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ORDINANCE NO. 12,114
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 -24 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES SAME PROVIDING
FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR
NON - UNIFORMED EMPLOYEES; REPEALING
SECTION 34 -4 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. It shall be the policy of the City of
• Little Rock to pay disabled employees of the non - uniformed
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group retirement pay as hereinafter provided until such time
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as a better retirement plan is adopted by the City. This
opolicy shall be applicable only to classified regular employees
>4 of the non - uniformed group who are compelled to retire from
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the City's employ because of sickness or permanent disability
wgrowing out of an injury incurred in the line of duty.
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Application for disability benefits hereunder must
be accompanied by a Physican's certification setting forth
the nature of the disability in support of the petition; and
further, such employee must submit to a complete examination
by the City Health Director. No petition for disability re-
tirement hereunder shall be approved except upon a finding by
the City Health Director that said applicant is totally and
permanently disabled.
SECTION 2. (A) If the application of an employee
for disability retirement is approved the employee will be
paid on a monthly basis and carried on the payroll of the
department for which he was employed prior to retirement for
a period of months equal to the number of years which the said
employee had been employed by the City and for a fractional
period of a month to correspond with that fractional period of
a year of which he had been employed by the City. Upon the
death of the employee, disability benefits payable hereunder
shall cease.
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(B) The monthly benefits for an employee qualified
hereunder shall be the same as his monthly salary rate prior
to retirement for the first six (6) months of retirement, less
the disability retirement benefits payable to such employee
by Mutual of New York. All benefits shall cease after six
(6) months unless such employee has been found eligible for
retirement under the Social Security program of the Federal
Government and if found to be eligible for said Social Security
benefits, the monthly payments hereunder shall be in an amount
equal to the salary of such employee paid by the City prior to
retirement, less retirement benefits payable by Mutual of
New York and benefits payable by the Social Security Administration
of the Federal Government.
SECTION 3. Section 34-4 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Little Rock is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
PASSED: August 5, 1968
ATTEST: - rj",! 'j• / ,-e. PPROVED :
City Clerk Mayor