(a) Commencing October 1, 2005, any retired employee who retired from a city, town, county, or public or quasi-public organization of the state before the city, town, county, or public or quasi-public organization of the state became a member of the Employees’ Retirement System, and who is receiving a monthly benefit prior to October 1, 2004, administered by the Employees’ Retirement System may receive an increase in benefits of four percent, except that no pensioner shall receive an increase of less than fifteen dollars ($15) per month, provided the retired employee retired prior to October 1, 2004, and the employer decides to come under the provisions of this article and fund the increase.
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Commencing October 1, 2005, beneficiaries of Employees’ Retirement System pensioners shall receive an increase of four percent of their gross monthly benefit, but not less than fifteen dollars ($15) per month, provided the date of death for the deceased pensioner, or the effective date of retirement for the deceased pensioner was prior to October 1, 2004, and the local units elect to fund the increase.
