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1 have enclosed for vour information a revi sed Sumnarv of Retirement Plan
~e~tures which covers all current emolovee particioants under the Retirement
Act of 19l!9.
Ihis revision is intended to hiohlioht the recent imorovements made to the
l~aq Reti.rement Plan. As vou wUl likelv know. Citv Council pa'ised
ordinences emendino the Citv Charter so as to oro~ide_for the use ofa~nual
ave.raoe earninos fo.r the final three (3) vears in' the calculationuof
retirement Income. lhe oid~Qrmui~~was'6ased,on the_last five (5) vears.
this means thet tvoical future retirees wl1lenfov an increased- ~ension.
Further. chanoes were made to orovide for an unreduced '(10U%) benefit to a
survivino spouse should an efrolovee die while emnloved bv the tib';-" eHer
h~vl~,~__.re~~~ed ~~_!_~~~:'-_i~~__!??Lii}~Fi' e 'fnlnArm.m' oLJe6~UO)~x~~~s"s~_;:vice.
rhis llrorovement follows other m~lor IgB7 lrrorovements 1n the City'S
emolovee b~netit oeck~oe includina imnrov~nts in orouP health insurance.
the introdur:tion bf a new Retir~mI?nt Pl::m for orevioLlslv uncover~d
emnlovees. a deterred comPensation oroaram end the additlon~l paid holidav
honorina Or. Martin L. Kina. Jr.
rhe st...IP[lort and corrmitment received
merroers of Citv Council I3S sured our
improvements.
from Havor Cherle~
success in securina
A. OeVanev ::1nd
these benefit
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If vou should htwe env r:tuestions reoardino these new chanoes. tllease do not
hesitate to call me at 821-1793. ~
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(, REf lREMENT ACT OF 1 CJ49:-~'
CITY OF PU;USTA. GA. !.
Sltt'ARy OF RETIREK.NT Pl..PH FEAT~S
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.1GIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Mandatorv at the date of. employment for all emolovee! elioible
under the maximun aoe l1mftaUons hired durino the period March
1, 19119 to Oecerrber 31'., 1986.
~TICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS: Each participant hired on or after Julv 1. 1980 contributes 8%
of their earninas toward the cost at the plan. Each participant
hired before Julv 1. 1980 contributes 5~ of their earninas
toward the cost of the plan.
NORMAL RETIREMENT:
Twentv-five (2S) vears of service and sixtv (60) vears of aoe
for participants not class Hied' 'as Public Satetv Personnel.
Fiftv-five (SS) vears of aoe' with twenty-five (25) years of
service for Public Safety Personnel.
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EARLY RETIREMENT: Twentv (20) years of service and fiftv-five (5S) years
of aoe for participants not classified as Public Safety
Personnel. Fifty (SO) years of ace for Public Safety
Personnel. One-half percent (1/2%j penalty for each
month up to a'maximum of Sixty months short of normal
retirement age and !eryice. '
BENEFIT Frntt.JlA: lwo percent (2.0\) times vears of service up to
a maximum of sixty (60\): times the annual averaae
of the final three (3) years earnines. If credited
seryice Is thirtv-seven or more years a 1 2/3 multiple
may be used times vears of service: times the annual
averaQe of the final three (3) years e~rninQs.
VESTING: Fortv-five (4S) years of aoe with fifteen (15) years
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of servlce entitles the emplovee to freeze their pension
benefit until the elioible retirementaQe.
DISABILITY BENEFITS:
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SURVIVORS BENEFITS:
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If totallv and permanently disabled in the performance
of duty the participant will receive a minimum of SO% of
the annual averaQe of the tinal three (3) vears earninQs. If
disabled from any cause after 10 vears service. entitlement
is based on 2% times years of service: times the annual
averaoe of the tina! three (3) vears of service.
An employee may elect an alternative retirement allowance which
would reduce the normal allowance but provide for continued
selected level of beneti t paYment to the entJlovees' survivino
spouse. The employee must file a written notice of their
election of this option at least three (3) vears before they
become elioible tor retirement or be subtect to passino a
medical examination at the time ot election. A chance of
beneficiarv may be oranted in the event of death or divorce.
If an employee dies while employed bv the City. and. at the
time of death. has reached ace fifty-five (55) and has a
mlnimun of ten (10) vears of service. the, survivino spouse
~h~ll be entitled to en unreduced (lOf~) survivor pension
calculated as it' the ~LoYee had retired on the date ot death.
