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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-7 - Benefits › Section 742-7-12 - Low income assistance program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) OP&F may offer an increase in the
			 stipend amount to an eligible benefit recipient who meets the criteria
			 established by OP&F's board of trustees for such an increase. If such an
			 increase is offered, the eligible benefit recipient requesting the increase
			 shall annually file a request with OP&F in a form provided by OP&F and
			 submit a copy of their most recently filed federal income tax return. If the
			 eligible benefit recipient does not file federal income tax, the eligible
			 benefit recipient shall complete an affidavit provided by OP&F certifying
			 this fact.
(B) A request for a
			 stipend increase shall be filed prior to the date provided on the request form
			 in order to be eligible for an increased stipend for the applicable period. If
			 the eligible benefit recipient fails to file the request by the deadline date
			 provided by OP&F, no increase in the stipend may be granted for that year,
			 even if the eligible benefit recipient meets the criteria established by the
			 board of trustees to receive an increase in the stipend. There will be no
			 retroactive increases in the stipend amount.
(C) The stipend increase amounts established
			 by board of trustees shall be effective on January first of each year through
			 and including December thirty-first of that year.
(D) To 
			 receive any increase in a stipend, an eligible benefit recipient shall have a
			 total household income equal to or less than a percentage, which shall be
			 annually established by the board of trustees, of the poverty level established
			 annually by the United States department of health and human
			 services.
(E) If an increase in a
			 stipend is granted by OP&F, a change in the household income of the
			 eligible benefit recipient shall not impact the increased stipend granted to
			 that person for the increase period provided the person originally met the
			 criteria at the time the request for a stipend increase was filed. If an
			 increase in the stipend has not been granted by OP&F, and a decline in the
			 household income of that eligible benefit recipient occurs from and after the
			 deadline date referenced in paragraph 
								(B) of this
			 rule, the eligible benefit recipient shall not be allowed to receive an
			 increased stipend.
(F) By filing a
			 request for an increase in a stipend, the eligible benefit recipient authorizes
			 OP&F to recover any increase in a stipend granted as a result of a false or
			 inaccurate statement made by the eligible benefit recipient or their authorized
			 representative. OP&F reserves the right to request additional information
			 for verification purposes.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-7 - Benefits › Section 742-7-14 - Recognition of pick-up of contributions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For reporting and tax purposes, the Ohio
			 police and fire pension fund ("OP& F") will recognize any payment of a
			 member's contributions under section
			 742.32 of the Revised Code or
			 amounts designated by the member's employer for the purchase of service credit
			 by payroll deduction with picked-up contributions if the member's employer has
			 adopted and filed with OP& F a resolution authorizing the deduction and
			 payment of contributions or service credit purchases for its employees with
			 amounts designated as picked-up contributions under section 414(h)(2) of the
			 Internal Revenue Code, in such form approved by OP& F's board of trustees,
			 including an effective date (the "approved resolution"). The resolution must be
			 filed at least thirty days prior to submitting contributions to OP& F as
			 picked-up.
(B)
								 The employer's reporting requirement under
			 section 742.32 of the Revised Code shall
			 also include the reporting of picked-up contributions consistent with the terms
			 of this rule.
(C)
								 To be compliant for
			 reporting purposes under section
			 742.32 of the Revised Code and
			 rule
			 742-9-10
			 of the Administrative Code, the employer must meet the following criteria:
(1) Timely file with OP& F a resolution
			 authorizing the payment of contributions or purchase of service credit for its
			 employees with amounts designated as picked-up contributions under section
			 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code in accordance with the deadline outlined
			 in paragraph (A) of this rule;
(2)
			 Timely report the amount of picked-up contributions by member as part of
			 section 742.32 of the Revised Code and
			 rule
			 742-9-10
			 of the Administrative Code and consistent with the applicable approved
			 resolution on file with and approved by OPandF;
(3) Timely file a separate resolution for
			 police and fire and then by unit/division, if applicable, or clearly outline
			 the pick-up by unit/division;
(4)
			 Timely file any changes to any approved resolution, which needs to be reviewed
			 and approved by OP& F as if it were an originally-filed approved
			 resolution;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-7 - Benefits › Section 742-7-15 - Delinquent employers payment plan

