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RESOLUTION NO. 432
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA,
UPDATING AND AMENDING THE PENSION AND TRUST OF THE CITY OF
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY
AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs,
Florida, adopted a Pension Plan, and
WHEREAS, the enabling Ordinance Number 273 of the City of
Winter Springs, Florida provides that the Plan may be amended from time
to time by resolution of the City Commission, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it appropriate and necessary
to amend and update the Pension Plan and Trust of the City of Winter Springs,
Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA,
SECTION I - That the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs,
Florida, hereby accepts and adopts the amended and Restated Pension Plan and
Trust for employees of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, attached hereto
and incorporated herein.
SECTION II - This resolution shall remain in force until supple-
mented, amended, repealed or otherwise altered.
SECTION III - That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in
conflict with this resolution are hereby repealed.
SECTION IV - That this resolution shall take immediate effect upon
its passage and approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 25th day of October, 1983.
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
JOHN V. TORCASO, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Mary T. Norton
City Clerk
INDEX
PENSION PLAN AND TRUST
FOR EMPLOYEES OF
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
Pass NOS
ARTICLE I - EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE
1. Qualification as Participant 2
2. Year of Service and Break in Service 2
3. Reparticipation 3
4. Permitted Absence 3
5. Military Absence 4
6. Continuation of Employment 4
7. Recognition as Participant 4
8. Hour of Service 4
9. Participant Agrees to Plan 5
ARTICLE II - CONTRIBUTIONS
1. Contribution Formula 5
2. Payment of Contributions 5
3. Annual Additions 6
4. More than One Plan 6
5. Exclusive Benefit of Participants 7
6. Limitation Year 7
7. "Annual Compensation" Defined 7
ARTICLE III - ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS
1. Allocation Upon Termination of Employment 7
2. Certification of Allocations 7
ARTICLE IV - ACCOUNTING
1. Accounting Date 8
2. Reductions 8
3. Forfeitures 9
4. Valuation and Allocation 9
5. Segregated Accounts for Former
Participants 9
ARTICLE V - BENEFITS
1. Full Distribution of Benefits 10
A. Retirement 10
B. Disability Retirement 10
C. Death 11
D. Termination of Plan and Trust 12
2. Distribution of Vested Portion of Account 12
A. Vested Interest in Account 12
B. Unvested Equity Forfeited 14
3. Form of Distribution of Account 14
4. Termination of Participation 14
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ARTICLE VI - RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TRUSTEE_
AND PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
1. Acceptance of Trust 15
2. Assets Held as Single Fund 15
3. Investments 15
4. Distributions Other Than by Death 17
5. Records and Reports 17
6. Compensation and Expenses 18
7. Communication to be in Writing 18
8. Fiduciary Responsibility 18
9. Removal and Resignation of Trustee and
Professional Administrator 18
ARTICLE VII - LIFE INSURANCE
1. Purchase of Insurance Contracts and
Limitations 19
A. Ownership 19
B. Amount Available for Premiums 20
C. Payment of Premiums 20
D. No Life Insurance Protection
Beyond Retirement 20
2. Provisions Relating to Insurance
Company 21
A. Not a Party to This
Agreement 21
B. May Deal with Trustee 21
ARTICLE VIII - AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
1. Reserved Right to Amend or Terminate 22
2. Assumption by Successor 22
3. Permanent Discontinuance of
Contributions 22
ARTICLE IX - MISCELLANEOUS
1. Agreement Does Not Restrict
City's Employment and Business
Policies 23
2. Interests in Fund not Subject to
Creditors' Claims 23
3. Predecessor Employer 23
4. Intention to Continue Plan 23
5. Continuation of Plan by Successor 24
6. Controlled or Affiliated Service Group 24
7. Rights against City 24
8. Minors and Incompetents 25
9. Applicable Law 25
10. Mistake of Fact 25
11. Restrictions on Return of
Contributions 25
12. Claims 26
13. Transfer of Interest 26
14. Agent for Service of Process 27
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' I I
PENSION PLAN AND TRUST
FOR EMPLOYEES OF
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
THIS AGREEMENT is effective as of October 1, 1982, by
and between the City of Winter Springs, a municipality incor-
porated under the laws of the State of Florida, hereinafter
called the "City ", the Board of Trustees of the City, as duly
appointed by the City Commission, hereinafter called the
"Trustee ", and ECS, Inc., a Florida corporation engaged in the
business of administering retirement plans, hereinafter called
the "Professional Administrator ".
WHEREAS, Article VIII, Section 2(b) of the Florida
Constitution and Florida Statute 166.021 provide, in part, that
municipalities shall have all powers necessary to conduct munici-
pal government and to take all action related thereto unless
expressly prohibited by law; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 112 (Part VII), Florida Statutes
establishes standards to be followed by municipalities in the
operation of retirement plans for their employees; and
WHEREAS, on February 22, 1983 the City adopted for its
general government employees a New England Life Money Purchase
Pension Trust Plan, effective October 1, 1982, which provides
benefits upon retirement, disability, death or severance of
employment; and
WHEREAS, the City now desires to replace said Pension
Plan and Trust by the adoption of this Pension Plan and Trust;
and
WHEREAS, this Plan is intended to qualify under Section
401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to establish the said Plan and
Trust, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE
1. Qualification_as Participant.
(a) Except as provided in subparagraph (b) below,
all employees who on September 30, 1983 had completed at least
one (1) year of service with the City shall participate in the
Plan as of the effective date. Each employee who was not ini-
tially eligible shall become a Participant as of the earlier of:
(i) the first day of the Plan year (October 1) be-
ginning after the date the employee completes one (1) year of
service with the City, or
(ii) the first day of the sixth (6th) month
following the date the employee completes one (1) year of
service with the City.
