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AL Code § 45-37-123.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 2 - Administration.|Section 45-37-123.23 - Records and Reports.

Section 45-37-123.23Records and reports. (a) Records. The pension board shall keep minutes of its meetings. Additionally, the pension board shall keep all other books of account, records, policies, compensation records, service records, and other data that may be necessary for proper administration of the plan and shall be responsible for supplying all information and reports to the Internal Revenue Service, members, beneficiaries, and others as may be required by law. (b) Correction of records. (1) The pension board shall correct any error in a member's service record which the pension board concludes is necessary to correct or remove an injustice or prevent a member from receiving less or more than such member is entitled to receive under the plan. The pension board shall adopt written rules prescribing the procedure the pension board shall follow in considering whether an error in an employee's service record should be corrected. Correction of service records shall be subject to the following limitations: a. No error in the service record shall be corrected except by the pension board. b. The pension board shall not correct any error in an employee's service record until it has accorded, or offered to accord, the employee a hearing regarding the proposed correction, which hearing shall not be conducted until after the employee has received at least two weeks' notice of the nature of the proposed correction and of the time and place at which the proposed correction shall be considered. c. No correction of an error shall be made at an employee's request unless the employee files with the pension board his or her written request for such correction before the date that is one year subsequent to the employee's discovery of the error requested to be corrected; provided, however, the pension board may excuse an employee's failure to file such application for correction within one year following his or her discovery of such error if the pension board finds that excusing such failure would be most equitable. (2) If the pension board determines that any amount has been erroneously deducted from the compensation of an employee and paid into the trust fund as an employee contribution, or that any amount has been otherwise paid into the trust fund erroneously on behalf of any employee, such amount shall be refunded to the employee, and any amount which may have been paid erroneously to match such erroneous contribution shall be refunded. The pension board is authorized to determine whether interest shall be payable on any amounts returned and to determine the amount of interest to be paid, if any; provided, however, that no interest shall be paid to any employee responsible for the error resulting in the erroneous payment. (c) Audit. The pension board shall cause an audit to be made of its affairs by a certified public accountant at least once each calendar year. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:2.4; Act 2021-456, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 2 - Administration.|Section 45-37-123.24 - Appointment of Advisers and Allocation of Responsibilities.

Section 45-37-123.24Appointment of advisers and allocation of responsibilities.  The pension board may allocate responsibilities among the members of the pension board and/or may delegate responsibilities to third parties. The pension board may employ, appoint, or contract with additional employees, administrators, managers, counsel, specialists, advisers, agents, including nonfiduciary agents, and other persons as the pension board or the trustee deems necessary or desirable in connection with the administration of the plan, including, but not limited to, agents and advisers to assist with the administration and management of the plan, and thereby to provide, among such other duties as the pension board may appoint, assistance with maintaining plan records and the providing of investment information to the plan's investment fiduciaries, and none of such persons shall be subject to the civil service system. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:2.5; Act 2019-243, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 2 - Administration.|Section 45-37-123.25 - Information From County, Personnel Board, or County’s Agent.

Section 45-37-123.25Information from county, personnel board, or county’s agent. The county, the Jefferson County Personnel Board, or the county’s agent, as applicable, shall supply full and timely information, including, but not limited to, all payroll, service records and personal history of members, to the pension board as the pension board may require in order to perform its duties hereunder. The pension board may rely upon such information as accurate and shall have no duty or responsibility to verify such information. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:2.6.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 2 - Administration.|Section 45-37-123.26 - Payment of Expenses.

Section 45-37-123.26Payment of expenses. All payment of benefits, expenses of administration, and any other expenses arising hereunder, may be paid by the pension board out of the trust fund, unless otherwise paid by the county. Such expenses shall include any expenses incident to the functioning of the pension board, or any person or persons retained or appointed by any fiduciary incident to the exercise of their duties under the plan, including, but not limited to, fees of accountants, counsel, investment managers, and other specialists and their agents, and other costs of administering the plan. Until paid, the expenses shall constitute a liability of the system. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:2.7.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 2 - Administration.|Section 45-37-123.27 - Majority Actions.

