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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3559. City of Alexandria; credit for military service

RS 11:3559 - City of Alexandria; credit for military service
A. In addition to and notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, and particularly R.S. 11:3521, any person who was a member of the police pension and relief fund for the city of Alexandria shall be entitled to service credit in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System for all active service in the military service of the United States for up to but not in excess of three years of such active military service whether rendered prior to or after commencement of employment in the police department. The purchase of military service credit provided for in this Section shall not be allowed unless the city of Alexandria pays into the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System an amount equal to the current employer and employee contributions based upon the member's average base pay for the first thirty-six successive months of credited service in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, plus five percent compound interest per year from the date the member joined the system until paid. In order for credit to be granted under this Section, the required payments by the city of Alexandria to the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System shall be made prior to January 1, 1986.
B. Any person who was a member of the police pension and relief fund for the city of Alexandria and who purchased military service credit in the fund within five years preceding September 6, l985, or who purchased military service credit in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System under authority of R.S. 11:153, shall be entitled to receive, from the city of Alexandria, an amount equal to what he paid in order to receive the credit.
C. The board of trustees of the police pension and relief fund shall notify the members of the city of Alexandria police force of the privilege granted by this section, together with necessary information for obtaining such credit, as soon as practicable.
D. The credit herein authorized shall be only for purposes of the police pension and relief fund and shall not be used to compute time served with the department for purposes of compensation, promotion, longevity or any other purpose.
Added by Acts 1971, No. 67, §2. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 749, §1; Acts 1985, No. 858, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2241.2 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3560. Bossier City; credit for military service

RS 11:3560 - Bossier City; credit for military service
A. In addition to the provisions of any other law, and particularly R.S. 11:3521, any person who is a member of the police pension and relief fund for the city of Bossier City shall be entitled to service credit in such pension and relief fund for active service in the military service of the United States for up to but not in excess of three years of such active military service, whether rendered prior to or after commencement of employment in the police department.
B. Application for credit for such active service shall be made and evidence thereof shall be furnished to the board of trustees of the police pension and relief fund at any time prior to application for retirement. In addition, each person claiming such credit shall pay into the fund, prior to the date of application for retirement, an amount equal to the employer and employee contributions, at the current rate, together with compound interest thereon at the current rate on the compensation which the member would have received during the period of military service for which credit is claimed had he at that time been a member of said retirement system. For purposes of computation, the following compensation of the person claiming credit will be considered; if the person was employed as a police officer prior to service in the military, the compensation received immediately prior to entry into military service; if the person enters the police force after service in the military, the compensation which he would have received in each of the years for which credit for military service is claimed had he been employed in his beginning classification for police service in the first year for which credit is claimed.
C. The board of trustees of the police pension and relief fund, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this section, shall notify the members of the city of Bossier City police force of the privilege granted by this section, together with necessary information for obtaining such credit.
D. The credit herein authorized shall be only for purposes of the police pension and relief fund and shall not be used to compute time served with the department for purposes of compensation, promotion, longevity or any other purpose.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 169, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2241.3 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3561. City of Eunice; credit for military service

RS 11:3561 - City of Eunice; credit for military service
A. In addition to the provisions of any other law, and particularly R.S. 11:3521, any person who is a member of the police pension and relief fund for the city of Eunice shall be entitled to service credit in such pension and relief fund for active service in the military service of the United States for up to but not in excess of three years of such active military service, whether rendered prior to or after commencement of employment in the police department.
B. Application for credit for such active service shall be made and evidence thereof shall be furnished to the board of trustees of the police pension and relief fund any time prior to application for retirement. In addition, each person claiming such credit shall pay into the fund, prior to the date of application for retirement, an amount equal to the employer and employee contributions, at the current rate, together with compound interest thereon at the current rate on the compensation which the member would have received during the period of military service for which credit is claimed had he at that time been a member of said retirement system. For purposes of computation, the following compensation of the person claiming credit will be considered; if the person was employed as a police officer prior to service in the military, the compensation received immediately prior to entry into military service; if the person enters the police force after service in the military, the compensation which he would have received in each of the years for which credit for military service is claimed had he been employed in his beginning classification for police service in the first year for which credit is claimed.
C. The board of trustees of the police pension and relief fund, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this Section shall notify the members of the city of Eunice police force of the privilege granted by this Section, together with necessary information for obtaining such credit.
D. The credit herein authorized shall be only for purposes of the police pension and relief fund and shall not be used to compute time served with the department for purposes of compensation, promotion, longevity or any other purpose.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 666, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2241.4 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3562. City of Rayne; credit for military service

