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LA Rev Stat § 11:3361 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3361. Creation of Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund; contributions by city

RS 3361 - Creation of Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund; contributions by city A pension and relief fund for firefighters in the city of New Orleans is created. For the purpose of augmenting the fund, the city shall pay into the fund annually one percent of the revenues derived from all licenses issued by the city, except the drivers and chauffeurs licenses, and an annual appropriation in the budget of the city of a sum equal to not less than five percent of the money annually appropriated by the city for the operation and maintenance of the fire department of the city. The latter appropriation, within the limits prescribed, shall be determined by the council each year in making up its annual budget. The appropriation and donations by the city aforesaid shall be set apart by the treasurer of the city and paid over to the board of trustees of the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund as the annual contribution of the city to the fund. The word "firefighter" as designated in this Part is defined as any individual employed by the fire department of the city of New Orleans who is actively engaged in the extinguishing of fires. Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to the contrary, any uniformed member of the fire suppression division of the fire department of the city of New Orleans, who occupied the position of firefighter in the classified civil service of the city of New Orleans for at least ten years, and who, because of physical disability, selects to transfer from the fire suppression division to the fire administration division of the fire department of the city of New Orleans, may continue to participate in the pension and relief fund for firefighters in the city of New Orleans, unless the board determines that such continued employment is detrimental to the health and safety of other employees. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 403, §1; Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Acts 1980, No. 228, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2101 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2008, No. 498, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3362 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3362. Board of trustees of fund; officers; vacancies

RS 3362 - Board of trustees of fund; officers; vacancies  A. There is hereby created a Board of Trustees for administration of this fund. This board shall be composed of the following members:  (1) The superintendent of the fire department. (2) The director of finance of the city of New Orleans. (3) Two members elected from the active ranks of the department. (4) Two members elected from the ranks of retired members of the department. (5) One member who is domiciled in and an elector of the city of New Orleans and who is appointed by the mayor subject to confirmation by the New Orleans City Council. A vacancy in this position shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. B.(1) The terms of members shall be two years and shall begin on the fourth Wednesday in August.  (2)(a) The election of the elected members to the board shall be held on the fourth Wednesday in August. Members so elected shall take office at noon on the day following such election. Special elections may be called by the board as then constituted when vacancies occur on the board by death, resignation, or otherwise. Special elections or appointments shall be completed within thirty days after a vacancy occurs on the board. (b) All elections of the members of the board shall be held between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. at the department of fire headquarters or such place or places that the board may designate at its regular meeting held during the month of July, immediately preceding the holding of its biannual election. All persons entitled to vote at any such election shall be notified of the place or places at which the election will be held at least ten days prior to the date thereof. C. The board shall elect a president from the membership of the board. It shall also elect a secretary-treasurer. Should a vacancy among the members of the board occur six months or more prior to any election, the board shall call a special election to fill such vacancy; if no candidate qualifies within fifteen days after vacancy occurs, the board shall fill such vacancy by appointment. If a vacancy occurs less than six months prior to any election, the board shall fill such vacancy by appointment. Any person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in the membership of the board, as hereinabove set forth, shall be elected or appointed by nomination from the group, active or retired, that suffered loss of representation on the board by reason of such vacancy, but all members of the board shall vote on appointments and all members active or retired shall vote on all candidates for election. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 403, §1; Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Acts 1970, No. 168, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2102 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2013, No. 234, §1, eff. June 12, 2013. NOTE: See Acts 2013, No. 234, §2, regarding term of board members in office on effective date of Act and the calling of a special election.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3364 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3364. Emergency and supernumerary firefighters

