(a) The membership of the Employees Retirement System shall include:
(1) All persons who are in the employ of the City on December 14, 1958, and who continue in the employ of the City after December 14, 1958;
(2) All persons who enter the employ of the City after December 14, 1958, except as provided in subsection (b) hereof; and
(3) All persons, except the District Court Judge, who are full-time employees of the 28th District Court.
(b) The membership of the Retirement System shall not include:
(1) Any person whose services are wholly compensated on a fee basis;
(2) Any person whose services are on a contractual basis;
(3) Any person, except an elected officer of the City, who is employed in a position normally requiring less than 1,000 hours of work per annum;
(4) Any person who is covered under the City Policemen and Firemen Retirement System established under M.C.L.A. 38.551 et seq., as amended; or
(5) Any elective officer as set forth in Section 79 of the City Charter and the City Attorney, the Health Officer, the City Auditor, the City Assessor, the City Engineer and the 28th District Court Judge.
(c) In any case of doubt as to the membership status of any individual, the Board of Trustees shall decide the question.
(d) Membership in the Retirement System shall be discretionary and optional with regard to the office of the City Administrator and the Finance Director, who shall have the option of joining the Municipal Employees Pension System, the International City Management Association Retirement Corporation Pension System or any other appropriate pension system.
(e) Membership in the Retirement System shall be for all full-time employees of the 28th District Court, provided, however, that the figure used by the Retirement System as the basis for determining the retirement benefit of an employee of the 28th District Court shall include the base wage, overtime and longevity payments to the employee of the 28th District Court Control Unit (City of Southgate). No additional compensation or fees paid to a district court employee from any source whatsoever, including the 28th District Court, shall be used for determining the retirement benefit of an employee of the 28th District Court.
(Ord. 515. Passed 6-17-92.)