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Council approves MOU allowing officer Mike Peliska to buy back service time toward pension
Summary
Council approved a memorandum of understanding under Act 49 permitting officer Mike Peliska to buy one additional month of service credit to reach 25 years for retirement; Peliska will pay the cost (about $1,053), and the council took a voice vote (motion by Brennan; second by Duncan) with ratification to follow.
Council considered a memorandum of understanding allowing officer Mike Peliska to buy back a small amount of prior service time under Act 49 so he can reach the 25‑year retirement threshold. The finance chair explained the mechanics: Peliska previously bought roughly 15 months and now requests an additional month to avoid rounding down that would leave him short of full credit. The chair said the borough bears no cost; Peliska will pay the required amount.
"It's about a thousand $53 in a year. The order that Mike's gonna pay," the finance chair said when describing the payment arrangement. Council took a motion to approve the MOU (motion by Mister Brennan; second by Mister Duncan) and approved it on a voice vote. The council said it will ratify the action at the next formal meeting to meet pension‑deadline timing.
The memorandum will permit Peliska to complete the buyback so his service rounds to the 25‑year benchmark for pension calculations; staff and the solicitor said the agreement requires no borough funding and is administrative in nature.
