(a) Uniform Reciprocal Provisions. The purpose of these reciprocal provisions is to extend to the members of other public agency retirement systems (hereinafter “reciprocal system”) that adopt similar reciprocal provisions into their retirement ordinances or plans pursuant to Sections 20351, 20353, 31840.2 and 45310.5 of the Government Code, and who, by contract, agree to extend the benefits thereof to the Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (hereinafter “this system”), the following rights in this system, provided such member enters into employment under this system or the reciprocal system within six (6) months of terminating the member’s employment under such other or this system:
(1) Notwithstanding any provisions of this Plan or a reciprocal system plan in the matter of vesting, a member whose movement between systems occurs as herein specified shall have the right to elect to leave the member’s accumulated contributions on deposit, irrespective of the amount of such contributions or the length of service credited to the member.
(2) The age of entry for a person entering this system for purposes of fixing member contribution rates from a reciprocal system shall be the member’s age at entry into such reciprocal system.
(3) The average monthly salary during any period of service as a member of a reciprocal system shall be considered compensation earnable by a member of this system for purposes of computing final compensation for such member, provided the member retires concurrently under both systems and is credited with such period of service under the reciprocal system at the time of retirement.
(4) Service, solely for purposes of meeting minimum service qualifications for benefits and retirement allowances under this system, shall also include service rendered as an officer or employee of a reciprocal system if the salary for such service constitutes compensation earnable by a member of this system.
(5) A member shall be retired for disability and receive a retirement allowance based on the service credited to the member at the time of retirement during any period in which the member receives a disability retirement allowance under a reciprocal system; provided, that such allowance shall not exceed an amount which, when added to the allowance paid under the reciprocal system, equals the allowance which would be paid for a non-industrial disability if all the member’s service had been credited under the reciprocal system; and provided further that such allowance shall in no event be less than an annuity which is the actuarial equivalent of the member’s contributions, whether or not the disability is for industrial reasons.
(6) The death benefit for a member who dies from non-industrial causes as a member of a reciprocal system shall not exceed an amount which when added to the death benefit paid for such member under the reciprocal system equals the maximum death benefit payable under that system; provided, however, that such death benefit shall be at least the amount of the accumulated contributions; and provided further that, if death is caused by industrial injury or disease in the reciprocal system, the death benefit shall be the amount of the member’s accumulated contributions.
(7) The governing body of this system shall on the request of a reciprocal system supply information and data necessary for administration of such system as it is affected by membership in, and service credited under, this system.
(8) Interpretation of these provisions shall be made with reference to interpretations that have been made relative to the Public Employees’ Retirement System - 1937 Act County Employees’ Retirement reciprocal provisions upon which they are based.
(9) These provisions shall apply only to a member whose termination and entry into employment resulting in a change in membership from this system to such other system or from such other system to this system occurred after such acceptance by the Board or after the effective date specified in the agreement; provided, however, that provisions relating to computation of final compensation shall apply to any other member if such provision would have applied had the termination and entry into employment occurred after such acceptance or determination by a system’s governing board.
(10) Rights under this system shall be modified as necessary to conform to amendments to the Public Employees’ Retirement Law or the County Employees’ Retirement Law of 1937 as provided in Section 20353, Government Code.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 182,629, Eff. 7-25-13.