HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1994.09.22 - 24293MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 194275 September 22, 1994
BY: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, Marilynn Gosling, Chairperson
IN RE: TRANSFER PLAN - FROM DEFINED BENEFIT TO DEFINED
CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen,
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #94185 established a
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan for new employees hired on
or after July 1, 1994, and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution # 94185 further provided
that Administration would return to the Board within 12 months
with a plan to offer current employees the option to switch from
their current Defined Benefit Retirement Plan to the new Defined
Contribution Plan, and
WHEREAS Administration is prepared to meet this charge and
has identified changes in the current Retirement Plan necessary
to facilitate transfer of current employees from the Defined
Benefit Retirement Plan to the Defined Contribution Retirement
Plan, and
WHEREAS transfer from the Defined Benefit Retirement Plan to
the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan will be offered as an
option to employees currently in the Defined Benefit Retirement
Plan, and
WHEREAS provision to allow employees the option of
transferring from the Defined Benefit Retirement Plan to the
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan will enhance the County's
opportunities for further cost containment while offering
employees a more equitable stake in retirement security, control
of their retirement assets, and asset portability, and
WHEREAS the provisions for optional transfer of employees
currently in the Defined Benefit Retirement Plan to the Defined
Contribution Retirement Plan has been reviewed and recommended
for adoption by the County Executive, and
WHEREAS the approval of an alternate retirement plan
requires the approval of the State of Michigan State County
Pension Plan Committee and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, in
addition to authorization by the County Board of Commissioners,
and
WHEREAS the Attorney General, on behalf of the State County
Pension Plan Committee, has recommended certain amendatory
language to the Restated Retirement Resolution approved by the
Board of Commissioners in Miscellaneous Resolution 94185,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners
approves the Retirement Calculation for transfer to the Defined
Contribution Retirement Plan as a one-time opportunity for
employees currently in the Defined Benefit Retirement Plan, as
contained in the attached report.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners
approves the provisions incorporating changes required to allow
employees to transfer from the Defined Benefit Retirement Plan to
the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and amendatory language
recommended by the Attorney General, as contained in the attached
sections of the Restated Resolution.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move
adoption of the foregoing resolution, subject to the approval of
the State County Pension Plan Committee and the U.S. Internal
Revenue Service.
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RETIRENTENT CALCULATION FOR 'TRANSFER TO
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION
1. Final Average Compensation (FAC) to be calculated as though the employee were leaving.
Best five years out of last ten years of service to be used in calculation.
2. Maximum transfer shall be 75% of FAC for employees share.
3. Present day value of assets to be transferred shall be calculated as of the first day the
employee would have been eligible for retirement. Example: 40 years old with 12 years will
be eligible on their 55th birthday. This calculation will not give any credit for future raises or
interest rate changes.
4. Retirement Eligible Employees (60 + 8 years of service or 55 +25 years of service):
a. Sick days may be cashed in down to zero at 1/2 pay.
b. Annual leave above the maximum accumulation may be paid.
c. Other items, such as compensation time may be paid.
Upon payment, the above will be used in the calculation of FAC.
5. Employees hired prior to December 31, 1977:
a. Sick days may be cashed in for any amount greater than 75 days.
b. Annual leave above the maximum accumulation may be paid
c. Other items, such as compensation time may be paid.
Upon payment, the above will be used in the calculation of FAC.
6. Payment to those who transfer from Defined Benefit to Defined Contribution will be as
follows:
Program 0: Employee contributes .0 percent of compensation; employer contributes 6.0
percent.
Program 1: Employee contributes 1.0 percent of compensation; employer contributes 7.0
percent.
Program 2: Employee contributes 2.0 percent of compensation; employer contributes 8.0
percent.
Program 3: Employee contributes 3.0 percent of compensation; employer contributes 9.0
percent.
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A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE OAKLAND COUNTY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
SYSTEM RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE OR THE TRANSFER BY MEMBERS OP THE
D5 PART OF THE SYSTEM TO THE DC PART.
