Columbus, Georgia

AN ORDINANCE



NO.



Amending Columbus Code, Chapter 16A, so as to increase the membership of the

Board of Trustees for the Columbus, Georgia Employees' Pension Plan, Disability

Income Plan, Death Benefit Plan for Retirees, and Public Safety Pension Plan

from ten members to eleven members; and for other purposes.



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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS:



SECTION 1.



Columbus Code Section 16A-13 (13.01) is hereby amended by deleting

the first sentence in its entirety and by substituting a new first sentence to

read as follows:



"13.01. The plan and fund shall be administered as a trust for the

exclusive benefit of the members and their beneficiaries by a board of eleven

members, consisting of three persons designated by title, six persons

designated by name and two persons designated by a combined process of election

and appointment from departments under the supervision of the city manager and

departments under the supervision of the mayor in his capacity as director of

public safety."



SECTION 2.



Columbus Code Section 16A-13 (13.02) is hereby amended by deleting the first

paragraph in its entirety and by substituting a new first paragraph to read as

follows:



"13.02. The six trustees designated by name shall be selected by the mayor and

shall be subject to approval of the Council of Columbus, Georgia. Of these six

trustees, five shall be selected from the local business community and one

shall be selected from among the membership of the Retired City Employees

Association, Inc. In the event of the resignation, removal, or

disqualification of a trustee designated by name, the mayor shall promptly

designate a replacement trustee subject to approval of the council. The six

trustees designated by name shall serve four-year staggered terms of office as

determined by the mayor and the two-term limitation contained in Section 2-1 of

the Columbus Code shall not apply to the six trustees designated by name."



SECTION 3.



Section 16A-25 (25.01) is hereby deleted in its entirety and there is

substituted a new Section 16A-25 (25.01) to read as follows:



"25.01. The plan and fund shall be administered as a trust for the exclusive

benefit of the members and their beneficiaries by the same board of trustees

designated in Section 16A-13 of this chapter."



SECTION 4.



Section 16A-40 (40.01) is hereby deleted in its entirety and there is

substituted a new Section 16A-40 (40.01) to read as follows:



"40.01. The plan and fund shall be administered as a trust for the exclusive

benefit of the members and their beneficiaries by the same board of trustees

designated in Section 16A-13 of this chapter."





SECTION 5.



Section 16A-53 (53.01) is hereby deleted in its entirety and there is

substituted a new Section 16A-53 (53.01) to read as follows:



"53.01. The plan and fund shall be administered as a trust for the exclusive

benefit of the members and their beneficiaries by the same board of trustees

designated in Section 16A-13 of this chapter."



SECTION 6.



All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are

hereby repealed.



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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the

______ day of ________, 2002; introduced a second time at a regular meeting of

said Council held on the ______ day of ________, 2002, and adopted at said

meeting by the affirmative vote of ________ members of said Council.









Councilor Allen voting____________.

Councilor Henderson voting________.

Councilor Hunter voting___________.

Councilor McDaniel voting_________.

Councilor Poydasheff voting_______.

Councilor Rodgers voting__________.

Councilor Smith voting____________.

Councilor Suber voting____________.

Councilor Turner Pugh voting______.

Councilor Woodson voting__________.







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TINY B. WASHINGTON BOBBY G. PETERS

CLERK MAYOR