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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Police Committee 1968-12-11RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Police Committee Meeting December 11, 1968 Committee: Chairman Tregent; Trustees Swanson and Steele Attending: Chairman Tregent; Trustee Steele Also Attending: Chief W. E. Banks, Town Clerk Dale G. Hill Absent: Trustee Swanson The Police Committee instructed Chief Banks to provide the necessary equipment and enforce the ordinance pertaining to dogs. Chief Banks presented a report on tickets issued by individual members of the Police Department through December 1, 1968. The Committee discussed the use of a teen age jury in the Estes Park Municipal Court. The Committee discussed a policy of more strict enforcement of traffic laws. Chief Banks announced Police Officer Ken Curtis terminates as of Dec- ember 21, 1968. The Committee discussed the starting salary scale for new police officers and its effect in hiring new officers. The Committee instructed the department to place a traffic officer at the Community Church each Sunday between the hours of 10:30 and 11:00 A. M. Chief Banks informed the Committee that Mr. Moore's final appearance in County Court s egarding the calf shooting incident will be December 27, 1968. Restitution to Miss McGregor must be made prior to this date. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. *:ti:: Dale G. Hill, Town Clerk The Committee discussed at length the advantages and disadvantages incurred in changing the Policemen's Pension Plan from the present non-contributory plan to the contributory plan. Copies of documents prepared for the Committee are attached as follows: Pages 1 & 2 Description of the two plans. 3 Workmen's compensation benefits. 4. Financial data on Estes Park. 5. Proposed state legislation. DEC `' 3 1968 ) 5 TO Jr E3 f :3 ');1` .( L, O:1AR3 Or TaLSTEES .f POLICE - GENERAL I. Legal Authority II. Eligibility Cities & Towns under 50,000 - municipality Rat on ributing to the fund. ..L 1' T Colorado Revised Statutes 139-49 Paid policemen of regularly organized and paid police departments, local marshals. Police duties must require 80% or more of their time. III. Benefits A. Retirement for Member sixty years of age with twenty years age of service in Colorado is entitled to a monthly pension equal to one-half of the amount of the average salary for one year before the granting of application for re- tirement. Acceptance of a salaried posi- tion paying $60 or more a month will re- sult in the suspension of the pension dur- ing the period such job is held. B. Retirement for disability 1. Permanent One-half of monthly salary at time of ' disability. 2. Temporary C. Survivors IV. Source of Funds Monthly pension equal to monthly salary at date of disability, not to exceed one year. Disability must be incurred while in the performance of duty. Widow or dependent mother - $30 per month on the death of an officer. No pension shall be paid to the mother of a deceased member who leaves a widow. If a widow of a deceased member remarries the pension terminates.. _ Children - if a deceased officer leaves dependent children, each child will re- ceive $6 per month until age 16. NOTE: If the fund is insufficient to cover the benefits listed above propor- tionate shares will be granted each claimant until the fund becomes solvent. State - $600,000 from the revenues de- rived from the tax imposed on the premiums collected from foreign or alien insurance companies will be deposited. in the fund. The money from the state will be divided among the police pension funds propor- tionately according to the ratio of the number of paid policemen in the municipa- lity covered by the fund to the total number of paid policemen covered by the statute in the state. Other: 50 per cent of any fine collected by any court within the municipalities coming under this provision shall go into the policemen's pension fund. Donations, grants, bequests, etc. to the policemen's pension fund. Money, fees, rewards, etc. paid to the members or departments will go into the fund. V. Board of Trustees (applies in case of all funds) VI. Investment of Funds Will consist of the municipal treasurer, the mayor, municipal clerk and one elec- ted member of the police force. The mu- nicipal treasurer in the municipality will be responsible for the funds. The board of trustees of the fund must report. semiannually to the council of the mu- nicipality onthe condition of the fund. 0n the decision of the board of trustees of the fund the money in the fund may be invested in interest bearing bonds of the United States, state of Colorado, or any incorporated city, county or school district of the state of Colorado. EXCEPTION: Cities with population under 50,000 - municipality contriibauting to the fund. I. Benefits PO . A. Retirement for age B. Retirement for • disability 1. Permanent 2. Temporary C. Survivors II. Source of Funds Member 55 years of age with 20 years of service in Colorado or 25 years of ser- vice in Colorado at any age is entitled to a monthly pension equal to one-half the amount of the average salary for one year before the granting of the applica- tion for retirement, regardless of other income or earnings or sources of that income. One-half of