911:: Subject: Re: Need Advice

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>To: 911console

>From: vicsmith@...

>Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 11:12:44 -0000

>Reply-To: 911console

>Subject: 911:: Subject: Re: Need Advice

>

>This is why you must have:

>20 year retirement

>Employee Assistance Plan

>Critical Incident Stress Management

>all available for your staff. Who knows which of us have had/will

>experience the same type of problems. It really sounds like she has

>a problem, needs some intervention and support from her team

>members. It's a tough problem and it is rare that someone in

>dispatch is qualified to provide EAP or CISM service.

>Jean

In my state the Division of Pensions of the New Jersey Treasury Department

administers all of the pension systems for the various state, county and

municipal employees. Full time police and career firefighters can be in the

Police and Fire Retirement System if the voters in their municipality have

approved a referendum to do so; only certain fire alarm dispatchers can qualify

to be in PFRS. The vast majority of public employees must be in the Public

Employees Retirement System and there are others including one for Teachers.

Members of the PFRS for years have been allowed to retire after 25 years

service at 60% average of their last 3 years base pay and 70% at 30 years with

recent legislation allowing retirement after 20 years at 50% but those choosing

that option don't qualify for medical benefits. The member and the employer

both have to contribute a much higher rate than the other pension systems which

is why the referendum is required.

Those in the PERS can retire after 30 years service at age 55 or older and

receive 50% average of their last 3 years base pay. Those with 30 years service

below age 55 can retire but will lose a percentage for each year younger.

Members with less than 30 years service can also retire at a reduced rate.

Rich Dean

Rich Dean, NJ USA .. secondary email addresses are rldean@...,

deanr@... .. HS Class of 1970, Vol Firefighter since 1973,

Telecommunciator/Dispatch since 1975, Railfan since birth in 1952.. Founder of

Yahoogroups.com groups for NJArea, Fire-Police, NJ_Area_Railpics,

NorthAmericanParades and NorthJerseyVolFire.. Member of many more online groups

such as nysw@..., nysw , tiersightings@yahoogroups,

Fire-L@topica, Firepics@yahoogroups, 911dis

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