HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1989.02.23 - 17241February 9, 1989 Miscellaneous Resolution # 89025
BY: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - John P. Calandro, Chairperson
IN RE: RETIREMENT COMMISSION - MILITARY CREDIT
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Comildssioners is desirous of
recognizing the time that employees of Oakland County spent in defending the
United States of America during times of war and aggression; and
WHEREAS the State law that governs the act that established our
plan, allows military time to be granted under certain conditions and for
certain period of time; and
WHEREAS the employee to be eligible for this benefit must have ten
(10) years of Oakland County service, must have entered the military before
June 1, 1980, and must not be receiving or will receive a military retirement
benefit from another retirement credit; and
WHEREAS the County wishes to limit its cost for this benefit, the
time granted shall be limited to 24 months of military credit;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following section be added to
the Oakland County Employees Retirement System:
Section 20.
Non-intervening Military Service; Conditions for Credited Service.
(b) A member who has served in any armed service of the United
States shall be entitled to credited service for periods of active
duty lasting 30 or more days, if each of the following conditions
are satisfied:
(1) The member has at least ten (10) years of credited
service, not including any credited service acquired for intervening
military service under the provisions of paragraph (a) of this
section;
(2) The member pays the retirement system 5% of the member's
annual, full-time rate of compensation at time of payment multiplied
by the period of service being claimed;
(3) Armed service credited a member under this paragraph shall
not exceed the smaller of two (2) years and the difference between
five (5) years and the intervening armed service credited the member
under paragraph (a) of this section;
(4) Credited service shall not be granted for periods of
Military service which are or could be used for obtaining or
increasing a benefit from another retirement system;
(5) The member entered the armed service before June 1, 1980
or entered during a time of war or emergency condition on or after
June 1, 1980;
(6) The member elects to purchase the service and contributes
the required amount to the retirement system within one (1) year of
the member's eligibility date. The eligibility date for current
County employees who have completed ten (10) or more years of
service and whose employment is not subject to collective bargaining
is January 1, 1989. The eligibility date for all others shall be at
the completion of their ten (10) years of County service. The
purchase of non-intervening military service will apply to a County
employee whose employment is subject to collective bargaining only
if included in the applicable bargaining agreement. If included,
the eligibility date will be as specified in the agreement.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Comluittee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
HEfiEBY APPROVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
Daniei T. Muiphy, Cduntygnati
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February 23, 1989
FISCAL NOTE
BY: FINANCE CCMFITTEE, DR, G. WILLIAM CADEEIL, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: PETIREVENT CCMMISSION FOLLITARY CREDIT - MISCELIMBOUS RESOLUTION
#89025
TO TBE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD CF CCMFESSICNERS
Mt. Chairperson, TAdies and Gentle -fen:
Pursuant to Rule XI-G of this Board, the Finance Cbmmittee has
reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #89025 and finds:
1) The Retirement. Cbmmission has approved a proposal amending the
retirement system allowing certain employees credit pp to 24
months of military service providing they invest 5% of their
annual full-rate of coguensation multiplied by the period of
service being claimed;
2) The actuary calculates the annual cost to the County for the
non-represented employee to be $139,954, motels of the
bargaining units must approve this proposal in their agreements;
3) The Ceputy AsSociation has agreed to include this provision in
their agreement, increasing the annual Cbunty cost by $90,436.
4) County cost will not begin until 1990 1 no budget agendgents are
reccmgended for 1989.
FINANCE comunte
RESOLUTION # 89025 February 25, 190-
Moved by Calandro supported by Pappageorge the resolution be adopted.
AYES: S. Kuhn, Law, Luxon, McConnell, McCulloch, McPherson, Moffitt, Oaks,
Olsen, Pappageorge, Rewold, Skarritt, Wolf, Caddell, Calandra, Chester, Crake,
Gosling, Johnson, R. Kuhn. (20)
NAYS: Pernick, Aaron, Jensen. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution uas adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal, do
hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of the attached resolution,
adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting
held on February 23, , 1989 with the original record thereof now remaining
on file in my office, and that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom,
and of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said County at Pontiac,Michigan this 23rd day of FebiwAry , 198Y
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LYNy'D. ALLEN, County Clerk
Register of Deeds