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Birmingham Township adopts ordinance setting police pension contribution at 0%
Summary
Birmingham Township unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-01 on Jan. 5, 2026, amending its police pension plan administered by PMRS to set the municipal contribution requirement at 0% of compensation. The ordinance was advertised and adopted at the meeting.
BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Township Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-01 on Jan. 5, 2026, amending the township's police pension plan administered by the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System (PMRS) to set the municipal contribution requirement at zero percent of compensation.
The ordinance was "duly advertised in the Daily Local News on December 19, 2025," the board record says. Vice-Chairman Michael Shiring moved to adopt Ordinance 2026-01 and Chairman Scott Boorse seconded; the motion passed with all supervisors voting in favor.
The ordinance amends the defined benefit uniform pension plan through an adoption agreement amendment and cites applicability of the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Law. The meeting minutes do not specify an effective date or implementation timeline for the contribution change.
The board did not record debate or public comment on the ordinance in the minutes. The supervisors on the record at the Jan. 5 meeting were Chairman Scott Boorse, Vice-Chairman Michael Shiring and Supervisor J. Daniel Hill; the minutes show the adoption vote as unanimous.
The meeting packet and minutes list the advertisement and the adoption motion as the formal steps taken; no additional conditions or follow-up reporting requirements were recorded in the minutes.
