Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:3868

  • Official: shall mean any person serving in elective office of any city in the State of Louisiana covered by this Part;

    (6)  "Retirement" shall mean withdrawal from active service in municipal office;

    (7)  "Retirement Allowance" shall mean payments for life computed as provided in this Part and payable in monthly installments;

    (8)  "Retirement allowance fund" shall mean a fund maintained by the city as defined in this Part, in which all funds provided by the city for retirement allowances authorized by this Part shall be maintained and from which all retirement allowances are to be paid. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:3861

An elective official after having filed with the city treasurer full information relative to his service with a record of the salary received, as provided in this Part, and a formal declaration of retirement, shall be paid by the city treasurer a monthly allowance computed as provided in this Part.  Such checks shall be drawn against the retirement allowance fund and shall bear such signatures or counter-signatures as are required for the payment of other valid obligations of the city.  

Acts 1958, No. 65, §9; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 33:1798 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.