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Amending the Ordinance approved July 12, 1968, as last amended and restated effective June 26, 2002, relating to pension benefits for employees working on behalf of Philadelphia Gas Works by revising the Philadelphia Gas Works Pension Plan to incorporate amendments thereto, clarify the operation thereof, and add certain provisions as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

AI summary

This enacted ordinance amends the Philadelphia Gas Works Pension Plan for employees working on behalf of Philadelphia Gas Works. It revises and clarifies how the plan operates, adds provisions required by federal tax law, and sets rules for calculating equivalent pension benefits, including the assumptions used for interest and mortality.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
May 20, 2004
Sponsors
Marian B. Tasco
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1.

The Ordinance approved July 12, 1968 and amended December 14, 1973, March 8, 1979, February 26, 1981, March 4, 1982, December 19, 1983, November 14, 1986, July 17, 1987, December 20, 1988, March 6, 1995, January 1, 1999, and June 26, 2002, relating to retirement benefits for employees working on behalf of the Philadelphia Gas Works, is hereby amended as follows:

PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS

PENSION PLAN

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SECTION 1

DEFINITIONS

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Sec. 1.04 “Actuarial Equivalent” shall mean a benefit in a form other than a specified normal form of benefit provided under the Plan which, as of the date of reference, has the same single-sum dollar value as the benefit in the specified normal form. The actuarial assumptions to be utilized in calculating any Actuarial Equivalent form of benefit are:

(a) an interest rate of seven percent (7%) per annum; and

(b) a mortality table equal to the 1971 TPF&C forecast mortality table, with ages set back one (1) year for Participants and five (5) years for beneficiaries.

The actuarial assumptions may be revised at the directive of the Director of Finance pursuant to the recommendations of its retained actuary. Such directive shall be deemed an appropriate action to set a new actuarial assumption under this Section.

SECTION 2. Effective Date.

This Ordinance shall be effective immediately.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

    Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Hearing held

  4. Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Recessed

    Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Hearing held

  5. Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Recessed

    Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Hearing notices sent

  6. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred