27 Miss. Code. R. 210-33-103

Current through December 10, 2024

Section 27-210-33-103 - Exceptions under which a retiree may be reemployed while in receipt of a retirement allowance

1. Retirees reemployed in other than an Elected Position

PERS may not withhold a monthly benefit payment if the retiree is employed by a covered employer in the following instances:

a. For a period of time not to exceed one-half of the normal working days for the position in any fiscal year during which the retiree will receive no more than one-half of the salary in effect for the position at the time of employment, or

b. For a period of time in any fiscal year sufficient in length to permit a retiree to earn not in excess of 25 percent of the retiree's average compensation.

"Fiscal year" shall mean the period beginning on July 1 of any year and ending on June 30 of the next succeeding year as provided by statute.

2. Retirees reemployed as a Municipal or County Elected Official

A member may retire and continue in covered municipal or county elective office provided that the member has reached age 62 or such other requirement as may be determined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), or a retiree may, after the required separation period, be elected to a covered municipal or county office, provided the retiree:

a. Files annually in writing in the office of the employer and of PERS before he or she takes office or as soon as possible after retirement a waiver of all salary or compensation and elects to receive in lieu of that salary or compensation a retirement allowance, in which event no salary or compensation shall thereafter be due or payable for those services, or

b. Files annually in writing in the office of the employer and of PERS an election to receive compensation for that municipal or county elective office in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the retiree's average compensation, which shall be prorated over a 12-month time frame.

A retiree who continues in or is elected to covered municipal or county office under Section 103.2.a. or Section 103.2.b. may receive any office expense allowance, mileage or travel expense authorized by any applicable statute of the State of Mississippi.

3. Retirees employed in both a non-elective position and a Municipal or County Elected position

If at any point during the fiscal year, a retiree is reemployed in both a covered local elected position (and thus considered a full-time employee) and is also reemployed on a limited basis in a non-elective position, he/she must either:

a. Begin or continue under the 25 percent of average compensation limitation and apply what has already been earned from any other position during the fiscal year to that limitation or

b. Stay under an existing election to work no more than one-half of the normal working days and earn no more than one-half of the salary for a non-elected position and waive the salary for the local elected position.

4. Municipal or County Elected Positions

a. For purposes of reemployment limitations under Miss. Code Ann. § 25-11-127(5)(1972, as amended), municipal or county elected office shall include:

Municipal: Mayor, Alderman (Councilman or Selectman), Police Chief or Marshal, Municipal Judge, Tax Collector, Tax Assessor, City or Town Clerk, unless any such position is made appointive pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 21-3-3, or any other salaried official elected by popular vote and eligible for coverage in PERS.

County: County Supervisor, Chancery Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Tax Assessor, Tax Collector (if separate from Tax Assessor), Sheriff, County Surveyor, Justice Court Judge, County Judge/Family Court Judge, Constable, County Coroner or Medical Examiner, Elected County Prosecutor/Elected County Attorney, Elected Superintendent of Education, or any other salaried official elected by popular vote and eligible for coverage in PERS.

b. Municipal or county elected positions shall not include:

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, Commissioner of Insurance, Public Service Commissioner, Transportation Commissioner, State Senator, State Representative, Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judge, Chancery Court Judge, Circuit Court Judge, District Attorney, Election Commissioner, School Board Member, or other office not included in the municipal or county elected offices listed under this Section.

5. Senior or Special Judge Miss. Code Ann. § 9-1-105 limits the amount of compensation that can be paid to any judge retired from the chancery, circuit, or county courts, from the Court of Appeals or from the Supreme Court who is appointed as a special judge and who continues to receive a retirement allowance. Such reemployed retired judge may receive no more than 25 percent of the current salary in effect for a chancery or circuit court judge.

27 Miss. Code. R. 210-33-103