(b) All employees covered by a collective bargain-
ing agreement between employee representatives and the City, pur-
suant to which retirement benefits have been the subject of good
faith bargaining, shall be excluded from coverage under this
Plan.
2. Year of Service and Break in Service. A "year of
service" shall mean a period of twelve (12) consecutive months
during which an employee completes 1,000 hours of service. A
"break in service" shall occur when an employee completes 500
hours of service or less during a twelve (12) month period except
as otherwise provided in Sections 4 and 5 of this Article. In
determining years of service and breaks in service for purposes
of eligibility, the initial twelve (12) month period shall com-
mence on the date the employee first performs an hour of service
for the City, and the second twelve (12) month period shall be
the Plan year which commences prior to the end of the initial
twelve (12) month period. An employee who completes 1,000 hours
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of service in both the initial twelve (12) month period and the
second twelve (12) month period, as defined above, shall be cred-
ited with two (2) years of service for purposes of eligibility to
participate.
3. Re artici ation. A former Participant shall com-
mence participation in this Plan immediately upon his return to
the City's employ if such former Participant had a nonforfeitable
right to all or a portion of his account balance at the time of
his termination.
A former Participant who did not have a nonforfeitable
right to any portion of his account balance at the time of his
termination shall be considered a new employee for eligibility
purposes if the number of consecutive one (1) year breaks in ser-
vice equals or exceeds the aggregate number of years of service
before such break. If the former Participant's years of service
before his termination exceed the number of consecutive one (1)
year breaks in service after such termination, he shall commence
participation in this Plan immediately upon his return to the
City's employ.
A former employee who has completed the eligibility
requirements for participation but who terminates before his
entry date and who is then reemployed prior to incurring a break
in service shall participate as of the later of his date of
reemployment or the entry date on which he would have commenced
participation had he not terminated.
4. Permitted Absence. A leave of absence for no longer
than two (2) years, authorized by the City for personal hardship
or other unusual circumstance, shall not be considered a break in
service, provided the employee returns to active employment with
the City within ten (10) days of the expiration of such leave of
absence. Leaves of absence hereunder shall be granted in a non-
discriminatory manner applied to all employees in similar cir-
cumstances.
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5. Military Absence. Absence by reason of service in
the armed forces of the United States (not including periods of
reenlistment) shall not be considered a break in service, pro-
vided the employee reports to the City for work within ninety
(90) days from the date of his separation from the armed forces.
6. Continuation of Employment. During a period of
absence under either Section 4 or 5 above, the employee shall
retain full eligibility under the Plan; provided, however, that
if any such employee does not return within the required time
after the expiration of the period of absence, said employee
shall be considered as having commenced a break in service, as
defined in Section 2 of this Article I, at the beginning of the
period of absence.
7. Recognition as Participant. Every employee
entitled to participate in this Plan shall be known as a
"Participant ", and when an employee first becomes a Participant
the Trustee shall give him written notice of that fact, and shall
deliver to him a summary of the Plan as then in force.
8. Hour of Service. For purposes of eligibility and
vesting, an "hour of service" shall include the following:
(a) Each hour for which an employee is paid, or
entitled to payment, for the performance of duties for the
City, which hours shall be credited to the employee for the
computation period in which the services are performed; and
(b) Each hour for which an employee is paid, or
entitled to payment, by the City on account of a period of
time during which no duties are performed (irrespective of
whether the employment relationship has terminated) due to
vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including disability),
layoff, jury duty, military duty or leave of absence; pro-
vided, however, that no more than 501 hours of service shall
be credited under this subparagraph (b) for any single con-
tinuous period (whether or not such period occurs in a single
computation period). Hours under this subparagraph shall be
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calculated and credited pursuant to Section 2530.200b -2(b)
and (c) of the Department of Labor Regulations, which are
incorporated herein by reference; and
(c) Each hour for which back pay, irrespective of
mitigation of damages, is either awarded or agreed to by the
City; provided, however, that the same hours of service shall
not be credited both under subparagraph (a) or (b) above and
under this subparagraph (c). These hours shall be credited
to the employee for the computation period or periods to which
the award or agreement pertains rather than the computation
period in which the award, agreement or payment is made.
9. Partici ant Agrees to Plan. Each Participant and
beneficiary shall be conclusively deemed for all purposes to have
assented to this Plan and Trust Agreement and to all the terms
and provisions hereof and shall be bound thereby with the same
force and effect as though a party hereto. If requested to do
so, an eligible employee shall execute such forms as may be fur-
nished by the Trustee.
ARTICLE II
CONTRIBUTIONS
1. Contribution Formula. For the Plan year ending
September 30, 1983, and for each Plan year thereafter, the City
shall contribute for each active Participant an amount equal to
the lesser of (a) four percent (4 %) of his annual compensation,
or (b) the maximum annual addition permitted under Section 3 of
this Article II.
2. payment of_Contributions. The contributions of the
City for each Plan year may be made in quarterly installments;
however, the Plan shall be considered to be fully funded for the
Plan year if all required contributions are accrued by the end of
that year and paid to the Trustee within ninety (90) days
thereafter.
The amount of the City's required annual contributions
under Section 1 above shall be charged to a Funding Standard
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Account, and all contributions actually made shall be credited to
that account.
