Common use of SAFETY RETIREMENT PLAN Clause in Contracts

SAFETY RETIREMENT PLAN. Fresno Sheriff’s Correctional Sergeants who opted into Tier II Safety (G.C. 31664.2, 3% at 55 years of age), shall remain in Tier II Safety. The vested “health benefit” (currently $3.00 per year of service) resulting from the Settlement Agreement (Fresno County Superior Court Cases 605588-3, 608028-7 and 634171-3) [see Section 9] entered into judgment on December 15, 2000, shall be extended to employees enrolled in Tier II Safety. Any Safety member occupying a permanent position in a safety classification that is represented or unrepresented, who promotes, demotes or transfers into a permanent position in a Safety classification represented by the Fresno Sheriff’s Correctional Sergeants Association, shall continue under the retirement tier in which they were enrolled immediately prior to their promotion, demotion or transfer. Any Safety member occupying a permanent position in a Safety classification that is represented by the Fresno Sheriff’s Correctional Sergeants Association, who promotes, demotes or transfers into a permanent position in a Safety classification that is represented or unrepresented, shall continue under the retirement tier in which they were enrolled immediately prior to their promotion, demotion or transfer. Any employee occupying a permanent position who promotes, demotes or transfers from a General/Miscellaneous classification to a Safety classification, or vice versa, shall be enrolled in the corresponding retirement tier (e.g., Tier I General/Miscellaneous membership shall end and Tier I Safety membership shall begin; Tier II General/Miscellaneous membership shall end and Tier II Safety membership shall begin). Tier I Tier II Tier III Tier I Tier II NOTE: Employees initially enrolled in Tier III General/Miscellaneous who become enrolled in Tier II Safety and subsequently return to a permanent position in a General/Miscellaneous classification shall be re-enrolled into Tier III General/Miscellaneous. Any employee who deferred retirement prior to the December 15, 2000, Ventura II settlement agreement who subsequently rejoins the retirement association shall be enrolled in Tier I General/Miscellaneous or Tier I Safety. Any other employee who defers retirement and subsequently rejoins the retirement association shall continue under the retirement tier he or she was enrolled in prior to deferral. The foregoing summary of Tier II Safety Retirement Plan - Mandatory is for the parties’ general reference, and does not modify the County Board resolutions or County ordinances which established the tiers. Any employee newly hired into a permanent position between June 11, 2012, and December 23, 2012, in a safety classification covered by this MOU shall be enrolled into the Tier IV Safety Retirement Plan as follows:

SAFETY RETIREMENT PLAN. Fresno Sheriff’s Correctional Sergeants Captains who opted into Tier II Safety (G.C. 31664.2, 3% at 55 years of age), shall remain in Tier II Safety. The vested “health benefit” (currently $3.00 per year of service) resulting from the Settlement Agreement (Fresno County Superior Court Cases 605588-3, 608028-7 and 634171-3) [see Section 9] entered into judgment on December 15, 2000, shall be extended to employees enrolled in Tier II Safety. Any Safety member occupying a permanent position in a safety classification that is represented or unrepresented, who promotes, demotes or transfers into a permanent position in a Safety classification represented by the Fresno Sheriff’s Correctional Sergeants Captain Association, shall continue under the retirement tier in which they were enrolled immediately prior to their promotion, demotion or transfer. Any Safety member occupying a permanent position in a Safety classification that is represented by the Fresno Sheriff’s Correctional Sergeants Captain Association, who promotes, demotes or transfers into a permanent position in a Safety classification that is represented or unrepresented, shall continue under the retirement tier in which they were enrolled immediately prior to their promotion, demotion or transfer. Any employee occupying a permanent position who promotes, demotes or transfers from a General/Miscellaneous classification to a Safety classification, or vice versa, shall be enrolled in the corresponding retirement tier (e.g., Tier I General/Miscellaneous membership shall end and Tier I Safety membership shall begin; Tier II General/Miscellaneous membership shall end and Tier II Safety membership shall begin). Tier I Tier II Tier III Tier I Tier II NOTE: Employees initially enrolled in Tier III General/Miscellaneous who become enrolled in Tier II Safety and subsequently return to a permanent position in a General/Miscellaneous classification shall be re-enrolled into Tier III General/Miscellaneous. Any employee who deferred retirement prior to the December 15, 2000, Ventura II settlement agreement who subsequently rejoins the retirement association shall be enrolled in Tier I General/Miscellaneous or Tier I Safety. Any other employee who defers retirement and subsequently rejoins the retirement association shall continue under the retirement tier he or she was enrolled in prior to deferral. The foregoing summary of Tier II Safety Retirement Plan - Mandatory is for the parties’ general reference, and does not modify the County Board resolutions or County ordinances which established the tiers. Any employee newly hired into a permanent position between June 11, 2012, and December 23, 2012, in a safety classification covered by this MOU shall be enrolled into the Tier IV Safety Retirement Plan as follows:.