411.2 Participation in retirement system.
1. Except as provided in subsections 2 through 5, each city in which the fire fighters or police officers are appointed under the civil service law of this state, shall participate in the retirement system established by this chapter for the purpose of providing retirement allowances only for fire fighters or police officers, or both, of the cities who are so appointed after the date the city comes under the retirement system, or benefits to their dependents.
2. A city whose population was under eight thousand prior to the results of the federal census conducted in 1990 is not required to come under the retirement system established by this chapter upon attaining a population of eight thousand or more.
3. A city which did not have a paid fire department on May 3, 1990, is not required to come under the retirement system established by this chapter upon establishing a paid fire department.
4. A city which did not have a paid police department on May 3, 1990, is not required to come under the retirement system established by this chapter upon establishing a paid police department.
5. If a city’s fire fighters or police officers, or both, are appointed under the civil service law of this state but the city is not operating a city fire or police retirement system, or both, under this chapter on May 3, 1990, the city is not required to come under the statewide fire and police retirement system established by this chapter.
[C35, §6326-f2; C39, §6326.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §411.2]
90 Acts, ch 1240, §49
Referred to in §411.1
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 411 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS
Section 411.1A - Purpose of chapter.
Section 411.2 - Participation in retirement system.
Section 411.3 - Membership — reemployment.
Section 411.4 - Service creditable.
Section 411.5 - Administration.
Section 411.6A - Optional retirement benefits.
Section 411.6B - Rollovers of members’ accounts.
Section 411.6C - Deferred retirement option plan.
Section 411.7 - Management of fund.
Section 411.8 - Method of financing.
Section 411.9 - Military service exceptions.
Section 411.10 - Purchase of service credit for military service.
Section 411.10A - Purchase of service credit for prior service.
Section 411.11 - Contributions by the city.
Section 411.12 - City obligations.
Section 411.13 - Exemption from execution and other process or assignment — exceptions.
Section 411.14 - Fraudulent practice — correction of errors.
Section 411.15 - Hospitalization and medical attention.
Section 411.16 - Hours of service.
Section 411.17 - Provisions not applicable.
Section 411.20 - State appropriation.
Section 411.22 - Liability of third parties — subrogation.
Section 411.23 - Withdrawal of contributions — repayment — automatic refund.
Section 411.24 - Payment to representative payee.
Section 411.30 - Transfer of membership.
Section 411.31 - Optional transfers with chapter 97A.
Section 411.35 - Statewide system established — city systems terminated.
Section 411.36 - Board of trustees for statewide system.
Section 411.37 - Board responsible for transition.
Section 411.38 - Obligations of participating cities.
Section 411.39 - Benefits for employees of the board of trustees for the statewide system.