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11 PA Cons Stat § 14205 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 142 - Aeronautics|Section 14205 - Appropriation for support of air navigation facilities

§ 14205. Appropriation for support of air navigation facilities. A city that does not own, lease or operate a municipal airport, landing field or intermediate landing field or other air navigation facility may appropriate money for the support and maintenance of any of the facilities, situate either within or outside the boundaries of the city or of the county or counties in which the city is located.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14300 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14300 - Definitions

§ 14300. Definitions. (a) Chapter.--The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Joint coverage member." A city employee who becomes a member of the retirement system subsequent to the last date permitted by the city for statement or preference concerning Social Security coverage or who, having become a member on or before that date, filed a written statement with a city's retirement board that the member elects Social Security coverage under an agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services entered into by the Commonwealth.  "Single coverage member." A city employee who becomes a member of the retirement system on or before the last date permitted by the city for statement of preference concerning Social Security coverage and who either filed a written statement with the retirement board that the member does not elect Social Security coverage under any agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services entered into by the Commonwealth or did not file any written statement with the retirement board.  (b) Subchapter.--The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Salary." The fixed amount of compensation paid at regular, periodic intervals by the city to the member and from which pension contributions have been deducted.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14301 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14301 - Police pension fund

§ 14301. Police pension fund. (a) Establishment.--By ordinance, a city shall establish a police pension fund.  (b) Requirements.--The following shall apply to a police pension fund established under this section:  (1) The fund shall be maintained by an equal and proportionate monthly charge against each member of the police force that may not exceed annually 4% of the pay of the member and an additional amount not to exceed 1% of the pay of the member.  (2) The charges under paragraph (1) shall be paid by the member or the municipal corporation to provide sufficient funds for payments required by section 14303(f) (relating to allowances and service increments).  (3) The payments under paragraph (2) shall be made to a surviving spouse even if the spouse remarries or, if no spouse survives or if the individual survives and subsequently dies, to the children under 18 years of age of:  (i) a member of the police force; (ii) a member retired on pension; or (iii) a member who died in service. (4) The fund shall be under the direction and control of council but may be committed to the custody and management of an officer of the city or to another person, as may be designated by council by ordinance.  (5) Under regulations as council may prescribe by ordinance, the fund shall be applied for the benefit of:  (i) members of the police force that have received honorable discharge from the police force by reason of age or disability;  (ii) surviving spouses even if they remarry; or (iii) if no spouse survives or if the individual survives and subsequently dies, the child or children under 18 years of age of:  (A) members of the police force; or (B) members retired on pension. (6) An allowance made to an individual who retired by reason of a disability or age shall be in conformity with a uniform scale, together with a service increment as provided under this chapter.  (7) Compensation paid to a corporate custodian of the police pension fund shall be paid from the city general fund.    Cross References. Section 14301 is referred to in section 14306 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14302 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14302 - Retirement and final discharge

§ 14302. Retirement and final discharge. (a) Requirements for ordinance.--With regard to continuous service and minimum retirement age requirements, the ordinance establishing the police pension fund shall prescribe as follows:  (1) A minimum period of continuous service of not less than 20 years. (2) If a minimum retirement age is prescribed, a minimum age of 50 years. (b) Retired member.--If not unfit by reason of age, disability or otherwise, a retired member shall be subject to service as a police reserve under terms and conditions as may be established by council.  (c) Military service.--With the approval of council, a member of the police pension fund shall be entitled to have full credit for each year or fraction of a year, not to exceed five years, of the service upon the member's payment to:  (1) the police pension fund of an amount equal to that which the member would have paid had the member been a member during the period for which credit is desired; and  (2) the fund of an additional amount as the equivalent of the contributions of the city on account of the military service.  To be eligible under this subsection, the member must be a contributor who served in the armed forces of the United States after September 1, 1940, and was not a member of the police pension fund prior to the military service.    Cross References. Section 14302 is referred to in section 14303 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14302.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14302.1 - Limited vested benefit

