Council authorizes APERS back-pay after enrollment errors; mayor to attend training
Lockesburg authorized full back-payment to APERS for employees who were not enrolled from day one; employee portions will be recovered via payroll deduction. Mayor Martin will attend APERS training July 23 to seek clarification on mandatory enrollment rules.
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Clerk Kyah Talkington told the council that Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System (APERS) rules require employees be enrolled from their first day of employment, not after a 90-day probationary period as had been assumed. As a result, Clerk Lydia Poore and employee Kim Ayers were not enrolled on time, and Recorder/Treasurer Larenda Montgomery had not been enrolled as an elected official as required.
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