(a) Any active and contributing member of the Employees’ Retirement System may claim and purchase credit not to exceed 10 years in the system for prior service rendered while employed with the Dauphin Island Park and Beach Board of Mobile County, Inc., if the member complies with subsection (b).
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 36-27-55.5

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) A member of the Employees’ Retirement System eligible to purchase prior service credit pursuant to subsection (a) may receive credit in the system for the prior service by paying prior to his or her date of retirement, the full actuarially determined cost for each year of service purchased as determined by the system’s actuary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no member of the Employees’ Retirement System shall be eligible to receive service credit in the system for any service that the member is already credited with in the system or in any other public retirement plan, with the exception of the federal Social Security program.
(c) The Dauphin Island Park and Beach Board of Mobile County, Inc. shall certify in writing to the Employees’ Retirement System the total employment status and earnable compensation by fiscal year for the member purchasing credit for any prior service as provided for in this section.
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