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40 ILCS 5/9-171
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-171)Sec. 9-171.     Additional contributions for age and service annuities for present  employees, future entrants and re-entrants.(a) From and after September 1, 1935, in addition to the contributions  provided in Section 9-170 for each present employee described in  subdivision (b) of Section 9-109 and each future entrant and each  re-entrant described in subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 9-110, 3 1/4% of  each payment of salary, not in excess of salary of $3,000 per year, shall  be contributed by an employee for age and service annuity. Upon election by  such employee made prior to September 1, 1935, any other integral multiple  of 3 1/4% of such payment shall be contributed.The contributions shall be made as a deduction from salary and shall be  continued while the employee is in service until the total of the amounts  contributed for age and service annuity with interest at the effective rate  is equal to the sum which would have accumulated under this Article because  of contributions for age and service annuity if such contributions were  made for such purposes during the entire periods of his service for such  county or the retirement board under this Article and improved by interest  at the effective rate.(b) Concurrently with each such contribution, the county shall  contribute 5 3/4% of each payment of salary, not in excess of $3,000 a  year. Such contributions shall be made until the total of the amounts  contributed by the county on behalf of such employee for age and service  annuity with interest at the effective rate shall be equal to the sum which  would have accumulated from county contributions for age and service  annuity if contributions by the county had been made for such purposes  during the entire periods of service in accordance with this Article and  improved by interest to such time at the effective rate.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/9-172
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-172)Sec. 9-172.     Contributions by employee after annuity is fixed.     Any contributions by an employee from and after the date when his age  and service annuity is fixed shall not increase the amount of such  annuity. The contributions shall be applied toward the extra cost of a  minimum annuity where payable over the amount of age and service  annuity. The accumulated sum arising therefrom shall be refunded when  the employee withdraws from service if he is not entitled to annuity, or  shall be applied toward the extra cost of such minimum annuity if he is  eligible therefor over the age and service annuity to the extent of such  extra cost as provided in Section 9-150 of this Act and the balance, if  any, shall be refunded. When the employee is not entitled to minimum  annuity, or upon death of the employee while in the service after  attaining age 65 with less than 10 years of service credit at date of  death, the accumulated sum arising from employee contributions after his  annuity was fixed at age 65 shall be refunded to his widow.    (Source: P.A. 83-1362.)
40 ILCS 5/9-173
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-173)Sec. 9-173.     Additional contributions and credits-all employees.Any employee in service on July 1, 1947, may elect to make additional  contributions while in service which shall not exceed 7/13 of the sum  accumulated for age and service annuity on July 1, 1947, or at age 65 if he  attained such age prior thereto. The time and manner of making such  additional contributions shall be prescribed by the board. Concurrently  with each such additional contribution, the county shall contribute 1 and  4/10 times the additional contributions.These contributions shall be improved at interest at the rate and in  like manner as other employee and county contributions; provided, that the  employee, while in service, may request a refund of all or any part of his  contributions, without interest, or shall have them refunded to him,  without interest, when he retires on annuity or to his widow, if and to the  extent they do not serve to increase the annuity otherwise payable to him  or his widow.By such refund the employee or his widow surrenders and forfeits all  rights which might otherwise have accrued by virtue of any amount so  refunded, including related county contributions.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/9-174
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-174)Sec. 9-174.         Contributions by disabled employee whose ordinary disability benefit has  expired.In the case of any disabled employee whose credit for ordinary  disability benefit purposes has expired and who continues to be disabled  such employee shall have the right to contribute to the fund at the current  contribution rate for a period not to exceed a total of 12 months during  his entire period of service and to receive credit for all annuity purposes  for any such periods paid for.  Such payment shall not affect the  employee's resignation date for purposes of annuity.    (Source: P.A. 86-1488.)
