HomeMy WebLinkAbout#4086 ORDINANCE NO. 4086
ORDINANCE MODIFYING CANTON MUNICIPAL CODE 5-5-1 INVOLVING
FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND
WHEREAS, the Illinois Municipal Code allows for municipalities to create a Board of
Trustees of the Firefighters Pension Fund pursuant to 40 ILCS 5/4-121;
WHEREAS, the City of Canton established its Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 5-
5-1 entitled Board of Trustees, Established in its local Municipal Code;
WHEREAS, there has been an amendment requiring that each municipality or fire
protection district consist of five(5) members commencing on the third Monday in April, 2006;
WHEREAS, the City of Canton simply needs to amend and update its existing
Ordinance provision related to same;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Canton,
Fulton County, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1: That Provision 5-5-1: Board of Trustees, Established: shall now state as
follows: "There is hereby established a board of trustees of the firemen's pension fund.
Said board shall consist of five (5) members. Two (2) members of the Board shall be
appointed by the Mayor of the municipality. Two (2) members of the Board shall be
active participants of the pension fund who are elected from the active participants of the
fund. One (1) member of the Board shall be a person who is retired under the Firemen's
Pension Fund Act of 1919 who was elected from persons retired under the Firemen's
Pension Fund Act of 1919. The member to be chosen from the active and retired
firefighters shall be elected by ballot at elections to be held on the third Monday in April
of the applicable years under the Australian ballot system, at such place or places, in the
municipality, and under such regulations that shall be prescribed by the Board. No
person shall cast more than one(1) vote for each candidate for whom he or she is eligible
to vote. In the elections for Board Members to be chosen from the active firefighters, all
active firefighters and no others may vote. In the elections for Board Members to be
chosen from retired firefighters, the retired firefighters and no others may vote. In the
event of a failure, resignation or inability to act of any Board member, a successor shall
be elected for the unexpired term at a special election called by the board and shall be
conducted in the same manner as a regular election. The board shall select annually from
its members a president and a secretary. Board members shall not receive or have any
right to receive any salary from a pension fund for services performed as board members.
Each member of the board so elected shall hold his position as such for a term of three (3)
years and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified."
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SECTION 2 —That upon passage of this amendment, the City Clerk shall be instructed
to submit to the Codifiers or Municipal Ordinance the said Ordinance amendment for insertion in
its proper place and each copy of this Code within thirty (30) days of its final passage.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois at a regular
meeting this 17 day of October, 2017 upon a roll call vote as follows:
AYE'S Aldermen Justin Nelson,Angeila Lingenfelter,Tad Putrich,Craig West,
John Lovell, Ryan Mayhew
ABSENT: Alderwoman Angela Hale
ABSTAIN: Alderman Chris Jump /�� f � (� //n
APPROVED: V"" 1 `�[.f'
Mayor Kent c owell
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