PENSION FUND FOR FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN

Tampa Related Laws art. XVI, div. 2

in effect

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.06 [Created.]

Sec. 16.06. - [Created.] There is hereby created a special fund to be known as the City Pension Fund for Firemen and Policemen in the City of Tampa; said fund to be used exclusively for the purpose provided for in this Act [division], which fund shall be collected, administered and disbursed according to the provisions of this Act [division]. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 1; Compiled Charter 1958, § 448)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.07 [Sources of fund enumerated.]

Sec. 16.07. - [Sources of fund enumerated.] (A) The City shall levy and collect annually, in the manner provided by law, upon all taxable property within said City, one mill on the assessed value thereof, and are [is] authorized to levy and collect annually in the manner provided by law not more than one additional mill, which together with the other revenues provided for in this or any other law, will be sufficient to meet the annual requirements of the Pension Fund. Any excess provided by the levy of one mill ad valorem and the other sources of revenue, over and above such annual requirements, shall be placed in the Pension Fund until such time as said fund shall reach the sum of $500,000.00; thereafter such sum of money shall be raised annually by ad valorem taxes, which together with the other revenues provided by this or any other law, will be sufficient to maintain said fund at an amount of not less than $1,000,000.00. (B) Two per centum of the salary or wages of each Fireman or Policeman to be paid by said Fireman or Policeman as hereinafter provided. (C) All rewards in monies, fees and gifts, and emoluments that may be paid or given for or on account of extraordinary service by the Fire or Police Departments or any member thereof (except when allowed to be retained by competitive reward or by the rules of the department). (D) Nothing in this Act [division] contained shall be construed to prevent the City Administration from appropriating monies from the General Fund or from any Special Funds of the city, for the purpose of creating or adding to the Pension Fund created by this Act [division], and the City shall have the right to appropriate monies from the General Fund or any Special Fund of the City in addition to a millage. And furthermore, the city shall have the right and power to designate other sources of revenue for the Pension Fund created by this Act [division], including the designating of certain fines and forfeitures for violation of the City Ordinances to be paid to this fund instead of to the general revenue of said city. (E) No monies raised by taxation or otherwise provided for said Pension Fund shall be used other than for the purposes of this Act [division]. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 2; Compiled Charter 1958, § 449; Laws of Fla., Ch. 61-2925)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.08 [Definitions.]

Sec. 16.08. - [Definitions.] (A) The term "employee," when used in this Act [division], shall mean any member of the Fire or Police Department and properly connected therewith, and all engineers, electricians, operators, clerks, mechanics, jail wardens, matrons, and other employees required to have special technical skill, who shall be employed in or properly connected with said departments, and whose employment shall be regular and continuous and not of a temporary character. (B) The terms "Firemen" and "Policeman," when used in this Act [division], shall be synonymous with the term "employee," as defined above. (C) The term "widow" shall mean the lawfully wedded wife of a member of the Fire or Police Departments living with the member at the time of his death. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 3; Compiled Charter 1958, § 450)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.09 [Requirements for employment.]

Sec. 16.09. - [Requirements for employment.] Before any person shall become a member of the Fire or Police Departments he or she shall be required to pass a complete medical examination including a Wasserman test and meet all the requirements of the Civil Service Board of the city. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 4; Compiled Charter 1958, § 451)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.10 [Board of Trustees.]