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For outstanding fines and penalties due
			 under sections 742.352 and/or
			 742.353 of the Revised Code,
			 OP&F shall offer a delinquent employer a payment plan if the employer meets
			 the following criteria:
(1) The employer has
			 no past due employee contributions; and
(2) The employer has satisfied any
			 pre-existing payment plan promissory note; and
(3) The employer meets one of the following
			 criteria:
(a) Employers on fiscal watch or
			 fiscal emergency, as defined by the auditor of state, and who have past due
			 contributions or have accrued reporting and/or pre-employment penalties and
			 interest; or
(b) Employers who have
			 accrued reporting and/or pre-employment penalties and interest which exceed the
			 dollar amount of past due employer contributions, which have been past due for
			 three or more quarters; or
(c)
			 Employers who are inactive and have past due employer contributions, penalties,
			 or interest; or
(d) Employers who
			 have employer contributions that are three or more quarters past due and have
			 no ability to pay (based on the financial formulas outlined below).
(i) Penalties and interest exceed twenty-five
			 per cent of general fund revenues; or
(ii) Penalties and interest exceed eighty per
			 cent of general fund ending fund balance; or
(iii) Penalties and interest exceed fifty per
			 cent of general fund receipt over expenditures.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-7 - Benefits › Section 742-7-16 - Guardianship

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Except as
			 provided in paragraph (E) of this rule, guardianship of the estate shall be
			 required to do any of the following on behalf of a member or benefit recipient
			 who has a legal disability, as defined in division 
								(A) or (D) of
			 section 2131.02 of the Revised Code:
(1) Apply for retirement or other benefits or
			 payments on behalf of the member or benefit recipient;
(2) Elect an annuity payment plan and
			 designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries, but only upon providing a court order
			 approving the selection of the annuity payment plan and beneficiary
			 designation; and
(3) Elect, or make
			 any changes to, the payment of benefits or other monies that are due or become
			 due to the member or benefit recipient, but only with a court order authorizing
			 the release of funds or comparable order from another state that directs the
			 payment of the benefits or other monies to be paid to the guardian or to a
			 specific account at a financial institution.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-8 - Penalties › Section 742-8-07 - Penalties and interest under section 742.352 of the Ohio Revised Code

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Pursuant to the
			 authority outlined in division (C) of section
			 742.352 of the Revised Code, the
			 board of trustees hereby modifies the statutory penalties and interest in
			 accordance with the following provisions.
(B) Subject to the provisions of paragraph
			 (D) of this rule, an employer with no more than twenty members shall be
			 penalized for failing to transmit reports and payment in accordance with
			 sections 742.32 and
			 742.56 of the Revised Code and
			 corresponding administrative rules or payments in accordance with section
			 742.35 of the Revised Code as
			 follows:
(1) If a report or payment is at
			 least one but not more than fifteen days past due, fifty dollars;
(2) If a report or payment is at least
			 sixteen but not more than sixty days past due, one hundred dollars;
(3) If a report or payment is at least
			 sixty-one but not more than one hundred eighty days past due, the greater of
			 five hundred dollars or two per cent of the payment.
(4) If a report or payment is at least one
			 hundred eighty-one days but not more than two hundred forty days past due, the
			 greater of one thousand dollars or three per cent of the payment;
(5) If a report or payment is at least than
			 two hundred forty-one days past due, the greater of three thousand dollars or
			 four per cent of the payment.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-8 - Penalties › Section 742-8-08 - Penalties and interest under section 742.353 of the Revised Code

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Pursuant to
			 division (C) of section
			 742.353 of the Revised Code, the
			 penalties assessed under sections
			 742.351 and
			 742.38 of the Revised Code shall
			 be as follows:
(1) If a form, report, or
			 statement is at least one but not more than fifteen days past due, one hundred
			 dollars;
(2) If a form, report, or
			 statement is at least sixteen but not more than sixty days past due, five
			 hundred dollars;
(3) If a form,
			 report, or statement is at least sixty-one but not more than one hundred eighty
			 days past due, one thousand dollars;
(4) If a form, report, or statement is at
			 least one hundred eighty-one days past due, three thousand dollars.
The total of the penalties paid by an employer under this
				paragraph in a calendar year shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-8 - Penalties › Section 742-8-13 - Special penalty provisions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) In the event any of the following
			 situations occur, which is documented by the employer to the satisfaction of
			 
