§88-156  Appropriations and expenditure. Annually the council of each county (or the city council in the case of thecity and county of Honolulu) shall appropriate out of the general fund of thecounty the full amount required for each fiscal year to cover the payment ofpensions and benefits granted under this part.

The appropriations shall be made so long as itshall be necessary to pay all pensions to persons on the pension rolls of thesystem as of December 31, 1927, and to pay all pensions which may becomepayable to or on account of all police officers, firefighters and bandsmen whowere in service on December 31, 1927.  All the pensioners and policeofficers, firefighters, and bandsmen shall be entitled to benefits at the fullrates.

Expenditure of the appropriations shall besolely for the purposes set forth in this part. [L 1917, c 220, pt of §2; RL1925, pt of §2162; am L 1927, c 249, §1; RL 1935, pt of §7904; RL 1945, pt of§6172; RL 1955, §6-135; am L 1957, c 66, §1; am L 1963, c 65, §2(g); HRS§88-156; am L 1983, c 124, §15]

 

Revision Note

 

  "Council" substituted for "board ofsupervisors".