Section 45-37-123.27Majority actions. Three members of the pension board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. Except where there has been an allocation and delegation of administrative authority pursuant to Section 45-37-123.24, three votes shall be necessary for a decision by the pension board. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:2.8.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 2 - Administration.|Section 45-37-123.28 - Claims Procedure.

Section 45-37-123.28Claims procedure. (a) Claims for benefits under the plan shall be filed in writing with the executive director on forms provided by the pension board in accordance with procedures established by the pension board or the executive director, or both. The procedure and documents to be produced by a member or beneficiary may differ depending on the type of benefit claim being made. (b) The pension board may allow a properly designated power of attorney to act on behalf of a member or beneficiary so long as the act is authorized under the terms of the power of attorney documentation. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:2.9; Act 2021-456, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 2 - Administration.|Section 45-37-123.29 - Claims Review Procedure.

Section 45-37-123.29Claims review procedure. Any employee, former employee, or beneficiary of either, who has been denied a benefit by a decision of the pension board pursuant to a claim made under Section 45-37-123.28 shall be entitled to request the pension board to give further consideration to a claim by filing with the pension board a written request for a hearing. Such request shall be filed with the pension board no later than 60 days after receipt of the written notification of denial. The pension board shall then conduct a hearing as soon as administratively feasible. The hearing shall typically be held at the pension board's regular meeting. A final decision as to the claim shall be made by the pension board as soon as administratively feasible after receipt of the appeal and the claimant shall be notified in writing of the decision. In the event of a denial of a disability retirement benefit claim, a new disability retirement benefit claim may not be made for at least six months from the date of the last appeal denial, unless otherwise determined in the discretion of the pension board or the executive director. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:2.10; Act 2021-456, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 2 - Administration.|Section 45-37-123.30 - Investment Authority.

Section 45-37-123.30Investment authority. (a) The pension board and any investment manager it appoints are authorized to invest and reinvest the funds of the system in all classes and forms of bonds, mortgages, common and preferred stocks, shares of investment companies or mutual funds, or any other investment. The pension board is further authorized to hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, and dispose of any investment in which the funds of the system previously have been invested as well as the proceeds thereof. (b) No member or employee shall have any direct interest in the gains or profits of any investment made by the pension board nor shall any member or employee become an endorser or surety or act in any manner as an obligor for moneys loaned to or borrowed from the pension board. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:2.11.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 3 - Eligibility.|Section 45-37-123.51 - Determination of Eligibility.

Section 45-37-123.51Determination of eligibility. The pension board shall determine the eligibility of each employee for membership in the system based upon information furnished by Jefferson County or its designated agent. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons. Additionally, if the pension board makes a determination upon an employee's date of hire by the employer that such employee is an eligible employee, then such employee shall continue to participate in the plan, even if such employee subsequently no longer meets the definition of an eligible employee under Section 45-37-123.01, unless the pension board's initial determination was erroneous. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:3.2; Act 2021-456, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 3 - Eligibility.|Section 45-37-123.52 - Termination of Eligibility.

Section 45-37-123.52Termination of eligibility. In the event a member subsequently elects to participate in another pension system, such member shall no longer participate in the plan, but shall continue to vest in the plan while a noneligible employee, until such time as the member’s benefit shall be forfeited or distributed pursuant to the terms of the plan. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:3.3.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.54 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 3 - Eligibility.|Section 45-37-123.54 - Rehired Members.

