Judges: RICHARD P. IEYOUB
Filed Date: 6/16/1998
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
Dear Mayor Mount:
This office is in receipt of your request for an opinion of the Attorney General in regard to the payments made into the retirement fund for the Ward Three City Marshal. You indicate that in accordance with R.S.
Based upon your recited facts, you ask the following questions:
1. May the Fourteenth Judicial District Clerk of Court pay the fees due the Ward Three Marshal under R.S.
33:1704 to the City of Lake Charles?2. May the City of Lake Charles withhold a portion of these fees for the Ward Three Marshal's retirement fund, and pay the remaining fees to the Ward Three Marshal?
We find in Title 11, Consolidated Public Retirement Systems, Chapter IV, Municipal and Parish Systems, that it is provided in regard to the Municipal Employees' Retirement System that under Plan A and B, R.S.
"Earnings" means the full amount of compensation earned by a member for service rendered as an employee, excluding bonuses or fees in excess of regular salary or retainer, overtime pay, or payments relative to termination of employment including, but not limited to, accrued sick or annual leave and severance pay.
We find that employee contributions to the municipal retirement system are based upon "monthly earnings". In accordance with the definition of "earnings" in R.S.
We hope this sufficiently answers your inquiry, but if we can be of further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely yours,
RICHARD P. IEYOUB Attorney General
By: __________________________ BARBARA B. RUTLEDGE Assistant Attorney General
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