THE COUNTY OF OAKLAND RESOLVES;
T4t the Oakland County Employees' Retirement SyBtem resolution
its hereby amended in the following sections:
Otion 3(e) is hereby amended as follows:
(0) Allocation means allocation of the County's
cotribution to the DC part. The allocation to the Provisivnal
Ac ount of each non-represented Member who either was hired or
to eived an offer of employment with the County after the
U ective Date of the DC part of this Retirement System shall be
S% of such Member's Compensation for the Plan Year. The
Al °cation to the Provisional Account of each represented Member
oh 11 be as determined by their respective collective bargaining
ag! Gement.
The Allocation to the Provisional Account of each non-
represented Member who elected to participate in the DC part of
the Retirement System in accordance with Section 70 shall be
determined by the amount cOntributed by each such non-represented
MeMber as follows;
Member Contribution as
Percentage of Compensation County Contribution
Ot 6%
At least 11 7%
More than 1% but not more than 2% 8%
More than 21 but not more than 3% 9%
Such election may be changed on a quarterly basis, effective
as bf the next Entry Date following notice to the Plan
Administrator of the change in election BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION AS
TO trHE 12 MONTH ELECTION PERIOD PROVIDED IN SECTION 70.
Section 3(g) is hereby amended as follows;
(q) Entry Date for the DC part means the date six monthe
aft. r a Member incurs his first hour of compensated employment
forthe County. ENTRY DATE FOR MEMBERS TRANSFERRING FROM THE DE
PART TO THE pc PART MEANS JANUARY 1 1 APRIL 1, JULY 1, OR OCTOBER
1 OF THE TWELVE (12) MONTH ELECTION PERIOD PROVIDED IN SECTION
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Sections 10(d) and 30(e) are hereby added and shall read as
(D) A NON-VESTED MEMBER WHO IS RE-EMPLOYED IN A COUNTY
POSITION INVOLVING MEMBERSHIP IN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM MORE THAN
3 lEARS AFTER THE MEMBER'S LAST TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT SHALL
NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ANY SERVICE PRIOR TO THE CURRENT PERIOD OF
EMPLOYMENT.
(E) A VESTED MEMBER WHO IS RE-EMPLOYED IN A COUNTY POSITION
I N OLVING MEMBERSHIP IN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM MORE THAN 3 YEARS
AF ER THE MEMBER'S LAST TERMINATION or EMPLOYMENT SHALL RECEIVE
CR DIT FOR PRIOR SERVICE (BUT NOT RESTORATION OF HIS FORFEITED
AM C UNT) ONLY IF HE REPAYS THE SYSTEM THE AMOUNT HE RECEIVED AS A
DI STRIBUTION.
Setion 52(a) is hereby amended as follows:
Se tion 52. (a) Voluntary Employee Contributions. AT THE
DI CRETTON OF THE RETIREMENT COMMISSION AS TO WHEN SAME SHALL BE
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MOLE, each Member la OF the DC part may make voluntary
co tributions to the DC part of Lhe Retirement System. The sum
of such contributions for all years of service are subject to the
Co e Section 415 limits. vilniit ary
_uested—Aaccuat. INVESTMENT or THE
co tributions made by a Member shall, in all events be the •
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE DIRECTED BY THE MEMBER. Any
inc;pendent voluntary act of such Member and shall not be
dendent upon or alter or affect the obligations of or
contributions by the County EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN
SECTION 3(E).
Section 61(c) is hereby amended as follows'
(c) The prohibition of sUbparagraph (a) shall not apply to
the creation, assignment, or recognition of a right to any
ben fit payable to a Member pursuant to a domestic relations
ord r, if such order is determined by the Retirement Commission
to e in accordance with the eligible domestic relations order
act; =LA MCL 38.1701, June 27, 1991 ("EDRO ACT").
