Introduced By: Senators Flynn and Breene
Date Introduced : May 4, 1999
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 45-21-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-21 entitled "Retirement of Municipal Employees" is hereby amended to read as follows:
45-21-4. Acceptance by municipalities -- Effective date. -- (a) Any municipality may accept this chapter by an ordinance or resolution of its governing body setting forth the group or groups of employees to be included as provided in section 45-21-7. When the ordinance or resolution has been so approved, a certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the retirement board by the city clerk or the moderator of the financial town meeting. After the system has begun operations, the effective date of participation of any municipality shall be the first day of July at least ninety (90) days subsequent to the receipt by the retirement board of the certified copy of the ordinance or resolution as above provided.
{ADD (b) The Smithfield Town Council may by resolution provide that regular police officers hired after the effective date of this subsection and who are not members of Smithfield's private pension system shall become members of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of the State of Rhode Island in accordance with Chapters 21 or 21.2 of Title 45. ADD}
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
