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Membership/Enrollment

All employees who are classified as "probable permanent" i.e. appointees from a civil service list, who serve a probationary period before attaining a permanency status must join NYCERS within six months. For all other appointments, membership into NYCERS is optional.

VESTING

Tier 1 participants can vest* if the following requirements are met:

  • Completion of 15 or more years of credited service.
  • Completion of five or more years of such service immediately before severance of employment.
  • Members with less than 20 years of career pension plan qualifying service must withdraw from Plan A and elect Plan B prior to resignation.

    Tier 2 participants can vest if the following requirements are met:

    • Completion of 15 or more years of credited service.
    • Completion of 5 or more years of such service immediately before severance of employment.
    • Prior to resignation withdrawal from Plan C and election Plan D.

    Tier 3 and Tier 4 participants can vest if they meet the following requirements:

    • Completion of 5 or more years of Credited Service.
    • For participants enrolled in the 55/25 Program there is no option of vesting or deferring retirement.
    • Participants enrolled in the 57/10 Program will be eligible for a Vested Retirement Benefit payable at age 57, with 5 or more years of credited service.
    • A participant with 25 or more years of Credited Service in a Physically-Taxing Position, at least five years of which are Member Service, can vest before age 50, with benefits payable at age 50.

     

    **If you have separated from city service as a vested member you will not be covered by City paid health insurance until you begin receiving your pension checks.

    LOANS

    Tier 1 and Tier 2 members may borrow up to 75% of the accumulated deductions provided three or more years of service is completed. The following restrictions apply to all Tier 1 loans:

    • Member must be in pay status on the payroll of a participating employer to be issued a loan.
    • Member can have up to two loans during any 12-month period.

    Tier 3 and Tier 4 members who have credit for at least one year of Member Service, may borrow an amount not to exceed 75% of the amount last posted to his or her Members' Contribution Accumulation Fund (MCAF)* account (minus outstanding loan). The following restrictions apply to all loans:

    • Member must be in pay status on the payroll of a participating employer to be issued a loan.
    • Only one loan may be issued to you in any 12-month period.
    • The minimum amount of any loan is $1,000. (There must be at least $1,334 to member's credit in the MCAF account to qualify for minimum loan amount.)
    • A service fee of $17.50 is charged for processing a loan. The fee is deducted from the loan check.
      Example: If you apply for a $1,000 loan, the net amount of your check will be $982.50.
    • Once a loan has been issued, it may not be canceled.
    • Interest on the loan is at the rate equal to l% less than NYCERS' valuation rate. Contact NYCERS for the current valuation rate.
    • Loan must be repaid within five years. The minimum repayment is 2% of gross salary per payroll period. Once set, the repayment schedule remains the same for each payroll period until the loan is paid in full or a new loan is negotiated. Member may elect to repay the loan in a period of less than five years. NYCERS can tell member approximately how much the loan payment will be for the repayment period elected.
    • Payments must be made through payroll deductions. However, if member resigns, is terminated from City service, or is not in pay status on the payroll of a participating employer, member may make arrangements with NYCERS to make periodic direct payments. There is a $5.00 per-payment fee charged for making direct payment.
    • Thirty days after the loan is issued, it is fully insured. A modest insurance premium will be included in each payment. Member may not elect to waive the insurance premium.

      *Plan Definitions

      Vesting - Refers to the right to receive pension benefits even if terminate/resign before member is eligible for payment of a service retirement.

      Members Contribution Accumulation Fund (MCAF) - An account maintained for each Tier 4 member into which the "basic" contributions of 3% of Wages each payroll period are deposited, plus interest earned on such contributions.

      Address/Contacts

      NYCERS Mailing Address:
      335 Adams Street, Suite 2300
      Brooklyn, New York 11201-3751

      NYCERS main telephone number 1-347- 643-3000

      NYCERS Walk-in Service at:
      Customer Service Center
      340 Jay Street
      Mezzanine Level at Renaissance Plaza
      Brooklyn, New York