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Orange County Personnel Ordinance Issue Daie: August 22, 2005 2 <br />r <br />9.5 Additional Retirement Benefits for Law Enforcement Officers <br />9.5.2 Special Separation Allowance. Local governments are required to <br />pay a speciat separation allowance to sworn local law enforcement <br />officers in accordance with. N.C. Gen..Stat. § 143-1.66.42. <br />1. Eligibility. The local law enforcement officer must ~ m_ _e_e__t___ - --- Deletes: wno <br />one of the following two criteria: <br />(1) are at least age 55 and have 5 yeazs creditable <br />service as a law enforcement officer, or <br />(2) have at least 30 years creditable service (regazdless <br />of age) in the Local Government Employees <br />Retirement system with at least 50% of that service <br />being in law enforcement. <br />2. Termination of Benefits. ~f the law enforcement officer------- Formatted: Indent: pelt: o•, 1 <br />meets one of the two criteria in 9.5.2-1, the officer is '• ~nging~ 2^ <br />entitled to a special sepazation allowance from retiremen~_ ~ ~~' 9 <br />,~1nii1: ----- Deleted: s <br />- Deleted: from retirement until the <br />~ <br />(1) <br />The death of the officer of5xr reaches the age of 62 calculated as <br />e <br />,- ------------------___-,• <br />----------------- <br />(2) The last day of the month in which the officer ~'•- <br />. fonowa <br />; <br />attains 62 years of age; or ~~: <br />(3) The first day of reemploylllent by a local <br />Formatted: Bullets and Numbering <br />government employer in any capacity; however, an <br />officer may be employed in a public safety position <br />in a capacity not requiring participation in the <br />Local Government Employees' Retirement system, <br />and doing so will. not cause payments to cease~___ __ _-_.--- Deleted:: <br />3. Calculation of Benefits. The Special Separation Allowance------- Formatted: Indent Hanging: 2" <br />received by the officer shall be calculated as provided by <br />N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-166.42,, <br />-._.-- Deletes:g5%timesyearsofcreditablc <br />__ _ <br />- - - --- -- ---- -- ----- • - -- • servicx in the local Govemmettt <br /> <br />4. The benefits payable under this section are not subject to Employees Retiremetrt System time rate <br />of pay <br />any increases in salary or retirement allowances that may <br />be authorized by the Board of County Commissioners. <br />Article IV -Page 15 <br />