RS 11:3562 - City of Rayne; credit for military service
A. In addition to the provisions of any other law, and particularly R.S. 11:3521, any person who is a member of the police pension and relief fund for the city of Rayne shall be entitled to service credit in such pension and relief fund for active service in the military service of the United States for up to but not in excess of three years of such active military service, whether rendered prior to or after commencement of employment in the police department.
B. Application for credit for such active service shall be made and evidence thereof shall be furnished to the board of trustees of the police pension and relief fund at any time prior to application for retirement. In addition, each person claiming such credit shall pay into the fund, prior to the date of application for retirement, an amount equal to the employer and employee contributions, at the current rate, together with compound interest thereon at the current rate on the compensation which the member would have received during the period of military service for which credit is claimed had he at that time been a member of said retirement system. For purposes of computation, the following compensation of the person claiming credit will be considered; if the person was employed as a police officer prior to service in the military, the compensation received immediately prior to entry into military service; if the person enters the police force after service in the military, the compensation which he would have received in each of the years for which credit for military service is claimed had he been employed in his beginning classification for police service in the first year for which credit is claimed.
C. The board of trustees of the police pension and relief fund, as soon as practicable after July 31, 1974, shall notify the members of the city of Rayne police force of the privilege granted by this Section, together with necessary information for obtaining such credit.
D. The credit herein authorized shall be only for purposes of the police pension and relief fund and shall not be used to compute time served with the department for purposes of compensation, promotion, longevity or any other purpose.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 468, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2241.5 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3563. City of Lake Charles; credit for military service

RS 11:3563 - City of Lake Charles; credit for military service
In addition to, and notwithstanding, the provisions of any other law, and particularly R.S. 11:3521, any person who is a member of the Police Pension and Relief Fund for the city of Lake Charles shall be entitled, without contribution therefor other than the increased contributions required by R.S. 11:3546, to service credit in such pension and relief fund for active service in the military service of the United States for up to but not in excess of two years of such active military service whether rendered prior to or after commencement of employment in the police department. Application for credit for such active service shall be made and evidence thereof shall be furnished to the board of trustees of the pension and relief fund at any time prior to application for retirement. The credit herein authorized shall be only for purposes of the police pension and relief fund, and shall not be used to compute time served with the police department for purposes of compensation, promotion, longevity or any other purpose.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 320, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2241.7 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3565. City of Houma; repurchase of service credit after reemployment

RS 11:3565 - City of Houma; repurchase of service credit after reemployment
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, any person who is a member of the Police Pension and Relief Fund for the city of Houma who heretofore terminated or hereafter terminates his membership in that fund and withdrew or hereafter withdraws his contributions and thereafter again is employed by the Houma Police Department and thereafter again is or becomes a member of the fund, shall be eligible to obtain credit in the fund for previous service as an employee of the department. In order to obtain such credit, the member shall notify the Police Pension and Relief Fund for the city of Houma of his intent to repurchase such credit within one year of reemployment, or within one year of the effective date of this Section for any members presently employed by the Houma Police Department. The member shall pay into the fund the amount of the contributions refunded to him, plus interest compounded from the date such refund was made until the date of full repayment at a minimum rate of five percent per annum or at such higher rate as is determined to be actuarially sound by the Police Pension and Relief Fund for the city of Houma. The period in which the member shall be allowed to repay such amounts shall be determined by the Police Pension and Relief Fund for the city of Houma.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 102, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2241.6 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3566. City of Alexandria; exemption of benefits

