822_00001ORDINANCE NO.822
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 1.34 OF THE MOSES IAKE CITYCODEENTITLED"PENSION,RELIEF,DISABILITY,AND RETIREKENT"AND ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 1.34 ENTITLED "PUBLIC EMPLOYEESRETIREMENTSYSTEM".
I THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON,DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 SPECIFIC REPEAL Chapter 1.34 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 2 NEW CHAPTER ENACTED Chapter 1.34 entitled "Public Employees RetirementSystem"shall be as follows:
1.34.04 STATE LAW ADOPTED This Chapter is adopted pursuant to the provisions ofRCW41.40 as it is now,or may in the future be amended.
1.34.08 MEMBERSHIP IN STATE SYSTEM -PERSONS COVERED The City of Moses Lake,due totheabsorptionoftheStatewideCityEmployee's Retirement System,does participateasanemployermemberofthePublicEmployeesRetirementSystemfortheEmployees andofficialsoftheCityofMosesasprescribedinRCW41.40.
All employees except those employed on a part-time,temporary,or seasonal basis,shallbemembersofthestatesystem.
Elected officials shall have the option of membership,regardless of time served;tobeeffectiveatthebeginningofanytermofofficeanduponpaymentofemployeecontributionsforsuchperiod.
Section 3 SEVERABILITY The invalidity of any part of this ordinance shall not effectthevalidityofanyotherpartwhichcanbegiveneffectwithoutsuchinvalidpartiorparts.
Section 4 EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5)days after its passage and publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Moses Lake,Washington,and APPROVED by itsMayorthis19thdayofApril,1977.
Mayor
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City Clerk
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