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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973, BY AMENDING SECTION 31-155 THEREOF PERTAINING TO ApDITIONAL RETIRemENT ALLO%~LANCES (POLICE AND FIRE SYSTEM). Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1973, be amended by amending Section 31-155 thereof, such amended section to read as follows: Section 31-155. Additional allowance. Any person receiving a retirement allowance under sections 31~149~ 31-151, 31-153, 31-156(c) or section 31-159 shall receive an additional allowance to reflect any adjustments in the United States Average Consumer Price Index for all items~ as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, that may have taken place since the member's death or retirement, whichever first occurred. Such additional allowance shall be de- termined as a percentage of the retirement allowance that would have been payable in the absenQe of this section and shall be sub- ject to the same conditions o~ payn~ent as are applicable to such retirement allowance, with such percentage being computed as the percentage increase in said consumer price index from its monthly average for the calendar year in which the member's death or re- tirement occurred to its monthly average for the calendar year im- mediately prior to the calendar year as of which the amount of the additional allowance is being determined. Any additional allowance provided under this section shall he determined on a fiscal year basLs only, as of each July 1, and no such additional allo[wance shall be paid to any person prior to the July 1 next following the expzrati~n of a period of twelve (12) months after the member's death or retirement~ whichever first occurred. In no case shall the operation of this section result in a reduction in the amount of any person's total benefit below the amount of the retirement allowance that would have been payable in the absence of this section. 2. This ordinance shall take effect from the date of its passage. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Vir- ginia, at a meeting held September 10, 1974. Teste: City Clerk