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2598 '2 ORDINANCE NO " AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 2444 REGARDING RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR THE POSITION OF CITY ATTORNEY TO APPROVE THE BENEFITS AS PROVIDED IN ARKANSAS CODE ANNOTATED § 24-12-120 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, A.C.A. § 24-12-120 provides that upon approval by the governing body, a city of the first class may provide for retirement benefits established by A.C.A. § 24-12-120 for a city attorney elected or appointed to office; and WHEREAS, the West Memphis City Council has previously approved retirement for the City Attorney; and WHEREAS, it will be beneficial to the City Attorney to have retirement benefits approved as provided by Arkansas Law; and WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of West Memphis finds that it is appropriate to provide that the City Attorney be permitted to receive the retirement benefits as provided in A.C.A. § 24-12-120; NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS,THAT: SECTION 1. Section 1 of Ordinance 2444 is hereby amended to read as follows: As authorized by A.C.A. § 24-12-120, any city attorney who shall have served in office as city attorney for a period of not less than ten (10) years, upon reaching the age of sixty (60), shall be entitled to retire at an annual retirement benefit during the remainder of his or her natural life, payable at the rate of one-half(%2) of the salary payable to the city attorney at the time of his or her retirement. All payments of retirement benefits under this section shall be payable monthly and shall be paid from the general funds of the city. SECTION 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. PASSED AND APPROVED this day of , 2022. MA CO M. Mc ENDON, MAYOR ATTEST: JAMES PULLIAUM, CITY CLERK SPONSORED BY: z� C/A. -7 -6),..„ RECEIVED By ASPhir r/lar 02 ORDINANCE NO d� J l AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR THE POSITION OF CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (APERS) AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, A.C.A. § 24-12-120 provides that upon approval by the governing body, a city of the first class may provide for retirement benefits established by A.C.A. § 24-12-120 for a city attorney elected or appointed to office; and WHEREAS, the West Memphis City Council has previously approved retirements for the City Attorney pursuant to A.C.A. § 24-12-120; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it would be beneficial to the City and to any newly elected or appointed City Attroney to participate in the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS) as provided in A.C.A. §24-4-101, et seq., rather than the•retirement benefits of A.C.A. § 24-12-120; and WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of West Memphis finds that it is appropriate to provide that any newly elected or appointed City Attorney shall be a covered as a municipal employee and eligible to participate as a member in APERS; NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS,THAT: SECTION 1. Section 1 of Ordinance 2112 is hereby amended to read as follows: Any newly elected or appointed City Attorney shall be covered as a municipal employee and eligible to participate in the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System. SECTION 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. PASSED AND APPROVED this day of , 2017. WILLIAM H. JOHNSON, MAYOR ATTEST: PHILLIP PARA,CITY CLERK SPONSORED BY: 3as Public Access More Document: A.C.A. § 24-12-120 T� r LJ < Previous Next> A.C.A. § 24-12-120 Copy Citation Current through all acts of the 2021 Regular Session, First Extraordinary Session, Extended Session, and Second Extraordinary Session, including corrections and edits by the Arkansas Code Revision Commission AR - Arkansas Code Annotated Title 24 Retirement And Pensions Chapter 12 Local Officers And Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions Subchapter 1 — General Provisions 24-12-120. City attorneys in cities of the first class and cities of the second class. (a) Upon approval by the governing body, a city of the first class or city of the second class may provide for retirement benefits established by this section for a city attorney elected or appointed to office. (b) In all cities of the first class and cities of the second class in this state, any person who shall serve as city attorney of the city for a period of not less than ten (10) years, upon reaching age sixty (60), or any person who shall serve as a city attorney for a period of not less than twenty (20) years, without regard to age, shall be entitled to retire at an annual retirement benefit during the remainder of his or her natural life, payable at the rate of one- half (1/2) of the salary payable to the city attorney at the time of his or her retirement. (c) All payments of retirement benefits under this section shall be payable monthly and shall be paid from the general funds of the city. 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