40 ILCS 5/9-175
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-175)Sec. 9-175.     Interest credits-all employees.Amounts allocated to the account of and credited for age and service and  prior service annuity shall be improved by interest at the effective rate  during the time thereafter an employee is in service until the amount of  his annuity is fixed.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/9-176
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-176)Sec. 9-176.     Contributions for widow's annuity for widows of present employees, future  entrants and re-entrants.(a) Beginning on the effective date as to a present employee in  paragraph (a) or (c) of Section 9-109, or as to a future entrant in  paragraph (a) of Section 9-110, and beginning on September 1, 1935, as to  a present employee in paragraph (b) (1) of Section 9-109 or as to a future  entrant in paragraph (b) or (d) of Section 9-110, and beginning from the  date of becoming a contributor as to any present employee in paragraph (b)  (2) or (d) of Section 9-109, or any future entrant in paragraph (c) or (e)  of Section 9-110, there shall be deducted and contributed by each male  employee 1%, and from and after January 1, 1966, 1 1/2%, of each payment of  salary for widow's annuity. Deductions shall be continued during service  until the employee attains age 65.(b) Concurrently with each employee contribution, the county shall  contribute beginning on the effective date and prior to July 1, 1947, 1  3/4%, and beginning on July 1, 1947, 2% of salary.(c) Each employee contribution made prior to the date when the amount of  widow's annuity for an employee is fixed and each concurrent County  Contribution Credit shall be allocated to the account of and credited to  the employee for whose benefit it is made.    (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1254.)
40 ILCS 5/9-176.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-176.1)Sec. 9-176.1.     Contributions by female employees.     (a) Effective as of October 1, 1974, each female employee shall  contribute at the same rates as a  male employee for widow's annuity or  other benefits, to the end that like credits may be established and  maintained for both male and female employees for all purposes of this  Article with respect to annuities, benefits, contribution rates, refunds  and other provisions of this Article.(b) Any female employee shall have the option of making  contributions for the aforesaid purposes covering the period prior to  October 1, 1974, and receiving pension credits therefor, including the  concurrent credits from city contributions. Such contributions shall  include interest at 4% per annum from the dates such contributions  should have been made from the beginning of their service to the dates  of payment to the end that equal credits may be provided for all  employees under this Article.    (Source: P.A. 81-1536.)
40 ILCS 5/9-177
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-177)Sec. 9-177.         Additional contributions for widow's annuity for widows of  present employees, future entrants and re-entrants.  In addition to the  contributions to be made by each employee and by the county for widow's  annuity as herein provided additional contributions shall be made as follows:(a) Beginning September 1, 1935, 1% of each payment of salary, not in  excess of $3,000 a year, of each present employee described in subdivision  (b) of Section 9-109, and of each future entrant and re-entrant  described in subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 9-110.(b) Concurrently with each deduction from salary, the county shall  contribute a sum equal to 1 3/4% of each payment of salary, not in excess  of $3,000 a year.    (Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
40 ILCS 5/9-178
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-178)Sec. 9-178.     Widow's annuity interest credits-all employees.Amounts allocated to the account of and credited to the employee for  widow's and widow's prior service annuity shall be improved by interest at  the effective rate during the time thereafter the employee is in service,  until the amount of her annuity is fixed.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/9-179.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-179.1)Sec. 9-179.1.     Military service.     A contributing employee as of January 1,  1993 with at least 25 years of service credit may apply for creditable  service for up to 2 years of military service whether or not the military  service followed service as a county employee.  The military service need  not have been served in wartime, but the employee must not have been  dishonorably discharged.  To establish this creditable service the  applicant must pay to the Fund, while in the service of the county, an  amount determined by the Fund to represent the employee contributions for  the creditable service established, based on the employee's rate of  compensation on his or her last day as a contributor before the military  service, or on his or her first day as a contributor after the military  service, whichever is greater, plus interest at the effective rate from the  date of discharge to the date of payment.  If a person who has established  any credit under this Section applies for or receives any early retirement  incentive under Section 9-134.2, the credit under this Section shall be  forfeited and the amount paid to the Fund under this Section shall be  refunded.    (Source: P.A. 87-1265.)
