- 3 - Issue 1. ERS Payments A. Background Petitioner was born in 1946. Petitioner worked for the County of Baltimore, Maryland, from July 11, 1981, until June 28, 1996. During his tenure with Baltimore County, petitioner was a member of the ERS of Baltimore County, a defined benefit plan established under the Baltimore County Code5 to provide retirement benefits to employees in the service of Baltimore County. Pursuant to the ERS provisions of the Baltimore County Code, petitioner was required to contribute a percentage of his salary to the ERS through automatic payroll deductions. Petitioner’s contributions were made on an after-tax basis prior to October 1, 1989, and on a pre-tax basis thereafter. Baltimore County Code sec. 23-91(g) (1988). Pursuant to Baltimore County Code section 23-91(g) (1988), the pre-tax employee contributions petitioner made after October 1, 1989, were “pick up” contributions made by Baltimore County in accordance with section 414(h)(2). As such, the pick up contributions were 5 Baltimore County Code sec. 23-1 et seq. (1988). The ERS provisions of the Baltimore County Code were recodified in 2003.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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