Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 41.44 - Statewide City Employees' Retirement.
41.44.020 - Purpose of chapter.

RCW 41.44.020
Purpose of chapter.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for an actuarially sound system for the payment of annuities and other benefits to officers and employees and to beneficiaries of officers and employees of cities and towns thereby enabling such employees to provide for themselves and their dependents in case of old age, disability and death, and effecting economy and efficiency in the public service by furnishing an orderly means whereby such employees who have become aged or otherwise incapacitated may, without hardship or prejudice, be retired from active service.

[ 1947 c 71 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 9592-131.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions

Chapter 41.44 - Statewide City Employees' Retirement.

41.44.010 - Title of chapter.

41.44.020 - Purpose of chapter.

41.44.030 - Terms defined.

41.44.040 - System created—Operative date.

41.44.050 - Election to participate.

41.44.060 - Persons excluded.

41.44.070 - Board of trustees.

41.44.080 - Powers and duties of board—Compensation—Liability.

41.44.090 - Contributions by cities—Withdrawal from system.

41.44.100 - Retirement fund—Deposit—Investment—Cost.

41.44.105 - Supplemental benefits fund.

41.44.110 - Membership.

41.44.120 - Prior service credit.

41.44.130 - Contributions by employees.

41.44.140 - Retirement for service.

41.44.150 - Allowance on retirement for service.

41.44.160 - Retirement for disability.

41.44.170 - Allowance on retirement for disability.

41.44.180 - Examination of disability beneficiary—Reentry.

41.44.190 - Withdrawal from system—Reentry—Payment on death of member.

41.44.200 - Withdrawal—Procedure as to city's contribution.

41.44.210 - Benefit on death in line of duty.

41.44.220 - Optional allowance on retirement.

41.44.230 - Monthly payments.

41.44.240 - Rights immune from legal process—Exceptions.

41.44.250 - Suspension of retirement allowance.

41.44.260 - Merger of existing or new systems into statewide system—Contract.

41.44.270 - Agreements between board and cities which accept social security act benefits.

41.44.300 - System abolished—Date—Transfer of assets, liabilities, and responsibilities.

41.44.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.