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DSA 34. Retirement Plan

In DSA-Sworn Safety
Tagged DSA, Sheriff's Office, Retirement Plan, Safety Retirement

34.1 Retirement Plan

(a)   Employees Hired Before January 8, 2012

Effective January 2, 2005, the County implemented the 3% @ 50 retirement enhancement (Government Code section 31664.1) for employees in Plans 1, 2 or 4. The one year final average compensation for participants in the safety retirement Plan 1 or 2 will be calculated in accordance with Government Code section 31462.1.  For those participants in the safety retirement Plan 4 in accordance with Government Code section 31462.

The enhancement will apply to all future safety service and all safety service back to the date of employment pursuant to the Board of Supervisor’s authority under Government Code section 31678.2 (a). Government Code section 31678.2(b) authorizes the collection, from employees, of all or part of the contributions by a member or employer or both, that would have been required if either section 31664.1 had been in effect during the time period specified in the resolution adopting section 31664.1, and that the time period specified in the resolution will be all future and past safety service back to the date of employment. Based upon this understanding and agreement, employees will share in the cost of the enhancement through increased retirement contributions by way of payroll deductions and shall contribute a percentage of compensation earnable as defined by SamCERA, in the amounts set forth below:

  • Employees with more than 15 years of County service or who are age 45 or older will contribute 4.5%.
  • Employees with 5 to 15 years of County service will contribute 3.5%.
  • Employees with 0 to 5 years of County service will contribute 3%.

 

(b)   Employees Hired on or after January 8, 2012 through December 31, 2012

Effective January 8, 2012, the County implemented the 3%@55 retirement enhancement (Government Code 31664.2) for employees in Plan 5. For those participants in the safety retirement Plan 5, their three year final average compensation will be calculated in accordance with Government Code section 31462.

The enhancement will apply to all future safety service and all safety service back to the date of employment pursuant to the Board of Supervisors’ authority under Government Code section 31678.2 (a). Government Code section 31678.2(b) authorizes the collection, from employees, of all or part of the contributions by a member or employer or both, that would have been required if either section 31664.2 had been in effect during the time period specified in the resolution adopting section 31664.2, and that the time period specified in the resolution will be all future and past safety service back to the date of employment. Based upon this understanding and agreement, employees will share in the cost of the enhancement through increased retirement contributions by way of payroll deductions and shall contribute a percentage of compensation earnable as defined by SamCERA, in the amounts set forth below:

  • Employees with more than 15 years of County service or who are age 45 or older will contribute 4.5%.
  • Employees with 5 to 15 years of County service will contribute 3.5%.
  • Employees with 0 to 5 years of County service will contribute 3%.
  •  Employees hired on or after January 1, 2013

(c)   Employees hired on or after January 1, 2013

  • Employees hired on or after January 1, 2013 will be placed by SamCERA into Plan 5 or Plan 7  (2.7%@57) (Government Code section 7522.25) depending upon their eligibility.
  • Plan 5: Employees who are placed in Plan 5 by SamCERA will be subject to the applicable provisions of sections 34.1 (b) and 34.2.
  • Plan 7: Employees who are placed in Plan 7 by SamCERA will not be subject any provisions in sections 34.1 (b) or 34.2. The County will not make any contributions toward the employees’ required contribution to the Retirement System for Plan 7 members.
2015-03-17
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