Membership:
March 29, 2010
Employees Who Earn Less Than $5,000.00 per Annum
Consistent with the provisions of G.L. c, 32, § 4(1)(o) which was enacted by the passage of Chapter 21 of the Acts of 2009, §5, employees who earn less than $5,000 in a position shall be precluded from membership in the Quincy Retirement System.
The Quincy Retirement System will not accept liability under M.G.L. Chapter 32, § 3(8)(c) from the date of the acceptance of this supplemental regulation, and going forward into the future.
December 12, 1984
Regular Employed
Full-time Employees: Obliged to join immediately.
Temporary Employees: Obliged to join after six (6) months.
Part-time Employees
- Obliged to join immediately if working 24 hours or more per week on a permanent basis.
- Obliged to join after six (6) months if working 24 hours or more per week on a temporary basis.
Members of the Retirement System have to resign or be discharged in order to withdraw their funds.
Membership must be continued regardless of reduction of hours.
Employees who work 24 hours or more per week must join the Retirement System.
Creditable Service will be pro-rated using a full-time work schedule for the position as a base to calculate part-time credit.
Creditable Service:
August 4, 2023
Members of the Quincy Retirement System (“System”) shall receive creditable membership service, in whole month increments, consistent with this regulation in the following manner:
- For a member in service who is employed in a full-time capacity, he/she will receive one (1) month of creditable service for each full month for which the employee receives regular compensation and remits the appropriate contributions to the System, with said service not to exceed one (1) year of creditable service in any calendar year.
- For a member in service who is employed in a part-time capacity throughout his/her entire career, he/she will receive one (1) month of creditable service for each full month for which the employee receives regular compensation and remits the appropriate contributions to the System, with said service not to exceed one (1) year of creditable service in any calendar year.
- For a member who has rendered membership service in the System in both a full-time and part-time capacity, the member shall receive full credit for all full-time service and prorated credit for part-time service based on the full-time equivalency of 35 hours per week.
- For a member who is employed in a part-time capacity throughout his/her career but who purchases past System refunded service, the member’s part-time service shall be prorated based on the full-time equivalency of 35 hours per week. A member’s transferred service or a purchase of past refunded service from another retirement system will not impact the calculation of System creditable service.
- In the case of School Department employees whose full-time employment requires them to work from on or about September 1st to on or about June 30th, including but not limited to cafeteria workers, clerical and secretarial staff, teacher’s assistant and teaching professionals, such as therapists, said employees shall receive one month of creditable service for each full month the employee is receiving regular compensation, with ten (10) months being the equivalent of one (1) year of creditable service. School Department employees who are employed in a part-time capacity shall have their creditable service prorated in the same manner as all members of the Quincy Retirement System as set forth in this regulation.
- The Board recognizes that certain School Department employees, including but not limited to custodians and secretaries, are required to work the entire calendar year, and in such a situation, said employee’s creditable service will be calculated based on a twelve (12) month year.
- Creditable service for 10 month employees shall be based on 1720 hours being the equivalent of 1 year, whereas creditable service for 12 month employees shall be based on 2080 hours per year.
- Members of the System may only purchase and receive credit for past non-membership service rendered in a member unit of the System consistent with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 32, § 4(2)(c), or if the past service was rendered under the jurisdiction of another retirement system, such service may only be purchased pursuant to Section 3(5) if rendered in a temporary, provisional or substitute capacity, provided that the individual was excluded from membership in the other retirement system. All prior non-membership service shall be calculated with 140 hours being the equivalent of one (1) month of creditable service. Past non-membership service may be purchased consistent with this supplemental regulation. In addition, for all service rendered on or after July 1, 2009, no creditable service will be granted unless the individual was employed in a position for which the rate of annual compensation was fixed at least at $5,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to Section 25 of Chapter 21 of the Acts of 2009, creditable service shall be granted for the service of any member of the System serving in a paid position earning less than $5,000 after July 1, 2009, if such service is subject to a specified term as a result of an election, appointment or contract, and the election, appointment or contract occurred or was executed prior to July 1, 2009, and if the service is otherwise eligible for creditable service pursuant to Sections 4(2)(c) and 3(5); and provided further, that such creditable service shall be granted until the expiration of the term, appointment or contract or July 1, 2012, whichever first occurred.
- In spite of their hours, traffic supervisors are enrolled and granted full-time service.
December 12, 1984:
Creditable Service will be pro-rated using a full-time work schedule for the position as a base to calculate part-time credit.