ACT NO. 415 OF 1977 (p. 555), REOPENING OF MEMBERSHIP IN GENERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Montgomery City Code pt. App. A, ch. 5, art. III

in effect

Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 5, art. III, § 1 Conditions generally.

Sec. 1. - Conditions generally. (a) Any employee whose membership in the employees' retirement system of the City of Montgomery was contingent upon his own election and who elected not to become a member, may apply for and be admitted to membership with all prior service credit as otherwise provided for in Act No. 349 of the 1971 Regular Session of the Legislature, as amended or superseded, at any time, provided said employee pays to the board of control of the employees' retirement system of the City of Montgomery a sum equal to the total contributions which he would have made as a member during his service as an employee from the date of formation of said system, or the date of entry of his employing unit, to the date of his application for membership, plus compound interest of eight per centum on such contributions. (b) Any member or any retired member of the employee's retirement system of the City of Montgomery, who at one time worked as a nonmember may receive credit for prior service and for the years worked as a nonmember, provided said member or retired member pays to the board of control of the employees' retirement system of the City of Montgomery, a sum equal to the total contributions which he would have made as a member during the period of his employment from the date of formation of said system, or the date of entry of his employing unit, to the date he becomes a member, plus compound interest of eight per centum on such contribution. (c) Any member or retired member, who is precluded from restoring creditable service because his account was terminated due to five years absence or because he withdrew his funds and after again becoming a member of the employees' retirement system of the City of Montgomery failed to repay such withdrawn contributions plus interest within eight months after having completed five years of contributing membership service, may now receive credit for such terminated or withdrawn creditable service; provided he pays to the board of control of the employees' retirement system of the City of Montgomery, a sum equal to the total contributions which he has withdrawn plus compound interest of eight per centum on such contributions from the date of withdrawal.

Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 5, art. III, § 2 Previously ineligible employees.

Sec. 2. - Previously ineligible employees. Any member who was a member of the employees' retirement system and who prior to said date had been ineligible to receive credit for service rendered as an employee prior to the date of formation of said system for reasons other than having been employed as a nonmember, shall be eligible under the provisions of Act No. 349 of the 1971 Regular Session of the Legislature, as amended, to receive credit for all service as an employee rendered by him prior to the date of establishment of the retirement system, provided such person pays a sum equal to the total contributions which he would have made as a member during the period of his employment from the date of formation of said system, or the date of entry of his employing unit, to the date he becomes a member, plus compound interest of eight per centum on such contribution.

Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 5, art. III, § 3 Payments into system.

Sec. 3. - Payments into system. Any law or part of law relating to the payment of interest on contributions as a prerequisite to the granting of credit for withdrawn, terminated or nonmembership service under the employees' retirement system notwithstanding, any eligible employee, member or retired member who claims such service shall pay into the retirement system in addition to the contributions required, interest of eight per centum, compounded annually, on such contributions, as a prerequisite to the granting of said service credit.

Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 5, art. III, § 4 Employer's liability.

Sec. 4. - Employer's liability. Anything in this act to the contrary notwithstanding, the employer cost for the granting of any service credit granted under the provisions of this act shall become the continuing liability of the employer for whom such service was rendered.

Source: City of Montgomery, Alabama, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/al/montgomery/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=APXALOAC_CH5EMREDIBEDEBE_ARTIIIACNO4151977P.555REMEGEEMRESYFetched: 11/8/2026