Sec. 16.10. - [Board of Trustees.] The general administration and responsibility for the proper operation of the pension system and for making effective the provisions of this Act [division] are hereby vested in a board consisting of nine persons, as follows: Three members of the City Administration other than police and fireman, or executive head, to be appointed by the Mayor of the City, and three members of the Fire Department and three members of the Police Department, who shall be elected by the members of the Fire and Police Department, respectively, said election shall be held in the following manner, to-wit: by per capita vote of all the members of each of said respective departments who come within the purview of this Act [division], both active and retired at meetings to be held at the headquarters of said respective departments at which meetings all qualified members entitled to vote shall be notified in person or by mail five days in advance of said meeting, and shall begin their term of office immediately upon their election to the board of trustees, said term of office being two years, taking effect the first Monday after election to said office, an election being compulsory every two years. The first election of said six members shall be held within thirty days after the passage of this Act [division], the board of trustees must meet, organize and elect one of their members as Chairman within ten days after being elected and duly qualified. (A) If a vacancy occurs in the office of trustee, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the office was previously filled. (B) The trustees shall serve without compensation, but they may be reimbursed from the expense fund for all necessary expenses which they may actually expend through services on the board. (C) Each trustee shall, within ten days after his appointment or election, take an oath of office before the City Clerk of said City, that so far as it develops upon him he will diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the said board, and that he will not knowingly violate or willingly permit to be violated any of the provisions of the law applicable to the retirement system. Such oath shall be subscribed to by the member making it and certified by the said clerk and filed in his office. (D) Each trustee shall be entitled to one vote on the board. Five votes shall be necessary for a decision by the trustees at any meeting of the board. The chairman shall have the right to one vote only. (E) Subject to the limitations of this Act [division] the board of trustees shall from time to time establish rules and regulations for the administration of funds created by this Act [division] and for transaction of its business, including provision for compulsory attendance of its members, which shall have the force of law. (F) The Board of Trustees shall by majority vote of its members appoint a secretary, who may, but need not be, one of its members. It shall engage such actuarial and other services as shall be required to transact the business of the Pension system. The compensation of all persons engaged by the Board of Trustees and all other expenses of the board necessary for the operation of the retirement system shall be paid at such rates and in such amounts as the Board of Trustees shall agree, but in no case shall the expenditures for such services or operations exceed three percent of the maximum of the fund each fiscal year. All funds shall be disbursed by the Board of Trustees. The Secretary shall be bonded for Five Thousand Dollars, the premium for said bond to be paid out of this fund. (G) Any trustee who neglects the duties of his office shall be removed by the Board of Trustees. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 5; Compiled Charter 1958, § 452)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.11 [Expenditure of money; investment of surplus; deposit of current funds.]

Sec. 16.11. - [Expenditure of money; investment of surplus; deposit of current funds.] Money shall be withdrawn from the Pension Fund created by this Act [division] only upon Warrants executed by a majority of the Board. The Board shall have exclusive charge of the investment of any surplus in said Fund not needed for the current obligations thereof by investments of the same in bonds or other obligations of the United States of America, but not otherwise. Monies needed for the meeting of the current obligations of said fund may be deposited in depository recognized by law for the deposit of funds of the State of Florida and upon the posting of similar security to that required for State Deposits. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 6; Compiled Charter 1958, § 454)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.12 Benefits. Pensions to Members.—Compulsory.

Sec. 16.12. - Benefits. Pensions to Members.—Compulsory. The Board shall upon its application retire: (A) Any member who was at least twenty years of age and not over thirty-one years of age at the time of his appointment to the Fire or Police Department and having twenty-five years of actual service in said Fire or Police Departments, who then shall receive in equal monthly installments $100.00 per month; provided, however, that this paragraph (A) shall not be applicable to nor change the right to a pension arising under Section 7, Subsection (A), Chapter 17164, Laws of Florida of 1935, (regardless of whether such Act or any part thereof shall hereafter be held or declared invalid) of employees who are members of their respective departments at the time this law becomes effective. (B) Any member who in the service has received or shall receive any injuries, disease or disability, which injury, disease or disability now permanently and totally incapacitates him, physically or mentally, then he shall receive in equal monthly installments $100.00 per month. (C) Any member who after five years of service in said departments has received or shall receive otherwise than in the service of the said departments, any injury, disease or disability, including old age, which injury, disease or disability, or old age, now permanently incapacitates or shall in the future permanently incapacitate him physically or mentally from performing full duty, and he shall receive in equal monthly installments $50.00 per month. The five year proviso shall not be applicable to persons now drawing pensions under this classification. Any member who shall become disabled, otherwise than in the service of the said departments as aforesaid, after twenty years service in said departments, shall receive in equal monthly installments $100.00 per month, but this provision shall only be applicable where the disability occurs after the passage of this Act [division]. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 7; Compiled Charter 1958, § 455)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.13 [Benefits to beneficiaries of member who dies in discharge of duties.]

