Resolution 7631 RESOLUTION NO. 7631
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida, that it is deemedto be to the best interest
of said City to secure the passa°e, at the 1951 Session of
the State Legislature, of a bill entitled:
"AN ACT AMENDING CHAPTER 23414, LAWS OF FLORIDA,
SPECIAL ACTS OF 1945, ENTITLED: "AN ACT CREATING
IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH A SYSTEM OF PENSIONS
FOR DISABILITY AND RETIREMENT FROM SERVICE OF
MEMBERS OF POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS EMPLOYED
BY APPOINTMENT OR OTHERWISE IN SAID DEPARTMENT IN
SAID CITY, AND TO PROVIDE A FUND IN SAID CITY TO
BE KNOWN AS THE CITY PENSION FUND FOR FIREMEN AND
POLICEMEN AND PROVIDING FURTHER FOR THE CREATION
OF A BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN SAID CITY, PRESCRIBING
THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF SUCH BOARD, PROVIDING FOR
THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN SUMS TO ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED
IN THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN SAID CITY AS
SHALL i AVE RETIRED AND HAVE BEEN RETIRED AND THEIR
DEPENDENTS, TO FURTHER PRESCRIBE THE QUALIFICATIONS
AS TO WHO SHALL bE ELIGIBLE AND WHO SHALL RECEIVE
A PENSION UNDER THIS ACT; PROVIDING FOR THE INVEST-
MENT AND SAFEKEEPING OF THE FUNDS CREATED UNDER
THIS ACT; PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF THE SUB-
J4CT OF PENSIONS TO ALL PERSONS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE
THE SAME AND TO PROVIDE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND CREATED HEREUNDER;
PROVIDING FOR TUE LEVY OF AD VALOREM AND EXCISE
TAXES FOR SAID PENSION FUND; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SUB-
MISSION OF SAID ACT TO A REFERENDUM OF THE QUALI-
FIEDD VOTERS OF SAID CITY" ; PROVIDING FOR THE RETURN
TO MEMBERS OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS TOGETHER WITH
INTEREST AND FOR THE INCLUSION TOWARD CREDITABLE
PENSIO>> SERVICE TIME OF THE PERIOD OF TIME MEMBERS
WORK FOR THE CITY OTHER. THAN IN THE POLICE AND FIRE
DEPARTMENTS AND DEFINING THE STATUS OF MEMBERS WHO
SERVE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE WHILE THE UNITED STATES
IS A COMBATANT UNDER DIRECTION OF THE UNITED NATIONS. "
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this aesolution and
of said Bill be furnished to the Honorable R. B. Gautier, Jr. ,
the Honorable Robert L. Floyd, the honorable George Okell, and
the honorable Dante b. Fascell, Members of the Florida Legis-
lature from Dade County, and that they each be respectfully
requested to see that said Bill be introduced and passed at
said. Session.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 16th day of May, A. D. 1951.
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Attest :
Tity Clerk -`
OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY - CITY HALL - MIAMI BEACH 39, FLORIDA
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