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Township of Shaler, PA
Allegheny County
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New Laws (9) Index Notes (5)
[Amended 3-14-2000 by Ord. No. 1769; 9-11-2001 by Ord. No. 1783; 1-7-2008 by Ord. No. 1865; 7-10-2012 by Ord. No. 1909]
Each participant shall, as a requirement for participation, pay regular contributions to the Pension Fund. Each participant shall complete the necessary forms to authorize the payment of participant contributions by way of payroll deduction or otherwise. Prior to January 1, 2010, participant contributions shall be paid in those amounts as set forth in Shaler Township Ordinance No. 1865, enacted on January 7, 2008. After December 31, 2009, participant contributions shall be paid in an amount equal to 5% of the participant's basic annual earnings. This amount is subject to review by an annual study performed by the actuary.
[Amended 7-10-2012 by Ord. No. 1909]
A. 
Notwithstanding the preceding § 47-10, if an actuarial study performed by the actuary shows that the condition of the Pension Fund is such that contributions by the employer will be required to meet the annual financial requirements determined in accordance with the Act, the employer, on an annual basis, by ordinance, may increase participant contributions into the Pension Fund by participants. Participant contributions may be increased to a maximum of 5.5% of the basic annual earnings, regardless of the date of hire or amount of service. No additional payroll deduction forms will be required to implement the revised contribution amount.
B. 
Conversely, if the actuarial study performed by the actuary shows that the condition of the Pension Fund is such that payments into the Pension Fund by the participants may be reduced below the minimum percentages prescribed in § 47-10 or may be eliminated and that, if such payments are reduced or eliminated, contributions by the employer will not be required to keep the Pension Fund actuarially sound, the employer may, on an annual basis, by ordinance, reduce or eliminate participant contributions into the Pension Fund.
Payments of general municipal pension system state aid or any other amount of state aid received in accordance with the Act from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which are received by the employer and deposited into the Pension Fund governed by this plan, shall be used as follows:
A. 
To reduce the unfunded liability; or after such liability has been funded,
B. 
To apply against the annual obligation of the employer for future service costs; or to the extent that the payment may be in excess of such obligation,
C. 
To reduce participant contributions hereunder.
The remainder of the annual contributions required under the provisions of the Act, as determined by the actuary in accordance with the Act, shall become the obligation of the employer and shall be paid into the Pension Fund by annual appropriations.
The Board is authorized to take by gift, grant, devise or otherwise any money or property, real or personal, for the benefit of the plan and cause the same to be held as a part of the Pension Fund. The care, management, investment and disposal of such amounts shall be vested in the Board or its delegate, the plan administrator, subject to the direction of the donor and not inconsistent with applicable laws and the terms of the plan.