RS 11:3566 - City of Alexandria; exemption of benefits
Any annuity, retirement allowance or benefits, or refund of contributions, or any optional benefit or any other benefit paid to any person under the provisions of the Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund for the city of Alexandria is exempt from any state income tax.
Acts 1990, No. 972, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2224.3 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3567. Bossier City; board of trustees; composition

RS 11:3567 - Bossier City; board of trustees; composition
The board of trustees of the police pension and relief fund for the city of Bossier City shall be composed of:
(1) The mayor.
(2) The commissioner of public safety.
(3) The city comptroller.
(4) The chief of police who is an active contributing member of the system, who upon his retirement shall continue to serve on the board of trustees until December 31, 2001. On the expiration of this term, and each subsequent term, a retiree of the system shall be elected by all retirees of the system to serve for a term of six years.
(5)(a) Four employees who are active contributing members of the system, to be elected by the membership; however, when the number of employees of the department who are members of the system equals four, as each employee retires, his position on the board shall continue as follows:
(i) The first member to retire shall serve until December 31, 1996.
(ii) The second member to retire shall serve until December 31, 1997.
(iii) The third member to retire shall serve until December 31, 1998.
(iv) The fourth member to retire shall serve until December 31, 1999.
(b) In the event all members retire in the same year, the board of trustees shall determine the order of retirement. As each term expires, a retiree of the system shall be elected by all retirees of the system to serve for a term of six years.
(6) One retiree of the system to be elected by all retirees of the system, to serve until December 31, 2000. At the expiration of this term, and each subsequent term, a retiree of the system shall be elected by all retirees of the system for a term of six years.
Acts 1992, No. 993, §1; Acts 1995, No. 612, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3568. Bossier City; exemption from taxation and judicial action

RS 11:3568 - Bossier City; exemption from taxation and judicial action
The right of a person to a pension, an annuity, or a retirement allowance, to the return of contributions, to the pension, annuity, or retirement allowance itself, and to any optional benefit or any other right accrued or accruing to any person who is a member of the Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund for the city of Bossier City, and the monies in the various funds of the pension and relief fund, are hereby exempt from any state or municipal tax and exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment, or any other process whatsoever, except as provided in R.S. 11:292, and shall be unassignable except as is specifically otherwise provided.
Acts 1993, No. 250, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3569. Morgan City; death benefits

RS 11:3569 - Morgan City; death benefits
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law set forth in this Part and particularly the provisions of R.S. 11:3516(A), if a member of the police department of the city of Morgan City dies while in police service, while on or off official duty, or while receiving a pension, and leaves a child or children under eighteen years of age, or a child or children who are under twenty-two years of age and who are full-time students at an accredited institution of higher learning or at an accredited trade or vocational school, or a widow, or a dependent mother, these survivors shall be paid as set forth in Subsection B of this Section.
B.(1) Each child who is under eighteen years of age or who is under twenty-two years of age and enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited institution of higher learning or trade or vocational school: one hundred fifty dollars per month.
(2) A widow: eight hundred dollars per month for as long as she remains unmarried.
(3) A dependent mother: one hundred dollars per month.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 19, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3601. Policemen's pension and relief fund for the city of Lafayette; creation

