Columbia Miscalculation of benefits, payment of interest on under or overpayment ordinance (§ 18-114)
Chapter 18: Pensions · Article II. Police Officers and Firefighters
Whenever a miscalculation of benefits due a retiree or beneficiary which results in an underpayment is discovered, interest on the underpayment shall be paid to the retiree or beneficiary at a rate equal to the annual investment rate of return on the firefighters' retirement fund as determined by the annual actuarial statement for each year of the underpayment. Whenever an overpayment is discovered, the retiree or beneficiary shall repay the
amount erroneously paid in excess of the benefit due him plus interest for the time of overpayment equal to the annual investment rate of return on the fund as determined by the annual actuarial statement for each year of overpayment. If the amount of overpayment and interest thereon is greater than one (1) monthly benefit payment, repayment shall be made to the fund by deduction from the monthly retirement benefit a single life monthly annuity which has been determined from the value of the amount of overpayment and interest thereon using the mortality tables and accepted actuarial standards.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 18-114
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.