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County reviews retirement options for employees hired after pension freeze
Summary
Ben Hill County staff presented retirement-plan alternatives for employees hired on or after Jan. 1, 2018, after the commission froze the prior plan in December 2018; commissioners asked staff to analyze a 2% base with a 4% maximum contribution model.
County Manager Michael Dinnerman provided commissioners with comparative retirement-plan materials from surrounding counties and explained that the options under discussion apply to employees hired Jan. 1, 2018, and after, following the commission’s December 2018 decision to freeze the prior plan. The packet was intended to guide discussion of a replacement plan for the affected cohort of employees.
Commissioners discussed features of the proposed options and asked Mr. Dinnerman to gather additional information specifically about a structure with a 2% base contribution and a 4% maximum contribution for eligible employees.
No formal adoption or implementation steps were recorded in the workshop minutes; staff were asked to return with more detailed plan comparisons.
