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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2585 SEYAIOUR B, FLF:MI , e~ al, vs. ~.~AWRENCE D. KIf~fM~2,, et al. . CASE NO. 75 3R CA "For the purpose of computing retiremer_t individuals deEined in 2(d) shall be cre- . . dited for one year service toward retirement ~ if such individual has servec9 over one-lialf . year in which retiremen•~ is taken." ~ ! ' 4 Bcth Mr. Nottley and hir. Beardsley are eligible tor pension ~ _ ~ { benefits~ as provided by. OrdinancP 74-18. First National Bank ~ } . ; . and Trus~ Company of Stuart is hereby authori~ed i~o pay to them their pension benefits now due and which may hereatter ~ . ~ f ~ come due in accordance with Ordinance 74-18. - - ~ ~ ~ As to the Defendant, Rupert J. Smith, Plain~iffs con-- tend that as City Attorney he was n~t eligible to be included ~ in the Cit~~ pension plan. In the Court's opinion, it was within ~ . , the authority of the City Council to include the_City Attorney. ~ ~ . - _ € , i•ir. Smith has resigned as City_Attorney with more than ten years _ ~ service, however he has not attained the age of sixty-five and ~ . ~ - # ~ is therefore not as yet qualified to receive his pension. Section ; - ; 3( f) of Ord inance 74-18 provides : ~ "Each member of the retirement system shall be - ~ vested with the-sum on deposit in the retire- - . ment trust fund.at the rate of ten percent (10%) p~r year of service. After ten years service ; . . there shall be one hundred per_cent t100/) vesting. - HoweveY, when any member reaches normal retire- - ment age he or she shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested." - _ . " Mr. Smith having more than ten years of service ~s ~herefore_ _ - ~ 1 100% vested. First National Bank and Trust Company of Stuart ~ ~ is hereby authorized to pay under the terms of Ordinance 74-18, ~ whatever pension benefits might hereafter- become due to Rtipert J. Smith. - A Gifferent situation is presented in the case in-- - # - - ~ . € , volving Lawrence D. Kimmel. Mr. Kimmel is still a member of ~ , - 'I~ the City ~Council ot Port St. Lucie. -Orc:inance 74-18, on Fe'aru- . ~ ary 11, 1975, was amended by Ordinance 75-3. The amended_ ~ Ordinance provides that any elected officer who has ;~eld office ~ • - 9 - ~ ~f ~r~.R~IGr