- Tier 1 Eligible Members
- Hired before 1/1/2017
- Age/YCS
- Post 2016 benefit: 55/25
- Benefit Formula
- Frozen Benefit: Final Average Salary x 3.6% x YCS as of 12/31/2016, 20 as of 12/31/2016 + supplemental benefit ($500 month for reaching 50/20 as of 12/31/2016) Service Retirement Benefit: Final Average Salary x 2.88% x YCS after 12/31/2016, <=25
- Final Average Salary
- For benefits accrued before 1/1/2017: Highest 5 years within final 10 years as of 12/31/2016 For benefits accrued on/after 1/1/2017:Final 5 years
- COLA 1% applied to frozen benefit only for members hired prior to 1/31/2013, payable each January 1. ad hoc for members who do not meet requirements for automatic COLA, 1% of monthly frozen benefit provided the Fund's investment performance is not less than a rolling 5-year average of 8.50%. DROP/PROP Provisions
- 3 DROP Options, must have completed 20 yeas of credited service as of 12/31/2016 for eligibility once they achieve age 50: 1. Regular DROP, 3 yr. max. 4% interest (on benefit credits only) and employee contributions credited (only for members in DROP before 1/1/2017). 2. Retro DROP, 3 yr. max. Employee contributions credited, no interest. 3. Immediate DROP - a partial lump sum option, with no interest.