								OP &
			 F and the other requirements of this rule are met, this rule shall govern
			 how OP & F will administer the penalties provided for in section
			 742.352
			 of the Revised Code or section
			 742.353
			 of the Revised Code, as permitted by the provisions of division (C) of those
			 sections:
(1) The employer hired a new clerk
			 within the past year and he/she did not undergo OP & F training prior to
			 the filing that is in question;
(2)
			 The employer is a new filer with OP & F within the past year and the
			 employee responsible for the reports and payments to OP & F did not undergo
			 OP & F training prior to the filing that is in question;
(3) There is an act of God (i.e. natural
			 disaster, fire, flood.) that adversely impacts the employer's ability to timely
			 file the report or pay the required contributions according to the governing
			 statutory provisions, but this provision is not intended to apply to overall
			 computer problems, a clerk being sick on or around the deadline date, and such
			 other related items ;
(4) There is
			 a medical leave involved for the person who is responsible for filing the
			 report and contributions with OP & F and the medical leave exceeds ninety
			 days; subject to paragraph (A)(3) of this rule;
(5) Theft in office has occurred by the
			 person responsible for the filing;
(6) The penalties arising out of the filing
			 in question will result in the employer being declared in fiscal
			 emergency;
(7) The employer is a
			 new user of OP & F's online payment/reporting system and as a result of
			 performing the new process, the employer missed the deadline and incurred a
			 penalty.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-9 - Accrued Liability › Section 742-9-01 - Authorization to charge employer for requested detail on accrued liability

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
When a municipality specifically requests a further breakdown
				of its gross accrued liability, the executive secretary of the pension fund
				shall be authorized to ask the actuary to provide such information as the
				actuary deems appropriate, at the expense of the municipality making such
				request for information.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/24/2014 and
				10/24/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 742.10
Rule Amplifies:
				742.30
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/77,
				10/22/04
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-9 - Accrued Liability › Section 742-9-02 - Payment dates for employer accrued liability

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Payment of an employer's accrued liability shall be according
				to the payment schedule provided by section
				742.30 of the Revised Code and
				the date of all payments shall be due and payable on the dates set forth below:
(A) Not less than one-half of the
			 annual amount due shall be due and payable on May fifteenth; and
(B) The other half or the remaining balance
			 due for that year shall be due and payable on November fifteenth.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/24/2014 and
				10/24/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 742.10
Rule Amplifies:
				742.30
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/77, 6/12/99,
				10/22/04
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-9 - Accrued Liability › Section 742-9-03 - Delinquent accrued liability payments

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For purposes of the certification required under section
				742.301 of the Revised Code, the
				executive director and/or the administrative staff shall provide any
				certifications for any unpaid accrued liability that has not been paid in
				accordance with the terms of section
				742.30 of the Revised Code and
				rule
				742-9-02
				of the Administrative Code and all penalties and interest provided for in
				section 742.30 1 of the Revised Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/24/2014 and
				10/24/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 742.10
Rule Amplifies:
				742.30, 742.301
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/77, 6/12/99,
				8/5/2004
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-9 - Accrued Liability › Section 742-9-10 - Employer reporting requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For purposes of this rule, "required
			 penalties" shall mean the penalties prescribed by section
			 742.352 of the Revised Code, as
			 modified by rule
			 742-8-07 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(B) For purposes of section
			 742.32 of the Revised Code, the
			 "report of employeee deductions" that employers must transmit to Ohio police
			 & fire pension fund ("OP&F") shall be on the report of retirement
			 deductions form provided by OP&F and found on OP&F's website,
www.op-f.org
, and shall be consistent
			 with the requirements outlined in this rule.
(C) For purposes of section
			 742.32 of the Revised Code, the
			 term "employee" shall refer to a "member", as such term is defined in divisions
			 (A)(2)(a) and (B)(2)(a) of section
			 742.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(D) For purposes of section
			 742.32 of the Revised Code, the
			 deduction shall be taken on "salary" paid by the employer to the employee for
			 the month covered in that report, pursuant to the terms of division (L) of
			 section 742.01 of the Revised Code and
			 the rules of the Administrative Code adopted pursuant to that
			 section.
(E) The form of the
			 employer's report of employee deductions shall be deemed properly filed with
			 OP&F if all of the following occurs:
(1)
			 The completed form of the report that is filed with OP&F by the statutory
			 deadline is consistent with the report of retirement deductions form and meets
			 all the following requirements:
(a) A separate
			 report for the report of deductions for firefighter members and a separate
			 report for the report of deductions for police officer members;
(b) The reports are submitted electronically
			 to OP&F and meet the technical specifications provided to the employers by
			 OP&F, as may be amended from time to time with prior notice to the
			 employer;
(c) The reporting of
			 "salary" is consistent with the requirements outlined in this rule;
			 and
(d) The reporting of picked-up
			 contributions, whether done through a salary reduction or paid on behalf of the
			 member, must be consistent with the requirements outlined in rule
			 742-7-14 of the Administrative
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-9 - Accrued Liability › Section 742-9-11 - Penalties for employer's failure to file the report of employee deductions in a format approved by OP&F

