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Wheat Ridge amends police pension plan, adds recruits and raises employer contribution
Summary
Council amended the city code to allow police recruits to join the sworn police pension plan immediately and approved a resolution to increase the city's pension contribution to sworn officers by 0.5 percentage points (to 12.5%) while lowering normal retirement age to 50; the extra contribution will be paid from forfeited funds, the city said.
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — The Wheat Ridge City Council on Jan. 27 approved two related changes affecting the police pension plan: an ordinance allowing recruits to enroll in the sworn police pension plan immediately upon hiring and a resolution amending the sworn plan adoption agreement to increase the city's contribution and lower the normal retirement age for sworn employees.
Council Bill 04-2025 amends the city's code so recruits entering the academy are no longer placed in the civilian plan for the six-month academy period. Deputy city staff explained that the prior…
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