(A) The city shall not be liable for payment to the fund of any amount other than those required of it by the fund and/or any applicable collective bargaining agreement or PACT Employee Benefits and Personnel Policies. Neither the city nor any participant or trustee shall be liable for any debts, liabilities or obligations of the fund except as provided for in this chapter. Neither the city nor any participant shall have any right to the return of any money properly paid into the fund, except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, or to money improperly paid which has already been invested or distributed. Any contribution improperly paid into the fund by the city or on behalf of a participant shall be returned by the trustees upon the request of the city, the participant or upon discovery by the trustees that such monies have been improperly paid into the fund, unless those monies have already been invested or distributed.
(B) No part of the fund or any benefits payable by the trustees shall be subject to alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or encumbrance by any person. No participant shall be entitled to receive any part of the contributions made by the city or payments required to be made by the fund, in lieu of such benefits provided under this chapter as determined by the trustees in accordance with this chapter.
(Ord. 886, passed 11-11-02)