38-815. Joinder agreement
A. Elected officials of an incorporated city or town may participate in the plan if the governing body of the city or town enters into a joinder agreement with the board on behalf of its elected officials and the employer unconditionally accepts the provisions of the plan and binds its elected officials thereto. All elected officials shall be designated for membership unless written consent to the contrary is obtained from the board. A member shall be qualified for participation in order to obtain written consent to the contrary from the board.
B. The effective date of participation shall be specifically stipulated in the joinder agreement.
C. Any city or town that is considering participation in the plan shall request a preliminary actuarial survey to determine the estimated cost of participation, the benefits to be derived and such other information as may be deemed appropriate. The cost of such survey shall be paid by the city or town requesting it.
D. All assets under any existing public employee defined benefit retirement program, to the extent attributable to the city's or town's elected officials, shall be transferred from the program to this fund no later than sixty days after the city's or town's effective date of participation. That portion of the transferred assets that is attributable to the elected official's contributions, including interest credits thereon, shall be properly allocated to each affected elected official of the city or town and credited to the elected official's accumulated contributions, in accordance with a schedule furnished by the city or town to the board.
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