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further reasonable roles and regulations for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Section 4. Contributions. There shall be deducted by the
Comptroller from the salary, wages or remunerations due
each such future employee' at each pay period a sum ,equal
to five per cent thereof which deductions shall be paid at
once into the general retirement fund. The City shall con-
tribute annually to the said fund sun1S sufficient on sound
actuarial principles, with the conb:ibutions of their respective
future employees, to provide future pensions for such future
employees based on services rendered by them. The Comp-
troller shall certify to the chief executive of the eity as
designated by the City Council of Augusta the sums necces-
sary to be appropriated each year upon the basis of the
acturial survey and valuation hereinafter provided. The
sums so appropriated shall be paid into the general retirement
fund at such times as the comptroller shall require. It shall
be the the duty of the chief executive and the City Council
of Augusta to cause to be made within six months after the
effective date this Act, and at intervals of not less than
five years thereafter, an aeturial survey and valuation of
each of the several pension systen1s of the city.
Section 5. Retirement: Any employe':, contributing to the
general retirement fund shall be entitled to retire on a pen-
sion to be paid from said general rctirenlent fund as follows
and not othcrcwise:
(1) On his 0\Vl1 motion upon attaining the age of fifty-five
years if a fireman or policeman, or sixty-five years if em-
ployed in any other capacity, provided such employee has
had at least twenty-five years of continuous service with the
city.
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(2) Automatically upon attaining the age of sixty years
if a policeman or fireman, or seventy years if employed in any
other capacity, provided such employee has had at least
twenty-five years of continuous service with the city.
(3) Upon becoming, irrespective of the duration of his
employment totally and permanently disabled from engaging
in any gainful employment as the result of illness or injury
incurred in the performance of duty and not caused by his
o'NIl wilful misconduct or intoxication.
(4) Upon becoming, after ten years of service, totally and
permanently disabled from engaging in any gainful employ-
ment as tlle result of illness or injury from any cause arising,
provided that no employee shall be entitled to a pension
on account of disability caused by his own wilful misconduct
or intoxication.
(5) The continuance of disability shall be determined at
intervals of not more than one year by medical examination
as provided in Section 3 of this Act.
Section 6. Continuity of Service. Periods of absence of not
more than ninety (90) days in anyone calendar year or ab-
sence in the armed forces of the United States in time of
war shall not be considered as breaking continuity of service.
Other absences of more than ninety days by reason of leave
of absence granted by the City Council or by reason of dis-
ability established by the evidenced of the attending physi-
and/or a physician appointed by the cheif executive of the city
~s designated by the City Council of Augusta shall not be con-
Gidered as breaking continuity of service but shall not be
counted in determining the amount of the pension.
Section 7. Amount of retirement allowance. After retire-
ment in accordance Witll the provisions of this act a future
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retire~ent of c~rtain cm?lcyces of
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app::-oved February 25, 19~9 (Ga. L~~s
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so as ~o ?r0vi~e for an increase ()f be~e~its ~o=
5 ~e~ired cmplo~'ecs ba5ed C~ che U~ited St2~CS Ccn5~~er Price
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to p=ov:..de
fer vested pc~sion ri;ht5 for employees
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and ca~ly ~cti~e~~~t with a rcc~ce6 Fercfrnt~ge of ac~=uec
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bcnefi~; t~ =cpeal co~~lictin; laws; and for Gt~er pur-poses.
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BE IT L!l;>.::TED EY THE GENE?J\L I\SSEl-lBLY 0: GEO?Gli\:
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An Act ?rovid~ng a pension system for
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r~ti=eT:'\ent of
certain e~p10yQes of the City
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(Ga. La'v.'s 1:;~9, p.
1070), as
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up?ro'..ed
Fe':>ruary 25,
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is hereby amended by
adding subpa=~graph
2.:ne nd ed,
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the December 31 coinciding with or next
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On
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retirer:lcnt and cO~"'l1encement of
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a r~tired e:nrloyee,
the United
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p~)'1i1ents
to
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States Consu~cr rr~ce Index for the year ending on that
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Dec~~r 31 shall be posted to the reti::-Qc's reco::-d. On
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each
subsequent December 31 therE:~fter,
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CJ1',?loyee is receiving his monthly reti::-ement p2yment,
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the pa~~ent shall ~e adjusted on April 1st of each year
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the ~:nount of the monthly
pc:.Y;i1f::nt
by multiplying
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rece!.;vod during the YC2.r just ending by the I:ldex Ratio.