RS 11:3601 - Policemen's pension and relief fund for the city of Lafayette; creation
A. There is hereby created a Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund for the city of Lafayette, and a board of directors, to administer and disburse the fund, in order to provide for the pensioning of members of the police department with disabilities, the widows, minor children and mothers and fathers of deceased members of the department, and to permit the retirement and pensioning of members of the police department after the required length of service, all as provided in this Subpart.
B. From September 12, 1975, the funds, proceeds, and revenues hereinafter provided for shall constitute the Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund of the city of Lafayette to be used for the purposes set forth in this Section and in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 549, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2385 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2014, No. 811, §4, eff. June 23, 2014.
NOTE: Acts 2014, No. 811 changed terminology referring to persons with disabilities throughout the La. Revised Statutes and codes of law, and included a listing of terms that were deleted and their respective successor terms (See Acts 2014, No. 811, §36). The Act provides that it is not the intent of the legislature that changes in terminology effected therein alter or affect in any way the substance, interpretation, or application of any law or administrative rule; further provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to expand or diminish any right of or benefit for any person provided by any law or administrative rule (See Acts 2014, No. 811, §35(C) and (D)).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3602. Board of directors; composition

RS 11:3602 - Board of directors; composition
A. The fund shall be under the control and management of and shall be administered by a board of directors of nine members composed as follows:
(1) The mayor, or the chief executive of the city.
(2) The director of administration, or finance officer of the city, who shall be the treasurer thereof.
(3) Five active members of the police department of the city of Lafayette, who must have served at least one year in the department before they shall be eligible to serve on the board. The five members herein provided for shall be elected by the police department as hereinafter set forth, one of which shall be designated as secretary of the board.
(4) Two members elected from the rank of the retired members of the police department. Only those members of the board elected or appointed from the active ranks of the department shall have the right to vote on any proposal to increase the assessment levied against the salary of each member of the police force as provided by R.S. 11:3606.
(5) The president, vice president, and secretary of the board shall be chosen by a majority vote of the members of the board and shall be elected for a two-year term.
B. The five members to be selected from the police department to serve on the board of directors shall be elected by secret ballot of the active members of the police department. No policeman shall be eligible to vote unless he is a member of the police department, and is participating in the fund, at the time of the election. The first election shall be held within fifteen days after September 12, 1975, and thereafter the elections shall be held every two years during the same month that the first election was held.
C. By majority vote of the board, the police chief may be allowed to attend and participate in all meetings of the board in a nonvoting capacity. Should the police chief be duly elected to serve as a board member, he shall enjoy all voting and other rights of directors.
D. The vice president of the board of directors shall call the election, and shall provide for the manner in which it shall be conducted. In case of a vacancy on the board of directors, a special election shall be called to fill such vacancy by the vice president of the board within a period of thirty days after the vacancy occurs.
E. All members of the board of directors shall serve until the end of the term for which they are elected, or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 549, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2385.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3603. Treasurer; duties; bond

RS 11:3603 - Treasurer; duties; bond
The director of administration of the city of Lafayette shall be the treasurer of the board of directors and custodian of all monies belonging to the fund. He shall deposit the monies in such depositories as may be designated by the board and shall disburse monies belonging to the fund only upon warrant of the secretary of the board, countersigned by the president thereof. The official bond of the director of administration shall be security for the faithful performance, by the director of administration, of his duties as treasurer of the board of directors, or in lieu thereof he may furnish a valid surety bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars. In that event, the premium for the bond shall be paid out of the fund.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 549, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2385.2 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3604. Board of directors; control and management; meetings; secretary

RS 11:3604 - Board of directors; control and management; meetings; secretary
A. The board of directors shall have control and management of the fund and shall make rules and regulations for the proper administration of the funds not in conflict with the provisions of this Subpart, shall hear and decide all applications for benefits under this Subpart, and its decisions on such applications shall not be subject to review or reversal except by the board itself, or upon appeal to the courts.
B. The board shall meet at least quarterly and a special meeting shall be called on forty-eight hours' notice by the president at the request of any three members. Any four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and all business.
C. The secretary of the board of directors shall keep in books provided for that purpose, a full and complete record of all proceedings of the board of directors, particularly with reference to investment of funds belonging to the fund as provided in this Subpart. He shall file and keep all correspondence of the board, keep minutes of all of its meetings, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned him by the board of directors, including the preparation of warrants for the various disbursements from the fund and the keeping of an accurate record thereof. The board shall fix at its discretion the salary to be received by the secretary as compensation for his services.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 549, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2385.3 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3605. Board of directors; powers and duties

