Persons appointed as city managers or chief city administrators or other persons employed by a city, town, county, or other political subdivision who are not entitled to merit or civil service protection and who otherwise meet the membership qualifications for retirement coverage may be excluded from coverage according to the following limitations:
They must be employed in a position designated as exempt under an employee exemption plan developed by a city, town, county, or political subdivision.
The maximum number of appointed or administrative positions a city, town, county, or political subdivision may exempt is 50 positions or a number equal to 10% of the employees, whichever is less. However, every city, town, county, or political subdivision is entitled to a minimum exemption of one eligible employee.
A Request for Exemption (Form MERQ-3) must be completed and filed with our office for each position. The positions selected as exempt must be listed on the Employee Exemption Plan.
Note: Public Safety, Firefighters', and Elected Officials' exemptions are not part of the Employee Exemption Plan. They require a specific exemption form. For more information, refer to the Public Safety, Firefighters', and Elected Officials' Exemptions within this section.
Appointed or administrative officials choosing to exempt must remain in an exempt status for at least one year and may change their status only at the time their employers file their annual exemption plans. |
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