3. Annual Additions. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in Section 1 of this Article II, the.amount
added annually to the account of a Participant shall not exceed
the sum of $30,000.00 (increased by permitted cost of living
adjustments set forth in regulations issued by the Secretary of
the Treasury or his delegate pursuant to Section 415(d) of the
Internal Revenue Code, as amended). The "annual additions"
referred to herein shall include the City's contributions and
forfeitures.
the amount to be added to a Participant's acc SEE
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during a Plan year wou -xceed the ve-1 mitation on annual , 04 Ts 4
additions, the amou.n -t— such excess s 11—be returned to the &ay /S.y
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4. More than One Plan. If, in addition to this Plan,
the City maintains a profit sharing plan currently in effect, the
above limitation on annual additions shall apply to the aggregate
contributions made to both plans.
f, in addition to this Plan (which is a defined contri S �E
bution plan), an employee is a Participant in a defined ben: it AMnNn Mf,vr
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pension plan main ained by the City, the sum of his de ned "1/40Y
contribution plan fraction and his defined benefi plan fraction
shall not exceed 1.25 for any Plan year. Fo •urposes of this
Section 4, the term defined c• tributio 'Ian fraction for any
Plan year shall mean a fraction t.- umerator of which is the
aggregate amount of the annual - dditi• s made to a Participant's
account as of the close o the current ye and the denominator
of which is the aggre•ate amount of the maxim allowable addi-
tions to the Pa icipant's account for the Curren' ear and for
each prior ear of service with the City. The term de ined bene-
fitp n fraction for any Plan year shall mean a fraction , e
p.umerator of which is the projected retirement benefit payable to
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a Participant as of the close of the current year and the denomi-
nator of which is the projected retirement benefit payable to a
Participant determined as of the close of the current year if the
plan provided for the maximum allowable benefit.
5. Exclusive Benefit of Participants. Except under
the circumstances set forth in Article IX, Section 10, at no time
shall any part of the funds hereunder revert to the City or be
used or diverted to any purpose other than for the exclusive
benefit of the Participants or their beneficiaries or estates.
6. Limitation Year. For the purpose of the limitation
on contributions previously set forth in this Article II, the
"limitation year" of this Plan and Trust (as defined in Section
2.01 of Revenue Ruling 75 -481) shall mean the Plan year, which
is the twelve (12) month period ending on September 30.
7. "Annual_Com ensation" Define The annual compe -SEE
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ion of a Participant is the base compensation f a period , � pAre4
of his part ation during any Plan ea , excluding bonuses, o/ � k V Y
overtime pay, specialty npayments made to or on behalf of
such Partici_a for travel and per — diem expenses and for health,
hos .italization, sick leave or retirement bene
ARTICLE III
ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS
1. Allocation Upon_Termination _ of_Em loyment If the
employment of a Participant shall terminate by reason of death,
disability or retirement, his account shall share in the alloca-
tion of contributions for the Plan year in which such termination
occurs. If a Participant's employment terminates for any other
reason, his account shall receive an allocation of contributions
only if he is employed by the City on the last day of that Plan
year.
2. Certification of Allocations. The Professional
Administrator shall be responsible for determining the proper
allocation of the annual contributions among the Participants and
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shall certify to the Trustee in writing the amount allocated to
each Participant. The amount allocated to each Participant shall
be credited to the account in the name of such Participant on the
books of the Trustee. Such allocation and credit shall not pass
any right, title or interest in the Trust to the Participant
except at the time or times and upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter provided in Article IV.
ARTICLE IV
ACCOUNTING
1. Accounting Date. The annual accounting date of the
Trust shall be the last day of the Plan year (September 30). As
of such accounting date each year, all accounts shall be adjusted
by the Trustee on the basis and in the order hereinafter set
forth.
2. Reductions. The Trust accounts shall be reduced by
all amounts which are paid out or set aside (as provided under
Section 5 of this Article IV) on account of the retirement,
death, disability, resignation or discharge of a Participant
since the preceding accounting date.
As indicated in Article III, Section 1, employees who
have retired, become disabled or died since the first day of the
Plan year are considered Participants until the beginning of the
next such year and, accordingly, are still Participants on the
accounting date next following their retirement, disability or
death, and their accounts will share in the allocation of contri-
butions, earnings and forfeitures provided for in the following
sections of this Article IV. The accounts of employees who have
resigned or been discharged since the first day of the Plan year
but prior to the last day of such year shall not participate in
the allocation of contributions for that year. The employees
referred to in the previous sentence will share in the gains and
losses for the Plan year in which their employment terminates and
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their accounts will be valued for all purposes as of the last day
of the Plan year in which a break in service occurs.
3. Forfeitures: After the reduction provided for in
Section 2 above, all amounts forfeited by an employee shall be
applied to reduce future costs of the Plan and will not under any
circumstances be used to increase benefits for the remaining
Participants.
4. Valuation and Allocation. The Trustee shall main-
tain an account for each Participant, to which shall be credited
the amount of each contribution received on behalf of such
Participant, along with the investment gains from any segregated
investment assets and the pro rata gains to such Participant's
account from its participation in any pooled investment, and to
which shall be debited any investment losses, expenses of admin-
istration and distributions to the Participant. The proration of
gains and losses shall be based on the balance of each
Participant's account as of the end of the preceding Plan year.
Assets shall be valued at their fair market value at the
end of each Plan year and upon the segregation of any portion of
a pooled investment, and the appropriate debits and credits to
the accounts of each Participant shall then be made.
As long as this Trust has any investments in a common
trust fund available only to pension trusts and profit sharing
trusts which meet the requirements of Section 401(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, such common trust
funds shall constitute an integral part of this Plan and Trust.