RS 3364 - Emergency and supernumerary firefighters  A. Any emergency or supernumerary firefighters of the New Orleans Fire Department may elect to become eligible for full pension benefits as provided by this Part upon making payment of the contributions to the fund for all service previously rendered in the employ of the New Orleans Fire Department. The amount of the contributions to be so made shall be determined by the board of trustees of said fund on the basis of the years of such service by each firefighter electing to receive benefits under the provisions of this section and the compensation received during such service, and shall be in accordance with the assessments against members under existing laws.  B. The board of trustees shall fix and determine by appropriate rules and regulations the amount of service in any year which will be equivalent to one year of service, but in no case shall more than one year of service be creditable for all service in any one calendar year.  C. The contributions may be made in installments, in such manner as may be mutually agreed by each firefighter and the board of trustees; provided, however, that all such installments shall be paid within four years from the date of the agreement.  D. Upon making such payment the firefighter shall be entitled to all of the benefits provided by this Part to the full extent provided for any other member of said fund.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 280, §1. Amended by Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2103.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3365 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3365. Salary deductions paid into the fund by persons employed after December 31, 1967

RS 3365 - Salary deductions paid into the fund by persons employed after December 31, 1967  A. Five percent of the salaries of all members of the fire department employed after December 31, 1967, or of members employed before that date who elect to come under R.S. 11:3381 as set forth in R.S. 11:3384 thereof, shall be credited to an annuity savings account and invested by the board. Beginning July 1, 1973, six percent of the salaries of all members of the fire department employed after December 31, 1967, or of members employed before that date who elect to come under R.S. 11:3381 as set forth in R.S. 11:3384 thereof, shall be credited to an annuity savings account and invested by the board. Also beginning July 1, 1973, any member who becomes eligible for his normal minimum retirement benefits shall no longer have the above salary deductions collected monthly out of his salary nor shall he be liable therefor. This amount shall be deducted and collected monthly out of the salaries; provided that monies received as overtime pay, part time pay and holiday pay shall not be considered as salary for pension fund purposes; and further provided that the amount contributed by each such employee shall be held for his personal account and shall annually be credited with interest at a rate to be determined by the board.  B. Upon retirement the accumulated amount in this fund, together with an amount taken from the pension accumulation account sufficient when combined to provide the present value of the pension to be paid as determined as an actuarial basis, shall be transferred to an annuity reserve account for said purpose.  C. Should the employee leave the employment of the city fire department at any time, all of his accumulated contributions paid in after December 31, 1967, together with interest credited thereto, shall be paid to him in a lump sum if living, otherwise to his named beneficiary unless he is entitled to receive retirement benefits; and upon such withdrawal he shall forfeit all credit for service in this system. Should the employee later return to employment of the city fire department and remain in such employment for a period of four years, he may repay the amount he withdrew plus three and one-half percent compound interest and again be given credit for the service he forfeited when he withdrew.  Added by Acts 1967, No. 68, §4 as R.S. 33:2117.3. Amended by Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Acts 1972, No. 127, §1: Redesignated from R.S. 33:2103.2 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3366 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3366. Credit for military service

RS 3366 - Credit for military service  A. Time served as a member of the active armed forces of the United States up to five years by any member of the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans employed on or before December 31, 1967, who has been an officer, member, or employee of the New Orleans Fire Department for at least twenty-five years, whether such military service occurred before or after becoming an officer, member, or employee of the fire department or both, shall constitute service in the New Orleans Fire Department as used in this Part. B. Time served as a member of the active armed forces of the United States up to five years by any member of the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans who was employed on or after January 1, 1968, or who was employed prior thereto but who has elected to come under the new firefighters pension system, who has been an officer, member, or employee of the New Orleans Fire Department, if service occurred before becoming an officer, member, or employee of the fire department, shall constitute service in the fire department as used in this Part. C. Time served as a member of the active duty armed forces of the United States, up to a maximum of five years during employment with the New Orleans Fire Department by any member of the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans who was employed on or after January 1, 1968, or who was employed prior thereto but has elected to become a member of the new firefighters' pension system shall constitute service in the fire department as used in this Part. Added by Acts 1972, No. 127, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2103.3 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2007, No. 304, §1; Acts 2007, No. 305, §1, eff. July 9, 2007.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3367 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3367. Fines paid into fund

