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BILL NO. 8242 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILM~{BER SCHOOMER ORDINANCE NO. 6026 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, RELATING TO RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS, BY REPEALING SECTION 25-24 AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS "SECTION 25-24. SAME-PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS REQUIRED; ADJUSTMENT OR TERMINATION OF BENEFITS; REPORTS TO THE BOARD;" CONTAINING AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 25 of the Municipal Code of the City of University City, relating to retirement and pensions, is hereby amended by repealing Section 25-24 and enacting in lieu thereof a new section to be known as "Section 25-24. Same- Physical Examinations Required; Adjustment or Termination of Benefits; Reports to the Board;" so that said section, as so amended, shall read as follows: Section 25-24. Same-Physical Examinations Required; Adjustment or Termination of Benefits: Reports to the Board. The Board of Trustees shall have the right to require every employee receiving disability benefits under this article, prior to attaining age fifty-five (55), to undergo a physical examination by the physician or medical board designated by the Board of Trustees at such reasonable times as the Board shall deem necessary. Should any such examination disclose that the employee is able to resume their employment as a police officer or firefighter, the right of such employee to further benefits hereunder shall terminate, and any such employee refusing to submit to any such examination shall receive no further disability benefits pending such employee's submission thereto. If such refusal continues for a period of one (1) year, all rights of such employee to retirement or disability benefits under this article shall terminate. In the event any employee receiving disability benefits should subsequently be found to have recovered from such disability, then the Board of Trustees shall notify the personnel director of the City in writing of the fact and that such employee is eligible to be restored to their former active service. Upon such finding, the personnel director shall restore such employee to their former position with their previous date of rank and longevity therein continuous and inclusive of the period during which such employee was disabled.