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Ordinance: 13776
File Number: 3910
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3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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Final Action Date: 7/26/2018
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AMENDING THE MIAMI FIRE FIGHTERS' RELIEF AND PENSION FUND
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 6432 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER
2, 1959, AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED, TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH
APPLICABLE CHANGES REQUIRED BY THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED, AS PROVIDED IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED
AND INCORPORATED; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 6432 adopted September 2, 1959 ("Original Ordinance")
created the Miami Fire Fighters' Relief and Pension Fund ("Fund"); and
WHEREAS, the Original Ordinance has been subsequently amended on several
occasions; and
WHEREAS, on May 22, 2017, the United States ("U.S.") Internal Revenue Service
issued a favorable determination letter to the Fund, which requires certain amendments
provided for in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated herein; and
WHEREAS, the trustees of the Miami Firefighters' Relief and Pension Fund have
requested and approved such amendments as being in the best interests of the participants and
beneficiaries as well as improving the administration of the Fund; and
WHEREAS, as required by Section 112.63(3), Florida Statutes, the City of Miami
received, reviewed, and considered an actuarial impact statement describing the actual impact
of the amendments provided for herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it is necessary to amend the Original
Ordinance, as amended, to comply with changes required by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code
as set forth in Exhibit 'A" attached and incorporated herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The plan for the Fund established pursuant to the Original Ordinance, as
subsequently amended, is hereby further amended as set forth in Exhibit "A," attached and
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File ID: 3910
Enactment Number: 13776
incorporated herein,' to implement and comply with applicable changes required by the U.S.
Internal Revenue Code.
Section 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately after final reading and
adoption thereof.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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1 Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and
unchanged material.
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein, whichever is later.
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