RS 11:3605 - Board of directors; powers and duties
A. The board of directors shall have the power, and it shall be its duty to:
(1) Make all rules and regulations necessary to the proper administration of the fund under the provisions of this Subpart.
(2) Retain such legal, medical, clerical, money management, or other services as are necessary for this conduct of the affairs connected with the fund and provide compensation for such services.
(3) Cause such amounts as are set forth in this Subpart to be deducted from the salaries of the active participants in the fund and paid into the treasury of the fund.
(4) Certify to the levying authority provided by this Subpart, the amount of revenues required and provided for, and cause same to be collected through the proper local agency.
(5) Cause the examination of every pensioner or beneficiary with a disability at least once a year.
(6) Keep all necessary records of its meetings and proceedings.
(7) Cause to be posted in each station house a recapitulation of the fund, prepared by an independent certified public accountant, showing the number of pensioners, the amount of disbursements, the revenues received, and present condition and manner of investment of the funds.
(8) Keep a book to be known as the List of Retired Policemen. This book shall contain a full and complete record of the action of said board of directors in retiring or pensioning all persons under this Subpart, showing the names, dates of entering the service of the police department, date of removal from active service and the reason for such action.
B. The board shall be a quasi-judicial body and its action shall be reviewable only by the courts.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 549, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2385.4 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2014, No. 811, §4, eff. June 23, 2014.
NOTE: Acts 2014, No. 811 changed terminology referring to persons with disabilities throughout the La. Revised Statutes and codes of law, and included a listing of terms that were deleted and their respective successor terms (See Acts 2014, No. 811, §36). The Act provides that it is not the intent of the legislature that changes in terminology effected therein alter or affect in any way the substance, interpretation, or application of any law or administrative rule; further provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to expand or diminish any right of or benefit for any person provided by any law or administrative rule (See Acts 2014, No. 811, §35(C) and (D)).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3606. Salary deductions paid into the fund; contributions by the city

RS 11:3606 - Salary deductions paid into the fund; contributions by the city
A. All monies, funds, properties, real and personal, assets and liabilities and members belonging, on September 12, 1975, to the Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund of the city of Lafayette authorized by Subpart A of Part I of Chapter 3 of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, shall, on September 12, 1975 be transferred to the fund provided for by this Subpart.
B. Classified employees of the Lafayette Police Department who are, on September 12, 1975, members of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, shall have the option, up until August 1, 1976, of transferring to this fund or remaining a member of that system.
C. The fund shall consist of the following:
(1) Upon September 12, 1975, except as provided in Subsection B hereof, membership in this fund shall be mandatory for all classified employees of the Lafayette Police Department. The percentage of the salary hereinafter set forth of all the employees of the police department, who have been employed by the police department and who are participating in the fund, shall be paid into the fund. Until November 1, 1975, there shall be deducted from the respective salaries, including supplemental pay, of all employees of the police department, the amount of six percent of salary. Effective November 1, 1975, the amount of ten percent of the salaries, including supplemental pay shall be deducted. The deductions shall be paid semimonthly into the fund by the director of administration of the city of Lafayette, however, any employee who joins the police department after attaining the age of thirty-four years shall not be eligible for participation in the fund.
(2) Until November 1, 1975, the city of Lafayette shall budget, appropriate and pay semimonthly to the fund an amount equal to six percent of the respective salaries, including supplemental pay, of all employees of the police department. Effective November 1, 1975, the city of Lafayette shall budget, appropriate and pay semimonthly to the fund an amount equal to ten percent of the respective salaries, including supplemental pay, of all employees of the police department.
(3) In the event that benefits are due to policemen or their survivors under the provisions of this Subpart and there are not sufficient monies to pay such benefits, then and in that event, the city of Lafayette shall budget, appropriate and pay from its general alimony taxes to the fund an amount equal to the total sum of benefits actually due the policemen or their survivors under the provisions of this Subpart, said sums to be paid into the fund on a monthly basis.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 549, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2385.5 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3608. Attachment of fund; exemption from state income tax

