Section 36-27-80 Amount of increase - Persons other than persons whose employer participated in Employees' Retirement System.

Section 36-27-80

Amount of increase - Persons other than persons whose employer participated in Employees' Retirement System.

There is hereby provided, commencing October 1, 1988, to each person except persons whose employer participated in the Employees' Retirement System pursuant to Sections 36-27-6, 36-27-7 or 36-27-7.1, whose effective date of retirement for purposes of receiving benefits from the Employees' Retirement System is prior to October 1, 1987, and to beneficiaries of deceased members or deceased retirees except where the deceased member or deceased retiree retired from an employer participating in the Employees' Retirement System pursuant to Sections 36-27-6, 36-27-7 or 36-27-7.1, provided the date of death for such deceased member or the effective date of retirement for such deceased retiree for purposes of receiving benefits from the Employees' Retirement System was prior to October 1, 1987, and who is receiving a monthly allowance from the Employees' Retirement System a cost-of-living increase as follows:

(1) One dollar per month for each year of service attained by said retiree plus $3.50 per month for each year of retirement attained by said retiree for each retiree selecting the maximum retirement allowance or Option 1.

(2) One dollar per month for each year of service attained by said retiree plus $3.50 per month for each year of retirement attained by said retiree reduced by the retiree's option election factor for each retiree selecting Option 2, 3 or 4.

(3) One dollar per month for each year of service attained by said deceased member or deceased retiree plus $3.50 per month for each year since the date of death of such deceased member or in the case of a deceased retiree since his effective date of retirement reduced by the survivor's option factor for each beneficiary receiving monthly benefits from the Employees' Retirement System.

(Acts 1988, No. 88-599, p. 929, §1.)