§ 18-11-12 — Contribution by firefighters

The officer in charge of the finances of the city shall deduct from the salary of each
firefighter participating in the plan provided in this chapter an amount to be determined by the
bylaws of the firefighters relief association but which may not be less than five percent of the
monthly salary of a first-class firefighter, until those firefighters have completed thirty years'
service with the department at which time the amount deducted may be decreased to a lesser
amount to be prescribed by the bylaws of the relief association, but which may not be less than
two and one-half percent of the monthly salary of a first-class firefighter. This amount must be
paid to the secretary-treasurer of the relief association monthly and must be credited by the
association to each firefighter individually in the state fund. All moneys paid into city pension
funds prior to July 1, 1959, by firefighters participating in the plan provided for in this chapter
must be paid to the secretary-treasurer of the association and credited by the association to the
individual member in the state fund.