(a) Every individual who becomes employed by the City of Anniston, excluding any person who is employed as an independent contractor, as a sworn police officer or as a sworn firefighter shall become a participant (“participant”) in the plan and shall make contributions to the trust in accordance with Section 45-8A-22.109.
(b) The City of Anniston shall withhold from all participants’ compensation such participant contributions each payroll period and the aggregate amount so withheld shall be paid to the trustee to deposit in the trust. Participant contributions shall be paid beginning with a participant’s first paycheck after becoming a sworn police officer or as a sworn firefighter as provided in subsection (a).