40 ILCS 5/9-179.2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-179.2)Sec. 9-179.2. Other governmental service-former county  service.  Any employee who first becomes a contributor before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, who has rendered service to any  "governmental unit" as such term is defined in the  "Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act" under Article 20 of the  Illinois Pension Code, who did not contribute to the retirement  system of such "governmental unit", including the retirement  system created by this Article 9 of the Illinois Pension Code,  for such service because of ineligibility for participation and  has no equity or rights in such retirement system because of  such service shall be given credit for such service in this  fund, provided:(a) the employee shall pay to this fund, while in the     service of such county, or while in the service of a governmental unit whose retirement system has adopted the "Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act", such amounts, including interest at the effective rate, as he would have paid to this fund, on the basis of his salary in effect during the service rendered to such other "governmental unit" at the rates prescribed in this Article 9 for the periods of such service to the end that such service shall be considered as service rendered to such county, with all the rights and conditions attaching to such service and payments; and(b) this Section shall not be applicable to any     period of such service for which the employee retains credit in any other public annuity and benefit fund established by Act of the Legislature of this State and in operation for employees of such other "governmental unit" from which such employee was transferred. (Source: P.A. 99-578, eff. 7-15-16.)
40 ILCS 5/9-179.4
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

Sec. 9-179.4. Service for periods of furlough or salary reduction.(a)   An active participant may establish service credit and earnings credit for periods of furlough beginning on or after December 1, 2017 and ending on or before November 30, 2018. To receive this credit, the participant must (i) apply in writing to the Fund before December 31, 2019; (ii) not receive compensation or any type of remuneration from the county for any furlough period; (iii) make, on an after-tax basis, employee contributions required under this Article based on his or her salary during the periods of furlough, plus an amount determined by the Board to be equal to the employer's normal cost of the benefit, plus compounded interest at the actuarially assumed rate from the date  of furlough to the date of payment; and (iv) pay the employee contributions required by this Section while he or she is an active participant and within 12 months after the date of application. The participant shall provide, at the time of application, written certification from the county stating (1) the total number of furlough days the participant has been required to take and (2) that the participant has not received compensation or any type of remuneration from the county for such furlough days.(b)   An active participant may establish earnings credit for periods of salary reduction beginning on or after December 1, 2017 and ending on or before November 30, 2018. To receive this credit, the participant must: (i) apply in writing to the Fund before December 31, 2019; (ii) not receive compensation or any type of remuneration from the county for any reduction in salary; (iii) make, on an after-tax basis, employee contributions required under this Article based on the reduction in salary, plus an amount determined by the Board to be equal to the employer's normal cost of the benefit, plus compounded interest at the actuarially assumed rate from the date of reduction in salary to the date of payment; and (iv) pay the employee contributions required by this Section while he or she is an active participant and within 12 months after the date of application. The participant shall provide, at the time of application, written certification from the county stating (1) the total reduction in salary for each pay period with a reduction in salary and (2) that the participant has not received compensation or any type of remuneration from the county for such reduction in salary.(c)   For the purposes of this Section, the employer's normal cost shall be determined by the Fund's actuarial valuation for the year ending December 31, 2018.  Any payments received under this Section shall be considered contributions made by the employee for the purposes of Sections 9-169 and 10-107 of this Code.  (Source: P.A. 101-11, eff. 6-7-19.)
40 ILCS 5/9-180
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-180)Sec. 9-180.     Contributions by county for duty disability benefit.     In lieu of all amounts ordinarily contributed by an employee and by  the county for age and service annuity, and widow's annuity the county  shall contribute sums equal to such amounts for any period during which  the employee receives duty disability benefit to be credited to the  disabled employee for annuity purposes as though he were in active  discharge of his duties during any such period of disability.    (Source: P.A. 81-1536.)
