§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.