5. Segregated Accounts for Former Participants. The
amounts to which former Participants are entitled (but which have
not been paid out due to the election of the installment form of
distribution, or for any other reason) may, at the discretion of
the Trustee, be severed from the Trust and set aside and held
by the Trustee in segregated accounts, in which event a former
Participant shall no longer participate in the profits and losses
of the Trust nor in the increases or decreases in the value of
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the assets thereof, but shall only be credited or charged with
the profits and losses, and with increases and decreases, of that
portion of the Trust so set aside in his segregated account. All
segregated accounts shall be actively and prudently invested in
the same manner as the accounts of current Participants hereunder,
and the Trustee may charge such accounts with a prorated portion
of the fees and expenses incurred in the administration of the
Plan. This provision shall be applied in a nondiscriminatory
manner to all Participants similarly situated.
ARTICLE V
BENEFITS
1. Full Distribution of Benefits. The benefits cred-
ited to the accounts of each Participant shall be fully vested
and the net value thereof shall be distributed to him by the
Trustee upon the happening of any of the events described in
Paragraphs A through D as follows:
A. Retirement. If the Participant retires upon
or after attaining retirement age, as hereinafter defined, the
full amount credited to his account shall be distributed to him
in accordance with Section 3 of this Article. A Participant
shall be deemed to have attained retirement age upon the last day
of the month preceding the date on which he reaches his sixty -
fifth (65th) birthday; provided, however, that if the Participant
remains employed by the City after reaching said retirement age,
he shall continue to be a Participant hereunder until the last
day of the Plan year during which he actually retires.
B. Disability Retirement. If a Participant
retires after becoming permanently and totally disabled, distri-
bution shall be made to him as though he had retired upon attain-
ing retirement age on the last day of the month during which a
certificate of disability is issued. A Participant shall be con-
sidered permanently and totally disabled on such date as a medi-
cal examiner selected by the City certifies that he is mentally
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or physically unable to further perform his former duties and
that such disability is likely to be permanent. This provision
shall be applied in a nondiscriminatory manner to all Partici-
pants similarly situated.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, in the event a Participant becomes disabled after ter-
minating employment with the City but prior to incurring a break
in service, as defined in Article I, Section 2, the payment to be
made to such disabled Participant shall be limited to his vested
interest based on the number of years of service prior to the
Plan year in which he became disabled and taking into account his
hours of service during the Plan year in which disability
occurred.
C. Death. In the event of the death of a
Participant (or former Participant whose account balance has not
been distributed under Section 5 of Article IV), the amount
credited to his account shall be paid, as soon as practicable
after the date of death, in the manner set forth in Section 3 of
this Article, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by
the Participant, or if none have been so designated, to his sur-
viving spouse, or if none, to his then living issue, per stirpes,
or if none, to the personal representative of his estate. The
designation of beneficiaries shall be made in writing on forms
furnished by the Trustee at the time the employee becomes eli-
gible to participate in this Plan. Said designations may be
revoked or changed in the same manner.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, in the event a Participant dies after terminating
employment with the City but prior to incurring a break in ser-
vice, as defined in Article I, Section 2, the payment to be made
to such deceased Participant's beneficiary shall be limited to
the deceased Participant's vested interest based on the number
of years of service prior to the Plan year in which death
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occurred and taking into account his hours of service during the
Plan year in which he died.
D. Termination of Plan and Trust. In the event
of the termination or partial termination of this Plan, the City
may elect to continue this Trust in full effect, in which case
benefits shall be paid to Participants in accordance with the
provisions of this Article V. Notwithstanding the above, if the
City continues this Trust in effect a Participant may receive
full and immediate distribution of his benefits from the Plan by
filing an irrevocable written election with the Trustee within
one (1) year after the effective date of termination of the Plan.
The City may elect instead to terminate the Trust, in which event
the Trustee shall pay over to each Participant within six (6)
months thereafter the entire balance credited to his account.
The termination or partial termination of the Plan or Trust, or
the complete discontinuance of contributions, shall result in the
full vesting of benefits hereunder.
2. Distribution of Vested Portion of Account. If a
Participant suffers a break in service for any reason other
than as referred to in Section 1 above (for example, by resigna-
tion or discharge by the City), his benefits under this Plan
shall be limited to the vested equity in his account.
A. Vested Interest in Account. A Participant's
vested interest in his account shall be distributed to him pur-
suant to Section 3 of this Article upon reaching retirement age,
unless the Trustee shall, in its discretion but pursuant to its
policy of treating all employees similarly situated in an equal
manner, consent to earlier payment. Such vested interest shall
be determined in accordance with the following schedule, which
complies with the minimum vesting requirements of Section
411(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code:
Vested Interest
Years of Service in Fund
One year -0-
Two years -0-
Three years -0-
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Four years 40%
Five years 50%
Six years 60%
Seven years 70%
Eight years 80%
Nine years 90%
Ten years 100%
In determining an employee's vested interest, a year of
service shall mean a Plan year in which the employee completes
1,000 hours of service (as defined in Article I, Section 8), and
a break in service shall occur at the end of a Plan year in which
the employee completes 500 hours of service or less. For pur-
poses of vesting, all years of service shall be included.
Notwithstanding the above, a former Participant who is
rehired by the City and who had a nonforfeitable right to all or
a portion of his account at the time of his termination shall
receive credit for all years of service (as calculated in the
preceding paragraph) prior to his break in service. A former
Participant who did not have a nonforfeitable right to any por-
tion of his account at the time of his termination shall receive
credit for years of service prior to his break in service only if
the number of consecutive one (1,) year breaks in service is less
than the aggregate number of his years of service before such
break.
