Barnstable County Retirement Board Local Options

Options marked "Yes" have been documented by PERAC as accepted by the Retirement Board.
Local OptionsAccepted Local Option?
Increase in Member-Survivor Minimum Allowance ($250 to $500)Yes
10 Year Ordinary Disability Retirement EligibilityYes
Option C Pop-UpYes
3 Year Average Compensation for Termination AllowancesYes
Placing EMTs in Group 4No
Call Firefighter Creditable Service (1)Town of Brewster only
Call Firefighter Creditable Service (2)Yes
Creditable Service During Layoff for Police and FireNA
Creditable Service While on Leave Acting as a Union RepresentativeNo
Supplemental Allowance for Dependents of Accidental Disability RetireesYes
Increasing Benefits for Surviving Children of Accidental Disability RetireesYes
Disability Retirement Benefits for Veterans: 
     Section 1Yes
     Section 2No
Veteran's BuybackNA
Increase in §101 Benefit: 
     Acts of 2010 ($9,000)Yes
     Acts of 2012 ($12,000)Yes
Non-Contributory Retiree Cost of Living AdjustmentYes
Retirement Board Member Compensation ($4,500)Yes
Indemnification of Retirement Board MembersNo
Remote ParticipationNo
Increase COLA Base - FY 2018 $18,000Yes

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