Notirithstanding the foregoing, if the Retirement Commission
determines such order is an "eligible domestic relations order"
("EDRO") and if the Retirement Commission determines that the
EDR9 app1ires to a Member in the DC part of the Retirement System
andrrequires payment before the member would have otherwise beon
entitled to payment, the Retirement Commission shall make
dieribution to the "alternate payee" identified in the EDRO from
the DC part only ul.t..141:1—aJwsptir-4444—daya—a4taz_rKe. nit,n4_,01—the
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rrfy of sch. ordei EFFECTIVE AS OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH
FOLLOWING THE MONTH THAT THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER WAS
DETERmINED TO BE AN EDRO, OR THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING
THE MONTH THAT A BENEFIT IS PAYABLE UNDER THE LATER OF THE DATE
SET OUT IN THE EDRO OR THE EDRO ACT.
Sertion 63(b) is hereby amended as follows;
(b) The County reserves the right to amend this resolution.
Ph County specifically reserves the right to amend the
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irement System retroactively in order to comply with Code
Se tion 401(a). No reason is necessary for the amendment,
re srdless of whethert (1) for reasons of business necessity; Or
(2 for the purpose of causing the Retirement System and trust to
qu lify, and continue to qualify, under the Cede as set forth in
th recita l s. No such amendment, except upon written consent,
sh 11 increase the duties or liabilities of the Retirement
Co ission or diminish its compensation, or deprive any Member or
Be eficiary of any then veeted equitable interest in the
Re iremenL System. A decision Of the Retirement Commission
sh 11, except in the absence of good faith, be binding upon the
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Me ere, beneficiaries, and all other persons interested, as to
wh her or not any amendment does deprive a Member or any other
po eon of any vested interest already existing or does adversely
aff ct such interest. In no event shall any amendment have the
eff ct of vesting in the County any right, title or interest to
an11 assets held as part of the trust. Any amendment shall be
eff ctive when signed by the duly authorised officer or officers !
of the Board of Commissioners, APPROVED BY THE COUNTY PENSION
PLA COMMITTEE UNDER M.C.L. 46.12A, and filed with the Retirement
C ornission. If the County amends or has amended the vesting
achedule, the percentage then nonforfeitable or vested shall not
be reduced as a result of such amendment. Any Member with three i (3) years of service determined at the end of the election period
ehal.1 have an irrevocable election to have the nonforfeitable
per entage of his accrued benefit derived from County
cun ributions and forfeitures determined under the vesting
sch dule as amended or a prior vesting Schedule. Such election
ohm 1 commence on the date the amendment was adopted and shall
ter i inate no later than sixty (60) days after the later of (i)
the effective date of the amendment; (ii) the date of adoption of
thelamendment to the vesting schedule; or (iii) the date each
Me er who is eligible to make such election receives written I
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provisional account may be reduced to the extent permitted under
Code Section 412(c)(8). For purposes of this paragraph, a plan
amondment which has the effect of decreasing a Member's
prc4isional account or eliminating an optional form of benefit,
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with respect to benefits attributable to service before the
amendment shall be treated as reducing an accrued benefit.
Fu ther, no amendment to the Retirement System shall have the
ef ont of decreasing a Member's vested interest determined
wi hout regard to such amendment as of the later of the date such 1
am4ndment is adopted or the date lt becomes effective.
Se tion 70(a) is hereby amended as follows:
Be tion 70. (a) Plan Adjustment to Account Balances. The
pr sent value of the Lump Sum ActuariaI.Bquivalent of each
Me ber's Accrued Benefit with IN the DB part shall be determined
as of the date established by the Merit System or applicable
Co lective Bargaining Agreement ("TRANSFERRED ACCOUNT"). In
de ermining the present value of the Lump Sum Actuarial
Bq ivalent of each Member's Accrued Benefit in the DR part,
no withstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the
fo lowing shall control:
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(2) The maximum transfer shall be based on a Normal
ROirement Benefit of 75% of Final Average Compensation;
(3) The present value of a Member's Accrued Benefit shall
be c alculated as of the first day the Member would satisfy the
No .al Retirement age and service requirements of Section 18;
(4) No redetermination shall be made to give credit for any
future raises or interest rate changes in the definition of
Acplarial Equivalence;
thai%_as days;
(1) Final Average Compensation "PAC" shall be calculated as
Ugh the Member were leaving the County's employ;
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(5) THE RETIREMENT COMMISSION SHALL INCLUDE IN FINAL
RAGE COMPENSATION SUCH ADDITIONAL ITEMS OF EARNED OR ACCRUED
LOYMENT RELATED COMPENSATION AS IT DETERMINES TO BE REASONABLE
NON-D1SCRIMINATORY TO INCLUDE.
