Chapter 365

2011 -- H 5416

Enacted 07/13/11

 

A N A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

          

     Introduced By: Representatives Marcello, Winfield, Walsh, Hearn, and Baldelli-Hunt

     Date Introduced: February 16, 2011

   

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

 

     SECTION 1. Section 45-21-14.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-21 entitled

"Retirement of Municipal Employees" is hereby repealed.

 

     45-21-14.1. City or town council service. -- Service as a member of any city or town

council in excess of six (6) months in any one year constitutes one full retirement credit year;

provided, that any person who was elected to membership on a city or town council at a special

election or was appointed to a city or town council to fill an unexpired term, is entitled to receive

service credit for the full year during which that person was elected or appointed if the person has

served as a member of the council during any part of the year.

 

     SECTION 2. Chapter 45-21 of the General Laws entitled "Retirement of Municipal

Employees" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

 

     45-21-8.1. Exclusion of elected city or town council members. Notwithstanding any

provision of this chapter or any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, no city or

town council members elected for the first time after November 6, 2012, shall be allowed

membership into the municipal employees' retirement system, as a result of that elective service.

 

     SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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