CHAPTER 280 – EMPLOYEES GENERALLY
Editor’s Note: Because of the frequency of change, provisions relating to compensation are not codified. Copies of the latest relevant legislation may be obtained, at cost, from the Secretary.
Non-Uniformed Employees’ Pension Plan
280.01 – Definitions
Article II – Participation in the Plan
280.10 – Eligibility Requirements; 280-11 – Participation Requirements; 280.12 – Designation of Beneficiary; 280.13 – Re-employment; 280.14 – Change in Status; 280.15 – Recordkeeping
280.20 – Employee Contributions; 280.21 – Reduction of Participant Contributions; 280.22 – Employer Contributions; 280.23 – State Aid; 280.24 – Gifts; 280.25 – Employer Reversion
Article IV – Retirement Benefits
280.30 – Normal Retirement; 280.31 – Normal Retirement Benefit; 280.32 – Late Retirement; 280.33 – Early Retirement; 280.34 – Early Retirement Benefit; 280.35 – Application for Benefit; 280.36 – Non-Duplication of Benefit; 280.37 – Small Amounts; 280.38 – Cessation of Benefit Payments; 280.39 – Limitation of Liability; 280.40 – Special Provision for Restated Plans; 280.41 – Maximum Benefit Limitations; 280.42 – Assignment; 280.43 – Incorporation of Code Section 415 by Reference
Article V – Payment of Benefits
280.50 – Normal Form; 280.51 – Optional Form; 280.52 – Commencement of Benefits; 280.53 – Required Distributions; 280.54 – Change of Benefit Election; 280.55 – Personal Right of Participant; 280.56 – Direct Rollovers
Article VI – Disability Retirement
280.60 – Disability Retirement; 280.61 – Disability Retirement Benefit; 280.62 – Payment of Disability Benefits; 280.63 – Verification of Disability; 280.64 – Cessation of Disability
280.70 – Death Benefit; 280.71 – Death of Participant Prior to Retirement; 280.72 – Death of Participant after Retirement
Article VIII – Termination of Employment
280.80 – Rights of Terminated Employees; 280.81 – Distribution of Accumulated Contributions; 280.82 – Vested Benefits Upon Termination
280.90 – Plan Administrator; 280.91 – Pension Committee; 280.92 – Authority and Duties of the Plan Administrator; 280.93 – Pension Plan Committee Organization; 280.94 – Plan Administrator Costs; 280.95 – Hold Harmless; 280.96 – Approval of Benefits; 280.97 – Appeal Procedure
280.100 – Operation of the Pension Fund; 280.101 – Powers and Duties of Employer; 280.102 – Common Investments; 280.103 – Compensation and Expenses of Appointed Trustee; 280.104 – Periodic Accounting; 280-105 – Value of the Pension Fund
Article XI – Amendment and Termination
280.110 – Amendment of the Plan; 280.111 – Termination of the Plan; 280.112 – Automatic Termination of Contributions; 280.113 – Distribution Upon Termination; 280.114 – Residual Assets; 280.115 – Exclusive Benefit Rule
Article XII – Funding Standard Requirements
280.120 – Actuarial Valuations; 280.121 – Duties of Chief Administrative Officer; 280.122 – Benefit Plan Modifications
Article XIII – Miscellaneous Provisions
280.130 – Employment Rights; 280.131 – Meaning of Certain Words; 280.132 – Information to be Furnished by the Employer; 280.133 – Severability of Provisions; 280.134 – Incapacity of Participant; 280.135 – Pension Fund for Sole Benefit of Participants; 280.136 – Benefits for a Deceased Participant; 280.137 – Assets of the Fund; 280.138 – Personal Liability; 280.139 – Construction of Document
CHAPTER 282 – POLICE PENSION PLAN
Article I – General Provisions
282.01 – Name of Plan; 282.02 – Definitions
282.10 – Eligibility Requirements; 282.11 – Notification of Plan Administrator; 282.12 – Designation of Beneficiary
282.20 – Participant Contributions; 282.21 – Payment of Participant Contributions; 282.22 – Reduction of Participant Contributions; 282.23 – Payments of State Aid; 282.24 – Employer Contributions
Article IV – Retirement Benefits
282.30 – Normal Retirement; 282.31 – Normal Retirement Benefits; 282.32 – Service Increment Benefit; 282.33 – Cost of Living Adjustments; 282.34 – Late Retirement; 282.35 – Payment of Benefits; 282.36 – Maximum Benefit Limitations; 282.37 – Required Distributions; 282.38 – Assignment; 282.39 – Early Retirement Benefit
Article V – Termination of Employment
282.45 – Rights of Terminated Employees; 282.46 – Refund of Accumulated Contributions; 282.47 – Vested Benefits Upon Termination; 282.48 – Direct Rollovers
Article VI – Disability Retirement
282.55 – Disability Benefits; 282.56 – Payment of Disability Benefits; 282.57 – Salary; 282.58 – Cessation of Disability
282.65 – Pre-Retirement Death Benefits Payable to Beneficiaries; 282.66 – Survivor Benefits; 282.67 – Payment of Survivor Benefits
Article VIII – Administrative Provisions
282.70 – Plan Operated Under Supervision of the Board of Commissioners; 282.71 – Acceptance of Gifts, Grants, etc.; 282.72 – Police Pension Fund Committee; 282.73 – Limitation of Liability
282.80 – Actuarial Valuations; 282.81 – Duties of Chief Administrative Officer; 282.82 – Benefit Plan Modifications
Article X – Amendment and Termination of Pension Plan or Pension Fund
282.90 – Amendment of the Plan; 282.91 – Termination of the Plan; 282.92 – Automatic Termination of Contributions; 282.93 – Distribution Upon Termination; 292.94 – Residual Assets; 282.95 – Exclusive Benefit Rule
Article XI – Miscellaneous Provisions
282.100 – Plan Not a Contract of Employment; 282.101 – Construction of Document; 282.102 – Headings; 282.103 – Severability of Provisions; 282.104 – Incapacity of Pensioner; 282.105 – Liability of Officers of the Plan; Administrator and/or Employer; 282.106 – Pension Fund for Sole Benefit of Participants; 282.108 – Non-Duplication of Benefits; 282.109 – Personal Right of Participant
CHAPTER 290 – DISTRICT JUSTICE AND COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
EDITOR’S NOTE: Violations of Township ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations are prosecuted before the District Justice of the Peace or the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County. Equitable remedies are pursued in the Court of Common Pleas or other courts of competent jurisdiction.
There are no sections in Chapter 290. This chapter has been established to provide a place for cross-references and any future legislation.