Bill 080930
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by amending Section 22-202, entitled "Membership after Transfer of Employment," by allowing any police or fire employee, appointed to the position of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of the Police or Fire Departments, to retain membership in the retirement plan covering such member's prior employment, all under certain terms and conditions.
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“Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, Bill 080930 is being called up for Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar today. I understand Bill 080527 is going to be amended. 4/23/09 - STATED - 2ND READING”
Councilwoman Tasco · Stated Meeting, April 23, 2009 · Apr 23, 2009 · official transcript, this passage
“Thank you. At this time, I would ask the Chief Clerk to please read Bill No. 080930.”
Council President Verna · Stated Meeting, April 23, 2009 · Apr 23, 2009 · 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 was referred Bill No. 080930, entitled "An ordinance amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Public Employees Retirement Code,' by amending Section 22-202, entitled 'Membership After Transfer of Employment,' by allowing any police or fire employee, appointed to the position of Comm…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, April 16, 2009 · Apr 16, 2009 · official transcript, this passage
“Madam President, I move that the rules of Council be suspended so to permit first reading this day of Bill No. 080930. (Duly seconded.)”
Councilman Green · Stated Meeting, April 16, 2009 · Apr 16, 2009 · official transcript, this passage
Status timeline
- Dec 4, 2008Referred · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 4, 2008Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
- Apr 2, 2009HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Labor and Civil Service
- Apr 2, 2009HEARING HELD · Committee on Labor and Civil Service
- Apr 2, 2009REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Labor and Civil Service
- Apr 16, 2009ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Apr 16, 2009SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
- Apr 16, 2009ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Apr 23, 2009READ · CITY COUNCIL
- Apr 23, 2009PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
- Apr 29, 2009SIGNED · MAYOR
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..Title Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," by amending Section 22-202, entitled "Membership after Transfer of Employment," by allowing any police or fire employee, appointed to the position of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of the Police or Fire Departments, to retain membership in the retirement plan covering such member's prior employment, all under certain terms and conditions. ..Body WHEREAS, A large number of police and fire employees have given years of dedicated service to the City; and WHEREAS, Some of those employees have been appointed to the position of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of the Police and Fire Departments; and WHEREAS, Such appointments require those police and fire employees to transfer to the retirement plan of the division to which they have transferred; thereby depriving them of the rights and related benefits of their previous retirement plan; and WHEREAS, Council wishes to rectify this discrepancy by allowing any police or fire employee, appointed to the position of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of the Police or Fire Departments, to retain membership in the retirement plan covering the member's prior employment; now, therefore THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 22-202 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: TITLE 22. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT CODE. * * * CHAPTER 22-200. MEMBERSHIP. * * * § 22-202. Membership after Transfer of Employment. (1) Transfers between divisions. After transferring employment between divisions, a member's retirement rights and related benefits are determined solely by the provisions of the appropriate plan of the division into which the member has transferred. Credited service under the plan of the member's previous division is automatically transferred as credited service to the appropriate plan of the member's new division except in the following cases: * * * (e) If any member of Plan A, Plan B, Plan D, Plan J or Plan X of the Retirement System is appointed Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of the Fire or Police Department, the member shall retain membership in the plan covering the member's prior employment. * * * SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately. _____________________________ Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added. ..End 2