§ 21-82. Municipal police employees' retirement system.

(a)

The provisions of R.S. 11:2211—11:2234 and any amendments thereto, establishing the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (MPERS), shall be applicable to eligible employees and chief of police of the Slidell Police Department.

(b)

Eligible Slidell Police Department employees and the chief of police may take such actions as may be required by applicable laws and regulations in order to receive MPERS benefits under applicable law.

(c)

Withholdings from salaries or wages of employees for the purpose of this section are authorized to be made in the amount and at such times as may be required by the MPERS Board of Trustees in accordance with R.S. 11:2211 et seq., and shall be paid over to the board in such amounts and at such times as are designated by state law and MPERS regulations.

(d)

Employer contributions and assessments for administrative expenses shall be paid from amounts appropriated for such purposes to the MPERS Board of Trustees in accordance with applicable state law and MPERS regulations. The term "employer" shall be defined as the city.

(e)

For Slidell Police Department employees hired prior to April 26, 2011, the city shall pay to MPERS, from its own funds, 100 percent of the employee contributions referenced R.S. 11:1786, 11:1806 and 11:1864.

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any person subject to this subsection shall pay 50 percent of the contributions referenced herein from their own funds beginning July 1, 2013, and shall pay 100 percent of such contributions from their own funds beginning July 1, 2014.

(f)

Slidell Police Department employees hired subsequent to April 26, 2011, shall pay to MPERS, from their own funds, 100 percent of the employee contributions referenced in R.S. 11:62(6) and 11:2227.

(Ord. No. 3606, § 3, 4-26-2011; Ord. No. 3671, 1-22-2013)