(a)  Each participating municipality is liable to the retirement system for the cost of funding a retirement system for its employees who are members of the system, including all contributions collected from employees, including any contributions pursuant to chapter 10.3 of Title 36.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-21-7

  • board: means the state retirement board created by chapter 8 of Title 36. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-21-2
  • Municipality: means any town or city in the state of Rhode Island, any city or town housing authority, fire, water, sewer district, regional school district, public building authority as established by chapter 14 of Title 37, or any other municipal financed agency to which the retirement board has approved admission in the retirement system. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-21-2
  • Retirement system: means the "municipal employees' retirement system of the state of Rhode Island" as defined in §?45-21-32. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-21-2
  • Service: means service as an employee of a municipality of the state of Rhode Island as defined in subdivision (7). See Rhode Island General Laws 45-21-2

(b)  The liability of a municipality, including the liability under any formalized, commissioner approved, cooperative service arrangement under this chapter is enforceable by the retirement board against the municipality through appropriate action in the superior court.

(c)  The state is further empowered to withhold from any municipality that amount of the municipality’s portion of any shared taxes which is sufficient to satisfy the liability, including any liability pursuant to chapter 10.3 of Title 36.

History of Section.
P.L. 1951, ch. 2784, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 45-21-7; P.L. 1976, ch. 236, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 11; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 11.