Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-49A-63.134

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC

The board may create and administer a deferred retirement option plan (DROP Plan) on such terms and conditions as the board may prescribe; however, any DROP Plan created by the board shall be at no cost and with no liability to the city. The plan’s actuary shall certify to the city, at or before the adoption of the DROP Plan and at or before the adoption of any amendment to the DROP Plan, that its terms do not create any cost or liability to the city. Any member who elects to enter the DROP Plan shall have no recourse against the city for any claims with respect to the DROP Plan or payments under the DROP Plan.