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Ordinance 1079ORDINANCE NO. 1079, New Series AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A RELIEF, PENSION AND INSURANCE SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS OF THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 276, NEW SERIES AS AMENDED BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA as follows: Section 1. Purse. The purpose of this ordinance is to establish a relief, pension and insurance system for members of the Police and Fire Departments of the City of Alameda who shall be in regular employment of the City in either of said departments on January 1, 1 953, and to continue in force and make effectual and provide for pensions and retirement payments to the persons now receiving pension or retirement payments pur- suant to Ordinance No, 276, New Series, as amended. Section 2. Definitions The following words and phrases used in this ordi- nance, unless a different meaning is plainly indicated in the context, shall have the following meanings: (a) "Accumulated contributions shall mean the sum of all contributions deducted from the compensation of a member from and after January 1, 1953, together with interest thereon at the rate declared by the Pension Board, (b) "Board" shall mean the Pension Board as created by this ordinance. (c) "Member" shall mean the holder, on January 1, 1953, of any position in the Police or Fire Department of the City of Alameda which was on said date included within the pension plan of said departments. (d) "City" shall mean the City of Alameda. (e) "Pension Fund" shall mean the City of Alameda Police and Fire Pension Fund as established by this ordinance. (f) "Adjusted pension" shall mean the amount of any pension granted here- under adjusted to conform to future adjustments, whether increases or decreases, in the salaries of active members of the rank for which the pension was granted. (g) "Pension System" shall mean the City of Alameda Police and Fire Pension System as established by this ordinance. (h) Words used in the masculine Fender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; singular numbers shall include the plural and the plural the singular, and widow shall include widower. (i) "Years service" as used in Sections 10 and 17 of this ordinance is intended to mean and does mean the total period of service, both before and after the effective date of this ordinance, and commencing as of the date on which the member first entered the service of the Police or Fire Department in any rank or capacity. Section 3. Pension System Established -- Pension Board. A relief and pension system is hereby established for members of the Police and Fire Departments of the City of Alameda who, on January 1, 1953, shall hold positions of employment in either of said departments which were, on said date, included within the pension system of said depart- ments. To administer the relief and pension system hereby established, there shall be a Board of Trustees to be known as the Pension Board, hereinafter referred to as Board, which shall be composed of five (5) Trustees. The Mayor and City Manager and their successors in office shall be Trustees, ex- officio® The Mayor shall be Chairman of the Board and the City Manager shall be Secretary thereof. The three remaining Trustees, who shall be required to meet the qualifications established for membership on other City Boards, shall be selected and appointed in the following manner, to -wit: The membership of the Police Department and the membership of the Fire Department shall each select,.by secret ballot, one person to become a Trustee of the Board and shall submit the name of such person to the City Council for approval and appointment to the Board. The Mayor shall nominate one Trustee for appointment by the City Council to the Board, which nominee shall meet the qualifications hereinbefore referred to. The three appointive Trustees shall first be appointed one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years, or until the successor or successors of such appointees shall be appointed and qualified. Appoint- ment for the respective terms shall be determined by the City Council by lot. There- after, Trustees shall be appointed for a term of three years, or until their successors are appointed and qualified. All terms shall begin on the first day of January.