Neither the participant, nor the participant's beneficiary, nor any other designee,
shall have any right to transfer, sell, assign, pledge transfer, encumber, mortgage
or otherwise convey the right to receive any payments under the program, which payments
and rights thereto are expressly declared to be nonassignable and nontransferable.
In the event of any attempted assignment or transfer, the city shall have no further
liability under the program. Payments shall not be subject to attachment, garnishment
or execution, or be transferable by operation of law in the event of bankruptcy or
insolvency, except to the extent otherwise provided by law. Notwithstanding any of
the foregoing benefits shall be paid in accordance with any applicable requirements
of any state domestic relations order; provided that such state domestic relations
orders comply with written procedures adopted by the board of trustees.