RS 11:3608 - Attachment of fund; exemption from state income tax
A. Except as provided in R.S. 11:292, no portion of the fund shall before or after the order for distribution is issued by the board of directors to the person or persons entitled thereto under the provisions of this Subpart, be held, seized, or levied upon, by virtue of any attachment, garnishment, execution, or order or decree, or any other process whatsoever, issued out of or by any court, for the payment or satisfaction, in whole or in part, of any debt, damage, claim, judgment, or decree against any beneficiary of such fund, but shall be exempt therefrom. The fund shall be kept, held, and distributed for no purpose other than those provided for in this Subpart. No present or future revision or amendments to the fund shall have the effect of reducing any benefit now in existence.
B. Any annuity, retirement allowance or benefits, or refund of contributions, or any optional benefit or any other benefit paid to any person under the provisions of this Subpart shall be exempt from any state income tax.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 549, §1; Acts 1991, No. 218, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2385.7 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2010, No. 634, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3610. First payment by city

RS 11:3610 - First payment by city
The first payment, or contributions, to be made by the city of Lafayette shall be paid as soon as the first board of directors are elected and have begun to function; provided that payments shall have been collected from the members of the police department.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 549, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2385.9 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3611. Separation from service

RS 11:3611 - Separation from service
A. If any member of the police department should be discharged from service for reasons of economy or reduction in force due to no fault of the member and later should be reemployed by the police department, his right to the privileges and benefits of this Subpart shall continue as from the date of original employment without any loss of rights and privileges due to such period of absence from service with the limitation, however, that such leave shall not exceed a period of four years. In the event the period of absence exceeds said period of four years, all rights and privileges under this Subpart shall terminate.
B. In the event benefits are awarded to any member, widow, minor children, under the provisions of this Subpart, during a period of absence, the amount of benefits to be paid shall be determined by the board of directors. All members shall be entitled to all benefits of this Subpart even though becoming entitled thereto during a period of leave of absence, however, such leave of absence shall not exceed one year. A leave of absence of more than one year shall ipso facto terminate any rights to benefits under this Subpart during the period of such leave or relative to any circumstance or event occurring during that period of absence.
C. If any member of the police department should be discharged from service for any reason whatsoever or he should voluntarily resign, then in that event, the member shall receive all funds which he has paid into the fund upon request.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 549, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2385.10 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3612. Military service credit

RS 11:3612 - Military service credit
Time served as active duty in the service of the armed forces of the United States of America shall constitute "service" in the police department as used in this Subpart, subject to the following conditions:
(1) A member shall be eligible for credit for military service even though he served with the armed forces of the United States before becoming a policeman with the Lafayette Police Department.
(2) In order to qualify as "service" under this Subpart, the time served must arise out of a tour of duty which itself lasted at least sixty consecutive days. Time served on active duty in connection with a tour of duty with the armed forces which lasted less than sixty consecutive days is specifically excluded from use as "service" in computing retirement benefits and credit hereunder.
(3) Parts of a year, months, and days from both the armed forces of the United States and the Lafayette Police Department shall be included to determine the amount of time a member has accrued toward retirement, for the purpose of receiving retirement benefits. No credit shall be allowed for months and days which do not add up to a complete year.
(4) The maximum benefits allowable from military service time to policemen who have served on active duty with the armed forces of the United States shall be three years. Any military service time in excess of three years shall not be used for the purpose of computing benefits to be received from this fund.
(5) A member with twenty years or more of service with the Lafayette Police Department shall not be allowed to use time served with the armed forces of the United States to compute retirement benefits. This shall not, however, apply to members who were employed by the Lafayette Police Department prior to January 1, 1955.
(6) If a member is drafted or called into service duty with the armed forces of the United States, he shall not lose any of his benefits of this plan for a maximum of four years, or indefinitely, if a United States national crisis occurs, to be determined by the board of directors of this fund.
(7) Once hired by the Lafayette Police Department, if a member leaves under voluntary enlistment, then it must be shown to the satisfaction of the board of directors that such voluntary service was undertaken due to the fact that the member was to be involuntarily taken into service through compulsory military training or through a federal selective service act.
(8) The member, upon being discharged from military service shall reapply for employment as a member of the police department within sixty days after the date of his discharge. He shall have received an honorable discharge from the branch of service in which he was a member.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 549, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 646, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2385.11 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3613. Member participation