The vested interest of a Participant who terminates his
employment without incurring a break in service shall remain
unchanged and upon his reemployment said Participant's vested
interest shall be identical to such interest as it existed on his
date of termination.
No amendment to the above vesting schedule shall deprive
a Participant of his nonforfeitable right to benefits accrued
prior to the effective date of the amendment. In addition, if
the vesting schedule is amended, then each Participant with at
least five (5) years of service with the City at that time shall
have his nonforfeitable percentage computed under the vesting
schedule which is more favorable to him.
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B. Unvested Equity_ Forfeited. That portion of a
terminated Participant's account which is not vested shall be
forfeited, as of the end of the Plan year in which his break in
service occurs, and shall be returned to the Trustee to be
applied to reduce future costs of the Plan.
3. Form of Distribution of Account. That portion f- $6E
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h- i— account to which a Participant is entitle 1 be disbursed #-/, 0 reo
to him (or his berief is-i.a y) y_.the " rustee in cash in one lump 4. 1 4 .01/
sum payment or_in = periodic payments cottsi of monthly, guar-
ter semiannual or annual installments over a specifie d..
The time, manner and form of the distribution shall be determined
solely by the Trustee, which may take into account the Partici-
pant's (or beneficiary's) wishes and his personal circumstances,
but without being bound by those considerations. However, no
distribution shall be made in the form of a life annuity and,
further, no payments shall be made to a Participant until he
incurs a break in service, as previously defined, unless his
account is fully vested.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the payment of retirement benefits under this Plan must
begin within sixty (60) days after the end of the Plan year
following the later of:
(a) the Participant's attainment of retirement
age, or
(b) the Participant's termination of employment.
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4. Termination of Participation. Subject to the
re -entry requirement contained in Article I, Section 3, the ter-
mination of active service as an employee of the City shall
constitute termination of participation hereunder, except that if
the active service of a Participant is suspended on account of a
permitted leave of absence or absence for military service, as
authorized under Article I, Sections 4 and 5, his participation
shall not be deemed to have terminated. In the event of a per-
mitted leave of absence or absence for military service, the
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Participant shall not share in contributions made by the City
during his absence, but he shall continue to share in gains and
losses, on a pro rata basis, as provided in Article IV, Section 4.
ARTICLE VI
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TRUSTEE
AND PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
1. Acceptance of Trust. The Trustee hereby accepts
the Trust created hereunder and agrees to perform its duties
under this Plan and Trust Agreement.
2. Assets_Held_as_Single_Fund. The Trustee shall take
control of the Trust assets and shall hold, invest and reinvest
them, together with the income thereof, in its absolute discre-
tion. All contributions from time to time paid to the Trustee by
or on behalf of the City, and the income therefrom, may after
allocation be held and administered by the Trustee as a single
fund, and the Trustee shall not be required to segregate or
invest separately any share of a Participant in the Trust.
3. Investments. The Trustee shall be solely respon-
sible for establishing the Plan's funding policy and method and,
in amplification of the foregoing, may invest the funds hereunder
in such bonds, common or preferred stock, mutual funds or other
securities, mortgages, real or personal property of every kind
and nature, stock options (including puts and calls), or other
such investments or master trusts, as in its sole discretion it
may deem advisable, subject always to the overriding requirement
that no investment shall be made which is prohibited by the Inter-
nal Revenue Code or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974. The Trustee, in its discretion, may negotiate, execute and
deliver an option or agreement for purchase of any securities,
including bonds, preferred and common stocks, mutual funds or any
other property, real or personal, and may purchase insurance on
the life of any person as a party to such agreement. Further,
the Trustee may hold such investments in its own name or in the
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name of a nominee or nominees with or without a disclosure of the
Trust; it may retain in cash and keep unproductive of income such
portion of the funds as may be deemed advisable; it may vote upon
any stocks, bonds or other securities of any corporation or other
issuer of securities held in trust, and generally may exercise
any of the powers of an owner with respect to stocks, bonds or
other securities or property comprising the Trust. The Trustee
may invest funds in qualifying employer real property in an
aggregate amount not to exceed ten percent (10 %) of the fair
market value of the assets of the Trust. "Qualifying employer
real property" shall mean parcels of real property leased by the
Plan to the City, provided that:
(a) a substantial number of the parcels are
geographically dispersed; and
(b) each parcel and its improvements are suitable
or readily adaptable to more than one use.
Notwithstanding any provision contained herein, all
investments under this Plan shall be made by the Trustee in a
prudent manner, and in making investments all Participants shall
be treated equally on a nondiscriminatory basis. In addition,
the Trustee shall maintain diversity in selecting such invest-
ments unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to
do so.
The Trustee shall have the power to appoint an
"Investment Manager ", as defined below, to manage - -which shall
include the power to acquire and dispose of - -all or any part of
the Trust. If an Investment Manager is so appointed, written
notice thereof shall be given to the Professional Administrator,
along with written acknowledgment of such appointment executed by
such Manager, which shall set forth the Investment Manager's
acceptance of his or its status as a fiduciary of the Plan. The
Trustee shall have no fiduciary liability for the acts or
omissions of such Investment Manager or be under any obligation
to invest, otherwise manage or inquire as to the disposition of
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that portion of the Trust Fund which is subject to the control of
the Investment Manager.