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The Index Ratio is attained by dividin9 the Consumer
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Price Index for the current year ending on the curr.ent
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December 31 by the Consumer ?rice l;1oc;-: for. the ye2.r
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RatiO is equal to 1.02 or ~cre or is
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each retiree's mo~thly pay~ent shall be increased
or decreased by the amount of the Index Ratio
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If thE: Index Ra,-io is o<!t'^'eC:1 .95 and '1.02, then
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the =etire~ent payments shall not be increased
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f6=thco~ing
year.
In
this
event, the Consumer Price
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"hall be
rep~aced by the Consumer Price Index for the
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Y8ar enciing on Decembe r 31 ,,'hen the benef i ts were
last
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This
particular set of mechanics will avoid
the :12.cessity of increasin9 the benefits in any year by
less
than 2\ upwards or by less than 5% downwards but
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will allow for such minor variations
in
the Consumer
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?rice Index to be acc~ulated forward forrecogni tion in
subsequent years.
However, no pension benef.its shall be
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reduced
belol.
the
origir.al
amount granted.
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aforesaid adjustments shall be payable to all employees
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retired prior to tbe date of this Act ,as well
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as those who retire in
the
fu ture,
and
the Consumer
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Index figure shall be
posted
initially as of
December 31,1971."
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Said Act is further amended by
adding
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sub?aragraph (6) to Section 5 to read as follows:
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On his own motion
an ,employee
can make
application for early retirement at any time withi~ five
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years of his normal retirement Ctlte
as
set
forth in
5ub?aragraph
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hereof provided he has completed at
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least 20 years of continuous service with the city. In
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such
event,
the employee's retirement benefit would be
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calculated in the same manner as for normal retirement
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provided in Section 7
of this Act reflecting the
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~vcrtlge ~nnu~l rate of pay and continuous service as of
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the date of tcrminati0n.
If the employee elects to have
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his
;:>ension
co;wnencc
irnr.lcdietely.
the
payment
so
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calculated shull be reduced by one-~al: of one percent
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for each month
that his
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at th e
tir.le of early
retirement is less than the
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as
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Said Act is further amended by adding
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s'.Jbparagraph (7) to Section 5 to re.:ld as :0110.....5:
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Upon becoming. after twenty years of service,
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permunently separated involuntwrily by
oction 0:
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City .....ithout any fClult on the employeG's' ?a::t, provided
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thut such provision would not apply if such employee
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offered
.:mother position .....ith the City of hugusta with
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:10 reduction in salary."
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Said Act is further ar.lcndcd by
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sUbpClrag::aph (1) to Section 9 to read as follo.....s:
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further that any
employee who
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terminates his employment with
the City
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completed Clt least
15 years of ~ontinuous service and
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who hus attaincd the age of at least 45,
shall have a
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right
to l3 vc~tcd
pension in lieu of a refund of his
con,:ribt:tions,
payable
at
his
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retirement age as
provided in sub;:>araSrarh
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of
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Section 5 of this hct without reduction or at an earlier
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retirement age .....ith
a {eduction
as
provided
in
subparag:::aph
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of Section 5 of this hct.
The vested
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percentage of his accrued benefit at the
time of
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termination ~.ill be equal to SO't if he had completed 15
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years of service plus <:n additional 10% for each YC<lr 0':
continuous service in excess of 15 years up to a maximum
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vested percentage of 100lof his accrued benefits
upon
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CO="pl'2tioll of
20 or more years
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employe~'s length of service and a~e~age a~nual rate
pay determined as of the date of su=h teTmination."
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The accrued benefit is calculated i~ the
same
ma~ner as
for normal
retirement but reflecti~9 :he
Section 5. All laws and part::; of lLlws ':':1 co:-.flict
~iththis Act arc hereby repeLlled.
