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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 18-023RESOLUTION NO. 18-023 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TRANSTION OF THE CITY'S 457 FICA ALTERNATIVE RETIREMENT PLAN FROM PUBLIC AGENCY RETIREMENT SERVICES TO ICMA-RC. WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont ("the City") currently participates in the Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS) Section 457 FICA Alternative Retirement Plan (the "PARS Plan"); and, WHEREAS, the City has selected ICMA-RC as the new provider and wishes to terminate all services and contracts with PARS as trust administrator and U.S. Bank as trustee of the PARS Plan; and, WHEREAS, the City has accepted its appointment as trustee, and ICMA-RC has accepted its appointment as custodian and recordkeeper of the successor plan; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby, in all things, approved and adopted; and, SECTION 1. The City Council hereby replaces the City of Beaumont PARS Section 457 FICA Alternative Retirement Plan with the City of Beaumont PTS Plan, effective January 31, 2018. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby directs the liquidation of assets held in the PARS Plan on or around -March 1, 2018. SECTION 3. The City Council hereby directs the transfer of assets and participant data from the PARS Plan to ICMA-RC on or around March 2, 2018. SECTION 4. The City Council hereby terminates the Agreement for Administrative Services with the Public Agency Retirement Services effective upon the transfer of assets and participant data to ICMA-RC. SECTION 5. ' Upon the successful transfer of assets, U.S. Bank is hereby removed as trustee of the PARS Plan. The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 30th day of January, 2018. 6ay'o-r Beck Ames - ATTEST: G"k'�j Tina Broussard, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: 'Nwle� Tyi ne E. r, City Attorney