(a) Employees of the board of health, upon termination of such employment after 10 years of actual service to the board of health, shall have the option to leave in the system fund all contributions made by such terminated employee and receive a monthly retirement benefit beginning at age 60, in the amount equal to two percent of such employee's monthly final average salary multiplied by his or her years of credited service. The benefit shall continue throughout the life of the retiree. A survivor’s benefit calculated as described in Section 45-37A-51.228 shall be provided to survivors or retirees under this provision if such retired employee has reached age 60 years, however the survivor's benefit rate shall be 60 percent of the retiree's benefit or as determined by the board of managers. In the event that a terminated employee dies, prior to receiving a benefit hereunder, or elects at any time to withdraw the contribution to the system fund, then such contribution shall be paid to the employee or his or her designee without interest and the terminated employee, and those claiming under him or her, shall have no further rights in the fund.
(b) The actuary who prepares the annual analysis of the system shall determine the annual cost of this provision, based upon such assumptions as the actuary shall find are reasonable, and certify the cost to the city and to the board of health.
(c) This provision shall become effective following the date of adoption hereof if the board of health shall have irrevocably committed to pay the vesting benefit contained herein. Such payments may be from funds of the board of health or from employee salary deductions as the board of health may determine.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.
Part 2 - Retirement and Relief System.
Section 45-37A-51.220 - Normal Retirement Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.221 - Minimum and Maximum Normal Retirement Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.222 - Participants Vesting.
Section 45-37A-51.224 - Involuntary Retirement.
Section 45-37A-51.225 - Ordinary Disability Allowance.
Section 45-37A-51.226 - Extraordinary Disability Allowance.
Section 45-37A-51.227 - Determination of Disability.
Section 45-37A-51.228 - Survivor's Benefits.
Section 45-37A-51.229 - Eligibility for Survivor's Benefits.
Section 45-37A-51.230 - Service Connected Death Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.231 - Eligibility for Service Connected Death Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.232 - Firefighters' and Police Officers' Supplemental Pension Survivors Pension.
Section 45-37A-51.233 - Death Prior to Retirement; Return of Contributions.
Section 45-37A-51.234 - Termination of Employment; Ineligibility; Return of Contribution.
Section 45-37A-51.235 - Payment of Return of Contributions.
Section 45-37A-51.236 - Designation of Severance Beneficiary.
Section 45-37A-51.237 - Payment of Benefits During Period of Reemployment.
Section 45-37A-51.238 - Determination of Right to Benefits.
Section 45-37A-51.239 - Payment of Benefits to Minor Children.
Section 45-37A-51.240 - Law Applicable to Measurement of Benefits.
Section 45-37A-51.241 - Board of Health Retired Employees.
Section 45-37A-51.242 - Cost of Living Increases; Future Benefits
Section 45-37A-51.243 - Supplemental Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.244 - Early Retirement Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.245 - Retroactive Deferred Retirement Option Plan.
Section 45-37A-51.246 - Board of Health Department Retirees' Supplemental Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.247 - Required Minimum Distributions.
Section 45-37A-51.248 - Direct Rollovers.
Section 45-37A-51.249 - Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 Provisions.