Section 45-37-123.54Rehired members. If a member of the system severs employment with the county or his or her term in an elected or appointed job or position terminates, and such member thereafter returns to the service of the county, he or she shall become a member of the system to the extent he or she meets the definition of an eligible employee, subject to the following rules: (1) MEMBER RECEIVING A PENSION BENEFIT. If a member is receiving his or her pension benefit on account of retirement and such member returns to the service of the county, any amount otherwise payable by the system to such member on account of such member's retirement shall be reduced by the amount, if any, paid or payable to such member by the county on account of or by reason of the reemployment of such member. At the time the member thereafter severs employment with the county, such member's pension benefit shall return to the amount it was prior to the member's reemployment. Accordingly, notwithstanding subdivisions (3) and (4), such a member shall not accrue any additional pension benefit during his or her period of rehire. (2) MEMBER ELECTED A DEFERRED RETIREMENT. If a vested member who severed employment with the county and elected a deferred retirement benefit is reemployed by the county before age 60, his or her election for a deferred retirement benefit shall be rescinded, and he or she shall begin to accrue benefits again upon the date of reemployment. Such member's benefit shall be calculated by aggregating the member's credited service during all periods of employment. (3) MEMBER DOES NOT RECEIVE A REFUND AND IS REEMPLOYED WITHIN FIVE YEARS. Except as set forth in subdivision (1), if a member, who severed employment with the county but did not receive a refund of his or her employee contributions to the system as provided in Section 45-37-123.104, is reemployed by the county within five years of such severance from employment, he or she shall begin to accrue benefits again upon the date of reemployment. Such member's benefit shall be calculated by aggregating the member's credited service during all periods of employment. (4) MEMBER RECEIVED A REFUND OR FORFEITED PENSION BENEFIT. Except as set forth in subdivision (1), if a member who severed employment with the county and received a refund of his or her employee contributions to the system as provided in Section 45-37-123.104, or does not receive a refund within five years after severing from employment, is reemployed by the county, he or she shall rejoin the system in accordance with Sections 45-37-123.50 and 45-37-123.82 and begin to accrue benefits again upon the date of reemployment. In calculating such member's benefit, only credited service rendered after the member is rehired shall be included. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:3.5; Act 2019-243, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.80 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 4 - Contributions and Valuations.|Section 45-37-123.80 - Payment of Contributions and Employer Contributions.

Section 45-37-123.80Payment of contributions and employer contributions. (a) Employer contributions. Each payroll period, an amount equal to the total of all members’ employee contributions that is deducted from the members’ compensation pursuant to Section 45-37-123.82 shall be contributed by the county and shall be paid into the trust fund. (b) Employer contributions upon reinstatement from qualified military service. If any member leaves the service of the county for the purposes of performing qualified military service and shall have been reinstated to the service of the county within 90 days after such member’s separation from such qualified military service, then the county shall promptly pay into the trust fund an amount equal to twice the employee contribution which the employee would have made if he or she had not been absent on such leave, and if his or her compensation had continued to be the same as he or she was earning at the time of the commencement of the leave; provided, however, that no part of such payment by the county shall be refundable to the employee pursuant to Section 45-37-123.104. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:4.1.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 4 - Contributions and Valuations.|Section 45-37-123.81 - Actuarial Methods.

Section 45-37-123.81Actuarial methods. There shall be an actuarial valuation of the plan at least once every five years. The plan assets are to be valued on the last day of the fiscal year, or on any other date determined by the pension board, using any reasonable method of valuation. In establishing the liabilities under the plan and contributions thereto, an enrolled actuary shall use such methods and assumptions as shall reasonably reflect the cost of the benefits. The actuary shall be a member of the American Academy of Actuaries or the Society of Actuaries, and the board shall require the actuary, taking into account the result of the investigation and analysis, to certify whether or not the rates of benefits established herein or from time to time established by the pension board are actuarially feasible and adequate in view of the funds available. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:4.2.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.82 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 4 - Contributions and Valuations.|Section 45-37-123.82 - Employee Contributions.

Section 45-37-123.82Employee contributions. (a) Employee contributions generally. As a condition of employment and of accruing benefits under the plan, each member shall contribute six percent of such member's compensation to the plan. The employee contributions shall be after tax, or if approved by the pension board such employee contributions shall be pre-tax and treated as "picked-up" and contributed by the county to the plan pursuant to Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. The county shall process such employee contributions each payroll period and the aggregate amount shall be deposited in the trust fund. Employee contributions shall begin on the member's first paycheck after a member becomes eligible for membership in the system as provided for in Section 45-37-123.50. In the event that the county fails to withhold any employee contributions, the county may withhold such amounts, whether treated by the county as after-tax contributions or treated as "picked-up" contributions, from future paychecks as are necessary to restore the amounts not withheld. (b) Withdrawal or refunds of employee contributions. Employee contributions may be withdrawn or refunded only as provided in Section 45-37-123.104. (c) Cessation of employee contributions. A member may terminate employee contributions when the member's service entitles him or her to receive the maximum benefit available after 30 years of paid service, as further provided in Section 45-37-123.104(3). (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:4.3; Act 2019-243, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.83 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 4 - Contributions and Valuations.|Section 45-37-123.83 - Forfeitures, Donations, and Other Similar Contributions.