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A BILL
to be r~Dti tled an Act to amend an Act granting ;), chc:rtz>.I' to '!',j'll2
C:i_ty of r^,l.lgu~)t(;:, incorporating it a~3 the City Ccnmci,l of .'.1Ui!;l:stc'c
(Georgia Laws 1798) approved January 31st, 1798 and the several acts
amendatory thereof so as to provide for the permanent tenure for
certain officers <.'.nd employees oi' the C:i.ty Coun,cil of Al.1gu3tJ:1.; t.o
oxempt c ertr',in offi c er s cmc1 employee s ~'rom th2 DpfJI'cl tj,:-Hl of tLi s Ac t ~
to provide for l'l!les of probat,i.on. of present 2nd fvture off.i.C(;l',s CJ':'
employees affected by this Act; to provide tbnt certain 9rescnt
CJ:1iHClyee s ~nd offi c cr s) on the concH tion s und at the time herein
fixed, shc~ll become perm::~nent employees under tbe terms of thi[; [~ctJ
to :('lrovide ter'rJs of ::;mf-lloyment; to provide rules 8,nc regulations ft)r
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such employees and officc~rs; to prov:lC1r:l a !,~!ar:ner of term:Lnnt1r1,g S1.1d~,
permEiDCl1t employmr:;llt; to C::;l.lthor.;_/~0 the City Council of Ac'vu~;to. to
2,dopt certain rules and rcgulaticms n~18v8nt to sl)ch
em'n~l.ovecs
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offic er s hi~rcuncler 1 ;'lnd felr ather purpo ses.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the GEmer,),l AS~)8mbly f"f t}w ?tE't.C
o.f Georgta1 c~nd it :i,s hereby en&ctc::d by the 3.UthOl'i ty of UlC :';':::rP.t::?
th2t the charter of the City Council of Augusta be ~nd j,t is hcr~by
2:;Hmded by providing for the ~)ermc.:~nent tcnun~ of ccrt"d.l1 o,fficers
c.rd cmpl'-:YC:8s of ti-:'8 Cj. ty Council of Augu stc:.1. on the t'~rms and C0n-
ditions herein provided for.
SE:ctioIi 2. There is J.nciuclod wi tL:Ln the provisions of tl';is 2ct
r'11 '::m'~)loyecs of tl18 Ci ty C:)tlDcil of AU!2;!.Ast.a ij,'ho otherv"J.se meet t":c
de~:;cri~)tions c;,rd defini tio1.ls herein ;::,no. TIlo arc:) not spec.:ific~llly (:,':-
eluded under the terms of this act. There is excluded fr0~ tho pro-
visions of this act the cmploye8s of tbe Univ€rsit~ Haspital; of-
ficers elected by a vote of the electorate; members of the City Fire
aJiC1 Police rJ'clpart[,J<mts; casual employc8sj the ;;':r.:Y'Ji" s SGcrot:::ry;
Ntr.:ynr's btencJgraphGl'; special officer to t.(w Ni8YCH'j City Att,:)rncy;
ond assistant Cit~ Attorney.
Scctirm 3. Definitions: As l.lsecl in t.hi~: act, t'he i'o11o":ix'g
terms O:',I'd ~)hr<>sE~s shall hEV0 tlle follov':tng de::1crtt)t:.:>d !n(~Dnir1C:[), t()-
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(<::) "ErnploY''::t''?'' sholl inclu(](~ o.lJ orir<LoYC;l':S ,,'rd c>ff ,L c~:'rs of" th:,c;
C:i.ty of Augusta electc:d by ell'.y Ccnmc5.1;; ::'r').!01.1:t',':'C1, (Jr prr]pl'J~'ccJ LY~! 1-.';1;
M,:',:'Ol', 2, C()1,;ncil Comm1ttc',:,:, or Comrnitte:'c: Cl':C'J'lnr)z,n; l.'pcm authc.rit:'/ of
th(:~ Ci ty Council, it' he' com,,~s ',vi t.hin the inclllded clr~3i:zni').ti~m ::;s s:"t
forth in Section 2 of this act.
(b) fiCi tyP cmd !lCi ty Coun~il" shElII l1)C;Df1 th~; City C01.:rC'i.l (:':!
AllgUf::'te..
(c) The masculine sh&11 incJ,ude th0 f8mini,nc CT'( sighv],ar the
plur21, wherever the co~tcxt reruiros it.
(c:) "Effective date" sl'Jall iTi03D til<::) first d<:<' follo'Fj.ng the 1:~'fl-
proval of this act by tho Governor.
