Council adopts ordinance adding police chief to officers’ retirement trust board

The Sebring City Council approved ordinance 1573 on second and final reading at its June 2 meeting, amending the city code to appoint the Sebring police chief to the Police Officers Retirement Trust Fund board and to assign duties and responsibilities to the chief.

City staff read the ordinance aloud during the agenda presentation. A councilmember moved to adopt the proposed ordinance on second and final reading; the motion was seconded and carried by recorded affirmative votes.

Why it matters: The ordinance formally places the police chief as a member of the city’s police retirement trust board and assigns the chief related duties, which affects governance of the retirement fund.

The council did not discuss amendments to the ordinance at the meeting. The ordinance takes effect per the city’s normal code-adoption timelines once the clerk completes the statutory posting and recording procedures.