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For purposes of determining whether the employer has timely
				transmitted the reports and/or payments required by section
				742.32 or
				742.35 of the Revised Code,
				 OP&F will rely on its books and records as of the close
				of business on the due date.
								The "close of business"
				shall mean midnight on the statutory due date. (
								for example, for
				contributions withheld in April, the report and payments are due to OP&F by
				the close of business on May thirty-first, which is the due date.
				 Thus,  reports
				and payments must be received before midnight on
				the statutory due date.
In no event would this rule impact the penalties that would
				apply in cases where the report was filed by the statutory due date, but was
				not in proper format, as outlined in rule
				742-9-10 of the Administrative
				Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-9 - Accrued Liability › Section 742-9-12 - Employer's compliance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For purposes of determining whether an employer has met the
				requirements set forth in this chapter and Chapter 742. of
				the Revised Code, 
								the records of OP&F
				 conclusively prevail.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-9 - Accrued Liability › Section 742-9-14 - Reliance on records for purposes of determining taxability

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In furtherance of the policy adopted by the board of trustees
				of the Ohio police and fire pension fund ("OP& F"), the information used in
				determining the taxability of benefits payable to those members outlined in
				OP& F'S policy will be based on OP& F'S books and records as of the
				date the form 1099 is issued, as such information is provided to OP& F by
				the employers, members, and benefit recipients.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				01/22/2016 and
				01/22/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 742.10
Rule
				Amplifies: 742.10,
				742.32,
				742.37,
				742.63
Prior
				Effective Dates: 3/9/01 (Emer.),
				5/24/01
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-9 - Accrued Liability › Section 742-9-15 - Calculation of penalties/interest

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For purposes of applying the penalties provided for under
				sections 742.352 and
				742.353 of the Revised Code, the
				first date of the penalties will begin on the date that immediately follows the
				applicable due date, as defined in the applicable statutory provisions, and the
				last day of the penalty shall be the date on which OP& F received the
				corrected report and/or payment, as more fully outlined in the governing
				administrative rules.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				05/26/2017 and
				04/06/2022
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 742.10
Rule
				Amplifies: 742.352,
				742.353
Prior
				Effective Dates: 02/11/02 (Emer.), 04/29/02,
				05/17/2007
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-9 - Accrued Liability › Section 742-9-16 - Federal tax compliance provisions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board shall distribute the funds
			 established in Chapter 742. of the Revised Code to participants and their
			 beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of such chapter. No part of the
			 corpus or income of these funds may be used for or diverted to any purpose
			 other than the exclusive benefit of the participants and their
			 beneficiaries.
(B) If there is a
			 termination of the plan described in Chapter 742. of the Revised Code or a
			 complete discontinuance of contributions to the plan, the rights of each
			 affected member to the benefits accrued at the date of termination or
			 discontinuance of contributions, to the extent then funded, are
			 non-forfeitable.
(C) Employer
			 contribution forfeitures of a member arising from severance of employment,
			 death, or for any other reason shall not be applied to increase the benefits
			 any member would otherwise receive under Chapter 742. of the Revised Code in
			 accordance with section 401(a)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code or its successor
			 provision and applicable regulations thereunder.
(D) Notwithstanding any provisions in
			 OP&F rules or Chapter 742. of the Revised Code to the contrary,
			 distributions to members and beneficiaries shall be made in accordance with
			 section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code or its successor provision and
			 applicable regulations thereunder and with the following rules.
(1) The entire interest of a member shall be
			 distributed to such member:
(a) No later than
			 the required beginning date; or
(b)
			 Beginning not later than the required beginning date, in accordance with
			 applicable regulations, over the life of such member and a designated
			 beneficiary within the meaning of section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue
			 Code or its successor provision.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-9 - Accrued Liability › Section 742-9-17 - Summary of payment remittance information form (recap form)

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Payments and
			 reports due OP&F under the following provisions shall be accompanied by a
			 completed summary of payment remittance information form (i.e., the recap
			 form): sections 742.32 and 742.35 of the Revised
			 Code and rule
			 742-9-10 of the Administrative
			 Code (pension contributions), and section
			 742.56 of the Revised Code and
			 rule 742-5-08 of the Administrative
			 Code (payroll deduction purchases). The summary of payment remittance
			 information form (i.e., the recap form), last modified July 5, 2016, can be
			 found on OP&F's website,
www.op-f.org
.
(B) For purposes of prompt and efficient
			 processing, employers are requested to submit a completed summary of payment
			 remittance information form (i.e., the recap form) to OP&F with any
			 payments due OP&F under the following provisions: sections
			 742.30 (accrued liability),
			 742.301 (penalties for accrued liability),  742.352 (penalties for failing to transmit
			 certain payments or reports), and 742.521 (military leave granting) of the
			 Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-9 - Accrued Liability › Section 742-9-18 - Overpayment of contributions by employer

