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Council hears presentation on Act 49 police service buyback; staff recommends cost study and negotiation timing
Summary
Council discussed Act 49 of 2024, which would allow buyback of out-of-municipality police service credits; staff cautioned the change is not cost neutral, estimated it could raise the borough's minimum municipal obligation three to six times, and recommended a cost study this summer and addressing the measure in upcoming police negotiations.
Millersville Borough Council received an informational presentation about Act 49 of 2024 and its potential application to the borough's police pension plan; the council did not take formal action.
Rebecca (borough manager) said the request for the borough to adopt Act 49 provisions came from the police association. She explained that Act 49 allows police officers to buy service credits for qualifying service performed at other municipal employers in Pennsylvania, which increases pension-service years for…
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