(a) General. The ordinance shall be administered by the board.
(b) Powers and duties. The board shall have such powers as may be necessary to discharge its duties hereunder, including without limitations, the complete discretion to construe and interpret the ordinance, determine eligibility to participate, compute any benefits payable, grant or deny any benefit claims, review any claim denials and to give directions to the trustee under any grantor trust referred to in § 2.5-232(e) hereof. The board may delegate its duties hereunder as it deems appropriate, including to any committee it may appoint or to the executive director.
(c) Amendment, termination, etc. The city may, in its absolute discretion, from time to time, amend, suspend or terminate in whole or in part, and if terminated reinstate, any or all of the provisions of the ordinance.
(d) Nonguarantee of employment. Nothing contained in this ordinance shall be construed as a contract of employment between the city and any employee, or as providing a right of any employee to be continued in the employment of the city, or as a limitation of the right of the city to discharge any of its employees, with or without cause.
(e) Nonalienation of benefits. To the extent permitted by law, benefits payable under this ordinance shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary. Any unauthorized attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, charge or otherwise dispose of any right to benefits payable hereunder shall be void. No part of the assets of the city shall be subject to seizure by legal process resulting from any attempt by creditors of or claimants against any member (or beneficiary), or any person claiming under or through the foregoing, to attach his or her interest under the ordinance.
(f) Liability. No member of the board shall be liable for any act or action, whether of omission or commission, taken by any other member, or by any officer, agent or employee of the city or of any such body, nor, except in circumstances involving his or her bad faith, for anything done or omitted to be done by himself or herself.
(Ord. 20471-10-2012, § 2, passed 10-23-2012)