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Council reviews pension credit request from former employee; staff to process paperwork
Summary
Council members reviewed a lawyer’s letter asking that roughly 1½ years worked in Pendergrass City be credited toward a former employee’s pension; staff said the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) advised processing paperwork if eligible to avoid litigation, and council agreed to accept paperwork rather than contest the claim.
Under old business the Chair presented a letter from an attorney representing a former city employee who seeks pension credit for employment time spent in Pendergrass City. The Chair said the employee was hired Feb. 1, 2023, worked until June 2023 after a job injury, and that the city carried his insurance through Sept. 16, 2024. The employee submitted a resignation letter dated Oct. 30, 2024, and the attorney is asking that roughly 1½ years served in Pendergrass City be added to his pension credit.
Council members discussed the likely cost of defending a pension denial in litigation. The Chair said staff consulted with the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), and the advice conveyed was that if the former employee is eligible and completes required paperwork, it would be prudent to process the paperwork rather than engage in potentially costly litigation. Council members agreed with that approach and directed staff to make the necessary pension forms available for the former employee to complete and submit to GMA.
No formal vote was recorded; the transcript indicates the council will accept and forward the paperwork if the former employee completes it. The record does not specify the pension plan name or the exact dollar value of any credit if approved.
Next steps: staff to provide the required paperwork to the former employee and forward completed documentation to GMA for processing. The council did not make any binding determination about awarding pension credit absent completed paperwork.
