§ 1:266. Part-time council members.

A.

Retirement allowances shall be provided for part-time metropolitan council members, or any predecessor council members, retroactive to December 31, 1976, in the following manner:

1.

Fifty (50) percent retirement allowance accrued after attaining eight (8) years of service and age fifty-five (55);

2.

Seventy-five (75) percent retirement allowance accrued after attaining twelve (12) years of service and age fifty-five (55);

3.

Ninety (90) percent retirement allowance accrued after attaining sixteen (16) years of service and age fifty-five (55).

B.

If a metropolitan council member becomes employed in a full-time position eligible for membership under this part, he shall be eligible for the benefits provided under the pension plan for members who are not part-time council members, and shall no longer be eligible for the benefits provided for in subsection A of this section.

C.

Council members retain eligibility for all benefits provided under the pension plan for members who are not part-time council members if greater than those provided for in subsection A of this section.

D.

The retirement allowances provided for by this section shall not be applicable to any person who first serves as a part-time council member on or after January 1, 1997.

(Ord. No. 10779, § 1, 12-11-96; Ord. No. 16039, § 1, 8-12-15)