(a) The City is a member of the Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System B-3 Plan with the F.A.C. 3, and the E benefit and F-55 waiver. This Plan provides a variety of options to retiring employees, other than police officers and fire-fighters. Further information on this system and the options available may be obtained in the office of Employee Relations.
(Ord. 14-78. Passed 11-28-78; Res. 702. Passed 2-18-86; Res. 711. Passed 2-25-86; Res. 296. Passed 5-25-93.)
(b) Temporary employees are hereby excluded from membership in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System, provided that such employees are so notified in writing and are not employed in a position normally requiring six or more months of work.
(Res. 346. Passed 10-3-78.)
(c) Pursuant to the authorization contained in Section 5.7 of the City Charter of 1961, as amended, which Section continued in effect Chapter 47 of the previous Battle Creek Charter, "Policemen and Firemen's Retirement Fund," Sections 2 and 4 of Chapter 47 are hereby amended as follows:
(1) Section 2. All such retired firemen and policemen shall receive, during the remainder of their natural lives, a monthly pension payment of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). This amendment shall affect only those individuals receiving retirement benefits under Chapter 47 as of the effective date of this subsection (Ordinance 30-87, passed December 29, 1987).
(2) Section 4. Whenever an active or retired fireman or policeman of the City dies, leaving a widow or widower to whom he or she is then married, such widow or widower shall receive a monthly payment of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for the remainder of his or her natural life. However, such payments shall cease upon his or her remarriage. This section shall apply only to those individuals receiving retirement benefits under Chapter 47 as of the effective date of this section.
(Ord. 30-87. Passed 12-29-87.)
(d) Employees not represented by a union will begin to contribute one and one-half percent of their payrolls to the Municipal Employees Retirement System (MERS) beginning July 1, 1994.
(e) Any eligible employee meeting the age and service requirements for a normal MERS retirement, retiring between June 1, 1993, and August 1, 1993, will be granted the RS-50% (retiree spouse survivor) benefit.
(Res. 296. Passed 5-25-93.)