Chapter 241

2009 -- S 0926

Enacted 11/13/09

 

A N A C T

RELATING TO THE RETIREMENT OF POLICE OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WESTERLY

          

     Introduced By: Senator Dennis L. Algiere

     Date Introduced: May 14, 2009

 

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

 

     SECTION 1. Sections 1, 5, and 6 of Chapter 2594 of the Public Laws of 1938, entitled

"An act to provide for the retirement of police officers of the town of Westerly," as amended by

chapter 1298 of the Acts and Resolves of 1943, chapter 1514 of the Acts and Resolves of 1944,

chapter 3537 of the Acts and Resolves of 1955, chapter 169 of the Acts and Resolves of 1963,

chapter 187 of the Public Laws of 1973, and Chapter 87 of the Public Laws of 1979, are hereby

further amended to red as follows:

 

     Section 1. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall be construed as

Follows:

     1. "Officer" shall include any police officer, chief of police, deputy chief of police,

captain of police, lieutenant of police or sergeant of police, or any other sworn member of the

police department of appointed by the town council of the town of Westerly. pursuant to the

provisions of chapter 1853 of the public laws, 1931.

     2. "Account" shall mean the police retirement account, established in accordance with

this act.

     3. "Premium" shall mean the annual premium to be paid to an insurance company for the

purchase of an income contract or an annuity or a retirement annuity or an amount to be

determined on a reserve basis in case an account is created in accordance with this chapter.

     Section 5. On an after March 1st, 1939, every qualified officer, as defined in section 1 of

this act, who shall have served a continuous period of twenty-five years on the police force of the

town of Westerly and attained the age of 55, shall be entitled to receive, until the time of his

death, an annual retirement allowance of fifty per centum of his final annual compensation

payable as nearly as practicable in equal monthly installments; provided, however, that in any

case where such continuous period of service has been interrupted for cause deemed satisfactory

to the town council and so certified by said town council to the town treasurer, said interrupted

period of service for twenty-five years shall be recognized as though no interruption in

consecutive order of years had occurred; provided, further, however, that he has contributed to

the account a sum not less than four per centum, nor more than ten per centum of his annual

compensation to the time of his retirement but in no event for a period less than twenty-five years.

Every qualified officer, as herein defined, shall be entitled to receive a pension as provided in the

applicable collective bargaining agreement. Officers shall contribute to such pension plan as is

provided in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

     Section 6. Each officer who has served a continuous period of twenty-five thirty years

shall be retired. unless he requests permission to continue in service, in which case, the town

council by affirmative vote may permit his continuation in service for term of one year, at the end

of which time, he shall be retired as though he had then served a continuous period of twenty-five

years; provided, however, that the town council may by affirmative vote a the end of any such

period again permit his continuation in service for a period of one year.

 

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on passage and all acts and parts of acts

inconsistent herewith are herby repealed.

     

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