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City Retirees Face New Rules on Working for City Without Losing Benefits After Passage of Reform Measure

Official:Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Public Employees Retirement Code,” by modifying the circumstances when City of Philadelphia retirees continue to receive retirement benefits following reemployment, providing for other related benefit requirements, and making certain technical changes; and amending Chapter 20-900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Health and Welfare Benefits for Pensioned Employees,” by modifying the circumstances when City of Philadelphia retirees who are reemployed must contribute to their Health and Welfare Benefits and to any applicable union; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Parker

Introduced: May 26, 2022

: Committee on Labor and Civil Service

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2020–2023 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill makes changes to when city retirees can work for the city and receive retirement benefits. It also affects how retirees contribute to health insurance if they are rehired. The specific details of these changes depend on circumstances such as type of employment or mayoral declaration.

What This Bill Does

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Modifies the circumstances under which City of Philadelphia retirees can continue to receive retirement benefits after reemployment, specifically excluding members reemployed pursuant to a mayoral declaration.
Requires City of Philadelphia retirees who are reemployed to contribute to their Health and Welfare Benefits, as well as to any applicable union.
Imposes related benefit requirements on City of Philadelphia retirees who are reemployed.
Makes technical changes to the Public Employees Retirement Code and Health and Welfare Benefits for Pensioned Employees.