40 ILCS 5/9-181
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-181)Sec. 9-181.     Contributions by county for ordinary disability benefit.The county shall contribute all amounts ordinarily contributed by it for  annuity purposes for any employee receiving ordinary disability benefit as  though he were in active discharge of his duties during such period of  disability.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/9-182
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-182)Sec. 9-182. Contributions by county for prior service annuities and  pensions under former acts.(a) The county, State or federal contributions authorized in  Section 9-169 shall be applied first for the purposes of this  Article 9 other than those stated in this Section.The balance of the sum produced from such contributions shall be applied  for the following purposes:1. "An Act to provide for the formation and     disbursement of a pension fund in counties having a population of 150,000 or more inhabitants, for the benefit of officers and employees in the service of such counties", approved June 29, 1915, as amended;2. Section 9-225 of this Article;3. To meet such part of any minimum annuity as shall     be in excess of the age and service annuity and prior service annuity, and to meet such part of any minimum widow's annuity in excess of the amount of widow's annuity and widow's prior service annuity also for the purpose of providing the county cost of automatic increases in annuity after retirement in accordance with Section 9-133 and for any other purpose for which moneys are not otherwise provided in this Article;4. (Blank);5. (Blank).(b) (Blank).       (Source: P.A. 95-369, eff. 8-23-07.)
40 ILCS 5/9-183
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-183)Sec. 9-183.     Contribution by county for administration costs.The county shall contribute, from revenue derived from taxes herein  authorized, the amount necessary to defray costs of administration of the  fund.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/9-184
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-184)Sec. 9-184.     Estimates of sums required for certain annuities and benefits.The board shall estimate the amounts required each year to pay for all  annuities and benefits and administrative expenses. The amounts shall be  paid into the fund annually by the county from the prescribed tax levy.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/9-184.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

Sec. 9-184.5. Delinquent contributions; deduction from payments of State funds to the county. If the county fails to transmit to the Fund contributions required of it under this Article by December 31st of the year in which such contributions are due, the Fund may, after giving notice to the county, certify to the State Comptroller the amounts of the delinquent payments in accordance with any applicable rules of the Comptroller, and the Comptroller must, beginning in payment year 2016, deduct and remit to the Fund the certified amounts from payments of State funds to the county.The State Comptroller may not deduct from any payments of State funds to the county more than the amount of delinquent payments certified to the State Comptroller by the Fund.  (Source: P.A. 99-8, eff. 7-9-15.)
40 ILCS 5/9-186
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-186)Sec. 9-186.     Board elections.     In each year, the board shall conduct a  regular election, under rules adopted by it, at least 30 days prior to the  expiration of the term of each elected employee or annuitant member.To be eligible to be a county employee member, a person must be an  employee of the county and must have at least 5 years of service credit in  that capacity by December 1 of the year of election.  To be eligible to be  a forest preserve district member, a person must be an employee of the  forest preserve district and must have at least 5 years of service credit  in that capacity by December 1 of the year of election.Only those persons who are employees of the county shall be eligible to vote  for the 3 county employee members, only those persons who are employees of the  forest preserve district shall be eligible to vote for the forest preserve  district member, only those persons who are currently receiving  retirement benefits under this Article shall be eligible to  vote  for the annuitant members elected under subsections (d) and (d-1) of Section  9-185, and only those persons who are currently receiving retirement benefits  under Article 10 shall be eligible to vote for the forest preserve district  annuitant member elected under subsection (f) of Section 9-185.  The  ballot shall be of secret character.Except as otherwise provided in Section 9-187, each member of the board  shall hold office until his successor is chosen and has qualified.Any person elected or appointed a member of the board shall qualify  for the office by taking an oath of office to be administered by the county  clerk or a person designated by him.  A copy thereof shall be kept in the  office of the county clerk.  Any appointment or notice of election shall be  in writing and the written instrument shall be filed with the oath.    (Source: P.A. 92-66, eff. 7-12-01.)