Sec. 16.13. - [Benefits to beneficiaries of member who dies in discharge of duties.] If any member of the department or departments shall lose his life or later die from injuries received while in the discharge of his duties and shall leave a widow, or child or children, under the age of sixteen years, the board shall authorize and direct payment of a pension to the widow and/or child or children, but only in the following amounts and on the following conditions: (A) To the widow in equal monthly installments $100.00 per month until death or remarriage, provided that the death of the member occurs within ninety days from the date of the injury which was the cause of death; otherwise, the widow shall receive $100.00 per month for the first twelve months, and $50.00 per month thereafter until death or remarriage. (B) For each child, up to three children, until he or she shall have reached the age of sixteen years, or until such child or children shall die or marry before reaching the age of sixteen years, the sum of $15.00 per month; provided, however, that the total amount of pension paid to a widow and the child or children of a deceased member (under this or any other section of this law), shall not at any time exceed the sum of $100.00 per month. (C) If there be a surviving widow and she remarries or dies, then the child or children of the deceased member shall receive in trust the sum of $15.00 per month, until said child or children shall have reached the age of sixteen years or shall have married, but in no event shall the sum total of the children's pension in any family exceed the sum of $45.00 per month. (D) The trusteeship and disbursement of the pension to any child or children is to be determined by the board of trustees. (E) No pension shall be allowed to any widow whose marriage to the deceased member took place after the deceased member had retired on pension, or had become eligible to retire on pension. (F) No pension shall be allowed to any stepchild or stepchildren of a deceased member. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 8; Compiled Charter 1958, § 456)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.14 [Respiratory, heart diseases resulting in partial disability or death presumed accidental and suffered in line of duty.]

Sec. 16.14. - [Respiratory, heart diseases resulting in partial disability or death presumed accidental and suffered in line of duty.] Any condition or impairment of health of fire fighters or uniformed policemen employed by the city of Tampa, Florida, caused by respiratory or heart disease resulting in total or partial disability, or death, shall be presumed to have been accidental and suffered in the line of duty unless the contrary be proved by competent evidence, provided, however, that such fire fighters or uniformed policemen shall have successfully passed a physical examination on entering such service, which examination fails to reveal any evidence of such condition. (Compiled Charter 1958, § 477.1; Laws of Fla., Ch. 63-1977, § 1)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.15 [Benefits to beneficiaries of member who dies not in discharge of duties.]

Sec. 16.15. - [Benefits to beneficiaries of member who dies not in discharge of duties.] To the widow and child or children of any member who dies from causes not attributed to his active duties in the departments, provided, however, that such member shall have been a member of such department for five years prior to the date of his death, the trustee shall authorize and direct payment in equal monthly installments as follows: (A) To the widow $50.00 a month for a period of twelve consecutive months and $25.00 a month thereafter until death or remarriage. (B) To the child or children of a member who dies from causes not attributed to his active duties in the department the provisions of Section 8 [16.13] governing the amounts and conditions of administration of children's pensions shall apply. (C) The widow of a member who dies while receiving a pension shall receive the full amount of the member's pension for a period of twelve consecutive months and thereafter until death or remarriage fifty percent of the pension received by her deceased husband at the time of his death. (D) To the widow of a member who dies from natural causes while in the service and who was eligible at the time of his death to receive a pension under paragraph (A), Section 7 [16.12], $100.00 per month for a period of twelve months and $50.00 per month thereafter until death or remarriage. (E) No pension shall be allowed to any widow whose marriage to the deceased member took place after the deceased member had retired on pension, or had become eligible to retire on pension. (F) No pension shall be allowed to any stepchild or stepchildren of a deceased member. (G) To the child or children of any member of the department or departments, who shall have died after January 1st, 1935, the provisions of Section 8 [16.13], governing the amounts, conditions and administrations of children's pensions shall apply, except that all pensions provided for under this paragraph (G) shall commence on the date this Act [division] becomes a law and not as of the date of the death of the member. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 9; Compiled Charter 1958, § 457)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.16 [Election of members to participate; credit for accrued service.]

Sec. 16.16. - [Election of members to participate; credit for accrued service.] Any Fireman or Policeman of the City who makes his legal election as provided herein, and who shall pay two percent of his salary or wages into the Pension Fund, as hereinafter provided, shall be permitted to participate in the fund and benefits thereof, herein and hereby authorized, but nothing herein contained shall be construed as to require or compel any employee to participate in the said Pension system. All present employees, entitled to do so under this Act [division], participating herein shall receive credit for the time of their service rendered, prior to the time of their acceptance of the terms of this Act [division], provided that all such present employees desiring to so participate shall be required to enter into a contract with the City, as hereinafter provided, on or before six months from the date when this Act [division] shall become a law, in order to entitle them to participate in the benefits and funds created and authorized. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 10; Compiled Charter 1958, § 458)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.17 [New members may participate.]

