Saturdays at 8pm. and Sundays at
2pm. Dec. 18 2 p.m. $20 General
Admission Main Street Playhouse
6766 Main St., Miami lakes.
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Live Like Bella Nights of Lights
Experience an enchanted night
like no other as Pinecrest Gar-
dens transforms into a holiday
wonderland illuminated by
thousands of spectacular and
sparkling holiday lights. Present-
ed by Live Like Bella, a founda-
lion for childhood cancer, the
event features pictures with
Santa, midway rides, holiday
music, pony rides and Banyan
Bowl performances on select
dates featuring story tellers,
Nutcracker excerpts and more.
Tasty treats will be available for
purchase. Experience how the
Gardens transforms at night as it
twinkles and glows with holiday
magic. Dec. 18 -Dec. 22 6 p.m.-9
p.m. $5; free for children under 2
Pinecrest Gardens 11000 Red Rd.,
Miami.
Miami Culinary Tours South
Beach Walking Food & Culture
Tour Dec. 18 -Dec. 2212 p.m.-2;30
p.m., 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. 49-59
South Beach Ocean Dr. and
Eighth St., Miami.
NSU Opens Art Exhibit "Muslim
Women In America: The Evolv-
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
COURTESY NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY given tbat Ihe City Commission of tbe City of Soulh Miami,
"lorida will condUCI Puhlic Hearing(s) at ils regular City Commission meeting scheduled
for Tuesday, January 3, 20J7, beginning at 7:00 p.m .. in Ihe Cily Commission Chambers.
6130 Sunset Drive, to consider the following ilem(s):
An Ordin,Ince amending the South Miami Pension Plan to implemclll the
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Cily of South Mimni and Dade
County Police Benevolent Association Lieutenants and Captains by amending
Chapter 16, Article 1I, Seclion 16-12. "Definiti<llls" of Annual Compensation
and final average compcnsation~ as it applies to the Police Lielltenants .:mel Police
Captains and by Adding A Definition by amending Sec. 16-19, "ConlIibutions"
to place a Iimil on the lotal conlribulions made in any fiscal year hy Police
Lieulenants and Police Captains; and amending Chapter 16, Arlicle II Section
16-23 (a)(2) 10 clarify how certain paymellls are to he Ireated under Section
415(b) of the Inlernal Revenue Code and amending Chapter 16, Arlicle 11,
by creating Section 16-27, "Preservalion of Benefits Plan".
ALL intereqed panies are invited to attend and will he heard.
For limher information. please conlactlhe City Clerk's Office at: 305-663-6340.
Maria M. Menendez. CMC
Cily Clerk
Pursuant In FlomlJl St;tlulcs 2X6.tJ1U5. the City hcr~l1y advises Ihe puhlk Ihat ir a rCr~(ln dl!cid~s III appeal :my dco.:i'l.ilm
maur-hy this Board. Ap:t:ncy I?! Commhsion with re~pt'cIIO any Illlilh:'r c('nsieJercd at it~ mcl'fing C)r ht'llriol!. he or :;he will
need a r('lwd I.lI the 1)fl1l'CcLJing.~. amlthul fur such purpose. llI1cc{NI pl'rson may nc~d 10 cn.~U1"l' tlml .a vcrhaLimrccortl \Jrlhc
pro~c('djngs i~ made which I'e~t\nl induu('s Ihe le~lim:my ,mJ c\'i..Il'nn~ lIptm which Ihe rlppeal is 1(1 he hascd.