Fitchburg Retirement Board Supplemental Regulations

Subject:

Regulation:

MEMBERSHIP:

January 10, 1996: All employees of the City of Fitchburg who work a minimum of 20 hours per week for at least 35 weeks per year shall be members of the system and contribute according to existing statutes.

CREDITABLE SERVICE:

December 8, 1995: Buy-Backs: Anyone becoming aware for the first time of his or her eligibility under the 20-hour rule may buy back prior creditable service. Paybacks may be made in a lump-sum payment or through weekly deductions not to be less than $3.00 per week.

REGULAR COMPENSATION:

May 10, 2011:

  1. Effective October 1, 2010, the Professional Standard Stipend is deemed to be “regular compensation” as defined in section 1 of Chapter 32 and subject to retirement deductions.  The Professional Standard Stipend shall be paid to all officers on the Fitchburg Police Department who have obtained firearm certification, attended in-service training, and obtained certification for CPR, first responder and defibrillator.  The Professional Standard Stipend shall be paid once a year in a separate check.  It shall be 9% calculated on the basis of the top pay for a Patrolman and shall become part of the officer’s base compensation. 

  2. Effective October 1, 2010, the On-call Detective Pay is deemed to be “regular compensation” as defined in section 1 of Chapter 32 and subject to retirement deductions.  The On-call Detective Pay consists of a weekly $250 stipend, paid to whichever Detective is on call, which shall become part of the officer’s base pay.

February 9, 2000: Cleaning and Clothing Allowances: Since the retirement board recently voted to include these allowances as regular compensation as of January 1, 2000, these allowances will now begin to be paid.

MISCELLANEOUS:

December 8, 1995: Procedure for New Employees: All departments shall notify the Retirement Office of any new employees, giving the name, job title and description, rate of pay, number of hours, and source of funding. No new employees will be put on the payroll if the above procedure has not been met.

December 8, 1995: Annual Questionnaires: Pensioners and member survivors are required to fill out and sign the annual Questionnaires which must be returned to the Retirement Board within two months of the month they are mailed out