Sec. 16.17. - [New members may participate.] All persons entering the employ of the City, as fireman or policeman subsequent to the time when this Act [division] shall have become a law shall be required to file their legal election with the City, on or before six months from the date of their employment, in order to entitle them to participate in the benefits and funds herein created and authorized by this Act [division]. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 11; Compiled Charter 1958, § 459)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.18 [Contract for participation.]

Sec. 16.18. - [Contract for participation.] Whenever any employee, within the terms of this Act [division], employed at present or subsequently, shall file his election with the City of Tampa as hereinbefore provided, the City, within thirty (30) days thereafter, is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to prepare a contract for execution between the parties hereto, to wit: the City and said employee, which contract shall be in the following form, to wit: THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this (here set forth the date) between City of Tampa, a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as City, party of the first part, and ___________ (naming individual employee), hereinafter described as employee, part [party] of the second part. WITNESSETH: That whereas the said City is authorized and directed to enter into contract with said employee of the said City, under and by virtue of Chapter No. _____ (here set forth the number of Chapter of this Act), Acts of Legislature, being in the words and figures following, to wit: (here insert this Chapter, except the terms of contract provided for in this section), and WHEREAS it is beneficial to the said City to have its said employees protected by the terms of said fund and benefit and the said employee is desirous of participating in said fund and benefits, it is thereupon, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED by and between the parties that the party of the second part does hereby allot, out of his salary, wages or compensation, paid to him by the said City, two percent of said compensation, wages or salary and does hereby authorize and direct the disbursing officers or officers of said City to retain out of said wages, salary or compensation said percentage in compliance with the terms of the aforesaid Act of the Legislature, and to continue to make said allotment and authorized [sic] said deduction throughout the entire time of his employment or reemployment, or until such time as he shall be entitled to receive the pension allowance or benefit provided by the fund created in the aforesaid Act. IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED by and between the parties that the said City, party of the first part, will accept said allotment or deduction from the salary, wages or compensation of said employee aforesaid, and when, under the terms of the aforesaid Act, said employee or other beneficiary of said employee shall be entitled, under the terms of the aforesaid Act to receive the benefits from said fund therein created, will pay said sum or sums from said fund and all other benefits so authorized to said employee or his other beneficiaries, in accordance with the terms of said Act, without diminution or deduction. IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that this contract shall remain in force without change, modification or amendment, until all the purposes now intended to be fulfilled shall have been fully performed, except that payment or other benefits to the party of the second part or his beneficiaries may be increased but not diminished. IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that the percentage of the allotment of or deduction from the salary, wages or compensation of the said employee shall not be increased during the term of this contract but may only be decreased or diminished by the party of the first part, nor shall said employees lose any rights under the terms of this contract by reason of the refusal of said City at any time during the terms hereof to make allotment or deduction from said wages, salary or compensation. IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that it is the intention of the parties hereto to create vested rights in the respective parties not to be hereinafter impaired for any cause whatsoever. IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that the terms of the Act hereinbefore set forth are declared to be a part of this contract and this contract is to be construed with reference thereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the party of the first part has hereunto caused these presents to be executed, signed and sealed, with the seal of said City, by its duly authorized officers, and the said party of the second part has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written, (here follow signature and seals). Said contract or agreement is to be executed in duplicate[,] one copy to be retained by the City, the other copy to be delivered to the said employee joining in said contract, and shall thereafter be and remain a contract binding upon the said City and the employee, and enforceable in any Court in the State of Florida having jurisdiction of actions upon contracts in like amount, and by such relief, ordinary or extraordinary, at law, or in equity as may be suitable or appropriate in similar causes. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 12; Compiled Charter 1958, § 460)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.19 [Supplemental contracts.]

