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Council hears retirement-code cleanup; retirement director explains RS 11 change and other edits
Summary
Retirement director James Mack explained ordinance edits to align local retirement code with Louisiana Revised Statutes (referencing RS 11 rather than RS 9), change terminology for domestic relations orders, remove a certified-mail notice requirement, and clarify that board approval is not required to finalize routine retirements; the board approved sending changes to the council unanimously.
At the Metropolitan Council meeting on Nov. 25, James Mack, retirement director, presented proposed ordinance changes to Title 1, Chapter 3, Part 4 of the City-Parish Code addressing the Employers Retirement System.
Mack said the revisions are largely cleanup language and identified seven key changes. He told council members the ordinance incorrectly referenced RS 9 (a statute that applies to trust accounts) and that the code should point to RS…
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