Retirement and pension system authorized.
Jacksonville Charter, art. 16, § 16.01
in effectSection 16.01. - Retirement and pension system authorized.
All officers and employees of the consolidated government employed after the effective date of this charter shall be members of the consolidated government pension and retirement system, which system shall include the 1937 police and fire department pension fund of the City of Jacksonville, under the provisions of chapter 18615, Acts of 1937, as amended, and the 1937 pension fund for employees of the City of Jacksonville, under the provisions of chapter 18610, Acts of 1937, as amended, and shall also include any other retirement plan adopted by the Council. Pursuant to collective bargaining as authorized in Article I, Section 6, Florida Constitution, Chapter 447, Florida Statutes, and Section 212.055(9), from and after October 1, 2017, no new employee of the consolidated government shall become a member of any of the consolidated government pension funds under the provisions of chapter 18615, Acts of 1937, as amended, or chapter 18610, Acts of 1937, as amended. The Council shall have the authority to amend said retirement and pension system to provide a separate classification or classifications, including provisions relating to eligibility, contributions, required services, retirement age and benefits thereunder, for officers and employees becoming members of said retirement and pension system after the effective date of this charter. Nothing in this Section shall impair or diminish the rights and privileges, including rights and privileges of social security coverage, to which employees of former governments may be entitled under retirement and pension plans of or under former governments on the effective date of this charter. Employees of the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Board of Trustees shall be members of the 1937 pension fund for employees of the City of Jacksonville, under the provisions of chapter 18610, Acts of 1937.
(Laws of Fla., Ch. 69-1172; Ord. 84-1307-754, § 14; Laws of Fla., Ch. 92-341, § 1; Ord. 2015-683-E, § 3; Ord. 2017-257-E, § 2)
Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHRELA_PTACHLACHJAFL_ART16REPEBE_S16.01REPESYAUFetched: 10/27/2026