410.1 Pension funds. 1. Any city having an organized fire department may, and all cities having an organized police department or a paid fire department shall, levy annually on taxable property a tax not to exceed three and three-eighths cents per thousand dollars of assessed value for each such department, for the purpose of creating […]
410.10 Pensions — surviving spouse — children — dependents. 1. Upon the death of any acting or retired member of such departments, leaving a spouse or minor children, or dependent father or mother surviving, there shall be paid out of said fund as follows: a. To the surviving spouse, a sum equal to one-half of […]
410.11 Exemption. All pensions paid under the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from liability for debts of the person to or on account of whom the same is paid, and shall not be subject to seizure upon execution or other process. [S13, §932-e,-n; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6319; C46, 50, 54, 58, […]
410.12 Volunteer or call fire fighters. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to volunteer or call members of a paid fire department, but the amount of pension to be paid to such members shall be determined by the board of trustees. [S13, §932-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6320; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, […]
410.13 Reexamination of retired members. The board of trustees of each department shall have power, at any time, to cause any member of such department retired by reason of physical or mental disability to be brought before it and again examined by three competent physicians appointed by the board of trustees to discover whether such […]
410.14 Decision of board. The decision of the board upon such matters shall be final and conclusive, in the absence of fraud, and no appeal shall be allowed therefrom. The member with a disability shall remain upon the pension roll unless and until reinstated in the department by reason of such examination. [S13, §932-g,-p; C24, […]
410.15 Guarantee of pension benefits. Each city, in which contributory fire or police retirement systems based upon actuarial tables, shall be established by this Act* for the benefit of fire fighters or police officers appointed to either force after the establishment of the same, is hereby bound and obligated to carry out, and authorized to […]
410.16 Moneys drawn — how paid — report. All pensions paid and all moneys drawn from the pension fund under the provisions of this chapter shall be upon warrants signed by the appropriate board of trustees, which warrants shall designate the name of the person and the purpose for which payment is made. The treasurer’s […]
410.17 City marshal. Service by any member of the police department as city marshal shall not deprive the member of any rights under this chapter. In any matter in which said city marshal shall be individually interested and which requires the action of the board of trustees of the police officers’ pension fund, the city […]
410.18 Hospital expense. Cities shall provide hospital, nursing, and medical attention for the members of the police and fire departments of the cities, when injured while in the performance of their duties as members of such department, and shall continue to provide hospital, nursing, and medical attention for injuries or diseases incurred while in the […]
410.19 Hours on duty limited. Fire fighters employed in the fire department of cities of ten thousand population or more, or under civil service, shall not be required to remain on duty for periods of time which will aggregate in each month more than an average of fifty-six hours per week and no single period […]
410.2 Boards of trustees — officers. The chief officer of each department, with the city treasurer and the city solicitor or attorney of such cities, shall be ex officio members of and shall constitute separate boards of trustees for the management of each fund. The chief officer of the department shall be president and the […]
410.20 Exceptions. The provisions of section 410.19 shall not apply to the chief, or other persons when in command of the fire department, nor to fire fighters who are employed subject to call only. [C27, 31, 35, §6326-a2; C39, §6326.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §410.20]
410.3 Investment of surplus. The boards shall have power to invest any surplus left in such funds, respectively, at the end of the fiscal year, but no part of the funds realized from any tax levy shall be used for any purpose other than the payment of pensions. Investments shall be in interest-bearing bonds, notes, […]
410.4 Gifts, devises, or bequests. Each board may take by gift, grant, devise, or bequest, any money or property, real or personal, or other thing of value for the benefit of said funds. All rewards in moneys, fees, gifts, or emoluments of every kind or nature that may be paid or given to any police […]
410.5 Membership fee — assessments. Every member of said departments shall be required to pay to the treasurer of said funds a membership fee to be fixed by the board of trustees, not exceeding five dollars, and shall also be assessed and required to pay annually an amount equal to one percent per annum upon […]
410.6 Who entitled to pension — conditions. 1. Any member of said departments who shall have served twenty-two years or more in such department, and shall have reached the age of fifty years; or who shall while a member of such department become mentally or physically permanently disabled from discharging the member’s duties, shall be […]
410.7 Soldiers and sailors. Any member of the fire or police department, who resigned or obtained leave of absence therefrom to serve in the United States air force or air force reserve, army, navy or marine reserve, or marine corps, of the United States, or as a member of the United States army and navy […]
410.8 Disability — how contracted. No member who has not served five years or more in said department shall be entitled to be retired and paid a pension under the provisions of this chapter, unless such disability was contracted while engaged in the performance of the member’s duties, or by reason of following such occupation. […]
410.9 Retired members assigned for light duty. The chief of the police department and the chief of the fire department of such city may assign any member of such departments, respectively, retired by reason of mental or physical disability under the provisions of this chapter, to the performance of light duties in such department. [S13, […]
