2017-252 (approving collective bargaining agreement between the City and IAFF 122) Motion: approve 2017-252 approved unanimously. – 2017-253 (approving collective bargaining agreement between the City and Communications Workers of America) Motion: approve 2017-253 approved unanimously. – (approving collective bargaining agreement between the City and AFSCME) 2017-254 approve 2017-254 Motion: approved unanimously. – 2017-255 (approving collective bargaining agreement between the City and Jax Supervisors Association) Motion: approve 2017-255 approved unanimously. – 2017-256 (approving collective bargaining agreement between the City and LIUNA Local 630) Motion: approve 2017-256 approved unanimously. – 2017-257 (levying a ½ cent pension liability sales surtax) Motion: approve the Council Auditor’s 4 amendments marked on the agenda margin (corrects title of Sec. 776.104; inserts the word in Sec. 776.105; adds sales tax growth rate of 4.25%; clarifies “year” which fiscal year is impacted by a change in the growth rate) - approved unanimously. Motion (Anderson): the bill to require a super-majority (13) vote of the Council to increase the sales tax assumed growth rate above 4.25% - the motion was tabled. Motion (Hazouri): amend the bill to require the Council to approve the sales tax assumed growth rate each year by October 31st approved unanimously. – The Anderson amendment was removed from the and debated. The Anderson amendment was approved. The President directed that all the amendments be rolled into one. 2017-257 was approved unanimously as amended. 2017-258 (amend Ordinance Code Chapter 120 to close the defined benefit pension plans and create defined contribution retirement plans) approve the substitute to 2017-258 as shown on the marked agenda (clarifies language for active Motion: employee death/disability program and the portion of employer and employee contributions as a funding source; clarifies that employees hired prior to October 1, 2017 will still have the options to switch between the DB and DC plans after September 30, 2017 in limited circumstances; inserts as the “five” floor for the liquidity ratio left blank in the bill as filed; inserts minimum dollar contribution amounts for General Employees and Corrections Officers that were left blank in the bill as filed; clarifies the basis for
2017-252 (approving collective bargaining agreement between the City and IAFF 122) Motion: approve 2017-252 – approved unanimously. 2017-253 (approving collective bargaining agreement between the City and Communications Workers of America) Motion: approve 2017-253 – approved unanimously. 2017-254 (approving collective bargaining agreement between the City and AFSCME) Motion: approve 2017-254 – approved unanimously. 2017-255 (approving collective bargaining agreement between the City and Jax Supervisors Association) Motion: approve 2017-255 – approved unanimously. 2017-256 (approving collective bargaining agreement between the City and LIUNA Local 630) Motion: approve 2017-256 – approved unanimously. 2017-257 (levying a ½ cent pension liability sales surtax) Motion: approve the Council Auditor’s 4 amendments marked on the agenda margin (corrects title of Sec. 776.104; inserts the word “year” in Sec. 776.105; adds sales tax growth rate of 4.25%; clarifies which fiscal year is impacted by a change in the growth rate) - approved unanimously. Motion (Anderson): the bill to require a super-majority (13) vote of the Council to increase the sales tax assumed growth rate above 4.25% - the motion was tabled. Motion (Hazouri): amend the bill to require the Council to approve the sales tax assumed growth rate each year by October 31st – approved unanimously. The Anderson amendment was removed from the and debated. The Anderson amendment was approved. The President directed that all the amendments be rolled into one. 2017-257 was approved unanimously as amended. 2017-258 (amend Ordinance Code Chapter 120 to close the defined benefit pension plans and create defined contribution retirement plans) Motion: approve the substitute to 2017-258 as shown on the marked agenda (clarifies language for active employee death/disability program and the portion of employer and employee contributions as a funding source; clarifies that employees hired prior to October 1, 2017 will still have the options to switch between the DB and DC plans after September 30, 2017 in limited circumstances; inserts “five” as the floor for the liquidity ratio left blank in the bill as filed; inserts minimum dollar contribution amounts for General Employees and Corrections Officers that were left blank in the bill as filed; clarifies the basis for
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