§ 2-87. Miscellaneous.

(a)

The present or future right of a person to money in the pension fund or to a retirement allowance, an optional allowance, a death benefit, the return of contributions, or any other right accrued or accruing under the provisions of this plan shall not be assignable and shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency law or any other process of law whatsoever, except with respect to alimony, child support or medical payments to a former spouse or minor child.

(b)

The board shall have the power to examine into the facts upon which any pension has been granted under any prior or existing law or which may be granted in the future or obtained erroneously, fraudulently, or illegally for any reason. The board is empowered to purge the pension rolls of any person who has been granted a pension under a prior or existing law, or who is hereafter granted a benefit under this part if the granting of that pension is found to be erroneous, fraudulent, or illegal for any reason; and to reclassify any pensioner who has under any prior or existing law or who may under this part be erroneously, improperly or illegally classified.

(c)

Should any change or error in retirement system records be discovered or result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the retirement plan more or less than he or she would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the board shall have the power to correct such error and, as far as possible, adjust the payments in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of a benefit to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled shall be paid.

(d)

If any member or beneficiary is a minor or is under any other legal disability, the board of trustees shall have the power to withhold payment of benefits until the board is presented with proof satisfactory to the board of the appointment of a guardian. If the board becomes aware that any member or beneficiary is incapable of personally receiving and giving a valid receipt for any payment due under the plan, the board shall cause notice to be given to that participant or beneficiary of a hearing to determine whether said benefits should continue to be paid until the appointment of a guardian. During the pendency of any such hearing, however, the board may continue to pay benefits to the member or beneficiary and that such payment shall be a complete discharge of any liability under the plan for such payment.

(e)

Any person who willfully and knowingly makes, or causes to be made, or assists, conspires with, urges another to make, or causes to be made, any fraudulent, or misleading oral or written statement or withholds or conceals material information to obtain any benefit available under this plan shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable under F.S. §§ 775.082 and 775.083. In addition to any applicable criminal penalty, any beneficiary or participant in this plan who is convicted of this offense may, in the discretion of the board, be required to forfeit any benefits payable under this plan. For the purposes of this section, the term "conviction" shall mean a determination of guilt whether by plea or trial, whether or not adjudication is withheld.

(Ord. No. 00O-3-15, § 2, 5-8-00; Ord. No. 00O-12-85, § 1, 12-18-00)