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Chance Fox: State pension change increases employee contributions for some Radcliff workers
Summary
City staff told the Radcliff council that a recent change in the state retirement statute requires certain employees to increase pension contributions (from 0→1% or from 1→2%), with the payroll change already implemented and affecting roughly a dozen employees.
Chance Fox, presenting at the Radcliff City Council work session, said the Kentucky retirement statute change that took effect July 1 applies to wages paid after Aug. 1 and will raise contribution requirements for some employees. "Most employees currently pay out of their pocket either 5% if you're nonhazardous or 8% of their pay for their pension contribution," Fox said, explaining tiers and historical practice.
Fox said the city updated payroll immediately; he estimated roughly 10–13 employees would see a change (some going from 0% to 1%, others from 1% to 2%, depending on hire date and tier). He described the change as a state-level adjustment that the city must reflect in its handbook language. "Matter of fact, today was our first payroll, which hits Wednesday to make those changes," Fox said. The change was presented as a technical compliance update rather than a new benefit policy authored by the city.
The council asked for clarity about who would be affected and for additional employee communication; Fox said he had emailed impacted staff and that the city would answer individual questions when payroll stubs reflect the change.
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