(e) The term year as used herein clcfinirg the ~JrabG,tif)n[;t:'C'y
pcr10c1 of
c'ny ernploYE:es
shCl.ll ;neRn
1:,':0
hundred 2nd seventv-fivs (~75)
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~~rking days of twelve consecutive months Doriod of c8ntinuous 8m-
ployr;junt, incluoine such ptC)ric)d o.s me),y :havc O;::0?r. orli);:',y b,~ ollly:ecl
for anDu21 V3c2tions.
(f) IIEmploymont" she,ll lncluc.lc service in off,i.ce.
(g) "CoDti.m,lOlJS orrpl:Jymcnt" sh9.11'('~;':cD Cl'1p.lC'y:rj::f1t unbrol':0n by
dischr:1rgc or resj.gi18tior.. He-elect,ion, or r(:-CJl-)pointn~'.:;nt ell'. tll8 end
of a tor!71 shall be r egt.1.I'd\.~? D,S COIl U.nllOU S cn;p loyt:<:r:; t.
(h) IlTemnorary 0mp1o=,~C;2!! is cL;fhlCd e,s one y:h,) 1;:;1 S DDt beC!r em-
played far the rcruisite probationary 9criod provided by this Dct, so
as to become a ucrmanent employee.
(i) A "p,;rrmnent empl.oyecl'i is [->.n 81Tlployc:e '''to hc:,s b,.:\:':n continu-
ously cm'ployed for the rcr.uisi te p.cobatio:rJr;lry p(~riod 8S prov,i.d:::d by
the t8rms of thi.s act.
(j) A I1casu;::l cmployec;1< sh21l mean :}D employc;~ 1,','ho :ts '=~i'1pl(ly<;;(l
at d.ifi'erent times clnc1, periods for S}E:c:i.c:'l or t<::mporary work 3.nc1
villOse cm~loyrn(;Dt is not, :mdc;r th0 t,,;rms of this act, contJ.m101J~: for
the probatio~3ry period h2rcin provided for.
Section 4. The prabatio~ary period i3 hereby fixed as one (1)
year of continuolJs 8m,loymant before 2nd/ar aft8r February 1, 18~3,
No t1;;:8 prior to the I!Effective D3.t8!i of this act sh<~ll be c:ot;r>tc~d
or included in the probati8nary period.
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Section 5. All persons who arG on F0bruary 1, 19~9, or therc-
after b~comc permanent employe~s as llorein pruvidcd by h2ving served
the re~uisite probationary period 2nd otherwise corning within the
terms of this G,Ct. shall continue in their employm'2::lt until ~lJch em-
ployment is terminated as hereinafter set out.
Section 6. On and after February 1st, 19~9, the tenure of per-
manent employees shall be until they ar8 r?moved or discharg0d for
the following reasons, only whether committed prior to or after the
date of the passage of this ~ct:
(a) Failure of an employee to pay any of his just d2bts when
ordered to do so by the City Council of Augusta.
(b) Dishonesty; or immoral conduct; or insubordination.
(c) Mental or physical incapacity to discharce th~ dutios of
the position h2ld by such employee.
(d) Drunkardncss or Us(? of intoxicating liquors, narcotics or
other habit formine drugs to such a.n extent that the use th8r~of has
or will interfere with the mental or physical fitness of the cm9loyecs
or which interferes 'Ni th the employee prope:rly [.Jcrforming the functions
and duties of his position in any manner, or being under the in-
fluence of intoxicating li~uors in any ~ublic place.
(e) Final conviction of a felony ot misdemeanor involving maral
turpitude.
(r) Discourteous treatment to the public or any other act of
omission or commission seriously tcndinB to impair the municipal
service.
(g) Violation of any rules of the City Council promulgated for
the gov(rning of the employees of the City.
Sc:ction '7. The Ci ty Council of August;::. may cli~chrJ,rGo) CL;ffi()tc,
reduc8 or su~pend without pay any permanent employ~e or may dc1egHte
to thr:' Mayor or to a Commi tt(-;c of CounCil, or to a Chairmi:::,n of the
Com~ittee of Council the power to discharge a permQnent ernpln~rC2 for
violation of ~ny of the preceding sections of this act.
