Qualifying Tier 6 Member Refund Program.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.2217

in effect

Sec. 4.2217. Qualifying Tier 6 Member Refund Program. (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this subsection unless a different meaning clearly is indicated by the context. Active Employee means a person who currently is employed by any City department. This definition does not include a person who has terminated employment with the City for any reason. Board means the Board of Fire and Police Pension Commissioners. LAAC means the Los Angeles Administrative Code. All statutory references contained in this section are to the LAAC unless otherwise indicated. LACERS means the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System. LAFPP or Plan means the Fire and Police Pension Plan established in Article XI, Part 3 of the Los Angeles City Charter. Qualifying Tier 6 Member means an Airport Peace Officer or Member of the Police Department who was an Active Employee on January 12, 2025, served as a sworn peace officer pursuant to California Penal Code Section 830.1, and previously purchased Tier 6 service or health benefits in connection with a transfer from LACERS to LAFPP Tier 6. Tier 6 means the Tier of the Plan established in Charter Sections 1700 - 1726. (b) Refund for Purchased Service. The Plan shall refund a Qualifying Tier 6 Member the exact amount of money paid to purchase any portion of City service or Tier 6 health benefits through the OPS Service Purchase Program or the Airport Peace Officer Service Purchase Program pursuant to Section 4.2214 or Section 4.2215 of the LAAC, whether purchased via trustee-to-trustee transfer, lump sum payment, or installment payment plan. A Qualifying Tier 6 Member shall not receive reimbursement for any LACERS member contributions that were used to purchase Tier 6 service or health benefits. A Qualifying Tier 6 Member who retires, dies, or terminates employment with the City, prior to receiving the refund, shall not be disqualified from receiving the refund. (c) No Interest on Refunded Monies. The Plan shall not pay Qualifying Tier 6 Members any interest on the monies refunded to them. Any accrued regular interest credited to a Qualifying Tier 6 Member’s account with the Plan may not be refunded pursuant to this section and only may be refunded to the Qualifying Tier 6 Member pursuant to the terms and conditions of Charter Section 1714. (d) Payment Source and Method. All payments issued pursuant to this subsection may be made prior to a Qualifying Tier 6 Member’s separation in a manner consistent with the Internal Revenue Code, either as a rollover or a post-tax payment. The Plan may look to the original payment method to determine the most appropriate manner to provide the refund, and the Board shall have authority to determine how any payment should be made. Any personal tax consequences or early withdrawal penalties shall be borne exclusively by the Qualifying Tier 6 Member. (e) Cost Neutrality for Plan. The Department of Airports and the City shall be required to issue up-front payments to the Plan in an amount that covers the full cost of refunds that will be issued to Qualifying Tier 6 Members. The amount of funds due and the timing of payment from the Department of Airports and the City shall be agreed upon by the Plan, the Department of Airports, and the City. The Plan shall not issue any refunds until after it has received payment in full. The City will cover all costs associated with the implementation of the refund process, following the review and approval of invoices, excluding LAFPP staff time, which shall be presented in a separate invoice and may be reimbursed at the City’s discretion. (f) Termination of Installment Payment Plans. Effective January 12, 2025, any incomplete installment payment plans to purchase service through the OPS Service Purchase Program or the Airport Peace Officer Service Purchase Program shall be terminated. The Plan shall credit Qualifying Tier 6 Members with service for the entire period that was covered by the installment payment plan, as if the service purchase agreement was paid in full. (g) Board’s Administration of Refunds. The Board shall administer the payment of refunds and adopt all the rules necessary to implement this section. The Board shall determine any factual questions arising in connection with refunds, and shall take appropriate action. The Board’s determination shall be final. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 188,756, Eff. 11-16-25.

Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/laac/0-0-0-128518Fetched: 10/24/2026