RS 11:3613 - Member participation
No policeman shall be eligible to participate in any of the benefits of this Subpart or to vote on any matter arising hereunder, unless he is participating or has satisfactorily completed participation in the fund herein referred to by making the contributions hereinabove set forth and provided for in this Subpart.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 549, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2385.12 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3614. Computation of length of service

RS 11:3614 - Computation of length of service
The length of service for retirement or disability benefits under this Subpart shall commence on the first day of employment by the police department and shall terminate on that date of retirement, unless otherwise provided by this Subpart.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 549, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2385.13 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3615. Violations; penalties

RS 11:3615 - Violations; penalties
Whoever willfully violates any provision of this Subpart shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not longer than one year, or both.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 549, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2385.14 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3631. Police pension fund; creation

RS 11:3631 - Police pension fund; creation
There is created a police pension fund for the police department of the city of New Orleans, for pensioning all officers, members, and employees of the police department in the city of New Orleans, their widows, children, and widowed mothers.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:2281 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3632. Board of trustees of fund; members

RS 11:3632 - Board of trustees of fund; members
A. There is created a board of trustees for the administration, management, operation, and control of the police pension fund in the city of New Orleans.
B. In addition to former superintendents of police who are retired on pension, the board shall be composed of nine members. The board shall also be composed of the superintendent of police, director of finance, senior deputy superintendent of police, and six members from the active or retired rank of the police department who were active or retired members of the police pension fund of the city of New Orleans prior to March 6, 1983 provided that any person who was an active member of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System or who was receiving a benefit from the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System prior to March 6, 1983 shall not be considered as an active or retired member eligible to service on the board by election thereto nor to fill a vacancy as provided in R.S. 11:3633.
Amended by Acts 1976, No. 80, §1. Acts 1984, No. 158, §1, eff. June 25, 1984; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2282 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3633. Election of trustees representing active or retired policemen; officers of board; vacancies

RS 11:3633 - Election of trustees representing active or retired policemen; officers of board; vacancies
The two board members from the active or retired ranks of the police department who, on their election received the first and second highest vote shall serve for three years from February 15, 1949; the two receiving the third and fourth highest vote shall serve for two years from that date; and the two candidates receiving the fifth and sixth highest vote shall serve for one year from that date. Thereafter, on the first Tuesday in February of each year, two members shall be elected for a term of three years and shall take office on the 15th day of February. The election shall be conducted under the direction and authority of the board. It shall be held at a place designated by the board with the polls open from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and the votes publicly counted out of the ballot box or voting machine at the closing of the polls. The board shall annually elect from its members a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. Should a vacancy occur on the board, the board shall elect a member from the active or retired ranks to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:2283 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3634. Powers of board; determination of applications for benefits

