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INTRODUCED BY DATE: April 20, 2009 <br />BILL NO 9037 ORDINANCE NO <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.62 OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY MUNICIPAL <br />CODE, RELATING TO THE POLICE AND FIREFIGHTER’S RETIREMENT SYSTEM, BY <br />AMENDING SECTIONS 2.62 RELATING TO THE DETERMINATION OF BASE SALARY <br />WITH RESPECT TO RETIREES. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI <br />AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. Chapter 2.62 of the University City Municipal Code, relating to the police and <br />firefighter’s retirement system, is hereby amended as follows: <br />A. As used in this chapter: <br /> “Base salary” means the greater of: <br /> 1. The highest monthly salary according to the salary range, as contained in Section <br />1, Schedule B of the payroll ordinances then in use for a police officer and firefighter or <br />paramedic firefighter, plus any salary increase because of twenty (20) years of service. If <br />the amounts for such police officer and firefighter or paramedic firefighter (whichever is <br />the highest salary of the fire group) are not the same, the mean of the two amounts shall <br />be used as the base salary herein; or <br /> 2. Effective January 1, 2005, one-thirty-sixth (1/36) of the aggregate compensation <br />paid to an employee during such employee’s last three years of service; provided, <br />however, that this subsection (2) shall not apply for purposes of determining funeral <br />benefits under Section 2.62.150(C). <br /> “Board of trustees” or “board” means and refers to the board of trustees of the police and <br />firemen’s retirement fund established pursuant to Chapter 2.50. <br /> “Compensation” means the wage or salary paid an employee for any period excluding <br />expense allowances, but including employee contributions to the police and firemen’s <br />retirement fund treated as employer contributions under Section 2.62.050. <br /> “Service” means the time employed in either the police department or the fire <br />department, or a combination of the two; and such employee has contributed to this <br />uniformed pension plan during such time. <br /> “Widow” means the spouse of a member at the date of his or her retirement or at the date <br />of his or her death if he or she dies before retirement. <br /> <br />