AGENDA REQUEST
GENERAL DISCUSSION ITEM
Subject:
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Discussion on a review of applicable labor contracts and retirement documents for Town of Ledyard employee groups with applicability to retirement eligibility and benefits continued.
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Background:
From the March 19, 2024, meeting:
Mr. Thorne started by saying the last time that the "Retirement Plan for Full-Time Employees of
the Town of Ledyard" was restated was in 2012. There was a minor amendment to it, also
completed in 2012. Mr. Thorne said the idea is to be an overarching instruction however it
doesn't get updated when there is a change to a union plan for example, the 130% calculation for
the Police is not in the defined benefit, nor should it be duplicated here but rather the union
contract should be referenced by the union number and date referring the latest contract. The
plan would need to be updated each time a union contract is amended unless it is updated to read
something similar to "see current union contract". Mr. Thorne added that it's a very worthy
guiding document. Some unions refer to this document since they don't have specific retirement
information in their own contracts. Also, USI also uses this as a guiding document. Mr. Thorne
added that there was an amendment made in 2012 that was never actually added to the document
but rather hangs separate from it. He would like to incorporate the separated amendment to be
contained within the document.
Mr. Thorne offered to put together a draft to change the title to be more precise, refer to the
union contracts and to incorporate the separated amendment(s) within the document. Mr. Thorne
would like to have USI review the draft; Ms. Wadecki agreed that their review would be
beneficial.
Department Comment/Recommendation:
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