§ 14302.1. Limited vested benefit. (a) Ordinance.--The ordinance establishing a police pension fund may provide for a limited vested benefit if the benefit would conform to section 305 of the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1005, No.205), known as the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act.  (b) Requirements.--Under a limited vested benefit, a member of the police pension fund who has not completed the minimum period of continuous service requirement and satisfied an applicable minimum age requirement but who has completed 12 years of full-time service shall be entitled to vest the member's retirement benefits subject to the following conditions:  (1) The member must file with the management board of the police pension fund a written notice of the member's intention to vest.  (2) The member must include in the notice the date the member intends to terminate the member's service as a full-time police officer.  (3) The termination date shall be at least 30 days later than the date of notice to vest. (4) The member must be in good standing with the police department on the date of the notice to vest.  (5) The board shall indicate on the notice to vest the rate of the monthly pay of the member as of the date of the notice to vest or the highest average annual salary which the member received during any five years of service preceding that date, whichever is higher.  (c) Notification.--Upon reaching the date that would have been the member's retirement date if the member continued full-time employment with the police department, the member shall notify the board, in writing, that the member desires to collect the member's pension.  (d) Amount of retirement benefits.--The amount of retirement benefits the member is entitled to receive under this section shall be computed as follows:  (1) The initial determination of the member's base retirement benefits shall be computed on the salary indicated on the notice to vest.  (2) The portion of the base retirement benefits due the member shall be determined by applying to the base amount the percentage that the member's years of service rendered bears to the years of service that would have been rendered if the member continued to be employed by the department until the member's minimum retirement date.    Cross References. Section 14302.1 is referred to in section 14303 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14303.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14303.1 - Increase of allowances after retirement

§ 14303.1. Increase of allowances after retirement. (a) Increase of allowance.--Upon the recommendation of the persons having custody and management of the police pension fund, a city may, at its discretion, increase the allowance of individuals receiving an allowance from the police pension fund by reason of and after the termination of the services of a member of the fund.  (b) Limitation.--An increase made under this section must be in conformity with a uniform scale that may be based on the cost of living, but the total of the allowance may not exceed one-half of the current salary being paid patrol persons of the highest pay grade.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14303.2 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14303.2 - Total disability

§ 14303.2. Total disability. (a) Injury sustained in the line of duty.--Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, a police officer who becomes totally disabled due to an injury sustained in the line of duty shall be deemed to be fully vested in the police pension fund regardless of the actual number of years of credited service and shall be eligible for immediate retirement benefits.  (b) Claim and proof.--The governing body of the city shall decide a claim under this section. Proof of disability shall be by competent medical evidence provided by the claimant. The governing body of the city may, at any time, have the claimant examined by its own physician.  (c) Procedure.--A claim under this section may be initiated as the regulations of council prescribe. Hearings and appeals shall be as provided in 2 Pa.C.S. (relating to administrative law and procedure).  (d) Subrogation.--The police pension fund shall be subrogated to the right of the claimant to the extent of a payment made under the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, or the act of June 28, 1935 (P.L.477, No.193), referred to as the Enforcement Officer Disability Benefits Law (Heart and Lung Act).  (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "total disability" means permanent mental or physical impairment that renders the police officer unable to perform the officer's duties.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14304 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14304 - Inalienable rights in fund

§ 14304. Inalienable rights in fund. Whenever an individual becomes entitled to receive an allowance from the police pension fund and has been admitted to participate in the fund, the individual may not be deprived of the individual's right to equal and proportionate participation in the fund on the basis upon which the individual first became entitled to participation.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14305 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14305 - Payments to police pension fund by city

