§ 8-08. Retirement Systems.

No pension and retirement plans for employees of Lafayette Parish and the City of Lafayette in existence at the time this charter is approved shall be affected in any way by this charter. The plans shall remain in full force and effect and shall be carried out and regulated in accordance with applicable laws and procedures until such time as the Council shall adopt a pension and retirement plan applicable to all City-Parish government employees except employees of the police and fire departments. The creation of the system shall not cause a reduction in benefits for those persons employed at the time the charter becomes effective. Police and fire department employees shall continue to be members of their respective Pension and Relief Funds as provided by state law.

(Reprint of January 2010)