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Approve the following request of employees Eryn Berg, Finance Department and Charles Eric Wilson, Sr, General Services Department, to vest their pension as provided by Section 2.419 of the Employees’ Pension Plan.
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SUMMARY:
Eryn Berg, Senior Procurement Analyst, Finance Department, was employed by the City on February 6, 2016, and her pension service credit is effective on that date. Ms. Berg terminated from City employment on May 25, 2023.
Charles Eric Wilson, Sr, Radio Division Manager, General Services Department, was employed by the City on April 15, 1996, and his pension service credit is effective on that date. Mr. Wilson terminated from City employment on May 24, 2023.
The Employees’ Pension Plan provides that should an employee cease to be an employee of the City of Clearwater or change status from full-time to part-time after completing ten or more years of creditable service (pension participation), such employee shall acquire a vested interest in the retirement benefits. Vested pension payments commence on the first of the month following the month in which the employee normally would have been eligible for retirement.
Section 2.416 provides for normal retirement eligibility for non-hazardous duty employees hired prior to the effective date of this reinstatement (January 1, 2013), a member shall be eligible for retirement following the earlier of the date on which a participant has reached the age of 55 years and completed 20 years of credited service; the date on which a participant has reached age 65 years and completed ten years of credited service; or the date on which a member has completed 30 years of service regardless of age. For non-hazardous duty employees hired on or after the effective date of this restatement, a member shall be eligible for retirement following the earlier of the date on which a participant has reached the age of 60 years and completed 25 years of credited service; or the date on which a participant has reached the age of 65 years and completed ten years of credited service. Ms. Berg will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a pension in September of 2049. Mr. Wilson will meet the non-hazardous duty criteria and begin collecting a pension in May of 2026.
Section 2.416 provides for normal retirement eligibility for hazardous duty employees, a member shall be eligible for retirement following the earlier of the date on which the participant has completed 20 years of credited service regardless of age, or the date on which the participant has reached 55 years and completed ten years of credited service.
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USE OF RESERVE FUNDS: N/A