Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Pensions Personnel Scheduling topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board amends MERS participation rules, approves personnel policy changes and sets Jan. 5 organizational meeting
Summary
Commissioners approved changes to MERS plan participant language (effective 01/01/2026), adopted personnel-policy revisions, and scheduled the 2026 organizational/urgent engagement meeting for Jan. 5 at 8:00 a.m.
The board approved a motion to amend the MERS (Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System) plan language for the direct contribution division to read that it applies to "all employees hired after 01/01/2026." The amendment was moved and adopted during the meeting; commissioners asked that the motion be included in the record.
Commissioners also approved revisions to personnel policies and set the 2026 organizational/urgent engagement meeting for Jan. 5. After discussing member schedules, the board agreed on an 8:00 a.m. start time to permit attendance by working members and invited county agencies, including the health department. "8AM on the 5th," a commissioner confirmed during the scheduling discussion.