An "Investment Manager" is any fiduciary, other than a
Trustee of this Plan, who:
(a) has the power to manage, acquire or dispose
of any portion of the Trust Fund;
(b) is registered as an investment adviser under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; and
(c) has acknowledged in writing that he or it is a
fiduciary with respect to the Plan.
4. Distributions Other Than by Death. When the
distribution of benefits (other than by death) to a Participant
is called for by this Plan the vested portion of the current cash
surrender value of all contracts on the Participant's life shall
be determined and the amount thereof shall then be distributed in
the manner provided in Article V or, if the Participant's vested
interest in his account is equal to or greater than the aggregate
cash surrender value of such contracts, then the contracts may be
immediately transferred by the Trustee to the said Participant,
in which event the cash surrender value shall be applied as a
credit against the balance of the account due the Participant.
Notwithstanding this provision, all distributions made hereunder
shall be subject to the terms of Article VII, Section 1,
Paragraph D.
5. Records and Reports. The Professional Administrator
shall keep accurate and detailed records of the administration of
the Plan and Trust, which records shall be open to inspection at
all reasonable times to any person designated in writing by the
City. Within ninety (90) days following the close of each Plan
year, the Professional Administrator shall file with the Trustee
a written statement and report setting forth all investments,
receipts and disbursements and other transactions effected during
such year, and containing an exact description of all securities
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purchased and sold, and the cost or net proceeds of sale, and
showing the securities and other Plan assets held at the end of
the year, and the cost of each item. The Professional Administra-
tor shall be solely responsible for maintaining all records of
the Plan and Trust and preparing and filing all reports, tax
returns and other materials required by the Department of the
Treasury and the Department of Labor, and for supplying the
Participants and beneficiaries with all information and forms
regarding the operation of this Plan and Trust as may be required
by law.
6. Compensation and Expenses. The City shall pay to
the Professional Administrator during the life of this Plan such
reasonable compensation for services rendered as may from time to
time be agreed upon between the City and the Professional
Administrator. No compensation shall be paid to the Trustee for
services rendered hereunder. The City shall pay or reimburse the
Professional Administrator and Trustee for all reasonable expenses
incurred in the execution of their duties hereunder, including
fees for legal, accounting and investment services. If requested
by the City in writing, such compensation and expenses may be
charged against and paid out of the Trust.
7. Communication to be in Writing. Any determination
or action of the City pursuant to the provisions of this Plan and
Trust shall be authorized by the City and communicated in writing
to the Trustee or Professional Administrator, as the case may be.
8. Fiduciary Res onsibilit . The Professional Admin-
istrator, as a named fiduciary of this Plan and Trust, is charged
with full responsibility for the administration and operation of
the Plan, which shall include compliance with Florida Statute 112
(Part VII) and other applicable Florida law.
9. Removal and Resi.nation of Trustee and Professional
Administrator. The Trustee or Professional Administrator may be
removed and successors may be appointed and later removed by the
City by the delivery to such Trustee or Professional Administrator
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of a written directive by a representative of the City to that
effect. The Trustee or Professional Administrator may resign by
the delivery to the City of a written resignation. Such removal
or resignation shall become effective ninety (90) days from the
date of the delivery of the directive or resignation, as the case
may be, unless an earlier or later date is agreed upon by the
City and the Trustee or Professional Administrator. In the event
of such removal or resignation, the successor Trustee or Profes-
sional Administrator, upon acceptance of the appointment by an
instrument in writing delivered to the City, shall become vested
with all the rights and assume all the duties specified under
this Plan and Trust Agreement. Upon such appointment and accep-
tance, the replaced Trustee shall endorse, transfer and assign to
the successor Trustee all of the funds, securities and other prop-
erty then held by it in the Trust, and the replaced Professional
Administrator shall deliver to the successor Professional Admin-
istrator such records as may be reasonably required for the
proper administration of the Trust hereunder.
ARTICLE VII
LIFE INSURANCE
1. Purchase of Insurance Contracts and Limitations.
A. Ownership. The City shall instruct the
Trustee to apply to a legal reserve life insurance company
qualified to do business in the State of Florida for a life
insurance contract or contracts on the life of a Participant when
requested to do so by the Participant. The Trustee shall be the
owner and beneficiary of the contracts and shall have all the
rights set forth therein. In addition, the Trustee shall have
possession of each contract until its disposition is required
pursuant to this Plan. If a Participant dies, any death benefit
payable under the contract on his life shall be payable as pro-
vided by its terms.
All insurance purchased hereunder shall constitute an
investment allocable to the account of the Participant whose life
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is insured thereby, and any proceeds received by the Trustee
shall be added to such Participant's account. In addition, all
such policies shall remain subject to the vesting and forfeiture
provisions of this Plan.
B. Amount Available for Premiums. The aggregate
premiums paid during past years and to be
g p y paid during the current
year for ordinary life insurance (or insurance providing no
greater pure insurance protection than ordinary life insurance)
for each Participant shall be less than one -half (1/2) of the
aggregate of the City's contributions allocated to the credit of
the Participant during such years. The aggregate premiums paid
during past years and to be paid during the current year for
insurance other than ordinary life insurance (or insurance pro-
viding greater pure insurance protection than ordinary life in-
surance) for each Participant shall be less than one - fourth (1/4)
of the aggregate of the City's contributions allocated to the
credit of the Participant during such years.
C. Payment of Premiums. The City shall instruct
the Trustee to pay out of the Trust and charge to the Partici-
pant's account the premiums, less dividends, required by the
terms of the contracts issued pursuant to the Participant's
request, but only so long as the person on whose life the
contract is issued continues to be a Participant.