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								For purposes of
			 this rule, "member contributions" shall mean the employee contributions
			 required by sections 742.31 and
			 742.32 of the Revised Code.
			 "Employer contributions" shall mean the police officer employers' contribution
			 and firefighter employers' contribution required by sections
			 742.33,
			 742.34, and
			 742.35 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B)
								OP&F will not issue a refund of overpaid member
			 contributions that is less than one hundred dollars per member or payroll.
			 Rather, a credit will be applied to the employer's account for a balance due in
			 the future. An overpayment of member contributions that is one hundred dollars
			 or more may be refunded to the employer, provided that the employer makes a
			 written request for the overpayment. Otherwise, a credit will be applied to the
			 employer's account for a balance due in the future.
(C)
								Except as
			 provided in this rule, OP&F will not issue a refund of overpaid employer
			 contributions resulting from a correction or adjustment to a member or payroll.
			 Rather, a credit will be applied to the employer's account for a balance due in
			 the future. A refund may be issued if an employer duplicates an entire monthly
			 payment.
(D)
								OP&F shall annually review balances and communicate
			 with employers.
Effective: 2/25/2018
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 02/15/2023
Promulgated Under:
				111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 742.10
Rule
				Amplifies: 742.31,
				742.32,
				742.33,
				742.34,
				742.35
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-10 - Employees Bonuses › Section 742-10-01 - Policy on employee bonuses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In accordance with division (B) of section
				742.102 of the Revised Code, any
				discretionary non-recurring awards (bonuses) shall be determined and approved
				each year by the board of trustees of Ohio police and fire pension fund
				(OP& F). Non-recurring awards may be granted only if OP& F's board of
				trustees had adopted a budget allocation for non-recurring awards. Each OP&
				F department director may use allotted funds to reward employees, as
				appropriate, throughout the year, subject to the limitations set forth in this
				rule and terms of the discretionary non-recurring award (bonus) program adopted
				by OP& F's board of trustees. The recommended awards are limited to one
				payment per year, which shall be limited by the terms of the approved budget
				and subject to approval by the executive director. At no time shall any
				non-recurring award in a given calendar year, exceed the lesser of three per
				cent of an individual's base wages or three thousand five hundred dollars.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				11/19/2018 and
				11/19/2023
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 742.10,
				742.102
Rule
				Amplifies: 742.102
Prior
				Effective Dates: 01/10/2005
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-10 - Employees Bonuses › Section 742-10-02 - Qualified investment manager

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For the purposes of division (A)(4) of
			 section 742.114 and section
			 742.116 of the Revised Code, an
			 investment manager may be designated as an "Ohio-qualified investment manager"
			 if the investment manager and/or any parent, affiliates, or subsidiaries of the
			 investment manager meets the requirements of divisions (A)(1) and (A)(2) of
			 section 742.116 of the Revised Code.
(B) For purposes of sections
			 742.114 and
			 742.116 of the Revised Code,
			 "principal place of business" includes an office in which the agent or
			 investment manager regularly provides securities or investment advisory
			 services and solicits, meets with, or otherwise communicates with
			 clients.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				3/6/2020 and
				01/04/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 742.10
Rule
				Amplifies: 742.114,
				742.116
Prior
				Effective Dates: 09/26/2005, 10/04/2010,
				01/17/2016
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-11 - Record and Book Reliance › Section 742-11-01 - Rule on books and records reliance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For purposes of determining compliance with any statutory
				requirements under Chapter 742. of the Revised Code, the books and records of
				OP& F will prevail.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				8/23/2019 and
				07/14/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 742.10
Rule
				Amplifies: 742.10
Prior
				Effective Dates: 07/16/2000
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-15 - Sunshine Law › Section 742-15-01 - Rules of compliance with "sunshine law"

