West Virginia Code § 8-22-28a

Distribution of remaining assets in a closed municipal policemen's or
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firemen's pension and relief fund.
(a)(1) Upon the cessation of any and all benefit payments to retirees or retiree beneficiaries
because of death or disqualification, the board shall transfer the remaining assets of a
policemen's pension and relief fund or a firemen's pension and relief fund to the municipality
to be used solely by the municipality's governing body to fund future retiremeent obligations
for the municipality's police or fire department members who are in the Municipal Police
Officers and Firefighters Retirement System established under §8-22A-r1 et seq. of this code,
subject to subdivision (2) of this subsection.
(2) If within five years prior to the death of the last remaining retiree or beneficiary the
Municipal Pensions Oversight Board provided any state aid tto the fund pursuant to
§33-3-14d(b)(2) of this code, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of state aid provided
to the fund during that period shall be repaid from the assets of the fund to the Municipal
Pensions Oversight Board prior to the municipality's use of the remaining assets for the
purposes described in subdivision (1) of this subsection. If the amount to be repaid is greater
than the total assets of the fund, then the entisre amount of the fund shall be repaid to the
Municipal Pensions Oversight Board.
(b) The Municipal Pensions Oversighgt Board shall deposit any repaid amounts into the
Municipal Pensions Security Fund for reallocation to municipal policemen's or firemen's
pension and relief funds with aen actuarial deficiency during the next allocation cycle
pursuant to §33-3-14d(b)(2) of this code.
PART IV. PENSION PLANS FOR EMPLOYEES OF WATERWORKS
SYSTEM, SEWERAGE SYSTEM OR COMBINED WATERWORKS
AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM.

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