Sec. 16.19. - [Supplemental contracts.] [(A)] The City of Tampa in its discretion is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into supplemental contracts with any member of its Police or Fire Department who now has or may hereafter enter into a pension with said City, and who elects to make additional contributions from his salary to the pension fund. [(B)] In furtherance of this power the city is authorized but not limited to prescribing the manner and method of qualifying for such contracts, the terms and conditions thereof, the amount of contributions thereto, the eligibility and terms for retirement, the amounts such retired members or their heirs shall receive, the terms of severance and refund of contributions. [(C)] The Board of Trustees administering said fund under existing laws shall hereafter render and make available an annual accounting of the resources, investments, income, and disbursements from said fund to each member of the pension board or any other interested party, and this duty shall be enforceable by mandamus proceedings in the Circuit Courts of the State by any such member. The cost of said accounting shall be paid from said Fund. [(D)] Within a year from the effective date of this act [section—July 1, 1955] the City of Tampa shall conduct an independent audit and actuarial study of the financial condition of said fund. The results of said audit and study shall be made public and available to all interested parties. [(E)] All contracts heretofore entered into between members of said Fire or Police Department with the City of Tampa under existing laws are hereby ratified. (Laws of Fla. 1955, Ch. 31310, §§ 1—5; Compiled Charter 1958, §§ 473—477)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.20 [Contracts under former acts ratified.]

Sec. 16.20. - [Contracts under former acts ratified.] All contracts heretofore entered into between members of said Fire or Police Departments with the City of Tampa, under the provisions of Section[s] 10, 11, and 12, Chapter 17164, Laws of Florida of 1935 (regardless of whether said Act or any part thereof shall hereafter be held or declared invalid) be and the same are hereby ratified in all respects whatsoever, except insofar as the same may conflict with any of the provisions of this Act [division]. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 13; Compiled Charter 1958, § 461)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.21 Medical board.

Sec. 16.21. - Medical board. The Board of Trustees shall designate a medical board to be composed of three physicians who shall arrange for and pass upon all medical examinations required under the provisions of this Act [division], shall investigate all essential statements or certificates made by or on behalf of a member in connection with an application for disability or retirement and shall report in writing to the Board of Trustees its conclusions and recommendations upon all matters referred to it. The payment for such services shall be determined by the Board of Trustees. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 14; Compiled Charter 1958, § 462)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.22 [Compulsory retirement; appeal; costs.]

Sec. 16.22. - [Compulsory retirement; appeal; costs.] On compulsory retirement of a member [of this fund] of [by an] act of the Board of Trustees any such retired member shall have the right to appeal against such retirement by the Board of Trustees by appealing to a Court of Proper Jurisdiction, and said member shall defray his own expense in his appeal of such compulsory retirement. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 15; Compiled Charter 1958, § 463)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.23 [Conviction of felony; payment to beneficiaries; reinstatement.]

Sec. 16.23. - [Conviction of felony; payment to beneficiaries; reinstatement.] The pension provided for herein shall cease upon conviction of a felony of a member receiving the benefits herein provided and actual incarceration in the State Penitentiary, then such pension shall be paid to the wife or children as herein prescribed for a deceased member under this Act [division], until his official release from incarceration, then the pension will be paid to the pensioned member again. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 16; Compiled Charter 1958, § 464)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.24 [Dismissal not grounds for forfeiture.]

Sec. 16.24. - [Dismissal not grounds for forfeiture.] Members entitled to a pension shall not forfeit the same upon dismissal from the department, but shall be retired as herein prescribed. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 17; Compiled Charter 1958, § 465)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.25 [Resumption of duties after disability.]

Sec. 16.25. - [Resumption of duties after disability.] In the event a member who has been retired on a pension on account of permanent incapacity regains his full health and is shown to be physically able to perform his duties in the Fire or Police Departments, the Board shall require the said member to resume his position in the respective department and discontinue the pension. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 18; Compiled Charter 1958, § 466)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.26 Computation of pension service.

