Additional Information
General Employee Pension Plan (GEPP)
As a retired employee of the City of Jacksonville, you are entitled to participate in the City's benefits plans in which you were previously enrolled, provided you meet the pension eligibility requirements.
Sec. 120.206(a) (2019)
A member may retire on the next pay period following: the date upon which the member completes 30 years of credited service, regardless of age; or the date upon which the member attains age 55 with 20 years of credited service or the date upon which the member attains age 65 with five years of credited service. There shall be no mandatory retirement age.
- Age 55 with 20 years of service
- Age 65 with 5 years of service
- Any age with 30 years of service
General Employee Defined Contribution (DC Retirees)
As a retired employee of the City of Jacksonville, you are entitled to participate in the City's benefits plans in which you were previously enrolled, provided you meet the pension eligibility requirements.
Sec. 120.509 Participation in City's Health Insurance
Retiree members of the GEDC plan shall be entitled to participate in the City's health insurance plan in the same manner as a retiree of the DB plan, beginning on the next pay period following the date upon which the GEDC plan member retires from the City after attaining (a) age 50 with 20 years of credited service, (b) age 65 with five years of credited service, or (c) any age with 25 years of credited service.
- Age 50 with 20 years of service
- Age 65 with 5 years of service
- Any age with 25 years of service
Early Retirement Eligibility
Sec.120.206(d) (2019)
Early retirement shall be available to a member the first full pay period following the completion of 25 or more years of service, but less than 30 years of service, regardless of age with a benefit of two percent per year of credited service or the attainment of age 50 and a completion of 20 years of credited service with the benefit of 2.5 percent per year of credited service reduced by 0.5 percent for each month the benefit commencement precedes age 55.
- Age 50 with 20 years of service
- Any age with 25 years of service