Section 8. Upon b8ing so discharged, suspended vithout pay} de-
moted or reduced in rank, such employee may, within ten (10) 02:'5 o!.'
such discharge, file a written demand with the Clerk of Council for
an inv2sti[8tion of such charges and for a written statement of th~
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in rank was made and it sh~ll become the duty of th2 Clerk of the
Ci ty Cow;c il of AI.' gu sta to furnl s11 to the Mo.yor, Ci ty Counei 1, Council
Committee, or Committee Chairman discharging s~ch employee ~ith G
copy of the demand for an investigation of said charges. Thereafter
it shall be the duty of the City Council, or Mayor} or Committ8e, or
Commi tt(~G Ch8.irman disch':'Hging, suspending or dl:>moting such .'J8rson to
file ~ith the C12rk of th0 City C011DCil a writt2n stntcw0nt of the
graunds of such discharge, 3uspcnsi0n or demotion. This statom2nt
.shall 1:1('l filqd wi thin five (5) clays from tlK receipt of thJ dc;n;md
therefor, and within five (5) days aft0r such filing b0 furnishod to
the e~ployce hy the Clerk of Council, or his deputy, upon his calling
at the offic0 of the Clork therefor. Thcr~aft8r within ten (10) days
from the date of furnishing to such cmployo0 copy of such charges,
the City Council shall, aftor not less than five (5) days notice to
the omployee, conduct an investigation 2nd public trial of such
charges, wi th th() ri.';ht of the employci; to b€ n:,~C!~)tmt Emd ri~9r':;s;m,tcd
by counsel and/or any oth~r committee of his chnnsing not excc0ding
five (5) in number) and to subpoena witnesses and to offer testimony.
Upon the conclusion of such hC2.ring, ClJuncj.l shall vote: on the C)ues-
tion of whether the charges aeainst the employee shall he sustained
or whether he sh311 bo reinstated. If found not euilty, he shall be
r8illstatod and hIs salary, wages or cornpcnsDtirm, shG,ll be; un intcr-
rupt~d. If found guilty, by a majority vote of the total ~embarship
of Council, hG may be discharEed, suspend(;d further o:Jithout pa;r, or
reinstated with a loss of pay for tho tLnc he has b8;,,:,n und;~r ~jUS-
pension.
Suction 9. Any citizen may prefer chargos in ~riting by filing
such charges v',lith th(~ Cl(;rl\. of Council. 1\ copy of ~;uch Cn2I'f,c S ,SllClll
thereafter, within ton (10) days, ~G personally served llpon such em-
ploYCG by the Clerk of Council, or his deputy. Th8 trial of such om-
playee shall thereafter proceed as set out in Section 8 hereof.
Section 10. Nothing h~roin contained shall restrict the rights
of th8 Ci ty Council of Augusta to -oona fide abolish an~' posi tion l"1:;11
by any permanent emploY8c or oth0r employec, provided, haw8ver) that
if abolitibn of position is rGstorod to us subt8rfuge to discharge
such 'Jrnployee, 1:0 sha.ll haVe; his action thor8of as of breach of con-
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Section 11. No permanGnt employee shall be disch2rged, dsmotod,
or suspended for any political belief, or failure to v0t2 in any
particular way, nor for membership in or affiliations with any orgnui-
zation, labor union, or other association that does not dffect i1:L~.i
efficiency as an employee.
Section 12. The Ci ty Council of Augusta sh.g,ll mate 2,11 YJ2C.,)S;-:,sn:
rules and regulations for the carrying into effect of this act, and
for the employmc'nt of future emplo~'8es including provisions [or' 8
physic;,;l examination of fubJre 2mploY~Gs.
Section 13. City Council shall have the right to tra~sf0r aD~
Gmployce from one posi tion to e.nothur. Such employciJ shull rl;c'21 V~)
the salary then fixed, or thereafter fixed for the position tn which
t.re.nsferrcd.
Section 14. All acts or parts of acts in conflict h~rewith nre
hereby repealed.
JOHN B. SPIVY
President of the Senate
JOH.N ':'. HPJ',:;:'OND
SccrGtary of the Senate
ROY V. j-IARRI S
Speaker of the House
J I) E BOON E
Clerk of the House
E. D. PIVERS
Governor
State of Georgia. Fulton County
I horebv certify that the above
and fOT(~going is [1' true Clnd co~~-
roct copy of HE fJo. 288
JOE BOONE
Clc~rk of tho E01.1 S8
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