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) This rule is adopted in compliance with
			 and under the authority of division (F) of section
			 121.22 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B)
								OP&F will post to its website,
www.op-f.org
,
			 notice of the time and place of all regularly scheduled meetings of the
			 OP&F board of trustees and notice of the time, place, and purpose of any
			 special meeting of the OP&F board of trustees.
(C)
			 Any person or organization may request
			 advance notification of the time and place of all
			 regularly scheduled meetings and the time, place, and purpose of
			 
								any
			 special 
								meeting of the OP&F board of trustees 
			 by:
(1) Writing to the following address:
"Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund, Attention: Executive
				Director, 140 East Town Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215."
(2) Calling 
									OP&F during normal business hours
at (888) 864-8363.
(3) Sending an email to
			 questions@op-f.org.
OP&F shall maintain a list of the
				persons and organizations who have requested advance notification of meetings
				of the OP&F board of trustees.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-16 - Reimbursement of Expenses › Section 742-16-01 - Policy for reimbursement of trustee business and educational travel expense

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Subject to the provisions of section
			 
									742.101
								 of the Revised
			 Code and this rule, board members may receive reimbursement from police and
			 fire pension fund for all proper, reasonable and necessary expenses actually
			 incurred in the performance of their official duties, as more fully described
			 in the board's travel policy. Eligible reimbursable expenses include, but are
			 not limited to reasonable charges for meals, beverages, tips, lodging, airfare,
			 ground transportation, telephone calls, and registration fees, subject to the
			 limitations outlined in the board's travel policy.
(B) Reimbursement from the fund for
			 out-of-state travel shall require approval in advance by a majority of the
			 board at a regularly scheduled board meeting after review and recommendation by
			 the audit/administration committee, with the following exception. In the case
			 of an emergency, out-of-state travel requires approval by the chairman of the
			 board and the executive director of the fund. In the case of an emergency,
			 reimbursement for in-state travel shall be approved by the chairman of the
			 board or the executive director.
(C) Official duties may include:
(1) Attendance at a conference, convention,
			 educational seminar, school or meeting which will serve to help the trustee
			 become a better, more knowledgeable and active trustee.
(2) Meetings with OP&F staff, other
			 trustees, members and associates on pension matters.
(3) Other travel on fund business, as
			 required by the board or executive director.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-16 - Reimbursement of Expenses › Section 742-16-02 - Board of trustees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For purposes of sections
			 742.38 and
			 742.63 of the Revised Code, an
			 employee member of the board of trustees shall be considered to be in the
			 performance of his or her official duties as a member of a police or fire
			 department while engaged in the performance of any of his or her official
			 duties as a member of the board of trustees or in the conduct of any business
			 connected with Ohio police and fire pension fund or in giving
			 attention to any matters related to the administration or business of
			 OP&
			 F.
(B) For purposes of
			 section 742.63 of the Revised Code, an
			 employee member of the board of trustees shall be considered to be in the line
			 of duty as a fire fighter or police officer while engaged in the performance of
			 any of his or her official duties as a member of the board of trustees or in
			 the conduct of any business connected with OP& F or in giving attention to
			 any matters related to the administration or business of
			 OP&
			 F.
Effective: 3/22/2018
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 1/5/2018 and
				01/05/2023
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 742.10
Rule
				Amplifies: 742.38,
				742.63
Prior
				Effective Dates: 11/24/1997,
				02/04/2013
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-17 - Rule on Rules Adopted by the Board of Trustees › Section 742-17-01 - Rule on rules

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Ohio police and fire pension fund
			 ("OP& F") shall adopt rules in accordance with sections
			 111.15 and
			 742.10 of the Revised Code.
(B) Any person or organization may
			 obtain notice of any proposed amendment, rescission or adoption of a rule by
			 submitting a written request to the executive director or the chairman of the
			 board of trustees to have his, her or its name and address placed on the
			 mailing list of those to whom the agenda of meetings of the board of trustees
			 are sent. An organization may designate only one representative to receive such
			 notice.
(C) Notice of the
			 amendment, rescission or adoption of any rule, along with a copy of the rule,
			 shall be sent to those persons and organizations on the list in paragraph (B)
			 of this rule.
(D) The executive
			 director shall cause notice of the amendment, rescission or adoption of a rule
			 to be reported in OP& F publications.
(E) Any person or organization who has
			 submitted or who hereafter submits a written request under this rule to obtain
			 notice of any proposed amendment, rescission or adoption of a rule by OP& F
			 shall also be deemed to have filed a written request to obtain notice of all
			 meetings and board reports of OP& F.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				11/15/2016 and
				11/15/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 742.10
Rule
				Amplifies: 742.10
Prior
				Effective Dates: 12/8/2000
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-19 - Death Benefit Fund › Section 742-19-01 - Administration of public safety officers death benefit fund