Section 45-37-123.83Forfeitures, donations, and other similar contributions. The pension board and county are authorized to contribute to the trust fund any monies received in the form of donations, gifts, appropriations, bequests, or otherwise, or derived therefrom. Additionally, any member or beneficiary who fails to make timely application for the amount of his or her employee contributions pursuant to Section 45-37-123.104 shall be deemed to have forfeited and donated employee contributions to the trust fund. In no event shall any forfeitures under the plan result in an increase in the benefit to be paid to any member. The executive director shall provide one certified letter to the member within 60 days following the member's termination of employment advising the member of the foregoing forfeiture provisions. See also Section 45-37-123.194 for additional forfeiture provisions. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:4.4; Act 2021-456, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.84 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 4 - Contributions and Valuations.|Section 45-37-123.84 - Service Rules.

Section 45-37-123.84Service rules. Except as otherwise specifically stated herein, the rules below shall apply in determining length of service for all purposes under the plan. (1) In no case may more than one year of service be credited for service in one calendar year. (2) A member shall work over one-half of a month, including all calendar days, in order to earn one month of service. (3) Except as otherwise specifically stated herein or required by federal law, a member shall not be allowed service credit for any period of more than one-half of a month during which such member is absent without pay. (4) A member shall receive service credit for any and all paid leaves of absence, including a paid Family and Medical Leave Act leave, regardless of the length of the leave and regardless of the performance of any services. For member's terminating employment between August 1, 1993 and January 31, 2010, up to three months of service credit was granted to members on unpaid Family and Medical Leave Act leaves. (5) Years of paid membership time are used in computing benefits under the plan, as are months of paid membership time. Months shall be converted into a fraction of a year as follows: 1 month.08332 months.16673 months.25004 months.33335 months.41676 months.50007 months.58338 months.66679 months.750010 months.833311 months.916712 months1.0000 (6) The pension board may disregard a fractional part of a year in computing paid membership time or unpaid membership time that is less than one-twelfth of a year. (7) Notwithstanding any provision of the plan to the contrary, effective December 12, 1994, contributions, benefits, and service shall be provided in accordance with § 414(u), Internal Revenue Code, relating to military leave. (8) Service before and after reemployment by the county shall also be calculated in accordance with Section 45-37-123.54. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:4.5; Act 2021-456, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.105 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 5 - Benefits.|Section 45-37-123.105 - Offset of Benefits for Rehired Retired Members by Amounts Payable by County.

Section 45-37-123.105Offset of benefits for rehired retired members by amounts payable by county. Any amount otherwise payable under the plan to a rehired retired member for any month or part thereof on account of retirement or disability shall be reduced by the amount, if any, paid or payable to such retired member, including payments of any Worker's Compensation benefits, for the same month or part thereof by the county on account of or by reason of employment of such member during such months by the county. Such offset shall occur regardless of whether such retired member is employed through a federally-funded program. No offset shall occur under this section in the event that the retired member is not employed by the county, such as, if the retired member is employed by an entity other than the county, or if the retired member serves in the capacity of an independent contractor. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:5.6.)
AL Code § 45-37-123.107 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Part 4 - Pension System.|Division 5 - Benefits.|Section 45-37-123.107 - Time of Segregation or Distribution.

Section 45-37-123.107Time of segregation or distribution. Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever the trustee is to make a distribution or to commence a series of payments the distribution or series of payments may be made or begun on such date or as soon thereafter as is practicable. (Act 2013-415, p. 1586, §2:5.8.)