D. No Life Insurance Protection Be and Retirement.
Prior to or concurrently with the retirement of a Participant on
whose life an insurance contract has been purchased hereunder,
the Trustee shall do one of the following:
(i) surrender the contract for cash, or
(ii) if the Participant so elects in writing
at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective
date of his retirement, distribute such contract to
him in kind, in which case the modes of settlement
contained in the contract shall be limited to those
provided herein.
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In no event shall the Trustee continue any such contract in force
after a Participant's retirement in order to provide him with
continued life insurance protection. SEF 11 1i 74 " 4 ' ' E.vt ' 4.41 , 4)47-6-1)
2. Provisions Relating to Insurance Com any.
A. Not a Party to This Agreement. In the event
that any amounts in the Trust are used to purchase insurance
contracts under this Plan, it is specifically understood that the
insurance company shall not be deemed to be a party to the Plan,
and its obligations shall be determined solely by the terms of
the contracts which it may issue for the purposes hereof and the
terms of any auxiliary agreements which it may enter into with
the City and the Trustee. An insurance company providing
insurance hereunder shall incur no liability if the contracts, in
accordance with their terms, do not produce the anticipated bene-
fits due to the actions of a Participant or his statements made
in procuring the contracts.
B. May Deal with Trustee. On the application for
any contracts issued hereunder, the insurance company may accept
the signature of the Trustee, and such signature shall be conclu-
sive proof that the person on whose life the application is made
is an eligible employee entitled to the benefits to be provided
under this Plan and any contracts issued pursuant thereto. The
insurance company may deal with the Trustee as absolute and sole
owner of any contracts issued on its application, and shall be
under no obligation to inquire or determine whether any action or
failure to act is in accordance with the terms of the Plan. The
insurance company shall be fully discharged from any and all
liability for any action taken or any amounts paid in accordance
with the directions of the Trustee, and shall have no obligation
to see to the distribution or application of any amounts so paid.
In the event of a change in Trustee, the insurance company shall
be fully discharged of all liability in dealing with the present
Trustee as indicated on its records, until such time as it
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receives at its home office satisfactory evidence of the appoint-
ment of a successor Trustee.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
1. Reserved Ri•ht to Amend or Terminate. To the
extent consistent with the requirements of qualification for
income tax purposes, the City reserves the right at any time to
terminate and from time to time to amend this Plan and Trust, in
whole or in part, either retroactively or prospectively, by de-
livering to the Trustee and Professional Administrator a written
amendment; provided, however, that the City shall have no power
to amend this Plan and Trust in such a manner as would cause or
permit any of the Trust to be diverted to purposes other than for
the exclusive benefit of the Participants or their beneficiaries
or estates, or to take such action as would cause or permit any
portion of the assets of the Trust to revert to or become the
property of the City, except as permitted under Article IX,
Section 10, and provided further that no amendment shall cause or
permit retroactive diminution of any rights which the Participants
have acquired with respect to contributions made previous to the
date of any such amendment. Any amendment to this Plan and Trust
shall be approved and executed by the City, the Trustee and the
Professional Administrator. An amendment which affects the
rights of any Participants hereunder shall be communicated to
those Participants.
2. Assumption by Successor. In the event of the ter-
mination of further contributions to this Plan, the City's obli-
gations hereunder may be assumed by any municipality or other
corporation which employs a substantial number of the Partici-
pants of the Plan. Such assumption shall be made pursuant to
Article IX, Section 5 hereof, and shall be evidenced by an agree-
ment between such municipality or other corporation and the Trustee.
3. Permanent Discontinuance of Contributions. Perma-
nent discontinuance on the part of the City of further contributions
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shall constitute termination of this Plan; provided, however,
that the City shall have the option of continuing the operation
of the Trust. Said termination and continuance shall be handled
in accordance with Article V, Section 1, Paragraph D hereof. For
the purpose of this paragraph, permanent discontinuance will not
be deemed to have occurred merely because of a temporary suspen-
sion of contributions, as long as the City incurs an obligation
to make up missed contributions, plus accrued interest, in sub-
sequent years.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Agreement Does Not Restrict City's Emlo
pyment and
Business_ Policies. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed as a
contract of employment nor as modifying or limiting in any way
the right of the City to terminate the employment of any
Participant, to establish policy, or otherwise to conduct its
business of municipal government.
2. Interests in Fund not Subject to Creditors' Claims.
Except to the extent required by law, none of the benefits,
payments, proceeds, claims or rights of any Participant hereunder
shall be subject to the claims of creditors, or to attachment or
garnishment or other legal process, nor shall any Participant
have any right to allocate, anticipate, commute, pledge, encumber
or assign any of the benefits, payments or proceeds which he may
expect to receive hereunder.
3. Predecessor Employer. If the City by adopting this
Plan is maintaining the plan of a predecessor employer, then ser-
vice for such predecessor shall be treated as service for the
City.
4. Intention to Continue Plan. The City expects to
continue this Plan and the payment of contributions hereunder
indefinitely; however, the continuance thereof is not assumed as
a contractual obligation of the City, and in the event of the
termination of the Plan for any reason, the distribution of the
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funds in the Trust shall be made in accordance with the appli-
cable provisions of this Plan.
