(A) All provisions of the plan shall apply to elected officials and appointees, except to the extent that any provision in this section is different than a provision in any other section of the plan, in which case the provisions of this section shall control with respect to elected officials and appointees.
(1) Participation in this plan shall be mandatory for elected officials and appointees, except that the Mayor and City Commissioners may elect to participate in the elected officers’ class of the Florida Retirement System upon adoption of a Resolution by the City Commission authorizing such participation.
(2) Elected officials and appointees shall acquire a 100% vested interest in this plan upon completing five years of continuous service.
(3) Elected officials and appointees who become members of this plan on the effective date of this ordinance shall be credited with continuous service under the Plan for all years and completed months of city service prior to such date.
(4) The city shall pay the member contribution for elected officials and appointees, and such contribution shall not be deducted from the employee’s pay and shall not be considered a “pick up” pursuant to § 34.025(D). An elected official or appointee member shall not be entitled to withdraw such contributions upon termination of employment.
(5) If an elected official or appointee member terminates city employment and is subsequently reemployed by the city, prior to receipt of retirement benefits, the continuous service earned during the earlier period of employment may be combined with the continuous service earned in the subsequent period of employment for the purpose of calculating the retirement benefits due the member; and if the member attained five or more years of continuous service during the earlier period of employment, such member will be considered to have a 100% vested interest in the plan.
(6) No elected official or appointee member shall serve as Trustee or vote as a member of this plan.
(Ord. 2005-16, passed 12-14-04)