IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 1540. and 1541., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the Jackson County Employees' Pension Plan, and enacting in lieu thereof two new sections relating to the same subject.
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ORDINANCE #3965, January 7, 2008
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 3916, dated July 30, 2007, the Legislature did amend section 1540. of the County Code regarding the County Employees' Pension Plan to change the method of appointment of members of the Pension Plan Administration Committee to comply with the Jackson County Charter; and,
WHEREAS, since the adoption of Ordinance 3916, the need for two minor technical corrections to the code provisions regarding the committee has become apparent; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of an amendment codifying the necessary corrections is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the interest of the County, now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Sections 1540. and 1541., Jackson County Code, 1984, are hereby repealed, and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 1540. and 1541., to read as follows:
1540. Pension Plan Administration Committee, Composition.
The Employer by appointment of the County Executive subject to the disapproval of the County Legislature shall appoint a Committee to be known as the "Pension Plan Administration Committee" to administer the Plan and to keep records of individual Member benefits. The composition and membership of the Pension Plan Administration Committee[, all of whom shall be residents of the County,] shall be established as follows:
(I) one (1) active Member of the Plan who is an employee of the Circuit Court;
(ii) one (1) active Member of the Plan who is also a member of Local 42 bargaining unit within the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney;
(iii) four (4) other active Members of the Plan, but not more than one member from any one department;
(iv) four (4) independent business executives; and
(v) one (1) labor leader or union representative affiliated with a labor organization or union with which the Employer has a current Memorandum of Understanding.
1540.1 The County Executive shall designate one active member of the Plan to serve as Chair of the committee and another active member of the Plan to serve as Secretary.
1540.2 The Employer will notify the Actuary and the Trustee of the names of the members of the Pension Plan Administration Committee and of any changes in the membership of the Committee that may take place from time to time.
1541. Pension Plan Administration Committee, Dismissal Without Cause.
The Employer by action of the County [Legislature] Executive may dismiss any member of the Pension Plan Administration Committee [appointed by the County Legislature] at any time with or without cause[; the Presiding Judge of the Circuit Court may dismiss the member appointed by him at any time with or without cause; and the County Executive may dismiss the members appointed by him at any time with or without cause]. No compensation shall be paid members of the Pension Plan Administration Committee from the Trust Fund for services on such Committee.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance # 3965 of January 7, 2008 was duly passed on January 22, 2008 by the Jackson County Legislature. In the votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas 8 Nays 0
Abstaining ____0____ Absent 1
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance #3965.
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Date Michael D. Sanders, County Executive