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ORDINANCE NO. rt};;; <t
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUGUSTA 1949
GENERAL RETIREMENT FUND (GA. L. 1949, p. 1070, AS
AMENDED BY GA. L. 1966, p. 3351; GA. L. 1968, p. 2457;
GA. L. 1971, p. 3796; GA. L. 1975, p. 2936; GA. L. 1980,
p. 3198; GA. L. 1981, p. 4373; ORDINANCE ~O. 5245, MARCH
18, 1985; ORDINANCE NO. 5330, APRIL 7, ~986; ORDINANCE
NO. 5331, APRIL 7, 1986; ORDINANCE NO. 5397, FEBRUARY
16, 1987; ORDINANCE NO. 5398, FEBRUARY 16, 1987;
ORDINANCE NO. 5457, DECEMBER 7, 1987; ORDINANCE NO.
5458, DECEMBER 21, 1987; GA. L. 1988, p. 5224; GA. L.
1988, p. 5425; GA. L. 1988, p. 5428; GA. L. 1989, p.
5268; GA. L. 1990, p. 5386; ORDINANCE NO. 5700, JUNE 21,
1993; GA. L. 1994, p. 5276; ORDINANCE NO. 5776, APRIL
17, 1996; ORDINANCE NO. 5863, SEPTEMBER 3, 1996;
ORDINANCE NO. 5864, SEPTEMBER 3, 1996), ENACTED PURSUANT
TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA
ANNOTATED WHICH PROVIDE FOR HOME RULE BY MUNICIPALITIES
AND PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF GEORGIA WHICH PROVIDE FOR HOME RULE BY
COUNTIES; SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CREDITED SERVICE BE
MEASURED BY MONTHS RATHER THAN YEARS; TO REPEAL
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION, AS SUCCESSOR TO
THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY AUTHORITY OF
THE SAME AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of Augusta 1949 Augusta Retirement System (Ga.
L. 1949, p. 1070, as amended by Ga. L. 1966, p. 3351; Ga. L. 1968, p. 2457; Ga.
L. 1971, p. 3796; Ga. L. 1975, p. 2936; Ga. L. 1980, p. 3198; Ga. L. 1981, p.
4373; Ordinance No. 5245, March 18, 1985; Ordinance No. 5330, April 7, 1986;
Ordinance No. 5331, April 7, 1986; Ordinance No. 5397, February 16, 1987;
Ordinance No. 5398, February 16, 1987; Ordinance No. 5457, December 7, 1987;
Ordinance No. 5458, December 21, 1987; Ga. L. 1988, p. 5224; Ga. L. 1988, p.
5425; Ga. L. 1988, p. 5428; Ga. L. 1989, p. 5268; Ga. L. 1990, p. 5386; Ordinance
No. 5700, June 21, 1993; Ga. L. 1994, p. 5276; Ordinance No. 5776, April 17,
1996;-Ordinance No. 5863, September 3, 1996; Ordinance No. 5864, September 3,
1996) is hereby amended by deleting Section VII (adopted as Section 76 of the
Charter of the City of Augusta), to wit:
After retirement on or after January 1, 1995 in
accordance with the provisions of this Act, an employee
shall receive during his lifetime a pension, payable
monthly, at an annual rate amounting to 2.15% of his
average annual rate of pay for the last three years of
his service, multiplied by the number of years of such
service up to 30 years plus 1.5% of his average annual
rate of payment for the last three years of service
multiplied by the number of years of service in excess
of thirty (30) years; provided, that a pension for
disability incurred during the performance of duty shall
not be less than 50% of such average annual rate of pay;
and, provided further that nay [sic] amount or amounts
received by way of a workers' compensation award,
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excluding that portion of the award specifically
covering medical, nursing, and hospital expenses shall
be deducted from the amount of any pension arising out
of such disability.
and substituting therefor the following:
After retirement on or after January 1, 1995 in
accordance with the provisions of this Act, an employee
shall receive during his lifetime a pension, payable
monthly, at an annual rate amounting to 2.15% of his
average annual rate of pay for the last 36 months of his
service, multiplied by the number of months of such
service up to 360 months plus 1.5% of his average annual
rate of payment for the last 36 months of service
multiplied by the number of months of service in excess
of three hundred sixty (360) months; provided, that a
pension for disability incurred during the performance
of duty shall not be less than 50% of such average
annual rate of pay; and, provided further that any
amount or amounts received by way of a workers'
compensation award, excluding that portion of the award
specifically covering medical, nursing, and hospital
expenses shall be deducted from the amount of any
pension arising out of such disability.
Section 2. This ordinance is adopted by the Augusta-Richmond County
Commission pursuant to the provisions of O.C.G.A. S 36-35-3, providing for Home
Rule for Municipalities and pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the
State of Georgia which provide for home rule by counties.
Section 3. All laws or ordinances or parts of laws or ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective upon its being filed with
the secretary of State of" Georgia and with the Clerk of Superior Court of
Richmond County, Georgia, in accordance with all applicable law.
ADOPTED this 6th day of May, 1997 and this 20th day of May, 1997.
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I, the undersigned, LENA BONNER, CLERK, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance adopted by the said Augusta-
Richmond County Commission at two consecutive meetings, held, on the following
dates, to-wit: May 6, 1997, and May 20, 1997, as the same appear on the minutes
of said Commission.
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This )/1 day of
1177
, 1997.
Clerk