§ 14305. Payments to police pension fund by city. Unless otherwise required by the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1005, No.205), known as the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act, or another provision of law, this section shall govern the payment to the police pension fund of money raised by a tax levied by the city. The following shall apply:  (1) A city shall pay annually to the police pension fund a sum of money sufficient to meet the requirements of and to maintain the fund. In any year, the sum may not be less than one-half of 1% or more than 3% of the taxes levied by the city, other than a tax levied to pay interest on or extinguish the debt of the city.  (2) Council may exceed the limitation imposed by this section if an additional amount is deemed necessary to provide sufficient funds for payments to surviving spouses of members retired on pension, killed or who die in the service, provided that the city may annually pay into the fund not less than one-half of 1% of the taxes levied by the city, other than a tax levied to pay interest on or extinguish the debt of the city.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14306 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14306 - Management of police pension fund

§ 14306. Management of police pension fund. Only a person designated in accordance with section 14301(b)(4) (relating to police pension fund) shall be authorized to make decisions to hold, receive and distribute the money of the police pension fund.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14307 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14307 - Trust for benefit of police pension fund

§ 14307. Trust for benefit of police pension fund. By gift, grant, devise or bequest, a city may take money or real, personal or mixed property in trust for the benefit of the pension fund. The care, management, investment and disposal of the body of the trust shall be vested in the officer or officers of the city for the time the council designates. The care, management and disposal shall be directed by ordinance and the body of the trust shall be governed by the ordinance, subject to the directions that are not inconsistent with the ordinance, as the settlor of the trust may prescribe.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14308 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14308 - Repayment before retirement

§ 14308. Repayment before retirement. (a) Refund.--If a contributing member of the police pension fund ceases to be a member of the police force before becoming entitled to a pension, the total amount of the contributions paid into the pension fund by the member shall be refunded to the member in full, without interest.  (b) Return of amount contributed.--If the fund has returned to the member the amount contributed and afterward the individual again becomes a member of the police force, the member shall not be entitled to the pension designated until 20 years after the member's reemployment, unless the member returns to the police pension fund the amount withdrawn. If a member returns to the pension fund the amount withdrawn, the period of 20 years shall be computed from the time the member first became a member of the police force, excluding the period of time during which the member was not employed by the police force.  (c) Payment to member's estate.--If a member of the police force dies not in the line of service before the member becomes entitled to a pension and the member is not survived by a spouse or family entitled to payments as provided in this subchapter, the total amount of contributions paid into the pension fund by the member shall be paid over to the member's estate.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14309 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14309 - (Reserved)

§ 14309. (Reserved).
11 PA Cons Stat § 14319 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14319 - Definitions

§ 14319. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Salary." The fixed amount of compensation paid at regular, periodic intervals by the city to the member and from which pension contributions have been deducted.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14320.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14320.1 - Limited vested benefit for firefighters

§ 14320.1. Limited vested benefit for firefighters. (a) Ordinance.--The ordinance establishing a firefighters pension fund may provide for a limited vested benefit if the benefit would conform to section 305 of the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1005, No.205), known as the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act.  (b) Conditions.--Under a limited vested benefit, if a member of the firefighters pension fund has not completed the minimum period of continuous service and the applicable minimum age requirement but has completed 12 years of full-time service and ceased to be employed as a full-time firefighter, the member shall be entitled to vest the member's retirement benefits subject to the following conditions:  (1) The member must file with the management board of the firefighters pension fund a written notice of the member's intention to vest.  (2) The member must include in the notice the date the member intends to terminate service as a full-time firefighter.  (3) The termination date shall be at least 30 days later than the date of notice to vest. (4) The member must be in good standing with the fire department on the date of notice to vest.  (5) The board shall indicate on the notice to vest the rate of the monthly pay of the member as of the date of the notice to vest or the highest average annual salary which the member received during any five years of service preceding the date, whichever is higher.  (c) Notification.--Upon reaching the date that would have been the member's retirement date had the member continued full-time employment with the fire department, the member shall notify the board in writing that the member desires to collect the member's pension.  (d) Computation.--The amount of retirement benefits the member is entitled to receive under this section shall be computed as follows:  (1) The initial determination of the member's base retirement benefits shall be computed on the salary indicated on the notice to vest.  (2) The portion of the base retirement benefits due the member shall be determined by applying to the base amount the percentage that the member's years of service rendered bears to the years of service that would have been rendered had the member continued to be employed by the department until the member's minimum retirement date.    Cross References. Section 14320.1 is referred to in section 14322 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14321 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14321 - Retirement and final discharge