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Subject to the
			 terms of division (J) of section
			 742.63 of the Revised Code,
			 benefits from the public safety officers death benefit fund shall be paid only
			 to eligible surviving spouses and children or dependent parents of persons
			 listed in section 742.63 of the Revised Code
			 provided the member is "killed in the line of duty," as such term is defined in
			 division (A)(12) of section
			 742.63 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B) Application and
			 determination of benefits.
(1) Application for
			 death fund benefits shall be made on a form provided by the Ohio police and
			 fire pension fund ("OP&F"). Such application shall include
									an agreement by the
			 applicant to be responsible for reporting any person in the family unit who
			 becomes ineligible for benefits due to marriage or age limitations.
(2) Applications shall be made for the family
			 unit by the surviving spouse. In cases where no eligible spouse exists, and
			 only minor children are eligible, the application shall be filed by the legal
			 guardian.
(3) Documentation to be
			 provided by the applicant shall include: a copy of the marriage record, a copy
			 of the death certificate, a birth certificate for each child, and evidence that
			 death was a result of performance of official duties. A guardian who is the
			 applicant shall provide supporting court documentation showing the person's
			 appointment as guardian. Department certification and other documentation may
			 be required by OP&F prior to determination of eligibility.
(4) OP&F's board of trustees shall
			 determine a survivor's eligibility for benefits provided for in section
			 742.63 of the Revised Code and
			 in the event of a denial of benefits, the survivor shall have the right to
			 submit up to two requests for reconsideration provided, however, that new
			 evidence is submitted with such request for reconsideration. OP&F shall
			 review the request for reconsideration in the same manner as an initial
			 application for benefits, subject to the limitations stated in this
			 division.
(5) If an initial
			 application for death fund benefits or request for reconsideration has been
			 filed with OP&F, but the required supporting documentation has not been
			 submitted or the applicant has not taken any action to prosecute his or her
			 claims within six months of the filing with OP&F, OP&f shall have the
			 authority to dismiss the initial application or request for reconsideration for
			 failure to prosecute the claim. In order to dismiss a claim for failure to
			 prosecute, OP&F must have given ninety days prior written notice to the
			 applicant of the need to file the required supporting documentation and the
			 applicant failed to file the necessary documentation with OP&F before the
			 expiration of such ninety day time period.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-20 - Recovery of Funds › Section 742-20-01 - Recovery of overpaid funds

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								
								As provided by section
			 742.64 of the Revised Code, if a
			 person  is paid any benefit or
			 payment by Ohio police and fire pension fund (OP& F) to which the person is
			 not entitled, the benefits shall be repaid to OP& F by the person and/or
			 the person's beneficiary, which shall include the
			 person's estate. If the person or the person's
			 beneficiary or estate fails to make such repayment, OP& F shall
			 withhold the amount due from any payment due the person or
			 the person's beneficiary or estate under this
			 chapter or may collect the amount in any other manner provided by law.
(B)
								 This rule is in addition to the payment
			 provisions outlined in rule
			 742-3-08,
			 742-3-20
			 or
			 742-7-09
			 of the Administrative Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				1/5/2018 and
				01/05/2023
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 742.10
Rule
				Amplifies: 742.10
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/13/2005, 08/28/2008, 01/07/2013 (Emer.),
				02/04/2013
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-21 - Division of Property Orders › Section 742-21-01 - Form of division of property orders

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The division of property orders to be
			 used by the courts for orders described in section
			 3105.81 of the Revised Code
			 shall be made on the form prescribed by the appendix to this rule.
(B) Subsequent to
			 the time Ohio police and fire pension fund (OP&F) receives a division of
			 property order, an alternate payee shall provide information required on the
			 form prescribed by the appendix to this rule. An alternate payee shall notify
			 OP&F in writing of any change in the required information contained in the
			 form.
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Effective: 2/25/2018
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 11/21/2017 and
				02/15/2023
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 742.10
Rule
				Amplifies: 742.462,
				3105.81,
				3105.90
Prior
				Effective Dates: 01/01/2002 (Emer.), 03/24/2002, 08/21/2003, 01/01/2010,
				01/01/2014
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-21 - Division of Property Orders › Section 742-21-02 - Information to be released pursuant to court order issued under section 3105.87 of the Revised Code

