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Agenda 10-21-2025; 8-g - Approval of Amendments to the Orange County Code of Ordinances Section 28 – Personnel Regarding Law Enforcement Special Separation Allowance
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<br /> <br /> <br /> Created: 2023‐12‐19 09:11:24 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 14) <br /> <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />(3) To participate, an eligible employee completes the appropriate enrollment form. <br />(4) Employees are eligible for coverage effective the date of appointment to the permanent position and <br />enrollment in the retirement system. Contributions are suspended for any pay period in which the <br />employee is in leave without pay status for that pay period. At termination, the County's supplemental <br />retirement contribution ends. <br />(j) Additional Retirement Benefits for Law Enforcement Officers. In accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143‐166.70 <br />additional retirement benefits are provided for Local Law Enforcement Officers. <br />(1) Local governments are required to provide contributions to the Special Retirement Income Program <br />(401K Plan) for local law enforcement officers as follows: <br />2% of salary amount in F.Y. 1987 ‐ 1988 <br />5% of salary amount in F.Y. 1988 ‐ 1989 and thereafter <br />(2) Special Separation Allowance. Local governments are required to pay a special separation allowance to <br />sworn local law enforcement officers in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143‐166.42. Eligibility criteria <br />for the traditional and 30‐year fixed benefit options require a sworn law offer to satisfy the following: <br />a. Eligibility. The local law enforcement officer must meet one of the following two criteria: <br /> a. Traditional LESSA Benefit Option <br /> 1. are at least age 55 andRetire under the Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement <br />System (LGERS), <br /> 2. At retirement, have fivea least 30 years of creditable service, or be at least age 55 with <br />at least 5 years of creditable service prior to retirement, <br /> 3. Have at least 5 years of continuous service as a law enforcement officer, or immediately <br /> preceding retirement, <br />2. have 4. Retire prior to reaching age 62, and <br /> 5. Have at least 30 years50% of total creditable service (regardless of age)be in a law <br />enforcement officer position. <br /> b. 30‐year Fixed Benefit Option <br /> 1. Retire under the Local Government Employees'Governmental Employees’ Retirement <br />System with at least 50 percent (LGERS) on or after July 1, 2025, <br /> 2. By age 62, have 30 years of thatcreditable service being, <br /> 3. Have a least 5 years of continuous service as a law enforcement officer immediately <br /> preceding retirement, and <br /> 4. Have at least 50% of total creditable service be in a law enforcement. position. <br />b c. Election is irrevocable once made. If no election is made, the 30‐Year Fixed Option applies by <br /> default. <br /> d. Creditable service means service for which a credit is allowed under LGERS. <br /> <br /> <br />e. Termination of Benefits. If the law enforcement officer meets one of the two criteria in <br />Subsection 28‐38(j)(2) the officer is entitled to a special separation allowance from retirement <br />until: <br />9
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