Title 15 — Title 15 — Cities And Towns

Vesting rights; return to service. (a) A member who has four (4) years of credited service has a vested right to a service pension payable as provided in W.S. 15-5-403(c). (b) If a member who has less than four (4) years of credited service ceases to be an employee, his service c…

Eligibility for disability pension. (a) A member, not otherwise eligible for a service pension, who suffers a disability is eligible for a disability pension. (b) The determination of disability shall be made by the board in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the bo…

Survivor benefits. The eligible surviving spouse or dependents of a member shall receive a survivor's pension if the member dies from any cause while in service.

Payment of service or early retirement pensions. Service or early retirement pensions shall be made to a retired member for each month beginning with the month in which he is eligible to receive such pension and ending with the month in which he dies, unless an optional form has …

Payment of disability pension. (a) Disability pension payments shall be made to a member for each month beginning with the month in which he is eligible to receive such pension and ending with the month in which he ceases to be eligible or dies, unless an optional form has been e…

Amount of service pension. (a) The amount of the monthly service pension payable to a retired member is: (i) Two and eight-tenths percent (2.8%) of his final average compensation multiplied by the number of years in his first twenty-five (25) years of his period of credited servi…

Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 75, § 2.

Amount of disability pension. (a) The disability pension shall be the greater of: (i) Fifty percent (50%) of final average compensation; or (ii) The service pension based on credited service accrued to the date of disability.

Amount of survivor's pension. (a) The monthly survivor's pension payable to a member's eligible primary survivor or, if there is no eligible surviving spouse, then to his eligible surviving dependents, shall be equal to the greater of: (i) Fifty percent (50%) of final average com…

Optional forms of benefits. (a) Any member eligible for a service or disability pension may elect to receive one (1) of the following optional forms, in lieu of the pension computed in W.S. 15-5-409 through 15-5-411, which shall be the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which…

Death benefit. Except as may otherwise be provided in any of the options under W.S. 15-5-413, upon the death of a member, inactive member, retired member or individual receiving a survivor's pension, there shall be paid to the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries or, in the ab…

Withdrawal benefit. (a) The accumulated contributions without interest of a member who is neither eligible for a service nor disability pension, nor has a vested right to a service pension, shall be refunded upon his withdrawal from service. There shall be a rebuttable presumptio…

Repealed By Laws 2012, Ch. 107, § 3.

Application of benefits. (a) A service pension, disability pension, survivor's pension, death benefit or withdrawal benefit shall be paid only upon the filing of an application in a form prescribed by the board. A monthly benefit shall not be payable for any month earlier than th…

Election of membership. (a) A "paid fireman" as defined in W.S. 15-5-201(a)(xi) may elect to become a member, as defined in this article by filing an election with the board not later than December 31, 1981, or within thirty (30) days of return to service, if later, for any paid …

Dual membership prohibited. (a) Any employee hired before July 1, 1981 is covered by the pension system specified in W.S. 15-5-201 through 15-5-209 unless he elects to become a member pursuant to W.S. 15-5-418. Any employee hired on or subsequent to July 1, 1981 is covered by the…

Member contributions. (a) Each employer shall deduct monthly from the compensation of each member participating in the account a sum equal to nine and seven hundred forty-five thousandths percent (9.745%) for the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, ten and two hundred…

Contribution by employer. Each employer shall make monthly contributions to the account in an amount equal to the percentage contribution rate multiplied by the salaries paid to members of the account. The contribution rate, expressed as a percentage, shall be based on the result…

Payments; when and how made; protections; nonassignability; qualified domestic relations order. (a) Payments made under this article shall be made to the beneficiaries on or before the fifth day of each month. Payments shall be made by voucher drawn against the firemen's pension …

Rehiring a retired member. Rehiring a retired member under this article shall be in accordance with the Wyoming Retirement Act, W.S. 9-3-415(g) through (j).

May be issued serially as provided by W.S. (b) The total amount of bonds issued at any time together with the existing indebtedness of the county shall not exceed the constitutional debt limitations for counties.