HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1988.06.23 - 17497MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 89145 June 9, 1988 By: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - John P. Calandro, Chairperson In Re: RETIREMENT SYSTEM AMENDMENT ADJUSTMENT BENEFIT To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS, Miscellaneous Resolution #86339, adopted December 11, 1986, provided the retirees from the Oakland County Employees' Retirement System with an adjustment to their benefit levels; and WHEREAS, The Board of Commissioners periodically has reviewed and elected to grant a discretionary increase in post retirement benefits; and WHEREAS, persons who have retired before January 1, 19 should be granted an adjustment in the retirement benefit of an amount equal to 3% effective January 1, 1988; and WHEREAS, the Oakland County Retirees' Association has recommended that the 3% increase be converted into service equivalent of $10.20 per year of county service; and WHEREAS, the necessary funds to cover the cost of this benefit will be provided from the Reserve for Retired Benefit payments of the Oakland County Employees' Retirement System and will not require an Appropriation from the county; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Employees' Retirement System be amended by adding a new subparagraph (m) to Section 34.1 to read as follows: "Post Retirement Benefit Increase" Section 34.1 (m) For a monthly benefit which became effective as of January 1, 1987, beginning with the monthly benefit payment, if any, for the month of January 1988, the amount of monthly benefit shall be increased by $0.85 for each full year of Oakland County Service Credit. MR. CHAIRPERSON, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 1 HEREPY, r' PESOLUTV31\I FISCAL NOTE BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, DR. G. WILLIAM CADDELL, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: RETIREMENT SYSTEM AMENDMENT ADJUSTMENT BENEFIT - MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #88145 TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mt. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: Pusuant to Rule XI-G of the board, the Finance Committee has reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution 1188145 and finds: 1) The total accrued liability for this increase is $1,269,867. 2) Funds are available in the Reserve for Retired Benefit payuents in the County Employees Retirement System to provide for persons who have retired before January 1, 1987, an increase in the monthly retirement benefit of $0.85 for each full year of Oakland County Service Credit, so no additional funds are required. FINANCE COMMITTEE Resolution # 88145 June 23., 1988 Moved by Calandro supported by Caddell the resolution (with favorable Fiscal Note attached) be adopted. AYES: Jensen, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, McConnell, McDonald, A. McPherson, R. McPherson, Moffitt, Page, Pernick, Price, Rewold, Skarritt, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Calandro, Crake, Doyon, Hobart. (21) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was 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 June 23,. 1988 with the original record thereof now remaining 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 June 1,98