Sec. 16.26. - Computation of pension service. (A) In computing service allowance, creditable service shall include all service or employment of the member in the Fire or Police Departments, either continuous or interrupted, provided however that any leave of absence without pay exceeding thirty days shall not be included. However, no deduction of time shall be made for any service, not to exceed the period of three years, in any of the armed forces of the United States. (B) Immediately upon the passage of this Act [division] the Board of Trustees shall at once establish the service record of all employees, who may be entitled to participate in the benefits of this Act [division], and shall keep a record thereof. [(C)] The amount of any pension or compensation that may be received from the Federal Government on account of disability from such military service shall not be deducted from the amount of any pensions being paid under Chapter 21590, Laws of Florida, Special Acts 1941, as amended, beginning with the effective date of this Act [subsection—June 13, 1949], but such deductions heretofore made will be retained by the City of Tampa. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 19; Laws of Fla. 1949, Ch. 26267, §§ 1, 2; Laws of Fla. 1949, Ch. 26470, § 1; Compiled Charter 1958, § 467)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.27 [Certain service in state attorney's or county solicitor's office eligible for inclusion in creditable service determination under certain circumstances.]

Sec. 16.27. - [Certain service in state attorney's or county solicitor's office eligible for inclusion in creditable service determination under certain circumstances.] Any active officer or employee of the police department of the city of Tampa who is now a member of the city of Tampa firemen and policemen pension fund and who during the period from January 1, 1955, to December 31, 1959, while an active officer or employee of such department and while a member of such fund was granted leave of absence to become and did become an officer or employee in either the office of the county solicitor of Hillsborough county or the state attorney in and for the thirteenth judicial circuit and who shall pay, within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this act [section—April 26, 1967], into such fund a sum of money equal to those contributions, computed upon his rate of pay on the effective date of his leave of absence, which he would have paid into said fund during his period of service with such county solicitor or state attorney had he instead remained an active officer or employee of the department during such period plus compound interest thereon at the average rate realized by the fund upon the investment of its assets in each of the subsequent years, shall be given, in the determination of his creditable service for retirement or other benefits under said fund, full credit for his period of service with the county solicitor or state attorney. (Compiled Charter 1958, § 467.1; Laws of Fla., Ch. 67-2109, § 1)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.28 [Pension nonassignable nor subject to garnishment.]

Sec. 16.28. - [Pension nonassignable nor subject to garnishment.] No pension provided for herein shall be assignable or subject to garnishment for debt or for other legal process. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 20; Compiled Charter 1958, § 468)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.29 Duration of member's pension.

Sec. 16.29. - Duration of member's pension. Pensions granted to retired members shall be paid to them for life and shall not be revoked nor in any way diminished except as provided in this Act [division], and the payment of the member to this fund shall cease upon his retirement and acceptance of a pension. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 21; Compiled Charter 1958, § 469)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.30 [All former pensions subject to provisions hereof.]

Sec. 16.30. - [All former pensions subject to provisions hereof.] The Board of Trustees shall direct that there be included in the pension list, and be subject to the benefits of this Act [division], all pensions now being paid by the City to widows and children and retired members of the Fire and Police Departments who are now drawing a pension from said fund or may be hereafter entitled thereto, but not to exceed the maximum provided by this Act [division], and are hereby directed to pay said pensions. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 22; Compiled Charter 1958, § 470)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.31 [When former pensions void; authority to reclassify.]

Sec. 16.31. - [When former pensions void; authority to reclassify.] The Board of Trustees shall have the power to examine into the facts upon which any pension shall have heretofore been granted under any prior or existing law, or shall hereafter be granted under this Act [division], and ascertain if any pension has been granted or obtained erroneously, fraudulently, or illegally for any reason. Said Board is empowered to purge the pension rolls of any pension heretofore granted under prior or existing law, or hereafter granted under this Act [division], if the same is found to be erroneous, fraudulent or illegal for any reason; and to reclassify any pensioner who has heretofore under any prior or existing law, or who shall hereafter under this Act [division], be erroneously, improperly or illegally classified. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 23; Compiled Charter 1958, § 471)

Tampa Related Laws, art. XVI, § 16.32 [Members' rights cease upon voluntary retirement; exceptions.]

Sec. 16.32. - [Members' rights cease upon voluntary retirement; exceptions.] Whenever any member in the service of either Fire or Police Departments shall sever his connection with such department, either voluntarily or by lawful discharge, all rights under this Act [division] shall thereupon cease automatically unless at the time of such discharge or voluntary retirement, such member has qualified under the terms of this Act [division], for a pension as herein provided for. (Laws of Fla. 1941, Ch. 21590, § 24; Compiled Charter 1958, § 472)

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