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Carroll County adopts public safety pension changes: multiplier raised to 2.5% and disability benefit increased
Summary
After a public hearing and comments from first-responder representatives, commissioners adopted amendments to the county's public safety pension plan that raise the benefit multiplier to 2.5%, increase participant contributions, and set the line-of-duty disability benefit at two-thirds of salary.
The Board of Carroll County Commissioners adopted amendments to Chapter 35 (Pensions and Retirement) for the county's public safety pension plan following a public hearing June 26.
Key changes approved include: an increase in the benefit multiplier to 2.5% effective July 1, 2025; an employee contribution increase from 8% to 9% for the same effective date; and an adjustment to line-of-duty disability benefits that sets the benefit at 66 2/3 percent of salary for qualifying cases. The board closed the public hearing and approved the amendments by voice vote.
Why it matters: county officials and public-safety groups told commissioners the changes…
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