RS 11:3634 - Powers of board; determination of applications for benefits
A. The board shall administer, manage, operate, and control the fund; shall make necessary rules and regulations for its operation, distribution, and government; and shall hear and decide all applications for pensions. Its decisions on such applications shall be final and conclusive. There shall be no appeal from the finding of the board. The board shall order the secretary to place an applicant on the pension rolls in conformity with the amount the applicant is entitled to. The secretary shall transmit the correspondence on all such cases to the board.
B. The board may hold, receive, use, and sell, or dispose, of property under the provisions of this Subpart. It may borrow money; issue notes or other evidences of debt; pledge its bonds, securities, or other assets and its revenues for the year then current from whatever sources received for the purpose of paying its obligations promptly, or for other proper purposes; and employ counsel and pay compensation for services rendered.
C. The board of trustees of the Police Pension Fund shall administer the funds paid into the police pension system and will invest these in accordance with the state laws now governing the investments of life insurance companies, and shall apply to all funds of the system, whether covering members employed prior to or after January 1st, 1968.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 374, §1.; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2284 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3635. Payment by city to fund

RS 11:3635 - Payment by city to fund
A. The city of New Orleans shall pay to the board, in monthly installments, the sum certified by the board necessary to cover disbursements, expenditures and payments of pensions and benefits under this Subpart. The board shall each year prepare and confect a budget of its anticipated and estimated revenues, receipts, and disbursements for the ensuing year. Upon the basis of the budget, the board shall certify to the commission council the amount which will be necessary to pay all pensions and benefits under this Subpart, and expenditures necessary in its operation and administration for the ensuing year. Upon the submission of this budget, the commission council shall budget and appropriate the amount certified by the board. Any surplus from any year's operation shall be credited towards the succeeding year's appropriation. The estimate shall include the amount equal to any deficit of the preceding year in addition to the amount necessary for the operation of the fund for the current year. Any securities or other assets belonging to the fund on July 28, 1949, shall not be included as revenue, surplus, or receipts in estimating the budget for any year, but the interest on any securities or other assets shall be considered as revenue in preparing the annual budget.
B. If, at any time, there are not sufficient funds in the police pension fund to pay the persons entitled to the benefits provided in this Subpart, the city of New Orleans, shall budget, appropriate, and pay to the fund, the amount of the existing deficit.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:2285 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3635.1. Disposition of fund assets

RS 11:3635.1 - Disposition of fund assets
A. Whereas the legislature has established a retirement system by operation of R.S. 11:2211 et seq., which includes as members all or substantially all of the categories of employees eligible for membership in this system, the assets of the fund shall be valued and disbursed as provided in this Section.
B. The assets of this fund shall be disposed of in the following manner:
(1) The total and final actuarial liabilities of the system shall be determined.
(2) Monies representing the actuarial liabilities so determined shall be maintained by the fund for the benefit of its remaining members, as provided for in this Chapter.
(3) An actuarial determination of administrative costs shall be made and additional monies shall be retained by the fund sufficient to administer the fund for a period of not less than the retirement age of the youngest employee member.
(4) The amount by which the value of plan assets exceeds the present value of accrued benefits, whether or not nonforfeitable, less the amount determined pursuant to Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, shall be paid to the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System for satisfaction of any debt or obligation owed by the city of New Orleans to that system.
C. No member of this fund shall be compelled to withdraw or transfer his creditable service or contributions under this Section, except as may otherwise be required by law.
Acts 2004, No. 793, §1, eff. July 8, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:3636. Salary deductions paid into fund

RS 11:3636 - Salary deductions paid into fund
Six percent of salaries of officers, members, and employees of the police department, who are paying contributions into the pension system, shall be turned over and paid to the board. Except as hereafter provided, this levy shall be deducted and collected monthly out of the salaries and paid into the fund, provided that monies received as overtime pay, court overtime pay, and holiday overtime pay shall not be considered as salary for pension fund purposes. Any member employed prior to January 1, 1968, upon reaching eligibility for minimum service retirement, shall no longer have said deductions collected, nor shall he be liable therefor. Any member employed after December 31, 1967, upon reaching eligibility for minimum service retirement, and who has at least twenty years of service credit shall no longer have said deductions collected, nor shall he be liable therefor.
Amended by Acts 1960, No. 301, §1; Acts 1973, No. 199, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2286 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.