§ 45-37A-51.190 — Participants’ Contributions

Alabama § 45-37A-51.190

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 45: Local Laws
• Ch. 37A: Jefferson County Municipalities
• Art. 5: Birmingham
• Part 2: Employees
• Subpart 5: Participants’ and City’s Contributions

Text

(a) (1) Effective on and after April 12, 2006, through June 30, 2021, each participant shall contribute to the cost of the system, and the city shall deduct from the participant’s pay, an amount equal to not less than six percent nor more than seven percent of actual monthly salary.
(2) Regardless of the initial participation date or hire date of any participant, and notwithstanding subdivision (1), effective on and after July 1, 2021, each participant shall contribute to the cost of the system, and the city shall deduct from the pay of each participant, an amount equal to seven and one-half percent of actual monthly salary.
(b) Should the city through error, inadvertence, or otherwise, neglect to make proper deduction for the fund from the salary of any employee member for any payroll period, the employee member shall be liable to the fund for the amount or amounts that should have been deducted and shall pay that amount to the custodian on demand.
(c) Notwithstanding this section, participants who are employees of the Jefferson County Department of Health shall contribute six percent to seven percent of actual pay to the fund.

Legislative History

(Act 2006-339, p. 851, Art. V, §1; Act 2011-585, p. 1289, §2; Act 2017-251, §1; Act 2021-245, §1.)