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* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Curran
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Employees- Retirement System - Credit for Prior Contractual Service to City
FOR the purpose of granting a service credit for certain pre-employment contractual services provided to the City; providing for computation of that credit, subject to a certain maximum; and specifying the purposes for which that credit is to be applied.
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BY adding
Article 22 - Retirement Systems
Sections 9(d-2) and 9.2(e-1)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 22. Retirement Systems
Subtitle � Employees� Retirement System
� 9. Class C membership.
(D-2) CREDIT FOR CONTRACTUAL CITY SERVICE BEFORE MEMBERSHIP.
(1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBTITLE, ON PROPER APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION SATISFACTORY TO THIS SYSTEM, SERVICE CREDIT SHALL BE GRANTED TO ANY CLASS C MEMBER WHO:
(I) BEFORE BECOMING A MEMBER OF THIS SYSTEM, WORKED FOR A TERM OF AT LEAST 1 YEAR PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE CITY ON A PERSONAL CONTRACTUAL BASIS; AND
(II) SUBSEQUENTLY, AS A MEMBER OF THIS SYSTEM, ACQUIRED AT LEAST 10 YEARS OF SERVICE (DISREGARDING THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICE CREDIT).
(2) THE AMOUNT OF THE SERVICE CREDIT GRANTED SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS, SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM SERVICE CREDIT OF 3 YEARS:
(I) FOR A MEMBER WHO RETIRES WITH 30 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE (DISREGARDING THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICE CREDIT), THE CREDIT IS EQUAL TO�75% OF THE CONTRACT TERM(S) DURING WHICH THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTUAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED;
(II) FOR A MEMBER WHO RETIRES WITH 20 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE BUT LESS THAN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE (DISREGARDING THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICE CREDIT), THE CREDIT IS EQUAL TO 50% OF THE CONTRACT TERM(S) DURING WHICH THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTUAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED; AND
(III) FOR A MEMBER WHO RETIRES WITH 10 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE BUT LESS THAN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE (DISREGARDING THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICE CREDIT), THE CREDIT IS EQUAL TO 25% OF THE CONTRACT TERM(S) DURING WHICH THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTUAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED.
(3) THE CREDIT GRANTED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION (D-2) SHALL BE COUNTED BY THIS SYSTEM IN DETERMINING BOTH:
(I) THE MEMBER�S YEARS-OF-SERVICE ELIGIBILITY FOR NORMAL RETIREMENT, EARLY RETIREMENT, OR DEFERRED VESTED PENSION, AS THE CASE MAY BE; AND
(II) THE AGGREGATE YEARS OF SERVICE (AND FRACTIONS OF YEARS OF SERVICE) USED TO COMPUTE THE MEMBER�S RETIREMENT BENEFIT.
� 9.2. Class D membership.
(E-1) CREDIT FOR CONTRACTUAL CITY SERVICE BEFORE CITY EMPLOYMENT.
(1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBTITLE, ON PROPER APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION SATISFACTORY TO THIS SYSTEM, SERVICE CREDIT SHALL BE GRANTED TO ANY CLASS D MEMBER WHO:
(I) BEFORE BECOMING A MEMBER OF THIS SYSTEM, WORKED FOR A TERM OF AT LEAST 1 YEAR PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE CITY ON A PERSONAL CONTRACTUAL BASIS; AND
(II) SUBSEQUENTLY, AS A MEMBER OF THIS SYSTEM, ACQUIRED AT LEAST 10 YEARS OF SERVICE (DISREGARDING THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICE CREDIT).
(2) THE AMOUNT OF THE SERVICE CREDIT GRANTED SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS, SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM SERVICE CREDIT OF 3 YEARS:
(I) FOR A MEMBER WHO RETIRES WITH 30 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE (DISREGARDING THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICE CREDIT), THE CREDIT IS EQUAL TO�75% OF THE CONTRACT TERM(S) DURING WHICH THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTUAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED;
(II) FOR A MEMBER WHO RETIRES WITH 20 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE BUT LESS THAN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE (DISREGARDING THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICE CREDIT), THE CREDIT IS EQUAL TO 50% OF THE CONTRACT TERM(S) DURING WHICH THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTUAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED; AND
(III) FOR A MEMBER WHO RETIRES WITH 10 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE BUT LESS THAN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE (DISREGARDING THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICE CREDIT), THE CREDIT IS EQUAL TO 25% OF THE CONTRACT TERM(S) DURING WHICH THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTUAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED.
(3) THE CREDIT GRANTED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION (E-1) SHALL BE COUNTED BY THIS SYSTEM IN DETERMINING BOTH:
(I) THE MEMBER�S YEARS-OF-SERVICE ELIGIBILITY FOR NORMAL RETIREMENT, EARLY RETIREMENT, OR DEFERRED VESTED PENSION, AS THE CASE MAY BE; AND
(II) THE AGGREGATE YEARS OF SERVICE (AND FRACTIONS OF YEARS OF SERVICE) USED TO COMPUTE THE MEMBER�S RETIREMENT BENEFIT.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
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