1 Each such Member shall be provided with written notice of
sa d amount and given 12 months in which to elect to either
pa ticipate in the DC part or continue as a Member of the DB part
of the Retirement System. A Member who elects to participate in
th DC part shall have the ability to enter same on any Entry
Da during the twelve (12) month period following receipt of
no ice of the present value of the Lump Sum Actuarial Equivalent
of such Member's Accrued Ranefit. Such participation shall
co once as of the Entry Date that the Member has elected to
pa ticipate in the DC part. Such Member may elect to have his
paLtieipation in the ee part effective retroactively to the first
da of the Plan Year that occurs during the twelve (12) month 1E
Iection period by contributing to the Plan for the period from
the eginning of the Plan Year to the appropriate Entry Date.
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The Lump Sum Actuarial Equivalence of the Accrued Benefit for any
M er whose Entry Data is other than the first day of the Plan
Yea shall be increased from the date used to determine its
pre ent value to the date of transfer to the DC part at the
int rest used in determining Actuarial Equivalence. A Member who
doe not make a contribution to the Plan for the period from the
first day of the Plan Year to the applicable Entry Date shall
reCiSive a County contribution of 6% of Compensation from the
first day of the Plan Year but no additional credited service for
t*DE part for such Plan Year.
Secion 70(b) is hereby amended as follows:
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(b) Establishment of Account Balances. Those Members of
the June, 1091 Restated Retirement System who elect to
par icipate in the DC part of the Retirement System shall have
sep i rate accounts established for the transfer of assets to this
DC part of the Retiroment System and be 100% vested in the
Transferred Account but subject to the vesting schedule of
SeOion 7 as to the County's eoe.t-Decembar.-.1.1.9.9.3. Contribution
AFTER THE APPLICABLE ENTRY DATE.
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Secition 70(d) is hereby amended as follows'
(d) (1) Amounts in a Member's Rolleuez—Acc03.144 TRANSFERRED
ACCpUNT may not be withdrawn by, or distributed to the Member, in
whale or in part, except as provided in Subparagraph (2).
(2) At the Member's Normal Retirement Date, or such
othpr date when the Member is receiving a distribution from the
DC part of the Retirement System shall be entitled to receive
benefits, the fair market value of the Member'. Rellemaz—Acceaa4
TRAN SFERRED ACCOUNT shall be added to the amounts otherwise
available.
(3) The Member's Deo ,. le,,,.• li"c^,,rk* TRANSFERRED ACCOUNT
shail share in income earned, investment gain. and losses
att ibutable thereto, less any expenses in the same manner as any
oth r account.
Set ion 71 is hereby amended as follows'
Sec ion 71. The Retirement Commission shall require that its
third party plan administrator maintain separate Provisional
Accounts for each Member of the DC part. Each Provisional
AccOunt shall reflect Allocations, Forfeitures, earnings, looses,
payments, withdrawals and expenses. Separate Provisional
Acceunts shall be maintained in each of the following categories'
1. County Contributions (Provisional Account);
2. Membox—Ecaloulara: TRANSFERRED ACCOUNT;
3. Voluntary Employee Contributions; AND _
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4. MATCHED EMPLOym CONTRIBUTIONS.
sec ion 73 is hereby amended as follows'
Seoion 73. The Retirement Commission shall maintain a
; 'Po faiturp Account" for the DC part of the Retirement System.
The,-10orreiture Accvunt" means the amount held by the Retirement
Commission of amounts in excess of the Member's Nonforfeitable
amount where employment has terminated and Years of Service do
not entitle him to the full benefit of his Provisional Account.
The "Forfeiture Account" shall FIRST BE USED TO PAY EXPENSES
INC MUD BY THE RETIREMENT COMMISSION FOR THE DC PART OF THE
RET REMENT SYSTEM AND THEN used to reduce the County's Contribution.
