Membership:
July 13, 2020:
A. All new members that are eligible for retirement must complete an enrollment form, beneficiary form and provide all other documents determined by the Retirement Board to be required in order to complete the member’s enrollment.
B. Any employee who is employed in a position where the pay for that position is less than $5,000 annually, shall not be eligible for membership in the Milton Retirement System for those employees entering employment after July 1, 2009. For those employees who were employed and members of the Milton Retirement System, who earned less than $5,000.00 annually, will maintain their membership in the Retirement System after July 1, 2009. Under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 32 § 4(1)(o), the regular compensation received will be subject to retirement withholding, but such employee shall only accrue creditable service subject to the provisions of § 25 of Chapter 21 of the Acts of 2009.
December 15, 2006:
An employee who is employed at least thirty (30) hours per week on a permanent basis shall become a member of the Milton Retirement System.
November 3, 1989:
Any full time provisional employee must join the retirement system after working 6 months in the same position.
September 25, 1989:
Effective July 1, 1987 all employees who are considered Permanent Part Time employees of the town, and who work at least 25 hours per week or more, are required to join the retirement system. Any employee who works less than 25 hours per week, whether they are permanent full-time or part-time is ineligible to join the system.
Any employee enrolled in the system as of July 1, 1987, who does not work at least 25 hours per week, will be allowed to continue in the system and will receive all benefits allowed by law.
An exception to this regulation is that any elected Town official, who receives a salary for his/her services, may join the retirement system.
Creditable Service:
March 27, 2000:
Any employee of the Milton School Department or employee of the Town of Milton who is not a certified teacher and, therefore, eligible for membership in the Milton Retirement System will be given credit for a full year of creditable service if they are employed full- time for the job they perform. If the job occurs only during the school year, full-time employment in the school system would be the maximum number of hours they are assigned to the job function so long as the number equals 25 hours per week during the school year. Full-time service will be credited only if the member retires from said position.
September 10, 1996:
Any employee of the Milton School Department who is not a certified teacher and therefore eligible to apply for membership in the Milton Retirement system will be given credit for a full year of creditable service if they are employed full-time for the job they perform if the job only occurs during the school year. Full-time employment in the school system would be the maximum number of hours that are assigned to the job function so long as the number equals 25 hours per week. Full-time service will be credited only if the member retires from said position.
March 23, 1990:
Any part-time permanent, temporary, provisional, seasonal or intermittent employee receiving weekly or monthly salaries or wages for prescribed periods of employment be given creditable service based on actual service rendered.
Example: day = 7.5 hours, week = 37.5 hours
Regular Compensation:
Miscellaneous:
Buy-backs:
July 13, 2020:
The purchase of makeup/buybacks may be paid over a period of no more than three (3) years. Year one (1) of the makeup/buyback may be made through biweekly payroll deductions. All subsequent payments are to be made directly to the Milton Retirement System.
July 13, 2020:
Reporting and Notification Requirements:
A. All persons responsible for hiring, employing or appointing a person to a position with the Town, non-teaching employees of the School Department other than Teachers, or the Housing Authority must notify the Board of the appointment of any employee, aside from a temporary, seasonal and/or intermittent employee, at least five (5) days before the person receives his or her first paycheck.
B. A department head must within seven (7) days notify the Board when a part-time employee subsequently becomes employed thirty (30) or more hours per week. A department head must also notify the Board of any changes in the employee's status, pay grade or address.
C. The Board may require the department head to furnish other information regarding an employee in order for the member to be properly classified.