4.20.310 Fund--Contributions--Percentages and procedures.
A. The fund shall be established and maintained on a contributory basis. The contributions of the members of the Fire Department together with the contributions of the City shall be paid into the fund.
B. The contributions to the fund of members of the Fire Department shall be the following percentages of the regular monthly salary of each member of said department:
1. Members of the Fire Department at the effective date of the ordinance codified herein, five percent the first year this chapter is in effect, six percent the second year this chapter is in effect and seven percent thereafter;
2. Members who join the Fire Department after the effective date of the ordinance codified herein, seven percent.
C. The contributions of the members of the Fire Department shall be made by deductions from each payroll.
D. A list of the amounts of the deduction from each member’s salary shall be sent by the City Auditor to the secretary of the board, who shall credit each member with their portion of such deduction.
E. In the event that the salary of any member is for a portion of the regular salary period, or the payment of a salary is at a different time from that of the regular payrolls, then the City Auditor shall deduct the contributions of such persons from the portion of the salary so paid, and such deductions shall be made at any time that such salary is paid.
F. Each year the City shall contribute to the fund an amount at least equal to the total amount of the contributions of the members of the Fire Department to the fund for that year. The first contribution to the fund by the City as provided for in this section shall be for the fiscal year 1938-39, and the City shall not be required to make any contribution to the fund to equal the contributions of the members of the Fire Department for the period from April 28, 1938 to July 1, 1938.
G. In addition, there shall be paid into the fund by contributions of the City such amounts as may be necessary to pay all pensions and other benefits allowable under this chapter to members on account of prior service and on account of disability as provided in Section 4.20.140 hereof and to beneficiaries of members on account of death in the manner provided in Section 4.20.100. Prior service shall mean the aggregate service of a member rendered before April 28, 1938. (Ord. 3670-NS (part), 1959: Ord. 2254-NS (part), 1939: Ord. 2188-NS § 26, 1938)