HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1988.12.15 - 17727Misc. Res. # 88345 December 15, 1988
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 Commissioners 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 periods 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
system; 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 period
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;
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(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 county employees whose employment
is not subject to collective bargaining is January 1,
1989. 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such military service credit,
consistent with Merit System rules, shall not be utilized for purposes
of computing service increment pay, annual leave rate of accumulation,
or any other benefits based upon length of County service.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move
the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
P66NNEL COMMITTEE
December 15, 1988
FISCAL NOTE
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, DR. G. WILLIAM CADDELL, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: RETIREMENT COMMISSION -MILITARY CREDIT - MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION
# 88345
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mt. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XI-G of this Board, the Finance Committee has
reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #88345 and finds:
1) The Retirement Commission has approved a proposal amending the
retirement system allowing certain employees credit up to 24
months of military service providing they invest 5% of their
annual full-rate of compensation 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, members of the
bargaining units must approve this proposal in their agreements;
3) County cost will not begin until 1990, no budget amendments are
recommended for 1989.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
#88345
December 15, 1988
Moved by Calandro supported by Page the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Calandro supported by Skarritt the resolution, in the NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED paragraph, be amended in (6) to read:
"(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."
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Moved by Pernick supported by Aaron the resolution be referred back
to the Personnel Committee.
AYES: Doyon, Gosling, Hobart, R. Kuhn, Law, McConnell, McDonald, R. McPherson,
Moffitt, Oaks, Pernick, Wikox, Aaron, Calandra. (14)
NAYS: S. Kuhn, Lanni, Page, Price, Skarritt, Caddell, Crake. (7)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was referred
back to the Personnel Committee.