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BUT reenooetton--shall_ba as of the Valuation
Date immediately preceding the Distribution Date. Who
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The first paragraph of Section 79(b) shall be amended as follows;
(b) That part of the A Member's Account that he is not
entitled TO under Subparagraph (a) shall be allocated as a
Forfeiture AS SOON AS ADMINISTRATIVELY FUSIBLE Howelmr, =tab
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Secton 81 is hereby amended as follows,
Section Sl.
UNTIL A MEMBER
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HE DC PART IS AT LEAST CA VESTED, THE RETIREMENT COMMTSSION
S L CONTROL THE INVESTMENT or THE PARTICIPANT'S COUNTY
CON RIBUTION ACCOUNT. ONCE A MEMBER IS AT LEAST 40% VESTED, HE
SHALL HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO DESIGNATE HOW HIS COUNTY
CON R/BUTION ACCOUNT SHALL BE INVESTED. The Retirement
Cominission shall determine which investment funds shall be
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THE RETIREMENT COMMISSION SHALL SELECT AT LEAST FOUR
sudm INVESTMENT FUNDS.
Ea b Member who is at least 40% vested shall advise the
Re irement, Commission how he wants the-meated,pa44-o4 his COUNTY
CO TR/BUTION Account Ralanoe invested. If a Member who is at
le at 40% vested fails to notify the Retirement Commission, it
sh 11 be presumed that he has elected that his *•stood COUNTY
CO TRIBUTION Account be invested in AT the balanced-tund
DI CTION OF THE RETIREmENT COMMISSION. If a Member wishes to
Co
ut lite more than one fund / he shall notify the Retirement
ission of the percentage of his vested COUNTY COUNTRIRUTION
Ac ount Balance to be invested in each fund, and, except as
pr vided in the last paragraph of this Section, such percentage
mult either be in exact multiples of loc or whole dollar amounts
or such other multiples determined by the third parLy
inistrator maintaining the records of each Member's Accounts.
A Member of the DC part who is at least 40% vested may
ch*nge his election of investment funds, provided that all
Menibers who are at least 40% vested are treated uniformly.
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A MEMBER Or THE DB PART WHO TRANSFERRED THE PRESENT VALUE 01
LUMP SUM ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT OF HIS ACCRUED BENEFIT TO THE
PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 70 SHALL CONTROL THE CHOICE OF
ESTMENTS rOR HIS TRANSFERRED ACCOUNT WITHIN THE CHOICES MADE
/LADLE BY THE RETIREMENT COMMISSION REGARDLESS OF HIS VESTED
CRNTACE IN THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DC PART.
The Retirement Commission Shall adopt such rules and
cedures as it deems advisable as to all matters relating to
selection and use of the investment funds. If there is any
onsistency between such rules and any provisions above, the
vs provisions shall be disregarded.
If a Member who is at least 40% vested dnsires, tle may
pet that County Contributions be invested in one :und and his
EER contributions nnd Rollzuex—Contributioaa TRANSFERRED
OUNT be invested in another fund or funds.
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_September 22, 1994
FISCAL NOTE (Misc. #94275)
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, JOHN P. McCULLOCH, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: TRANSFER PLAN - FROM DEFINED BENEFIT TO DEFINED
CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN - MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #94XXX
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XI-G of this Board, the Finance Committee
has reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #94275 and finds:
1. The County should realize a savings per employee for
each employee opting for the Defined Contribution plan.
2. The total level of savings will be dependent upon the
number of current employees opting to transfer to the
Defined Contribution.
3. No budget amendments are required with the passage of
this resolution.
FINANCE, COMMITTEE
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In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and f)ixed the seal ofolthe
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 22nd day prgepte
D. Allen, County Clerk
Resolution #94275 September 22, 1994
Moved by Gosling supported by Kramer the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Kramer, Law, McCulloch, Newby, Oaks, Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick,
Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Crake, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gosling,
Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett. (22)
NAYS: McPherson. (1)
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, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners on September 22, 1994 with the original
record thereof now remaining in my office.