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DeWitt City Council unanimously closes a former administrator’s MERS account and approves two MERS plan clarifications
Summary
On Aug. 11, 2025, the DeWitt City Council unanimously approved closing a former employee’s MERS Defined Contribution account (Division 106913) and two plan amendments clarifying a 100-hour annual overtime cap and that police holiday wage premiums are reportable to MERS; the City Administrator was authorized to sign the amendments.
On Aug. 11, 2025, the DeWitt City Council voted unanimously to close a special MERS (Municipal Employees’ Retirement System) defined contribution account that had been opened for a former city administrator and approved two related plan amendments.
The Council approved a motion to close Division 106913 so the account no longer appears as an active option for DeWitt City. Councilmember Donohue moved the motion, Councilmember VanDyke seconded, and the motion carried with all seven members present voting yes (Leeming, Hunsaker, Landgraf, VanDyke, Whitman, Donohue, Kellogg).
In the same meeting the Council approved an amendment clarifying that a 100-hour overtime cap for purposes of MERS reporting is calculated on an annual basis. Councilmember Whitman moved that amendment, Councilmember Landgraf seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
Councilmembers also approved a plan amendment for the Police Department clarifying that the holiday wage premium paid to officers is included in wages reported to MERS. Councilmember Kellogg moved the measure, Councilmember Donohue seconded, and the Council approved it by unanimous vote.
Each motion authorized the City Administrator to sign the corresponding plan amendment documents on behalf of DeWitt City. The actions were presented as routine plan-administration changes by staff; no public comment was recorded on these items during the meeting.
The plan changes affect how certain pay components and account availability are reflected in the city’s MERS reporting and do not, in themselves, change employees’ pay or benefit formulas. The Council did not indicate any additional follow-up beyond the City Administrator executing the documents as authorized.
