R-13-47 RESOLUTION NO. R-13-47
Declaration Regarding Certain Public Safety Employees
WHEREAS, Va. Code § 51.1-155(A)(3) allows political subdivisions to elect for certain
enumerated public safety employees to be treated as "Plan 1" members of the Virginia
Retirement System for purposes of its defined benefit plan; and
WHEREAS, this election is made by a legally adopted, irrevocable resolution wherein the
political subdivision declares to the Virginia Retirement System that any person who is
employed as a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or law-enforcement officer as those
terms are defined in Va. Code § 15.2-1512.2 shall be treated the same as a "Plan 1" member
who has at least 60 months of creditable service as of January 1, 2013; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City of Fairfax to make this election for its affected public
safety employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the City of Fairfax declares to the
Virginia Retirement System that, for purposes of subdivision A 3 of Va. Code § 51.1-155 and
subdivision B 1, subdivision B 3, and subsection D of Va. Code § 51.1-153, any person who
is employed by the City of Fairfax as a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or law-
enforcement officer as those terms are defined in Va. Code § 15.2-1512.2 (i) shall not be
considered a person who becomes a member of the Virginia Retirement System on or after
July 1, 2010 and (ii) shall be considered to have at least 60 months of creditable service as of
January 1, 2013; and it is further
RESOLVED that, pursuant to subdivision A 3 of Va. Code § 51.1-155, the City of Fairfax
acknowledges that this resolution is irrevocable.
ADOPTED this 12th day of November, 2013.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
The vote on the motion to approve was recorded as follows:
VOTE:
Councilman DeMarco Aye
Councilman Drummond Aye
Councilman Greenfield Aye
Councilman Meyer Aye
Councilmember Schmidt Aye
Councilman Stombres Aye