§ 14321. Retirement and final discharge. (a) Ordinance.--With regard to continuous service and minimum age requirements, the ordinance establishing or regulations governing the firefighters pension fund shall prescribe as follows:  (1) A minimum period of continuous service of not less than 20 years. (2) If a minimum age is prescribed, a minimum of 50 years of age. (b) Retired member.--If not unfit by reason of age, disability or otherwise, a retired member shall be subject to service as a firefighter reserve in a case of emergency under terms and conditions as may be established by council.  (c) Military service.--With the approval of council, a member of the firefighters pension fund shall be entitled to have full credit for each year or fraction of a year, not to exceed five years, of service upon:  (1) the member's payment to the firefighters pension fund of an amount equal to that which the member would have paid had the member been a member during the period for which the member desires credit; and  (2) the member's payment to the fund of an additional amount as the equivalent of the contributions of the city plus the interest the city would have been required to pay on the contributions on account of the military service. To be eligible under this paragraph, the member must be a contributor who served in the armed forces of the United States after September 1, 1940, and was not a member of the firefighters pension fund prior to the military service.  (d) Payments to surviving spouse.--Upon the death of a member who retires on pension or is killed in service on or after January 1, 1960, or who dies in the service on or after January 1, 1968, payments as provided under this subchapter shall be made to the member's surviving spouse during the life of the spouse.    Cross References. Section 14321 is referred to in section 14322 of this title.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14322.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14322.1 - Increase of allowances after retirement

§ 14322.1. Increase of allowances after retirement. (a) Recommendation.--A city may, at any time, at its discretion and upon the recommendation of the persons having custody and management of the firefighters pension fund, increase the allowances of individuals receiving allowances of any kind from the fund by reason of and after the termination of the services of any member of the fund.  (b) Uniform scale.--Increases made pursuant to this section shall be in conformity with a uniform scale, which may be based on the cost of living, but the total of the allowances shall not, at any time, exceed one-half of the current salary being paid firefighters of the highest pay grade.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14323 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14323 - Causes for forfeiture of rights in fund and other employments

§ 14323. Causes for forfeiture of rights in fund and other employments. (a) Requirement.--Whenever an individual becomes entitled to receive a pension from the firefighters pension fund and has been admitted to participate in the pension fund, the individual shall not be deprived of the individual's right to participation in the pension fund on the basis upon which the individual first became entitled to participation, unless otherwise required by the act of July 8, 1978 (P.L.752, No.140), known as the Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act.  (b) Notice and hearing.--Any termination of a pension shall be only after due notice and hearing as prescribed by regulation of the managers of the fund.
11 PA Cons Stat § 14324 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 11 - CITIES|Chapter 143 - Pensions|Section 14324 - Payments to firefighters pension fund by city

§ 14324. Payments to firefighters pension fund by city. Unless otherwise required by the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1005, No.205), known as the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act, or by any other provision of law, this section shall govern the payment of money raised by taxes levied by the city to the firefighters pension fund. The following shall apply:  (1) A city shall pay to the firefighters pension fund annually a sum of money not less than one-half of 1% nor more than 3% of all taxes levied by the city, other than taxes levied to pay interest on or extinguish the debt of the city.  (2) Council may exceed the limitations imposed by this section if an additional amount is deemed necessary to provide sufficient money for payments to surviving spouses of members retired on pension, killed or who die in service, provided that the city shall annually pay into the fund not less than one-half of 1% of all taxes levied by the city, other than taxes levied to pay interest on or extinguish the debt of the city.