§ 16-148. Lump sum payments.  


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  • (a)

    Involuntary lump sum distributions. If the monthly benefit payable to any participant is less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or if the present single-sum value of a benefit is less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) and the payment of such benefit has not begun, the board of trustees may, in its sole discretion, pay the actuarial equivalent of such benefit in a lump sum, or in monthly installments, without the consent of the participant or the participant's spouse or beneficiary.

    (b)

    Interest rate calculation. For purposes of computing the present value of a benefit payable under this section the interest to be used shall be as defined in section 16-136(b).

(Ord. No. 97-5, § 1, 2-18-97; Ord. No. 2000-5, § 12, 3-21-00; Ord. No. 2010-20, § 10, 9-29-10)