RS 3367 - Fines paid into fund  All forfeitures and fines imposed by the superintendent of the fire department upon any member of the fire department by way of discipline, shall be paid into the fund. All fines imposed by the courts for infractions of city ordinances relative to fire escapes, fire wells, hydrants, open hatches, oils, gun powder, right-of-way of the fire apparatus through the streets, and all other laws relative to the fire department, shall be paid over by the city treasurer to the fund.  Amended by Acts 1962, No. 403, §1; Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2104 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3368 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3368. Proceeds of sales of condemned apparatus paid into fund

RS 3368 - Proceeds of sales of condemned apparatus paid into fund  All proceeds of sales of condemned apparatus and other personal property in use by the said department, shall be paid into the pension and relief fund.  Amended by Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2105 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3369 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3369. Gifts and rewards to be paid into fund; permanent fund

RS 3369 - Gifts and rewards to be paid into fund; permanent fund  All rewards in money, fees, gifts, and emoluments that may be paid or given for or on account of, extraordinary service or other services by the fire department, or any member thereof (except when allowed to be retained by the member, or given to endow a medal or other permanent or competitive award), shall be paid into the fund. The board of trustees may take by donation any money, real estate, personal property, right of property or other valuable thing. The board shall allocate monies received from this Section and hold it in a fund for the payment of professional fees, supplies and equipment, clerical fees, operational expenses and any other fees or expenses to be paid as ordered by the board.  Amended by Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2106 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3370 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3370. Investment of fund; permanent fund

RS 3370 - Investment of fund; permanent fund A. The sum of five hundred thousand dollars when accumulated shall be retained as a permanent fund, and thereafter the annual income only may be made available for the use and purposes of the pension and relief fund. Fifty percent of any earnings or gains in excess of the actuarially assumed rate of return of the system shall be dedicated on an annual basis for increasing benefits to members of the fund. B. The board of trustees shall invest funds regularly except an amount to meet the current disbursements of the board. Investments shall be governed by the provisions of this Part. All such securities shall be deposited with the secretary-treasurer of the board and shall be held subject to the orders of the board. C. The prudent man rule shall be applied to this pension and relief fund. D. The prudent man rule as used herein means that in investing fund assets, the board of trustees shall exercise the judgment and care under the circumstances then prevailing that an institutional investor of ordinary prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercises in the management of large investments entrusted to it not in regard to speculation but in regard to the permanent disposition of funds considering probable safety of capital as well as probable income. E. The prudent man rule shall require each fiduciary of this pension and relief fund and the board of trustees acting collectively on behalf of this fund to act with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances prevailing that a prudent institutional investor acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims. F. This standard requires the exercise of reasonable care, skill, and caution, and is to be applied to investments not in isolation, but in the context of the trust portfolio, and as part of an overall investment strategy, which shall include an asset allocation study and plan for implementation thereof, incorporating risk and return objectives reasonably suitable to that trust. G. Notwithstanding the prudent man rule, the board of trustees shall not invest more than sixty-five percent of the total portfolio in equities. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 403, §1; Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2107 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1993, No. 449, §1, eff. June 9, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 505, §1, eff. July 3, 1997; Acts 2007, No. 305, §1, eff. July 9, 2007.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3371 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3371. Interest from investments available to pay benefits

RS 3371 - Interest from investments available to pay benefits  The interest received from any such investment after the fund has reached the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, shall be applicable to the payment of pensions and relief under this Part.  Amended by Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2108 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3372 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3372. Disbursing funds upon warrants; interest on deposits

