PART XIII. FIREFIGHTERS' PENSION AND RELIEF FUND
IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
§3361. Creation of Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund; contributions by city
A pension and relief fund for firefighters in the city of New Orleans is created. For the purpose of augmenting the fund, the city shall pay into the fund annually one percent of the revenues derived from all licenses issued by the city, except the drivers and chauffeurs licenses, and an annual appropriation in the budget of the city of a sum equal to not less than five percent of the money annually appropriated by the city for the operation and maintenance of the fire department of the city. The latter appropriation, within the limits prescribed, shall be determined by the council each year in making up its annual budget. The appropriation and donations by the city aforesaid shall be set apart by the treasurer of the city and paid over to the board of trustees of the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund as the annual contribution of the city to the fund. The word "firefighter" as designated in this Part is defined as any individual employed by the fire department of the city of New Orleans who is actively engaged in the extinguishing of fires. Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to the contrary, any uniformed member of the fire suppression division of the fire department of the city of New Orleans, who occupied the position of firefighter in the classified civil service of the city of New Orleans for at least ten years, and who, because of physical disability, selects to transfer from the fire suppression division to the fire administration division of the fire department of the city of New Orleans, may continue to participate in the pension and relief fund for firefighters in the city of New Orleans, unless the board determines that such continued employment is detrimental to the health and safety of other employees.
Amended by Acts 1962, No. 403, §1; Acts 1969, No. 120, §1; Acts 1980, No. 228, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2101 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2008, No. 498, §1.
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