monthly salary at time of disability. Monthly pension equal to monthly salary at date of disability, not to exceed one year. Disability must be incurred while in the performance of duty. Widow or dependent mother - monthly pay- ment of of the monthly salary of the member when he died. No pension shall be paid to a mother of a deceased mem- ber who leaves a widow. If a widow re- marries, her pension terminates. Children - a monthly payment of 1/8 of the monthly salary of the deceased mem- ber at time of death to each child until the age of 16. NOTE: If the fund is insufficient to cover the benefits listed above propor- tionate shares will be granted each claimant until the fund becomes solvent. Municipalities, population under 50,000 - the city may elect to contribute from the general fund an amount not to exceed a sum equal to 5 per cent of the total salaries paid to the police force. In municipalities making such a contribu- tion, the officers on the force must match the city contribution with an identical amount by contribution up to 5 per cent monthly from their salaries. CURRENT BENEFITS: "Workmen's Compensation" 3 The weekly compensation payment is based on 66 2/3 of as injured employees salary. The maximum weekly benefit is $54.25. .In order to qualify for maximum weekly compensation benefits, an employee would have to earn *81.38 per week or more. The minimum weekly compensation benefit is $13.03. Compensation shall be payable as wages upon the 15th•day after the insured person leaves work and, thereafter, regularly but not less frequently than once in each calendar month. There is no payment for the first seven days from the date of the accident, unless the'disability lasts longer than three weeks (22 days), in which event compensation shall be paid retro-active from the day the injured employee leaves work. Briefly, some of the other benefits are: Medical Maximum $ 5,000.00 Funeral Maximum 500.00 Dental Maximum 500.00 Facial Disfigurement 1,000.00 Max. Death (Wife) 16,980.25 Monthly Payment 235.83 Death - Wife & One Minor Child 18,154.00 Monthly Payment 252.13 Death - Wife & Two Minor Children 19,327.75 Monthly Payment 268.44 Death - Wife & Three Minor Children 20,501.50 Monthly Payment 284.74 Death benefits are payable only to the dependents of the de- ceased and not to an estate. Detailed information:on the benefits under the Colorado Occu- pational Disease Law, as well as the Colorado Workmen's Comp- ensation Law may be obtained by writing to the Industrial Commission of Colorado and enclosing $2.00 to cover the cost of the booklet. i FINANCIAL PLAN ESTES PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT PLAN 1969 - Wages for seven (7) permanent employees $37,500.00 Maximum contribution - employee 5% Maximum contribution - employer 5% State of Colorado (6% 196.37) Interest ('67 = $1,467.51) Income for 1969 October 31, 1968 Balance $38,402.21 1,875.00 1,875.00 1,178.20. 1,500.00 $ 6,428.20 Non-contributory: 20 years at age 60 Contributory: 20 years at age 55 25 years at any age Current Date Date Amt. Date - Birth Monthly Eligible Eligible per Per Name Employed Date Salary Contributory Non-Contri. Month Year Banks, Wm. E. 1-24-46 10-18-11 665 Now 1-24-71 333 3990 Janousek, Sam 5-15-62 1- 24- 25 560 5-15-82 5-15-85 280 3360 Putt, Norm 5-16-65 9-16-24 460 5-16-85 5-16-85 230 2760 Addleman, Alan 5-1-68 2-13- 32 _ 330.75 5-1-88 2-13-92 165.37 1985 Seybold, . Jeanne 6-1-62 8-13-19 325 6-1-82 6- 1. 82 162.50 1950 Janousek, Art 5-27-66 1- 7-28 375 5-27-86 5-27-86 187.50 2250 Howard, Garvin 6-15-68 5- 2-46 368.56 6-15-93 5- 2-06 184.28 2211 Curtis, Ken 3- 1-68 12-12-41 368.56 3-- 1-93 12-12-01 184.28 2211 Police Departments that now have the "Contributory" plan. Broomfield 3.6%, Granby 4.4%, Alamosa 5%, Arvada 5%, Aurora 5%, Boulder 2%, Brush 2%, Canon City 3%, Cherry Hills Village. 2%, Colorado Springs 5%, Craig 2%, Delta 4.4%, Durango 3%, Ft. Collins 2%, Ft.. Morgan 1%, Glenwood Springs 3.5%, Golden 4.4%, Grand Junction 4,4%, Greeley 4.2% pre-1967, 4:,4% 1967, La Junta 4-4%, Littleton 3%, Longmont 4.4%, Loveland 4.4%, Monte Vista 2%, Montrose 4.2%, Rifle 3.125%, Salida 4.4%, Sheridan 2%, Steamboat Springs 3.5%, Sterling 3%, Trinidad 4.4%, Walsenburg 1.5%, Wray 5%, Yuma 4.4%. 4 PROPOSED LEGISLATION ON POLICEMEN'S PENSION LAW FOR Cities under 100,000 All pension funds (money) in the State will be placed in a central fund. A management committee elected by the members will manage the fund as to investments. The fund will be able to invest up to 507.'of its assets in stocks. Each city will have its own Policemen's Pension Board consisting of:. Mayor or Manager, Treasurer and three members of the Police Department. Death and disability payments will be by insurance. Each city's fund will be assessed in relation to the number of persons insured. Benefit is: on duty 507. FAS; off duty 23/4% per year. Age and service payments will be authorized by the local board. Benefits: (25 years service at age 55) 27. per year x 25 years = 507. of F.A.S. 1% additional pension per year of service up to 60% F.A.S. Funding: First two years: City: k mills (now $3,000) State: 1007. matching of cities share Employee: 6% of salary Second and succeeding years: City: (amount determined by acturial study) State: Match cities share up to one mill Employee: 67.