RS 3372 - Disbursing funds upon warrants; interest on deposits  All monies ordered to be paid from the pension and relief fund to any person, partnership, firm or business, shall be paid by the secretary-treasurer of the board only upon warrants signed by the president of the board and countersigned by the secretary-treasurer, or the chairman of the finance committee thereof. No warrant shall be drawn, except by order of the board duly entered on the records of the proceedings of the board. In case the pension and relief fund or any part thereof is by order of the board or otherwise, deposited in any bank, all interest or money which may be paid on account of any sum on deposit, shall belong to and constitute a part of the fund. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as authorizing the secretary-treasurer to deposit the fund or any part thereof, unless so authorized by the board.  Amended by Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2109 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3373 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3373. Depository for funds

RS 3373 - Depository for funds  The board of trustees shall select a bank, or banks, in the city of New Orleans, in which all monies shall be deposited by the secretary-treasurer of the board.  Amended by Acts 1962, No. 403, §1; Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2110 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3374 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3374. Duties of secretary-treasurer; bond; authority of director of finance to conduct annual audit

RS 3374 - Duties of secretary-treasurer; bond; authority of director of finance to conduct annual audit  A. The secretary-treasurer of the board shall be the custodian of the pension fund, and shall secure and safely keep same, subject to the control and direction of the board. The secretary-treasurer shall be compensated for his services in an amount to be determined by the board of trustees. He shall deposit all monies received by him in his official capacity in the bank or banks, designated by the board. He shall keep his books and accounts concerning the fund in such manner as may be prescribed by the board. The books and accounts shall always be subject to the inspection of the board or any member thereof.  B. The secretary-treasurer shall, within ten days after his election or appointment, execute a bond to the board of trustees, with good and sufficient sureties, in such penal sum as the board shall direct, to be approved by the board, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, and that he will safely keep and will truly account for all monies and properties which may come into his hands as secretary-treasurer; and that on retirement or the expiration of his term of office he will surrender and deliver over to his successor all unexpended monies and all properties which may have come into his hands as secretary-treasurer of the fund. The bond shall be filed in the office of the board of trustees, and in case of a breach of the same, or the conditions thereof, suit may be brought on the same in the name of the board or of any person injured by the breach.  C. The director of finance of the city of New Orleans is hereby vested with the authority to conduct annual audits of the books and accounts of said pension fund for the purpose of providing information to the council, mayor and other elected officials.  Amended by Acts 1962, No. 403, §1; Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Acts 1970, No. 168, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2111 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3374.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3374.1. Submission of actuarial and accounting reports; penalty

RS 3374.1 - Submission of actuarial and accounting reports; penalty A. The chief administrative officer of the city of New Orleans shall request in writing to the board of trustees of the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans to provide quarterly reports of all expenses and actuarial and accounting records maintained by the board of trustees, including but not limited to records supporting the financial statement and actuarial valuation reports of the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund. B. Any administrator of the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund who intentionally fails to meet the reporting requirements of this Section, or who intentionally refuses to comply with a request for information requested by the chief administrative officer within thirty days after such request is made, may be fined up to one hundred dollars a day from the date of such failure or refusal, not to exceed a total of five thousand dollars. Acts 1995, No. 1035, §1, eff. June 29, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3375 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3375. Report to council; appropriation by council to make good deficit

RS 3375 - Report to council; appropriation by council to make good deficit  The board shall make report to the council of the city of New Orleans showing the condition of the pension fund on the first day of January of each year. If at any time there is not sufficient money in the fund to pay each person entitled to the benefits thereof the full amount, then the council of the city of New Orleans shall appropriate and pay into the fund an amount sufficient to make good the deficit, and the fund shall be thus replenished to warrant the payment in full of each beneficiary.  Amended by Acts 1962, No. 403, §1; Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2112 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3379 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3379. Surviving widows to participate

RS 3379 - Surviving widows to participate  The surviving widows of members of the fire department of New Orleans who have died since January 1, 1904, may participate in the fund and shall be placed upon the rolls of the fund for the amounts and under the rules established by the board.  Amended by Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2115 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.