Bill 041005
Amending Title 22 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," including Sections 22-701 and 22-702, to allow for benefits to be paid to trusts for disabled children and disabled adopted children of members, under certain terms and conditions.
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“Aye. The ayes are 16, the nays are 0. A majority of all Members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The last bill to be called for consideration is Bill No. 041005. THE”
Council President Verna · Stated Meeting, January 25, 2005 · Jan 25, 2005 · official transcript, this passage
“To the President and Members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Labor and Civil Service, to which as referred Bill No. 040326 entitled an ordinance amending Title 22 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Public Employees Code," by amending Chapter 22-400 entitled "Disability Benefits," by amending 22-401 and Section 22-402, relating to ordinary disability retirement benefits to delete provision…”
The Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 16, 2004 · Dec 16, 2004 · official transcript, this passage
“And Bill No. 041005, an ordinance amending Title 22 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," to allow for benefits to be paid to trusts for disable children and disabled adopted children of members, under certain terms and conditions.”
The Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 16, 2004 · Dec 16, 2004 · official transcript, this passage
Status timeline
- Nov 18, 2004Referred · CITY COUNCIL
- Nov 18, 2004Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 14, 2004HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Labor and Civil Service
- Dec 14, 2004HEARING HELD · Committee on Labor and Civil Service
- Dec 14, 2004AMENDED · Committee on Labor and Civil Service
- Dec 14, 2004REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Labor and Civil Service
- Dec 16, 2004ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 16, 2004SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 16, 2004ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Jan 25, 2005READ · CITY COUNCIL
- Jan 25, 2005PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
- Feb 10, 2005SIGNED · MAYOR
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..Title Amending Title 22 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," including Sections 22-701 and 22-702, to allow for benefits to be paid to trusts for disabled children and disabled adopted children of members, under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Title 22 of the Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows: CHAPTER 22-700. BENEFICIARIES AND SURVIVORS. §22-701. Designation of Beneficiaries. (1) Permissible designations. The designation of a member's beneficiaries must be in writing and on file with the Board during the member's employment. A member may designate as beneficiaries only individuals within the following categories: (a) The spouse who either lives with the member at the time of the member's death or is entitled to financial support by the member; (b) (.1) natural or adopted child or children of the member (.2) a trust for the benefit of a disabled natural child or a disabled adopted child of the member, providing that the following conditions are met: (.a) the beneficiary of the trust shall be irrevocable no later than the date of the retirement or death of the member, whichever occurs first, (.b) The trust must be a valid trust under Pennsylvania law or would be but for the fact that there is no trust corpus, (.c) the trust must be irrevocable, (.d) the beneficiaries of the trust must be identifiable from the trust instrument, (.e) a copy of the trust must be provided to the Pension Board within thirty (30) days of the date of the member's submission of the document designating the trust as a survivor, and (.f) in the case of an annual benefit to be paid monthly "for life" under this Ordinance, the determining life shall be the lifetime of the irrevocable beneficiaries of the trust; (c) parents or parent of the member; * * * §22-702. Designation of Survivors. (1) Permissible designations. Each member shall make an irrevocable designation of survivors upon retirement. The designation of a member's survivors must be in writing and on file with the Board. A member may designate only the following individuals: (a) spouse; (b) (.1) natural or adopted child or children of the member (.2) a trust for the benefit of a disabled natural child or a disabled adopted child of the member, providing that the following conditions are met: (.a) the beneficiary of the trust shall be irrevocable no later than the date of the retirement or death of the member, whichever occurs first, (.b) The trust must be a valid trust under Pennsylvania law or would be but for the fact that there is no trust corpus, (.c) the trust must be irrevocable, (.d) the beneficiaries of the trust must be identifiable from the trust instrument, (.e) a copy of the trust must be provided to the Pension Board within thirty (30) days of the date of the member's submission of the document designating the trust as a survivor, and (.f) in the case of an annual benefit to be paid monthly "for life" under this Ordinance, the determining life shall be the lifetime of the irrevocable beneficiaries of the trust; (c) parents or parent of the member; * * * SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall [take effect immediately] be effective retroactively from January 1, 2002. _______________________________________ EXPLANATION: [Brackets] denote matter deleted. Underlining denotes new matter added. ..End ?? ?? ?? ??