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County approves reclassification of Emergency Management position to Class B public safety
Summary
The board adopted Resolution 18-25 to reclassify the Emergency Management position to Class B public safety, increasing retirement contribution rates from 6% to 8%; the resolution cites hazardous duties and potential increased employer and employee contributions.
Clark County commissioners voted July 1 to adopt Resolution 18-25, supporting reclassification of the county Emergency Management position(s) from Class A to Class B public safety retirement. The minutes state the change will raise retirement contribution rates by 2 percentage points—moving from 6% to 8%—and notes the county’s rationale that emergency management duties are hazardous and physically demanding.
Commissioner Francis Hass moved and Commissioner Chris Sass seconded adoption of the resolution; the board voted unanimously to approve. The resolution text also notes that family benefits are not payable upon the death of a member who has reached normal retirement age and that both employer and employee contributions to the South Dakota Retirement System will increase by 2%.
