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/~~/-~/o <br />Article IY y~ <br />d iP~- ~ o/ o - G ~ J <br />Employee Benefits <br />9.0 Retirement <br />9.5 Additional Retirement Benefits for Law Enforcement Officers <br />9.5.2 Special Separation Allowance. Local governments are <br />required to pay a special separation allowance to sworn local Amended <br />law enforcement officers in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. i/21/10 <br />§ 143-166.42. <br />1. Eligibility. The local law enforcement officer must meet one of the <br />following two criteria: <br />(1) are at least age 55 and have 5 years creditable service as a <br />law enforcement officer, or <br />(2) have at least 30 years creditable service (regardless of age) <br />in the Local Government Employees Retirement system <br />with at least 50% of that service being in law enforcement. <br />2. Termination of Benefits. If the law enforcement officer meets one <br />of the two criteria in 9.5.2-1, the officer is entitled to a special <br />separation allowance from retirement until: <br />(1) The death of the officer; <br />(2) The last day of the month in which the officer attains 62 <br />years of age; or <br />(3) The first day of reemployment by a local government <br />employer in any capacity; however, an officer may be <br />employed in a public safety position in a capacity not <br />requiring participation in the Local Government <br />Employees' Retirement system, and doing so will not cause <br />payments to cease. <br />3. Calculation of Benefits. The Special Separation Allowance <br />received by the officer shall be calculated as provided by N.C. Gen. <br />Stat. § 143-166.42. <br />4. The benefits payable under this section are not subject to any <br />increases in salary or retirement allowances that maybe authorized <br />by the Board of County Commissioners. <br />