1. (a) It is the intent of this section to permit the City Council of the City of Phenix City and the board of trustees of the Firemen’s and Policemen’s Pension and Relief Fund to elect by resolution to have the employees of the city’s fire and police departments participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama and to transfer to that system whatever funds are necessary to accomplish this, pursuant to Section 36–27–6.
2. (b) To that effect, upon the date of acceptance by the Employees’ Retirement System of the members of the City of Phenix City’s Firemen’s and Policemen’s Pension and Relief Fund as members of the Employees’ Retirement System, the provisions of this part, relating to the establishment of a pension and relief fund for the firemen and policemen of the City of Phenix City, to the extent the provisions conflict with Section 36–27–6, are repealed.

(Act 97–600, p. 1059, §§ 1, 2.)