5. Continuation of Plan by Successor. If the City
shall be merged or consolidated with any municipality or other
corporation, such surviving corporation may elect within thirty
(30) days thereafter to continue this Plan, in which event those
Participants who continue their employment with the successor
entity shall remain as Participants of this Plan without a break
in service. Those Participants who are not employed by the suc-
cessor municipality or other corporation or, if such successor
does not continue this Plan, all Participants shall be deemed to
have retired regardless of age and shall receive the full amount
in their accounts, to be paid in accordance with the provisions
of Section 3 of Article V. In any event, after any such merger
or consolidation, a Participant shall be entitled to receive a
benefit which is at least equal in value to the benefit he would
have been entitled to receive before the merger or consolidation
if the Plan had then been terminated.
6. Controlled or Affiliated Service Group. If the
City is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as
defined in Section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as
modified by Section 415(h)), or a group of trades or businesses
(whether or not incorporated) under common control (as defined in
Section 414(c), as modified by Section 415(h)), or an affiliated
service group (as defined in Section 414(m)), then for purposes
of participation, vesting and determining annual additions, all
employees of all member corporations or entities shall be treated
as employed by a single employer.
7. Ri hg is against City. Neither the establishment of
this Plan, nor any allocation made hereunder, nor the payment of
any benefit shall be construed as giving a Participant or any
other person a legal or equitable right against the City or any
employee thereof, or the Trustee or Professional Administrator,
except as herein expressly provided or as required by law.
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8. Minors and Incompetents. If the Trustee determines
that any person entitled to payments hereunder is a minor or
incompetent by reason of physical or mental disability, it may
make all payments thereafter becoming due to such person to any
other person for the benefit of the minor or incompetent, without
responsibility to follow the actual application of amounts so
paid. Payments properly made pursuant to this direction shall
completely discharge the City, the Trustee and the Plan
Administrator from all liability connected therewith.
9. Applicable Law. The provisions of this Plan and
Trust Agreement shall be construed, administered and enforced
according to the laws of the State of Florida, except to the
extent that such laws are inconsistent with or superseded by the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
10. Mistake of Fact. In the event the City shall make
a contribution to the Trust under a mistake of fact, the City may
demand repayment of the amount so contributed at any time within
one (1) year following the time of payment, and the Trustee shall
then return such amount to the City within said one (1) year
period.
11. Restrictions on Return of Contributions. For the
purpose of Section 10 above, the amount that may be returned to
the City shall be limited to the excess of the amount contributed
by the City to the Plan over the amount that would have been
contributed had the mistake of fact not occurred.
Earnings attributable to the contributions returned
under Section 10 above shall not revert to the City, but any
losses attributable thereto must reduce the amount so returned.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10,
no amounts shall be returned to the City to the extent that such
return would cause the balance of the account of any Participant
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to be reduced to less than the balance that existed prior to the
mistake of fact.
12. Claims. A Participant, former Participant or bene-
ficiary may file with the Trustee a written claim for benefits
upon the occurrence of any event which in the claimant's opinion
gives rise to the payment of benefits hereunder. In the event
the Trustee shall determine that the claimant is not entitled to
the claimed benefits, the Trustee shall so notify the claimant in
writing within ninety (90) days of receipt of the claim and shall
set forth the reasons for such determination, with specific
reference to the terms of this Plan upon which the denial is
based. The claimant may request that an adverse determination be
reviewed by the Trustee and shall be given the opportunity within
ninety (90) days of said request to present any additional infor-
mation which may establish his right to the benefit so claimed.
The decision of the Trustee with respect to any such appeal shall
be rendered in writing and shall be delivered or mailed to the
claimant within sixty (60) days following receipt of the appeal.
The Trustee's decision shall be final and binding on all parties.
13. Transfer of Interest. At the request of a Partici-
pant who has terminated his employment, the Trustee may in its
discretion transfer the nonforfeitable interest of such
Participant in his account balance in the Plan to another trust
forming part of a pension or profit sharing plan maintained by
such Participant's new employer and meeting the requirements of
Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (provided that the
trust to which such transfer is made specifically permits the
transfer), or to the Participant for the "roll- over" of such
distribution within sixty (60) days into an Individual Retirement
Account, as defined in Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code.
At its sole discretion, but acting in a nondiscriminatory manner,
the Trustee may accept funds transferred from such a qualified
plan or "conduit" Individual Retirement Account to the account of
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a Participant under this Plan, provided that the plan from which
such funds are transferred specifically permits the transfer and
the Trustee is satisfied that the transfer will not jeopardize
the qualified status of this Plan. The Trustee may also accept
funds from a Participant consisting of employer contributions to
a prior qualified pension or profit sharing plan or Individual
Retirement Account if paid to the Trustee by the Participant
within sixty (60) days of receipt of same from said prior plan.
With regard to any funds transferred to this Plan hereunder, the
Trustee shall maintain a separate, nonforfeitable account for the
amount transferred and its share of the gains and losses of the
Trust until such Participant's interest in his existing account
is completely nonforfeitable, at which time the two accounts
shall be merged.
14. Agent for Service of Process. For all purposes
under this Plan, including for the filing of claims pursuant to
this Article IX, the Trustee shall be the agent for service of
process.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this
Amended and Restated Plan and Trust Agreement this C2„ day of
October, 1983.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in the presence of: CITY OF INTER S NG
-- -' / By: leidt ',iMri/�►
Richard Rozansky,'City M -'ager
As to ity
(CORPORATE SEAL)
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TRUSTEE:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF
_._. WINTER SIZINGS /
(:244.,/ .
Jo V. Torca o, Mayor
As to Trustee
PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATOR:
ESC, INC.
"1:2_
By: i
T-rry R. Wood President
CAaA-- (2 • AK L.A.,.
As to Professional
Administrator
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