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For purposes of complying with an order
				issued pursuant to section
				3105.87 of the Revised Code that
				does not specifically reference the information to be disclosed from a member's
				personal history record, Ohio police and fire pension fund ("OP& F") shall
				provide the following information about the member:
(A)
								 Status with
			 OP& F;
(B)
								 Contribution history;
(C)
								 Service credit
			 history;
(D)
								 If receiving a periodic benefit from OP& F, the
			 gross monthly amount of the member's benefit;
(E)
								 If the member is
			 participating in, or has participated in, the deferred retirement option plan
			 under section 742.43 of the Revised Code, the
			 amounts accrued to the member's benefit pursuant to section
			 742.443 of the Revised Code;
			 and
(F)
								 Date of entry into OP& F and, if applicable, the
			 member's effective date of retirement.
Replaces: 742-21-02
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/28/2019 and
				01/28/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 742.10
Rule
				Amplifies: 3105.87
Prior
				Effective Dates: 07/19/2004,
				09/28/2014
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 742 - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund › Chapter 742-21 - Division of Property Orders › Section 742-21-03 - Administration of method of payment section of approved division of property order format

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) As used in this rule, "the approved DPO
			 format" shall mean the Division of Property Order form required by sections
			 3105.82 and
			 3105.90 of the Revised Code and
			 adopted by OP& F in rule
			 742-21-01
			 of this Code.
(B) For purposes of
			 administering the method of payment section of the approved DPO format, "a plan
			 of payment that consists of either periodic benefits or a lump sum payment"
			 shall apply to all of the following OP& F benefits or payments: age and
			 service retirement benefit, disability monthly benefit, account refund, and
			 reemployed retiree monthly annuity or lump sum refund.
(C) For purposes of administering the method
			 of payment section of the approved DPO format, "a plan of payment consisting of
			 both a lump sum benefit and a periodic benefit" shall apply to distributions
			 from the Deferred Retirement Option Plan ("DROP").
(D) Partial distributions from DROP, as
			 outlined in paragraph (A)(1) of rule
			 742-4-16
			 of this Code, shall be considered lump sum payments for purposes of
			 administering the DPO method of payment.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				01/22/2016 and
				01/22/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 742.10
Rule
				Amplifies: 742.462
Prior
				Effective Dates: 4/16/06
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901 - Department of Agriculture - Administration and Director › Chapter 901-2 - Matching Grants › Section 901-2-02 - Eligibility requirements for application property

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) To be eligible for consideration for a
			 matching grant, the agricultural easement proposed to be purchased shall be on
			 agricultural land that meets all the following criteria:
(1) The application property shall be valued,
			 at the time the application is made, at its current agricultural use valuation
			 for real estate tax purposes under section
			 5713.31 of the Revised Code,
			 except that the homestead; wind energy-producing facilities, including
			 windmills and wind turbines; bio-digesters; and/or other land uses as
			 determined by the director need not be so valued.
(2) Application landowner must have fee
			 simple title to the land.
(3) The
			 landowner certifies that, to the best of the landowner's knowledge, the
			 application property contains no hazardous substances or toxic
			 wastes.
(4) Title to the
			 application property shall not be subordinate to any other legal or equitable
			 interest, the exercise of which would result in a conversion of the land from
			 predominately agricultural use. A subordination agreement must be obtained by
			 the landowner within a reasonable timeframe, as determined by the director. An
			 extension of time to obtain subordination may be granted by
			 the department
									.
(5) All parcels submitted under one
			 application shall be contiguous and no land that is included as part of the
			 submitted parcels shall be excluded. Waiver of this requirement may be
			 considered by the department
									.
(6) The application property shall be
			 enrolled, at the time the application is made, in the agricultural district
			 program, under section
			 929.02 of the Revised Code,
			 except that the homestead; wind energy-producing facilities, including
			 windmills and wind turbines; bio-digesters; and/or other land uses as
			 determined by the director need not be so valued.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901 - Department of Agriculture - Administration and Director › Chapter 901-2 - Matching Grants › Section 901-2-05 - Application ranking system

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Prior to accepting applications for
			 matching grants, the director shall notify and make available, through various
			 farm organizations, charitable organizations, and political subdivisions
			 the following:
(1)
									 The procedure
			 for applying for matching grants;
(2)
									The application
			 for matching grants; and
(3)
									The application ranking system which is outlined in
			 paragraphs (B) and (C) of this rule and section
			 901.22 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 901 - Department of Agriculture - Administration and Director › Chapter 901-2 - Matching Grants › Section 901-2-06 - Determination of selected application properties

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Phase one "Application"
(1)
			 Applications reviewed by the department: Within ninety days of the close of the
			 application period, and after the 
									application ranking system evaluation is
			 completed, the department shall determine the top scoring applications, in
			 descending order, and the top scoring applications shall proceed to phase two
			 of the process.
(2) Applications
			 reviewed by certified local sponsors: Within ninety days of the close of the
			 application period, and after the 
									application ranking system evaluation is
			 completed, top scoring applications shall  selected by the certified local sponsor and
			 forwarded to the department for phase two.