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INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Sharpe, Jr. DATE: April 20, 2009 BILL NO. 9037 ORDINANCE NO. 6783 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.62 OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE POLICE AND FIREFIGHTER'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 2.62 RELATING TO THE DETERMINATION OF BASE SALARY WITH RESPECT TO RETIREES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 2.62 of the University City Municipal Code, relating to the police and firefighter's retirement system, is hereby amended as follows: A. As used in this chapter: "Base salary" means the greater of: 1. The highest monthly salary according to the salary range, as contained in Section 1, Schedule B of the payroll ordinances then in use for a police officer and firefighter or paramedic firefighter, plus any salary increase because of twenty (20) years of service. If the amounts for such police officer and firefighter or paramedic firefighter (whichever is the highest salary of the fire group) are not the same, the mean of the two amounts shall be used as the base salary herein; or 2. Effective January 1, 2005, one-thirty-sixth (1/36) of the aggregate compensation paid to an employee during such employee's last three years of service; provided, however, that this subsection (2) shall not apply for purposes of determining funeral benefits under Section 2.62.150(C). "Board of trustees" or "board" means and refers to the board of trustees of the police and firemen's retirement fund established pursuant to Chapter 2.50. "Compensation" means the wage or salary paid an employee for any period excluding expense allowances, but including employee contributions to the police and firemen's retirement fund treated as employer contributions under Section 2.62.050. "Service" means the time employed in either the police department or the fire department, or a combination of the two; and such employee has contributed to this uniformed pension plan during such time.