Sec. 121.102. - Police and Fire Pension Plans.

Pursuant to Section 16.03 of the Charter, it is hereby established that the pension plans of the former City, namely: (a) Laws of Fla. Ch. 18615(1937), creating the 1937 Pension Fund for Police and Firemen, (b) Laws of Fla. Ch. 7657(1917), creating the 1917 Police Pension and Relief Fund, and (c) Laws of Fla. Ch. 7175(1915), creating the 1915 Fire Department Pension Fund, and (d) Laws of Fla. Ch. 23259(1945), all as amended, shall be administered and the investment of funds handled by the Board, in lieu of Commissions and/or Officers named in the Plans. (e) Definitions of Membership Classes: (1) Members: Are employees of the City of Jacksonville, hired before October 1, 2017, who have enrolled in the Police and Fire Pension Plan and are contributing to the Plan through payroll deduction. (A) Employees who previously met the requirements of Members, who leave employment with the City of Jacksonville but do not remove their contributions from the Police and Fire Pension Plan, upon being rehired, may re-enroll in the Police and Fire Pension Plan and be considered Members as defined herein. (B) Employees who previously met the requirements of Members, who leave employment with the City of Jacksonville and remove their contributions from the Police and Fire Pension Plan, upon being rehired, shall not be entitled to re-enroll in the Police and Fire Pension Plan and shall not be considered Members as defined herein. (C) Employees hired on or after October 1, 2017, shall never be eligible to be Members of the Police and Fire Pension Plan. Employees hired on or after October 1, 2017, shall be members of the defined contribution plan provided for in Section 120.501C . (2) Qualified Members: Are Members who have elected to participate in the deferred retirement option program under Section 121.209 . (3) Beneficiary or Beneficiaries: Are Members who have completed five or more years of credited service as active Members and have either (1) vested their service for deferred retirement (Inactive Beneficiary) or (2) have met time and service requirements for retirement, or are retired as totally and permanently disabled while an active Member, or anyone receiving benefits as a surviving spouse or minor child of a Member (Active Beneficiary). In the case of the distribution of DROP benefits, the estate of the Qualified Member or former Qualified Member may also be considered to be a Beneficiary in the event that there is no surviving spouse. (Ord. 68-37-25, § 1; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 93-1773-1045, § 3; Ord. 97-340-E, § 4; Ord. 97-1103-E, § 5; Ord. 1999-472-E, § 1; Ord. 2015-304-E , § 1; Ord. 2017-259-E , § 1)