The City provides a generous retirement program for regular, full-time employees, which is entirely funded by the City. Membership in the Retirement Fund is automatic for all regular, full-time City employees. An employee is vested in the retirement program after completing five years of continuous service. In other words, upon reaching retirement age, an employee who has five years of credited service will be eligible to receive retirement benefits.

With the exception of uniformed police and fire employees who must retire at age sixty-three, there is no mandatory retirement age. Any regular, full-time employee may retire at age sixty (50 for uniformed fire, police, and sheriff employees), provided the employee is vested in the retirement program. An employee with thirty or more years of credited service (25 years for uniformed fire, police, and sheriff employees) may retire at any age.

It should be noted, however, that if an employee terminates prior to vesting for retirement, he/she will lose credited service once the length of the termination exceeds the length of the time employed.

The retirement plan provides both service retirement and disability retirement benefits. More detailed information on the retirement plan is available in the Employees’ Retirement Plan pamphlet. If you have any questions regarding the retirement plan or your benefits, you may contact the Benefits Office.