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<br />10/4/83 <br /> <br />Page -3- <br /> <br />Attorney Rautenstraus <br /> <br />Gave a brief history of the policemen's <br />Pension fund by stating that originally <br />the fund was funded totally with contributions <br />from the State of Colorado. The fund was <br />controlled by the City; but based on funds <br />from the State. In 1978 the law was altered <br />and funding ceased from the State; however <br />the State did exempt municipalities from a <br />pension plan if they did have Social Security <br />and the City has maintained Social Security <br />throughout the entire time period. The <br />police officers did have an opportunity to <br />join in a new pension plan if they desired. <br />However, it was required that the officers <br />would contribute and the City would match <br />that contribution. The officers decided <br />at that time that they did not want to become <br />part of the pension plan consequently this was <br />not undertaken. Under the current law, there <br />is no funding standards for the Cities at this <br />time and they are s ti 11 exempt if the ..em:':'. <br />ployees are covered under Social Security. <br />In answer to Mr. Wilson's question of vested <br />rights, Attorney Rautenstraus advised that there <br />could be no doubt that Mr. Wilson has received <br />the benefits over an extended period of time. <br />Normally the definition of invested rights <br />involves a contribution on the part of the <br />employee. In this case the fund was based <br />totally on contributions from the State, and <br />neither the City nor any of the police employees <br />have contributed. So the basic principal of <br />the law was that that is not what is classi- <br />fied as legal vested rights. <br /> <br />Councilwoman Morris <br /> <br />Inquired in the public hearing this evening <br />on the budget was this item specifically <br />affecting the budget process. Administrator <br />Wurl advised that it was and if Council wished <br />to consider Mr. Wilson's request it possibly <br />should be done during the discussion of the <br />budget hearing. <br /> <br />Administrator Wurl advised that for some time <br />Arlo Wilson was the only person receiving the <br />pension, and the interest on the balance in <br />the fund paid his pension plus saved~a:f~M <br />dollars. Later Gene Barday became disabled <br />and the allocation to him was approximately <br />twice the amount Mr. Wilson received. In <br />the time frame that the City no longer re- <br />